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Title: Log of the Kaalokai.
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Walker, F.d Kaalokai (Schooner)
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Publisher: Honolulu, HI. : The Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd.
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives

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eensharks; at daylight sighted Midway Islands.There was the old house, still standing! Stoodon to westward past the barrier reef, thenhauled to the southward till the channel orpassage was open; then hauled in and workedup to the anchorage, and anchored about thesame place we did with the ill-fated Wan-dering Minstrel. July 10th.—After dinner, or one p. m., wewent on shore. We felt a sickening feeling inour throats as we landed, and went up to thehouse. It was in bad repair. We looked forthe well, but it was filled up, so we started todig a new one. We brought four casks withus, so as to leave behind a good well for futurevisitors. My two sons (they were the mates)and I, then explored the deserted village. Themutton birds were occupying the houses, andtheir dismal cries, like the wail of a lost soul,made us very dismal indeed. We imagined wewere still there as of old, but no Ma was there,sitting on the steps with her starved and eagerface, asking us if we had had any luck in pro- 54
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curing some food! A few remarks regardingthe wrecked ship will not be out of place here. WRECK OF THE WANDERING MINSTREL. The Wandering Minstrel was purchasedin Hongkong by The Shark Fishery Com-pany, Limited, of that port, for the purposeof shark fishing. Sailors believe in luckyand unlucky ships. I never did—but I do now.She ruined her builders; everyone that ownedher, regretted it; and when I purchased her,the money paid was to satisfy a mortgage. From the time of sailing, Friday, Octoberthe 13th, 1887, we had nothing but gales, atyphoon and ill luck, till our arrival at Ho-nolulu, where we called for repairs. Havingmade a change of officers and effected the nec-essary requirements, we renewed the voyage.Wherever we went we had bad weather, andfinally when we sighted Midway we spentthree days waiting for the sea and wind tomoderate. We entered Welles Harbor, neverto get out again. It was gale after gale, tillfinally the chains parted, and after the shipstruck heavily several time

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