CAST UP BY THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1915, Page 5

CAST UP BY THE SEA.

FINDS AT STEWART ISLAND. Bluff, Oct. 13. Mr. Adam Adamson, of Mason's Bay, on the west coast of Stewart Island, . ( returned to the Bluff last night for the '" ■ first time for twelve mouths, and brought over no less than 203 ouhftes of ambergris, which ho had picked up on the beach. The value is an unknown quantity at present, as there has been no demand since the war. Ambergris is principally used in the manufacture of scouts and champagne, rind the bottom Ims dropped out of butli of these markets. Before the war Mr. Adamson was receiving ,C2 10s'per ounce, but thn market has at times run up to. about CS per ounce according to ilie supply, , No fewer than four mo--agei from the San Francisco Rvuminer party who arc touring the world have been picked up at Mason's Bay -inc.) February, Tdtey were enclosed in ordinary clear bottles, with heavy corks, well sealed. The messages stated that they were part of fifty bottles thrown into tin- water in the Tasman Sen on January IS. Details of all messages received at Main's Bay since that date are a- follows:

Arrived , ".■'■ Put in Water. Mason's. 'Days. Tnsinnn Sea Jan. 11 ' Feb, 1,1 ;ii Tasniaii Sea Jan. 15 Mar. 1-2 5(1 Tasman Sea Jnn.'M July 1.1 IJO \ TiiMiian Sea Jan. 15 Sept. 2 199 Another message was picked up on" • inly 22. It was contained in a scent bottle, ami comprised a visiting card with the name "Otto Wrenke" and in- " formation that it was dropped overboard at Buenos Ayres from the a,s. AtliHiiion July 2, 1913. It has taken two years to drift approximately 7900 miles at the rate of half a knot per hour. Sue golf balls drifted up during recent month*, all now and of three brands, also much Oregon timber and casks.