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Show OCEAN WAS Phenomenon Which Cannot Be Fxplained by Seamen Port Townsend, Was.h., Aug ' 13. In a report made esferibv to thy . I'nited Stales h y digraph I c office here, the .statement is made of an iu-f.'A-pIlcabl? phenomenon that marino interests declare is without precedent. Tlic statement Is filed by Captain H. Samuelson of the American barken-tine barken-tine Aurora, on arrival from Callao. Fern On June 17. In latitude 11 degrees de-grees south and longitude 80 west, according to the report, the vessel's course brought her iuto an a'rea of saow-whlt? water. The expanse was so large as to require nearly an en-live en-live day's sail to traverse. Its nierc-ing nierc-ing with the natural ocean water wiu sharp and definitely defined in color, creating a marvelous scene of' marine Kauty. Investigation with every means available failed to show tho phenomenon to be due to submarine volcanic eruption or other upheaval. A bucket lllled ' with the .millc-whltd ii.piid when leit an hour on the bark entine's deck resumed a normal sei wter color. Officers of the Aurora sighted i derelict ship life-buoy on the track ot vessels in the San Francisco HonolulJ I trade, and reports encountering strolig uncharted tide rip In 11 cle f.rces, 15 minutes north latitude. I3C degrees I" minutes west longitude. |