Deseret Evening News | 1900-11-03 | Page 21 | A Chinese War Junk

t tAIt l One of the obsolete forme of sea a craft cran to which the Chinese still cling with affection la is the war junk shown In the Illustration It Il Is but clum clumsy with Oat flat bottom holtom square bow and high pooped stern In shape something like ilkI the caravels Columbus II uh h n hI he made hi his that voyage to t 7 yb r j I j 0 jI I I I II II III f I I Ii I I yu yuA I I II A S SC t WAit JUNK I are usually made lof RUing matting II chile hll the rudder Is large lorge 11 nl la Is lUll to lo a level leel with the keel t h n in III d 1 II watt atrI I Them Th junks art ar room roomy ant and hi hit i not iJ by un any means so 80 clumsy as 08 they for fOI In the hands ot of tho pirates who once scourged the coast roul or of China they were often otten effect effective ive e 11 In aiding them to accomplish their nefarious design