The recent discovery in the harbour of St. John's, Newfoundland, of the hull of an old American privateer, sunk in 1781, is an interesting incident. There seems to be no doubt that the hull is that of the privateer George, which was thought to have been scuttled and sunk by her crow after being captured by the British man-of-war Pluto. The keel of the old vessel was built of the best seasoned oak, and has apparently not suffered from the effects of its immersion for 106 or 107 years. Pieces of it have been chipped off and made into walking sticks. The wood is so hard as to admit of a high polish, and makes a very handsome cano. One of those sticks bap Veen cent to president Cleveland.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 5020, 30 May 1889, Page 3
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129Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 South Canterbury Times, Issue 5020, 30 May 1889, Page 3
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