Richfield Reaper | 1917-10-27 | Page 7 | Messages Float for Years

MESSAGES FLOAT FOR YEARS united states hydrographic lc office tells of finding of bottle set adrift in 1914 several instances of messages in bottles having floated about tile file pacific for years before being recovered have been announced by the united states hydrographic lc office A bottle was set adrift by capt S I 1 of the maru mani japanese august 17 1915 miles east of 0 was recovered may 15 last near moclips Moe lips wash another bottle set adrift in december 1914 oft on capo capa Corri corrientes entes mex was found february 22 last miles north of christmas island in the latitude of the hawaiian islands A third bottle tossed from the se schooner booner W er marsten by capt W V warin wann february 14 1915 2040 miles east cast of 0 chile and miles south of faster easter island was picked up january 21 last four miles south of wanganui Wang anul anui island new zealand