Meanwhile our good friend Miller attacked the leak and traced it to the stern.

We found the false stem split, and in one case a hole bored for a long-stem through-bolt which was much too large for the bolt.

Miller made the excellent job in overcoming this difficulty which I expected, and since the ship has been afloat and loaded the leak is found to be enormously reduced.

The ship still leaks, but the amount of water entering is little more than one would expect in an old wooden vessel.
The stream which was visible and audible inside the stern has been entirely stopped.

Without steam the leak can now be kept under with the hand pump by two daily efforts of a quarter of an hour to twenty minutes.