THE TILIKUM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 129, 2 June 1903, Page 2

THE TILIKUM.

ARRIVAL IN KKW tLYUOUf H. TWO FAMOUJ V iYMIRS Is? A 4 TOK OANOK Thi voyage of the f tmoui oaooi yscht Tihkum from Bri ish Columbia to No* Plymouth his been watched wi h intenet by ih) people of Taranaki, and the safe arrival of Uap'iaio Vest, whoso plucky trip in so small a vessel hat earned him the admiration of his fellows everywhere, give universal satisfaction on becoming known yesterday, Tbe T.lkum is an exceedingly smart lcoking craft. Her hn'l u a north American cince, what is called a dug oir, bring cut out of a solid cedar tree anl is stated to be 43 years old. Oiptaiu Yoss has built on her adliog deck, deckhouse, keal, and sail* ing gear and iron rudder. As she now lies she is a very handsome oanoi yacht of four tons with three pole masts. sloop or cutter-rigged. She is painted white with a blue and gold streak. She is 38 feet over all and 32 feet on the water line with 6 feat beam and drawl 22 inches when in sea-going order. She flies the Union Jaok and hopes to secure the reoord for the smatyeit vessel to go round tbe world, hitherto held by the Tankee bo it "The Spray" of U tots. Toe Tilikum left Victoria, 8.0., on the2Wt May, 1931, anl reached Sydney on tha 19th Novembfr, 1901, F.ji asd Samoa being vtnted en rout*. Sue has vsi ed Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, and South leland ports. 8b« left Wanganui on Friday, arriving at the Sugar Loaves just before midnight oa Sunday, afte: a very rough passage, during part of which the sea anohor was dioppedand the boat hy to for some IS hmrs, an, on former occasions, Oiptain Voss founi his sea anohor perfeotly efl'ictive. Captain Vois is aooompaoisi by Mr H. E. Buckridge, who is, if possible, as adventurous a spirit as himself. Captain Vosi and his craft, which has alretdy travelled 13,000 m Ins, will remain in New Plymouth • week.