Launch K. P. O.
-f-1II: Mission I.aunrli, "K H. O.”
i' plays an imp irt mt part in the
« i here. You will bn int -rested
in i ring the picture of the little
eraft.
Kquippel with a l'i h. p. model
T Irtv Motor, she is the speediest
b it t.f her class in this vicinity. It
is not speed, however, that we eare as
inueh for as power to tow, for she is
not a pleasure eraft, but a work boat,
and she has the power.
As most of our readers know, all
mo supplies except what we raise on
the island must lie brought over from
K link. Nearly all the hay and silage
must lie brought by boat from other
islands and near-by bays on Kodiak
Island. Oo in what direction we will
then1 arc strong tideslto be enoount
• •!'<*' 1. and frequently rough seas to go
through. Thus fur our luunrh has
been oi|iiul to those demands, though
before the 1‘2 h. p. engine was in
stalled she had a number of narrow
escapes in that site was not strong
enough to battle against the tide and
wind, (tne time especially she was
caught off Mill lbiy point with the
big skiff ill tow heavily loaded with
silage. She narrowly escaped being
driven on the rocks. The load of sil
age was lost and it was with difficul
ty that the skiff', launch and crew
escaped, all because the engine was
not powerful enough. When freed
from the load she just managed to
round the point and get into quieter
waters.
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