LONELY ISLAND CRAVES.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12772, 20 April 1910, Page 1

LONELY ISLAND CRAVES.

»n- While the Sabiiie was on her search m- for the Waratah, a landing was made v- at St. x Paul Island, Crozet Group. The he remains of several shipwrecks were ed found. Near by, there were threo in graves close together, surrounded with ne ship's cables, and having woodden in crosses erected above them. They lie bore inscriptions in French : — Octave at Potin, October 25, 1903; "Here lies n- Henri Medom, died—," "The owner a. of the ship Reve, Raoul Fleurie died n- October 10, 1904." A wreath of everig lasting flowers was secured to this last c- cross with wire. Some Tittle distance ill away another grave bore a cross inse scribed to the memory of "Iracha Joly sph EmiCien, died January 9, 1901." Id Close to it were two mounds bearing in the appearance of graves, and surly rounded by a cemented wall, but there le were no crosses. In all directions were le scattered iron bolts, blocks, wire, tank a pots, and small spars, and near to the d landing place was an old marine boiler, y Oil the northern spit, which forms the 1- entrance to Crater Lake, was found a o square block of light brown stone, en )f which the following words could bo 1- distinguished : — "Coup de Venus of c January 5, 1855." A granite bock r- attached to this stone was carved with f the words (in French) "Transit of n Venus; by the French' Solar Observat- tory Expedition, December 9, 1874." s