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THE VOYAGES OF USRC BEAR 1892-1893
(More detailed plots follow in the text)
(Maps prepared using Journey Plotter, developed by Maikel. The Plots can only be approximate. They are made by joining-up positions on successive days, and sometimes positions are not given. There will therefore be occasions when the ship appears to have travelled overland)
LOG BOOK – MARCH 1st 1892 TO APRIL 28th 1892
[A single book (not a standard pre-printed log book) was used to record the logs for March 1st to April 28th 1892, December 13th 1892 to May 1st 1893 and November 13th 1893 to February 10th 1894. These entries have been placed in date order between entries from the log books. In this section there are generally two days on each page.]
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[Note]
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Captain MA Healy [Michael A Healy], Room #8 Occidental Hotel
Lieutenant J [James] G Ballinger, #533, 16th Street, Oakland
Lieutenant C [Chester] M White, Hotel Grosvenor, 319 Bush Street, Room 70
[Forenames of officers from Historical Register of USRCS Officers]
THE VOYAGES OF USRC BEAR 1892
LOGS FOR MARCH 1892
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1 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39 [Estimate off Clay Street Wharf, assuming vessel remained at location from previous log book]
Midnight to 8am:
Work on quarterdeck suspended on account of rain.
8am to 4pm:
Three mechanics at work on machinery. 1pm: ten carpenters resumed work on quarterdeck. Officers and crew received pay for February.
Reshipped Thomas Richards as seaman and rated him boatswain; David Charles as seaman and rated him master-at-arms; GA Anderson and A Rasmussen, seamen; Frank Wormell, 2nd class boy; Alex McEwan and Ernest Maynard, firemen; and Thomas Wogan, coal-passer.
Shipped MP Arnold, carpenter. Rated John Cuba, wardroom steward, to ship’s cook. Received from Goodall, Perkins and Co 2400 gallons fresh water.
4pm to midnight:
5pm: carpenters ceased work on quarterdeck.
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2 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
Work on quarterdeck suspended on account of rain.
8am to 4pm:
9am: nine carpenters resumed work on quarterdeck.
pm: work suspended on account of weather. Two mechanics at work on machinery.
Four men at work on extra work on quarterdeck, ½ day each, repairing rotten top timbers and deck beams.
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3 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: ten carpenters resumed work on quarterdeck.
8am to 4pm:
Ten carpenters at work on quarterdeck. Four boiler makers at work on boiler and two machinists on machinery.
Crew scraping vessel outside, red-leading ironwork &c. Four men at work all day on extra work on quarterdeck, repairing rotten top timbers and deck beams.
4pm to midnight:
8pm: carpenters stopped work on quarterdeck for the day.
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4 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: 10 carpenters resumed work on quarterdeck.
8am to 4pm:
Ten carpenters at work on quarterdeck. Five machinists at work on machinery. Four boiler makers at work on boiler.
Crew scraping vessel outside, cleaning and red-leading ironwork etc. Sent old mainsail to sailmaker for repairs.
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5 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: ten carpenters resumed work on quarterdeck.
8am to 4pm:
Ten carpenters at work on quarterdeck. Six machinists at work on machinery. Four boiler makers at work on boiler.
Crew sand-papering whaleboat preparatory to painting and at various other jobs.
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6 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
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7 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: ten carpenters resumed work on quarterdeck. Nine caulkers commenced caulking upper deck.
8am to 4pm:
Ten carpenters at work on quarterdeck. Nine caulkers at work on upper deck. Six machinists at work on machinery. Four boiler makers at work on boiler.
Crew scraping vessel outside, painting whaleboat etc.
4pm to midnight:
2nd Assistant Engineer F [Fred] R Falkenstein returned from leave of absence.
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8 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: 5 carpenters at work on quarterdeck. Ten caulkers on upper deck and 6 caulkers sheathing above water line.
8am to 4pm:
Ten caulkers at work on upper deck. Five carpenters at work on quarterdeck; one making and fitting new galley hatch coaming. Six machinists at work on machinery and 4 boiler makers on boiler.
Crew painting whaleboat and puttying seams in upper deck. 671 2/16 lbs biscuit surveyed and condemned by a Board of Survey.
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9 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: 6 carpenters resumed work on quarterdeck. Eight caulkers on upper deck and 6 on sheathing.
8am to 4pm:
Five carpenters at work on quarterdeck; 1 on galley hatch coaming; 8 caulkers on upper deck until noon; 6 caulkers on sheathing; 6 on quarterdeck. pm: 14 caulkers at work on quarterdeck.
Six machinists at work on machinery and 6 boiler makers at work on boiler.
Crew scraping vessel outside, scraping and red leading davits and puttying seams in upper deck.
Alex McEwan, fireman, sick on shore.
4pm to midnight:
5pm: work suspended for the day.
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10 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: 13 caulkers and 6 carpenters resumed work on quarterdeck.
8am to 4pm:
Thirteen caulkers and 6 carpenters resumed work on quarterdeck. Five machinists and 6 boiler makers at work on machinery and boiler.
Crew puttying seams in upper deck and scraping vessel outside. One carpenter employed all day on extra work: shifting fore- and aft- below deck to which bitts are fastened on quarterdeck.
4pm to midnight:
5pm: work suspended for the day.
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11 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: 4 carpenters and 4 caulkers at work on quarterdeck; 6 caulkers at work on sheathing above water line and 8 on topgallant forecastle deck.
8am to 4pm:
Four carpenters and 4 caulkers at work on quarterdeck; 6 caulkers at work on sheathing and 8 on topgallant forecastle deck.
Four machinists at work on machinery and 6 boiler makers at work on boiler.
Crew employed puttying seams in upper deck, scraping vessel outside.
4pm to midnight:
One carpenter employed all day on extra work on quarterdeck shifting fore- and aft- below deck to which bitts on quarterdeck are fastened.
