Show BUOY FLOATED SIX YEARS belonged to ship wrecked off japan and ocean currents carried Carr lej it to scotland A strange story of the seas and their mysterious currents was told in a letter received by stanley dallar of this city from john gear at lerwick scotland inclosing a clipping from the shetland times published at lerwick the item Is to the effect that there was picked up on the beach at cul lavoe Pa north of scotland a ute life buoy tattered and stained bearing the inscription passed by J guthrie Gu thrle san francisco cal june 1 1906 1905 capt guthrie Is an assistant local inspector of steamboats for his district the stanley dollar was wrecked off the west coast of japan in august 1805 1905 and the buoy must have been floating in the ocean cu currents rents until it landed over in scotland whether it went a round around the horn hom or through the northwest passe passage 0 or down by aus tr alasia and around the cape of good hope into the atlantic Is a mystery of bf seafaring men the buoy holds the worlds record tor for drifting the longest distance ever err known know equally marvelous mar relous Is the tact that it was not found before but this may mar be explained by the theory that it floated in parts of the two oceans unfrequented by many vessels san sam francisco chronicle |