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Updated: May 16, 2025
Instead he began asking questions concerning the Diver as the submarine the Captain had in view was named, and also about the object of the expedition. "A short time ago," the Captain said, "the Cutaria, a fast mail boat, went down in the Gulf of Tong King, carrying with her many passengers, the United States mails, and $10,000,000 in gold consigned to the Chinese Government.
At another time, and under other conditions, he would have enjoyed the novelty of the scene to the fullest, but now he was anxiously watching for some indication of the presence of the wreck of the Cutaria. He was as certain as it was possible to be that the Sea Lion had descended almost at the exact spot where the ill-fated vessel went down.
Ned looked grave for a moment, and then replied, his manner showing how fully he appreciated the importance of his words: "What I fear is that she got here first." "And found the wreck?" "She might have done so." "Did you see anything of the Cutaria down there?" asked Frank. "Not a bloomin' thing," answered Jimmie, making his appearance on the conning tower.
We are to search the ocean floor for the gold, and also for information sought by the Department of State." "Who got careless and dropped $10,000,000 on an ocean floor?" asked Jimmie. The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering. Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word: "Fawncy!" "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"
"The Cutaria, as you doubtless know, went down off the Taya Islands, a small group to the east of the large island of Hainan, which, in turn, is off the coast of China, being separated, if that is a good word to use in this connection, from the eastern coast by the Gulf of Tong King. "Immediately following the sinking of the ship divers were sent down.
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