5pm: work suspended for the day.
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12 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: 6 caulkers commenced work on main deck; 4 on topgallant forecastle; 5 on sheathing; 5 carpenters at work on quarterdeck; 4 machinists at work on machinery and 6 boiler makers on boiler [same work 8am to 4pm].
8am to 4pm:
2nd Lieutenant D [David] H Jarvis left vessel on leave of absence granted by Department.
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13 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
A McEwan, fireman, absent without leave.
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14 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: 8 caulkers resumed work on main deck and 6 on sheathing; 6 carpenters at work on quarterdeck [same work 8am to 4pm].
8am to 4pm:
Four machinists at work on machinery; 6 boiler makers at work on boiler. One carpenter at work ½ day on extra work: fitting new sill to wardroom companion way coaming.
Crew puttying seams in upper deck, scraping vessel outside and painting in cabin.
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15 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
One carpenter planing quarterdeck and one nailing paneling in wardroom and cabin; 4 machinists at work on machinery; 6 boiler makers at work on boiler.
Crew painting in cabin and wardroom. Discharged Sin Gow, 2nd class boy, for incompetency. A McEwan, fireman, a deserter.
4pm to midnight:
Received from Department charts as per requisition for cruise of 1892.
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16 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: 10 caulkers resumed work on main deck and 4 carpenters on quarterdeck [same work 8am to 4pm].
8am to 4pm:
Four machinists at work on machinery; 6 boiler makers at work on boiler.
Cut away portion of maindeck to take out old donkey boiler and put in new one. Wardroom officers reoccupied their quarters in wardroom.
Shipped K Wada as 2nd class boy and rated him 1st class boy. Discharged Ah Chung, 2nd class boy, for incompetency. Shipped K Yasuda, wardroom steward.
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17 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
7am: 5 caulkers resumed work on main deck and 4 carpenters on quarterdeck.
8am to 4pm:
Shipped K Masayama as 2nd class boy.
Five caulkers at work on main deck; 4 carpenters at work on quarterdeck, planing deck, replacing eye-bolts, etc. One carpenter at work on extra work, 1 day, shifting head of rudder post forward so as to prevent quadrant of steering gear from chafing covering board, etc.
Four machinists at work on machinery and 2 boiler makers at work on boiler. Crew painting vessel outside and polishing hard wood in cabin.
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18 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
One carpenter at work on quarterdeck; 4 machinists at work on machinery; 3 boiler makers at work on boiler. Crew scraping pitch off seams on maindeck.
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19 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
One carpenter from shore planing quarterdeck and one repairing paneling below deck. Four machinists at work on machinery. Three boiler makers at work on boiler.
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20 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
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21 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Found main beam near donkey boiler completely gone, charred by heat from donkey boiler.
Two men at work on quarterdeck. Three machinists at work on machinery. Boiler makers at work on boiler.
One man employed on extra work ½ day: making circles to fit on bunker plates over firemen’s quarters to prevent leak therein.
3rd Lieutenant Chester M White reported for duty. Crew puttying seams in sheathing.
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22 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Sick list: H Haselgren [?], seaman.
8am to 4pm:
Crew puttying seams in sheathing. Four carpenters employed 1 day each on extra work: making and fitting new skylight grating and wardroom companionway doors.
Two boiler makers at work on boiler. Four machinists at work on machinery. Mechanics from shore repairing galley stove.
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23 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
Shipped F Mason as coal passer and rated him fireman.
8am to 4pm:
Five carpenters at work on extra work: making and fitting quarterdeck rail, hatches and skylight gratings.
Two boiler makers at work on boiler. Hoisted donkey boiler out on deck. Puttying seams in sheathing. Repaired mizzen gaff. Repairing main beam near donkey boiler.
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24 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Six carpenters at work on extra work: making and fitting new skylight gratings, etc. Making and fitting new quarterdeck rail. Repairing main beam near donkey boiler.
Electrician overhauling and repairing electric wires and call bells. Received from Department flags and bunting, as per requisition for summer cruise, and four Navy log books.
Crew puttying seams in quarterdeck. Hoisted old donkey boiler out on wharf.
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25 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Four carpenter at work on quarterdeck deck rail. Two carpenters employed on extra work: fitting battens around companionway coamings, fitting new skylights.
Crew puttying seams in quarterdeck.
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26 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Two carpenters at work on covering board aft. Three on quarterdeck deck rail. Crew puttying seams in quarterdeck.
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27 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
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28 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Hoisted davits on board. Employed puttying seams in quarterdeck.
Carpenters fitting quarterdeck deck rail. Two carpenters employed all day and one ½ day on extra work: repairing rotten timbers under covering board aft.
Received from Goodell, Perkins and Co 5600 gallons fresh water. Received from J Whelan two new wardroom companionway doors, S [?] 11
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29 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Carpenter from shore employed ½ day on extra work: repairing old leaks in cabin skylight.
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30 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Two carpenters from shore at work renewing covering board aft. Crew employed part of the day puttying seams in quarterdeck. Officers and crew received pay for March, 1892.
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31 March 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Crew cleaning and red leading iron work. Hoisted new donkey boiler in on deck. Received new cabin companionway doors and book rack for chart room.
Received new tubes for main boiler. Three boiler makers from shore at work on tubes.
Carpenter repairing wardroom book case. Carpenters from shore renewing covering board aft.
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Summary of abstract for March, 1892
Hours at wharf: 744
Coal consumed: 1 860/2240 tons
Number officers present: 172, average 5 7/31
Number petty officers and crew: 529, average 17 2/31
Days not cruising: total number 31; Sundays 4; repairing 27.
Recapitulation of Coal Account
Coal on hand: 50590 [lbs]
Coal received:
Coal total: 50590
Coal consumed: 3100
[Coal remaining]: 47490
LOGS FOR APRIL 1892
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1 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Crew employed scraping paint and putty off quarterdeck. Nine boiler makers at work on main boiler tubes and donkey boiler.
