At the close of the watch a few trade-wind clouds which
had arisen, though we were hardly yet in their latitude, shut it out
from our view, and the next day,
Thursday, Nov. 27th, upon coming on deck in the morning, we were
again upon the wide Pacific, and saw no more land until we arrived
upon the western coast of the great continent of America.
CHAPTER VIII
"TARRING DOWN"--DAILY LIFE--"GOING AFT"--CALIFORNIA
As we saw neither land nor sail from the time of leaving Juan
Fernandez until our arrival in California, nothing of interest
occurred except our own doings on board. We caught the south-east
trades, and ran before them for nearly three weeks, without so much as
altering a sail or bracing a yard. The captain took advantage of
this fine weather to get the vessel in order for coming upon the
coast. The carpenter was employed in fitting up a part of the steerage
into a trade-room; for our cargo, we now learned, was not to be
landed, but to be sold by retail from on board; and this trade-room
was built for the samples and the lighter goods to be kept in, and
as a place for the general business.
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