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Show Prise .Picked Up at Sea. . Ore of the richest prizes ever pickei up at sea Is ' now making her waj across the Atlantic to Gibraltar il charge of six se?.men from'the British ship Senator. The vessel is the Norwegian Nor-wegian iron ship Superb, with a rid cargo of ore, which was picked up in latitude 30 north, longitude 36 west totally abandoned, but in first-clasj condition, vessel and cargo being valued val-ued at fully $200,000. The prize was spoKen on May 24 in latitude 36.0i north, longitude 20.04 west, by Capt Jones of the British steamship Chiver. stone, which arrived at this port yesterday yes-terday from Carthagena. Despite tha fact that the Superb, which is a full-rigged full-rigged ship,, was manned by only six men, there were no requests for assistance assist-ance made to Capt Jones, who stated that signals displayed showed that th vessel was proceeding for Gibraltar When last seen he calculated she was proceeding at the rate of about four knots. Philadelphia Record. |