H Haselgren [?], seaman, deserted the ship. Carpenter from shore fitting new fore sheet chock.
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2 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Washed decks. Scraping quarterdeck. Three carpenters from shore renewing covering board aft. Nine mechanics at work on main boiler tubes and donkey boiler.
2.50: tug “Redmond” took vessel in tow and towed her to Union Iron Works dry docks. 3.30: docked vessel.
2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis returned from leave of absence.
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3 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.763, Long -122.384 [Estimate at Union Iron Works]
8am to 4pm:
Three boiler makers at work on donkey boiler.
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4 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.763, Long -122.384
8am to 4pm:
Four carpenters renewing mooring chocks and quarterdeck rail. Fifty caulkers at work on sheathing. Ten boiler makers at work on boiler. Eight painters painting sheathing.
One carpenter employed on extra work: repairing rudder post and sheathing. Crew painting topsides near water line, red leading davits etc.
Shipped J Baines, seaman.
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5 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.763, Long -122.384
8am to 4pm:
Sixty caulkers and eight painters at work on sheathing. Four carpenters at work on mooring chocks and quarterdeck rail. Seven boiler makers at work on main boiler and three on bulkhead and donkey boiler.
Crew painting topsides near water line and iron work on deck.
4pm to midnight:
7.00: finished painting sheathing.
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6 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390 [Estimate off Howard Street]
Midnight to 8am:
7.10: hauled vessel out of drydock. 7.40: tug boat “Aetna” [?] made fast and towed vessel to Howard Street Wharf, No. 3.
8am to 4pm:
8.30: made fast to wharf.
Five carpenters at work on mooring chocks and quarterdeck rail. One carpenter commenced work on cabin skylight coaming. Five boiler makers at work on donkey boiler.
Received new chest for quarterdeck. Received 30 gallons mineral oil.
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7 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Six carpenters from shore at work on quarterdeck rail, fitting jackstay for netting to same; fitting chest on quarterdeck; repairing after wheel. Five mechanics at work on donkey boiler.
Two carpenters repairing maindeck which was cut out to admit donkey boiler and one fitting woodwork to iron bulkhead between fireroom and firemen’s quarters.
Crew scraping and red leading dinghy’s davits and putting quarter seizings on rigging.
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8 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Two carpenters from shore at work on quarterdeck rail, skylights, etc. Two carpenters replacing portion of maindeck cut out to admit donkey boiler. One carpenter repairing after wheel.
Three boiler makers at work on donkey boiler. Two machinists at work on machinery.
Crew putting quarter seizings on rigging and painting water closets, etc. Shipped wash board above propellor in its place.
Received from JE McGrath, USC&G Survey, one carvel built whale boat, 30 foot long, 6 foot beam, with 5 oars, 6 iron rowlocks, 1 mainsail and 1 jib.
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9 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Two carpenters at work replacing brass work on quarterdeck, etc.; and two caulkers at work on maindeck.
Three boiler makers at work on donkey boiler. Two machinists at work on machinery. Two mechanics covering steam pipes.
Ship’s carpenter making strong-back for gig.
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10 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
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11 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
One carpenter at work one day and one ½ day on extra work: refitting doors in wardroom and cabin, repairing bunker chutes, etc.
One carpenter fitting dead lights in quarterdeck. Four boiler makers at work on donkey boiler. Two machinists at work on machinery.
Crew seizing netting to quarterdeck rail. Rove off boat falls.
Sent GA Anderson, seaman, to Marine Hospital.
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12 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
One carpenter from shore fitting dead lights in quarterdeck. Three boiler makers at work on donkey boiler.
Crew seizing netting to quarterdeck rail.
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13 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Carpenter from shore fitting racks for hand spikes on quarterdeck. Four mechanics at work on donkey boiler. Crew seizing on quarterdeck netting and painting white paintwork.
Received from Department stationery for Point Barrow Refuge Station.
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14 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Carpenter from shore fitting new cabin skylight coaming. Crew painting water closets and under topgallant forecastle and seizing cleats to boat davits. Four mechanics at work on donkey smoke stack and boiler.
Engineer’s force painting firemen’s quarters. Filled boilers with fresh water, received from Goodall, Perkins & Co 7300 gallons.
Receiving ship chandlery, engineer’s stores, etc. for summer cruise. Received from Department stationery as per requisition for cruise for 1892.
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15 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Received from Merry, Faull and Co 7700 rations for cruise. Received arms and ammunition for reindeer stores. Receiving wardroom mess stores and crockery ware. Receiving engineer’s stores for cruise. Receiving ship chandlery for cruise.
Crew stowing holds, painting, seizing boat falls, etc.
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16 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Received from Langby and Michaels Co medical stores for cruise. Receiving wardroom stores, Engineer’s stores and ship chandlery.
Reeved off running rigging. Washed decks. Discharged MP Arnold, carpenter, on account of [his] not being able to go aloft.
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17 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Discharged GA Anderson, seaman, he having contracted epididymis [epididymal cyst], rendering him unfit for duty.
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18 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Shipped James Finney, carpenter, M McGlade and W Mackey as seamen; BS Miller, M O’Connor and C Cole as coal passers and rated them firemen. Dr. Otto Voss reported for duty.
Receiving stores for Point Barrow Refuge Station, cabin mess stores and ship chandlery.
Disrated T Richards, boatswain, to coxswain, at his own request.
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19 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
Midnight to 8am:
6am: got steam on donkey boiler.
8am to 4pm:
Shipped Charles Johnson as seaman and rated him boatswain. Received coal for Point Barrow Refuge Station (20 tons); ship chandlery and mess stores.
