November 1907 – A US newspaper published an article that the Snark had gone down and Jack London was dead. Believing the story, a bank had taken possession of the house where Jack’s mother, Flora, was living. Jack also learned that Ninetta Eames was mismanaging his business affairs—he was nearly out of money. He knew he must return home to straighten things out.

January 6, 1908 To George Brett – Macmillan Publishing: “I am On board the S.S. Mariposa, bound for San Francisco. I shall only be in San Francisco eight (8) days, sailing from San Francisco on Monday morning, February 3, on the S.S. Mariposa, for Tahiti, where we rejoin the Snark, and continue our voyage around the world.”