SALVING THE AEON.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 441, 25 February 1909, Page 2

SALVING THE AEON.

DEPARTURE OF THE ZINGARA. ■;• The auxiliary, three-masted scow Zingara left ;. Auckland.; on - Sunday., morning.; for, {.Christmas'):,.': Island,;.to: attempt ; the salvage, of the .wrecked y' steamer Aeori.• . V'-: . ".:;y .; Captain W;• Robertson; who.is-'iir-command-of> the Zingara, and also of. the expedition gener- . ally," has - associated his son, - Captain . 1.. Robertson, ,and .Captain ;Holmes; Mr. F. Goodman, a master ,shipwright,:, panies the:party.-' In addition,; the'scfiw. carries ': two. chief , engineers, a diver, two fireiueu, a - ' winch-driver, and deckhands.' ;V;. It is anticipated that the Zingara will', reach v -' 1 {Christmas : Island : 5 (a distance. of,-:;2fi00 '.' miles 1 i from Auckland) in about- three weeks' time. ; : She will call at Niue en' route- to-obtain the sorvices . of. 25 natives, who '■ will be:'eiriplOTed - - 'in', salvage ..work. ; The work of salvaging 4h« :' Aeon and her. cargo: will; occupy, about -'twelve :' months.;:,. The huir of the wrecked : steahier ia .' . insured, for'..^£3B,ooo,.'and her general carCa invalued, at-^30,000. ; She has aL and a-quarter feet of Oregon and redwood tim. : V ber, worth £12,000.- !:.. '\-.,. • ; On' her next; trip to Fanning Island. U.M. -: cable steamer, Iris (nuw, in Auckland) will,' ha*« • with 'theexpedition. , -

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