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20 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Rated JE Nostrum and M McGlade, seamen, to quartermasters; K Masuda, wardroom steward, to cabin steward; Thomas Wogan, coal passer, to fireman; M Doolan, seaman to coal passer; and James Baines, seaman, to coxswain.
Shipped C Hansen, P Murphy, W Kingswell, James Edwards, Charles Johnson, John McCardy and Walter Williams as ordinary seamen and rated them as seamen; J Spencer, D McGlade and E Belange as ordinary seamen; John Earl as wardroom steward; Joseph Nuhn as 2nd class boy; and P Farrell as coal passer.
Crew employed coaling ship and receiving stores. Got sails up on deck ready for bending. Received from JC Wilson and Co contractors 75 400/2240 tons bituminous coal and 12 tons anthracite coal.
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21 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Shipped T Long as ordinary seaman and rated him seaman. Shipped J McDonald [also spelled Macdonald], ordinary seaman; Richard Hibbatt as coal passer; Thomas Yoshida as 2nd class boy and rated him 1st class boy.
Crew employed coaling ship, bending sails, stowing holds, etc. Crossed topgallant yard. Got steam on main boiler and worked engines.
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22 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
8am to 4pm:
Crew employed receiving and stowing fresh provisions, bending sails and reeving off running rigging.
10am: blew water out of boiler on account of leaky joint. Repaired same. Commenced issuing rations to crew, commuting six (6) rations daily.
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23 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.793, Long -122.390
Midnight to 8am:
Got steam on main boiler.
8am to 4pm:
Crew employed cleaning ship and clearing up decks, etc. Working engine. Sent 1st cutter to Arctic Oil Works for safe keeping.
Discharged E Belenge for physical disability.
4pm to midnight:
4.20: cast off from wharf and steamed down the bay. 5.30: came to anchor off Sausalito.
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24 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39 [Estimate off Washington Street Wharf]
8am to 4pm:
9.30am: got underway and steamed up the bay. 10.30am: came to anchor off Washington Street Wharf, San Francisco.
Gave liberty to port watch. Shipped Lewis Nolan, ordinary seaman.
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25 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Loosed sails to dry. Crew employed fitting and reeving off running rigging, restowing holds and painting ironwork on quarterdeck.
Received fresh provisions for cabin and wardroom. Received from Commandant of Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1000 rounds 45-70mm ammunition.
4pm to midnight:
1st Assistant Engineer AL Broadbent reported for duty. 5pm: gave liberty to starboard watch.
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26 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to 4pm:
Crew employed cleaning vessel outside, making canvas ash chutes, cleaning guns and deck brightwork etc.
Sent whale-boat (received from JE McGrath, USC&GS) to Arctic Oil Works for safe-keeping. Received 1st cutter from Arctic Oil Works.
4pm to midnight:
Received from JH Burns two new whaleboats (2nd and 3rd cutters) as per contract. 5pm: gave liberty to port watch.
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27 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
Employed scraping quarterdeck.
8am to meridian:
Scraping quarterdeck, securing boats, etc. 11.30: Revenue Steamer "Rush" left port.
Meridian to 4pm:
Securing boats, slushing masts and restowing after hold and magazine. Joseph Archer, 2nd class boy, a deserter,
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LOG BOOK – APRIL 28th 1892 TO DECEMBER 12th 1892
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Log book of the US Steamer "Bear" of 4 guns, commanded by MA Healy Captain, USRM, commencing April 28 1892 at San Francisco, Cal
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List of Officers of the US Revenue Steamer “Bear”, commanded by MA Healy, Captain, USRM, during the period covered by this log book from April 28 1892 to October 31 1892 [log book covers April 28 to December 12]
MA Healy, Captain
George E McConnell, 1st Lieutenant
H [Howard] M Broadbent, 2nd Lieutenant
D [David] H Jarvis, 2nd Lieutenant
C [Chester] M White, 3rd Lieutenant
Horace Hassell, Chief
Engineer
A [Alfred] L
Broadbent, 1st Assistant Engineer
F [Fred] R Falkenstein, 2nd Assistant Engineer
Otto Voss, Surgeon
SJ Call, Surgeon [Samual Johnson Call]
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List of officers who have died, been detached, or transferred on board US Revenue Steamer "Bear", commanded by MA Healy, Captain, USRM, during the period covered by this log book from April 28 1892 to October 31 1892
Otto Voss, Surgeon, May 28, 1892, at St Paul Island
SJ Call, Surgeon, May 28, 1892, reported for duty at St Paul Island
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Complement of Petty Officers, Seamen, Ordinary Seamen, Landsmen, Boys, and Marines on board of the US Revenue Steamer "Bear" at first commissioning, April 1892
Boatswain 1
Quartermasters 2
Coxswains 2
Ship’s Cook 1
Carpenter 1
Master-at-arms 1
Cabin Steward 1
Cabin Cook 1
Wardroom Steward 1
Seamen 12
Ordinary Seamen 4
Boys 5
First-class Firemen 6
Coal Heavers 3
TOTAL 41
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[Description of instruments, blank]
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[Armament, blank]
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[Tables of deviation of the standard compass, blank]
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28 April 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to meridian:
Receiving fresh provisions, securing boats, guns, etc., and getting ship ready for sea. Officers and crew received pay for current month. Shipped HD Roberts, 2nd class boy.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.35: got underway. 1.56: Alcatraz Light House abeam. 2.20: Lime Point abeam. 3.07: passed Inside bar [?] buoy.
3.22: Point Bonita bearing E½N and Ballana Point [Bolinas Point] NW½W. Shaped course for Point Reyes.
4pm to 6pm:
5.00: South Farrallone Light House [Farallon Island Light] bore S¾W.
6pm to 8pm:
6.11: Point Reyes bearing N and E.
