Whit Bark Sailor’s View of Stern Sailing Deck
A vivid photograph shows the bark Whit from a shipyard vantage, capturing a sailor’s view of her deck and rigging, highlighting the vessel as Stern sails into sight.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1922
Page
16
A vivid photograph shows the bark Whit from a shipyard vantage, capturing a sailor’s view of her deck and rigging, highlighting the vessel as Stern sails into sight.
A fragmentary lyric describes the salmon season across Bristol Bay locations including Naknek Kvichak Agashik Togiak Coofee Creek Wood River Nushagak Igigak and nearby flats. It evokes harsh weather skeeters drizzle and the grueling labor and rotten pay faced by workers on the river.
On a cold windy day the bark fights a stiff nor west as Captain Joe paces the deck and a brin dle pup mascot lies near him. A polyglot crew from many nations endures high seas while Mose the water boy and undertaker roles unsettle the ship.
An old home made cough remedy claims rapid relief from coughs and throat irritations. Mix 2 1/2 ounces Pinex with sugar syrup to a pint or substitute with molasses honey or corn syrup. The preparation supposedly soothes membranes, loosens phlegm, and aids bronchial conditions with guaranteed satisfaction.
The narrator describes a diverse crew of ex-convicts and outcasts aboard a vessel heading north to Alaska. Each man, from an ex-police chief and a Lettish noble to a Dutch innkeeper and a former sea captain, is bound by misfortune and striving to survive while awaiting a chance at education or a better future.
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