None of her crew ever reached shore so the information was rather vague.

Nevertheless, the captain determined to make a try for it.

The Indian swore that he knew about the exact location and for the promise of a dollar a day he agreed to pilot them to the place.

After a cruise of about thirty miles eastward, they came to the place where the Indian said the wreck had occurred and taking sounding they found bottom a little over nineteen fathoms.

The weather being fine they hove to and the yawl containing the diving pump was lowered.
"This is a pretty deep dive," remarked the captain to Paul as he was equipping himself in his armour.
"It is," responded Paul, "the deepest I ever made; but nothing risk, nothing win.