8pm: Lat 38° 05’N, Long 123° 13’W
Hours at anchor: 13.35
Hours underway: 10.25
Hours under steam and canvas: 4.50
Hours under steam exclusively: 5.35
Distance steam and canvas: 39.2
Distance steam exclusively: 40.6
Total distance: 79.8
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29 April 1892
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Seattle
Lat 39.75, Long -124.43
Midnight to 4am:
2.00: Point Arena Light abeam.
8am: Lat 39° 24’N, Long 124° 12’ 31”W
4pm to 6pm:
5.00: Cape Mendocino Light House abeam.
6pm to 8pm:
7.40: Cape Mendocino Light bore SE¼E.
8pm: Lat 40° 55’N, Long 124° 37’W
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30 April 1892
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Seattle
Lat 43.18, Long -125.03
4am to 8am:
Crew employed scraping spars.
8am: Lat 42° 44’N, Long 124° 59’W
8am to meridian:
11.55: Cape Gregory bore NExE.
Meridian to 4pm:
One vessel in sight.
8pm: Lat 44° 27’N, Long 125° 02’W
8pm to midnight:
1.30 [?]: sighted a bark broad on the starboard bow standing to the northward.
Disrated M McGlade, quartermaster to seaman, for inattention.
Hours under steam and canvas: 24; distance: 222.2.
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Summary of abstract for April 1892
Hours at anchor: 658 hours 55 minutes
Hours underway: 61 hours 5 minutes
Hours under steam and canvas: 52 hours 50 minutes
Hours under steam exclusively: 9 hours 15m minutes
Distance under steam and canvas: 463.9 knots
Distance under steam exclusively: 58.6 knots
Total distance cruised: 522.5 knots
Number of officers present: 228, average 7 18/30
Number of petty officers and crew: 777, average 25 27/30
Number of rations issued: 252
Days not cruising: 27. Sundays 4. Repairing 13.
Recapitulation of coal account
Coal on hand: 21 450/2240 tons
Coal received: 87 400/2240 tons
Coal total: 108 850/2240 tons
Coal expended: 36 830/2240 tons
Balance on hand: 72 20/2240 tons
Coal drawn on requisition for Arctic cruise 87 400/2240
LOGS FOR MAY 1892
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1 May 1892
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Seattle
Lat 46.79, Long -125.15
8am: Lat 46° 12’N, Long 125° 4’W
Meridian to 4pm:
3.35: raised land bearing NexE¼E.
4pm to 6pm:
5.00: land bearing N¼W.
6pm to 8pm:
At 8pm Cape Flattery bore north.
8pm: Lat 47° 59’N, Long 124° 57’W
8pm to midnight:
9.00: raised Cape Flattery Light bearing N½E. 10.15: made Point Bonilla bearing NxW.
Hours under steam and canvas: 14.35; distance: 142.8
Hours under steam exclusively: 9.25; distance: 80.9
Total distance: 123.7
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2 May 1892
Strait of Juan de Fuca [and Seattle]
Lat 47.89, Long -122.50 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
12.55: saw a sloop [on] starboard bow standing up the strait. Supposing her to be engaged [in] smuggling or other illicit traffic, kept away to speak her. In doing so fouled her, breaking her main boom and tearing her mainsail, no other damage being done.
4am to 8am:
Steaming up the Strait of Fuca. 5.47: Race Island Light House [Race Rocks Lighthouse] abeam. 6.25: Ediz Hook Light House abeam.
Watch employed scraping spars.
8am: New Dungeness Light House SW, distance 4 miles.
8am to meridian:
9.20: passed Point Wilson. 9.55: passed Marrowstone Point. 10[?].25 passed Double Point [Double Bluff ?]. 11.50: passed Point No Point Light House.
Noon: Point No Point WNW, distance 2 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.45: Point Jefferson abeam. 1.27: rounded West Point and stood up Dwamish Bay [Elliott Bay]. 2.35: made fast to mooring buoy off Seattle, Washington.
3.30: Revenue Steamer “Rush” arrived in port.
Hours at anchor: 14.35
Hours underway: 9.25
Hours under steam and canvas: 2.15
Hours under steam exclusively: 7.10
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3 May 1892
Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.36
4am to 8am:
At 5.30 hauled ship alongside coal bunkers and prepared to receive coal.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed coaling ship. 11.00: hauled fires and blew water out of main boiler.
4pm to 8pm:
5pm: knocked off coaling for the day.
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4 May 1892
Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.36
8am to meridian:
Crew employed coaling ship. At 11.00 finished coaling having received from the Black Diamond Coal Mining Co 245 112/2240 tons of bituminous coal.
11.30: hauled vessel out and made fast to mooring buoy. Filled main boiler with fresh water. Filled water tanks, received 2800 gallons. USS “Albatross” arrived in port.
Meridian to 4pm:
1st Lieutenant George E McConnell received Department order dated April 25, detaching him from this vessel and assigning him to duty on the Revenue Steamer “Corwin”, to take effect when next the vessels meet.
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5 May 1892
Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.36
4am to 8am:
Employed blacking rigging. Unshipped main boom to alter boom irons and shorten boom.
8am to meridian:
Employed blacking rigging and cleaning up about ship. Cut end of main boom so as to clear gig’s davits.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in am. Reshipped main boom. Received from Department by mail ten (10) blank Reports of Drills and Target Practice.
4pm to 8pm:
Gave one watch liberty.
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6 May 1892
Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.36
4am to 8am:
Cleaning boats and boat gear. Confined in single irons Michael McGlade, seaman, for insubordination and assaulting the boatswain.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed cleaning boat gear, scrubbing paintwork and scraping spars. Discharged M McGlade, seaman, for insubordination.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed as in am. USS Albatross left port.
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7 May 1892
Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.36
4am to 8am:
Shipped F Youngsberg as ordinary seaman and rated him seaman. D McGlade, ordinary seaman, absent without leave.
8am to meridian:
Received from Department two (2) copies of List of Beacons, Buoys and Day Marks on the Pacific Coast of the United States.
Meridian to 4pm:
4.00: USS “Mohican” arrived in port. Sent an officer to make official call on Commanding Officer.
4pm to 8pm:
Officer of “Mohican” returned official call.
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8 May 1892
Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.36
4am to 8am:
D McGlade, ordinary seaman, absent without leave.
8am to meridian:
Muster omitted on account of crew not yet being uniformed.
11.00: USS “Adams” arrived in port. Sent officer to pay official call upon Commanding Officer. Commanding Officer of this vessel called officially upon USS “Mohican”.
Meridian to 4pm:
D McGlade, ordinary seaman, returned on board, confined him in single irons for drunkenness, and absenting himself without leave.
Rev. Sheldon Jackson, General Agent of Education for the Territory of Alaska, came on board.
Gave one watch liberty.
4pm to 8pm:
8pm: released D McGlade, ordinary seaman, from confinement.
[The Presbyterian Historical Society has the archive of Sheldon Jackson’s papers including a scrapbook for 1890-1892 that includes cuttings, letters, photos, accounts etc. relating to the importing of reindeer to Alaska]
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9 May 1892
Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.36
4am to 8am:
Employed painting ship outside.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed painting hull outside and varnishing bright woodwork around quarterdeck. Commanding Officer of USS “Mohican” paid official call on this vessel.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed painting netting around quarterdeck and cleaning and painting davits and boats.
4pm to 8pm:
Commanding Officer of USS “Adams” visited the ship.
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10 May 1892
Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.36
4am to 8am:
5.00: USS “Adams” left the harbor. Employed cleaning paintwork on lower deck etc.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed cleaning paintwork in gangways under hurricane deck, and at various small jobs.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.30: sent dinghy in charge of Inspector of Customs Johnson to chase a small boat suspected of having smuggled opium on board.
3.00: US Revenue Steamer Wolcott arrived in port. 4.00: dinghy returned.
Crew employed cleaning paintwork in gangways under hurricane deck, cleaning second cutter and at various other jobs.
8pm to midnight:
12.00: started fires under main boiler.
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11 May 1892
Seattle [to Port Townsend]
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
4am to 8am:
6.00: underway, steamed down the harbor. 6.29: Four Mile Rock bore north, distance 1 mile. 6.45: West Point Light House bore ESE, distance 1 mile. 7.20: Point Jefferson abeam, distance 1.3 miles.
8am to meridian:
Steaming down Puget Sound. 8.40: Point No Point abeam. 9.20: Bush Point abeam. 9.45: rounded Marrowstone Point.
10.15: came to anchor off Port Townsend, Washington. Marrowstone Point bearing ExN, Admiralty Head NNE¼E and Point Hudson N½W.
Officer of USS “Yorktown” boarded this vessel and presented the compliments of Commanding Officer, etc.
11.30: US Revenue Steamer Wolcott arrived in port.
Meridian to 4pm:
Commanding Officer of this vessel paid official visit to USS “Yorktown” and US Revenue Steamer “Rush”. Commanding Officer of US Revenue Steamer “Rush” returned official call.
4pm to 8pm:
Government vessels in port: USSs “Yorktown”, “Mohican” and “Adams” and US Revenue Steamers “Rush” and “Wolcott”.
At anchor: 19.45 [hours]; underway: 4.15
Distance: 33.1
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12 May 1892
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
4am to 8am:
Employed scrubbing and washing clothes and cleaning ship.
8am to meridian:
9.30: US Revenue Steamer “Wolcott” left port. Commander Evans of the USS “Yorktown” visited the ship officially.
Crew employed cleaning paintwork and bright work.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed scraping and oiling strong backs.
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13 May 1892
Port Townsend [and at sea]
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
8am to meridian:
8.30: USSs “Yorktown”, “Adams”, “Mohican” and US Revenue Steamer “Rush” left port.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.20: US Revenue Steamer “Wolcott” arrived in port.
4pm to 6pm:
4.05: underway. 4.25: passed Point Wilson. 4.32: Admiralty Head NExE½E and Point Partridge NWxN.
6pm to 8pm:
6.45: New Dungeness Light House abeam. At 8pm Ediz Hook Light House bore SxW½W.
8pm to midnight:
8.42: Ediz Hook Light House abeam. 9.24: Race Island Light abeam, distance 4.5 miles.
At anchor 16.05 [hours]; underway 7.55
Distance: 54.2
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14 May 1892
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Lat 48.80, Long -126.36
Midnight to 4am:
2.00: raised Cape Flattery Light bearing SWxW. 4.00: Cape Flattery Light bore south, Bonilla Point Light NW½W.
4am to 8am:
4.10: Cape Flattery Light House bore SxE. 6.40: Point Bonilla Light House bore NxW. 8.00: Cape Beale Light House bore NxE½E.
8am: Lat 48° 37’N, Long 125° 31’W
8pm: Lat 49° 02’ 55”N, Long 128° 04’ 25”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 3 hours 20 minutes; distance: 25.3
Hours under steam exclusively: 20 hours 40 minutes; distance: 176.9
Total distance: 202.2
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15 May 1892
At sea on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska [Ounalaska]
Lat 49.76, Long -131.79
8am: Lat 49° 27’ 13”N, Long 130° 44’ 35”W
8pm: Lat 50° 01’ 26”N, Long 131° 41’ 34”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24; distance: 224.7
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16 May 1892
At sea on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 50.48, Long -137.39
8am: Lat 50° 01’ 26”N, Long 136° 08’ 18”W
8pm: Lat 50° 54’ 50”N, Long 138° 22’ 18”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24; distance: 188.5
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17 May 1892
At sea on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 51.58, Long -140.85
8am: Lat 51° 13’ 56”N, Long 140° 21’ 18”W
4pm to 6pm:
Exercised crew at Fire Quarters, General Quarters and Abandoning Ship.
8pm: Lat 52° 04’ 01”N, Long 142° 06’ 45”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 14; distance: 105.3
Hours under steam exclusively: 10; distance: 66.2
Total distance: 171.5
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18 May 1892
At sea on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 52.21, Long -145.45
Midnight to 4am:
Midnight to 12.25: Aurora Borealis visible.
4am to 8am:
Employed scrubbing clothes and cleaning ship.
8am: Lat 51° 56’ 59”N, Long 144° 31’ 30”W
8pm: Lat 52° 22’ 59”N, Long 147° 07’W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24; distance: 205.2
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19 May 1892
At sea on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 52.81, Long -151.85
8am: Lat 52° 42’ 59”N, Long 150° 33’ 15”W
8pm: Lat 52° 58’ 50”N, Long 153° 59’ 45”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24; distance: 245.8
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20 May 1892
At sea on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 53.01, Long -157.54
8am: Lat 53° 08’ 17”N, Long 156° 37’ 38”W
8pm: Lat 53° 13’ 22”N, Long 159° 05’ 51”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 8.55; distance: 76.7
Hours under steam exclusively: 15.05; distance: 110.6
Total distance: 187.3
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21 May 1892
At sea on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 53.71, Long -162.84
8am: Lat 53° 34’ 16”N, Long 161° 44’ 19”W
6pm to 8pm:
7.45: Ugamak Island abeam. Stood through the pass.
8pm: Ugamak Island ExN, 3 miles
8pm to midnight:
Steaming through Unimak Pass.
Hours under steam and canvas: 24; distance: 215.8
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22 May 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and Dutch Harbor]
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
4.40: Cape Kalikata [Cape Kalekta] abeam. 4.30: USS “Albatross” passed to the northward. 4.50: stood in for Dutch Harbor.
5.50: came to anchor in Dutch Harbor, Amaknak Island. Spithead bearing NExE½E and Rocky Point SE.
American steamer “Bertha” and barkentine “CC Funk” in the harbor.
8am to meridian:
8.30: American schooner “Everett Hays” passed up the Bay.
10.00: Officer from USS "Yorktown" made official call on Commanding Officer of this vessel. Gave permission to 10 of the crew to go fishing with Lieutenant in first cutter.
4pm to 8pm:
4.30: first cutter returned with mess of fish. Commanding Officer of this vessel made official call on Commanding Officer of the USS “Yorktown”. 7.00: American schooner “Nicoline” passed up the Bay.
8pm to midnight:
8.30: one schooner passed up the Bay.
Hours at anchor: 18.10
Hours underway: 5.50; [distance:] 50.6
Hours under steam and canvas: 4.50; distance: 42.9
Hours under steam exclusively: 1.00; distance: 7.7
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23 May 1892
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
Employed preparing to receive coal. Carpenter repairing 2nd cutter.
8am to meridian:
Made preparations to coal ship. Rove new launch’s falls. Carpenter repairing 2nd cutter on beach.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.15 steamer “Bertha” made fast alongside. 3.20: commenced coaling.
4pm to 8pm:
5.15: USS “Yorktown” went to sea. 5.30: ceased coaling for the day.
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24 May 1892
Dutch Harbor [to Unalaska]
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
At 6.00 resumed coaling ship. 7.30: stopped coaling for breakfast.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed coaling ship.
4pm to 8pm:
5.45: finished coaling having received from the North American Commercial Company 169 590/2240 tons of bituminous coal. Steamer “Bertha” cast off and steamed to anchorage.
6.30: got underway and steamed to Unalaska Harbor. 7.00: made fast to buoy. American schooners “Matthew Turner, “Everett Hays” and “Nicoline” in port.
Hours at anchor: 23.30
Hours underway: 0.30; distance: 2.0 knots.
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25 May 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
At 6.20 hauled vessel alongside AC Co’s wharf to get on board Point Barrow anthracite coal stored in US warehouse.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed cleaning ship, restowing coal between decks to make room for coal from storehouse, resacking and transferring Point Barrow coal from storehouse to wharf.
Carpenters repairing 1st cutter. Received from AC Co 4000 gallons fresh water.
Meridian to 4pm:
Receiving anthracite coal for Point Barrow Refuge Station (left in storehouse last year), also trade goods for reindeer and World's Columbian Exposition exhibits.
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26 May 1892
Unalaska Harbor [and at sea]
Lat 54.47, Long -167.03
4am to 8am:
4.25: underway and steamed out of the harbor. 5.26: Needle Rock, Ulakhta Head abeam, bearing SW½W, distance 1.5 miles. 6.10: Cape Cheerful bearing SW½W, distance 1.3 miles.
Employed securing boats, anchors etc. and clearing up decks.
8am: Lat 54° 09’ 12”N, Long 166° 40’W
8pm: Lat 54° 59’ 48”N, Long 167° 39’W
Hours at anchor: 4.25
Hours underway: 19.35; distance: 98.6
Hours steam and canvas 1.30; distance: 5.5
Hours steam exclusively: 18.05; distance: 93.1
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27 May 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and St. George Island and St. Paul Island]
Lat 56.21, Long -169.27
8am: Lat 55° 48’ 24”N, Long 169° 02’ 45”W
8am to meridian:
10.20: raised SE point St. George Island bearing NW½N.
Meridian to 4pm:
3.15: rounded Tolstoi Point, 1 mile distant. 3.50: stopped engine off village, St. George Island, to pick up boat from shore.
4pm to 6pm:
Special Treasury Agent Nettleton and Dr. Hayes of the NAC Co visited vessel. 4.20: ahead.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.05 raised St. Paul Island bearing NW½W.
8pm to midnight:
9.30: came to anchor in SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island. Otter Island bearing SExS and flagstaff W½N.
Hours at anchor: 2.30
Hours underway: 21.30
Hours steam and canvas 7.00; distance: 55.2
Hours steam exclusively: 14.30; distance: 78.5
Total distance: 133.7
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28 May 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island [to St. George Island]
Lat 56.99, Long -170.10 [Estimate from noon bearings]
8am to meridian:
Dr. Otto Voss left the vessel. Dr. SJ Call reported for duty. [Dr. Call had remained on St. Paul Island for the winter – see 27 November 1891 in previous log book.]
10.45: Special Treasury Agents Williams and Barnes came on board for transportation to St. George Island. 10.50: got underway.
Noon: Otter Island W¼N, distant 10 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
4.00: came to anchor in North Anchorage, St. George Island. Steamer “Bertha” of San Francisco, at anchor near by.
4pm to 6pm:
Landed Special Treasury Agents Williams and Barnes.
Hours at anchor: 18.50
Hours underway: 5.10; [distance:] 41.6
Hours under steam and canvas: 1.30; distance12.1
Hours under steam exclusively: 3.40; distance: 29.5
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29 May 1892
North Anchorage, St. George Island
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
8am to meridian:
US Revenue Steamer “Bear” waiting for Special Treasury Agent Williams.
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30 May 1892
North Anchorage, St. George Island
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
8am to meridian:
Watch employed mending luff of mainsail, making boat covers etc. Waiting for Special Treasury Agent Williams.
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31 May 1892
North Anchorage, St. George Island
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
Meridian to 4pm:
Waiting for Special Treasury Agent Williams.
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Summary of abstract for May 1892
Hours at anchor: 453 hours 50 minutes
Hours underway: 290 hours 10 minutes
Hours under steam and canvas: 177 hours 55 minutes
Hours under steam exclusively: 112 hours 15 minutes
Distance steam and canvas: 1653.1 knots
Distance steam exclusively: 756.9 knots
Total distance cruised: 2410.0 knots
Number of officers present: 279, average 9
Number of petty officers and crew: 1240, average 40
Number of rations issued: 868
Days not cruising 15, Sundays 2
Recapitulation of coal account
Coal on hand: 72 21/2240 tons
Coal received: 414 692/2240 tons
Coal total: 486 712/2240 tons
Coal expended: 129 592/2240 tons
Balance on hand: 357 120/2240 tons
LOGS FOR JUNE 1892
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1 June 1892
North Anchorage, St. George Island [to SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island]
Lat 56.99, Long -170.02 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
2.00: steamer “Bertha” got underway and steamed to northward and westward.
4am to 8am:
6.50: sent 3rd cutter in charge of an officer to landing to bring Special Treasury Agent Williams on board.
7.20: Special Treasury Agent Williams and wife came alongside [in] NA Co’s boat and reported 3rd cutter repairing damage sustained in landing.
7.50: officer returned with 3rd cutter. 7.55: underway and stood NWxW.
8am to meridian:
11.30: saw one bull seal.
Noon: Otter Island W¾S, distance 3 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
1.15: stopped to board a schooner. Boarded schooner “Nicoline” of San Francisco, Tilton, master, whaling. Lying off St. Paul Island to get men from wrecked brig “Alexander”. Warned her from the vicinity of the Islands. She had previously been warned by the USS “Yorktown” [see Alaska Shipwrecks for more details of the Alexander].
1.25: ahead. 1.50: came to anchor in SE anchorage St. Paul Island. Otter Island bearing SWxS and village flagstaff WNW¾W.
Landed Special Treasury Agent Williams and wife. American steamer “Bertha” at anchor near by. Carpenter repairing 3rd cutter.
8pm to midnight:
9.00: whale boat for reindeer station came on board. Hoisted her aboard.
Hours at anchor: 18.05
Hours underway: 5.55; distance: 41.2
[Names of the masters of whaling vessels confirmed using American Offshore Whaling Voyages.]
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2 June 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island [and at sea]
Lat 57.17, Long -170.50
4am to 8am:
Carpenter employed repairing 3rd cutter. At 7.25 underway.
7.48: signal made from St. Paul Island, DNJ, reading “Send responsible person on shore”. In response, turned and steamed back to anchorage to communicate with shore.
8am to meridian:
8.10: came to anchor. Special Treasury Agent Williams and NAC Co’s Agent Tingle came on board. Special Treasury Agent Williams made request that the “Bear” transport crew of wrecked whaler “Alexander” to Unalaska. As such would seriously interfere with Department orders of April 29 1892, and entail considerable expenditure of coal, Commanding Officer made request upon Agent NAC Co to transport wrecked crew to Unalaska, which request was kindly acceded to by Mr. George R. Tingle, Agent NAC Co, and without expense to the Government. Having settled the matter under discussion at 10.25 weighed anchor and stood south.
8pm: Lat 58° 17’ 36”N, Long 171° 04’ 12”W
Hours at anchor: 9.40
Hours underway: 14.20
Hours under steam and canvas: 12.40
Hours under steam exclusively: 1.40
Distance under steam and canvas 108.6
Distance under steam exclusively: 7.8
Total distance: 116.4
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3 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and St. Matthew Island]
Lat 60.31, Long -171.97
8am: Lat 59° 54’ 12”N, Long 171° 54’ 12”W
8am to meridian:
10.20: stopped and sounded in 32 fathoms – gravel. 10.25: ahead slow. 10.48: sounded in 30 fathoms – course black sand. 11.30: sounded in 30 fathoms – fine black sand. 11.35: ahead half speed.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.11: stopped and sounded in 30 fathoms – fine black sand. 12.15: ahead. 12.55: raised Cape Upright, St. Matthew Island bearing SxW.
2.45: came to anchor on north side of St. Matthew Island. West Point bearing west. Heard three shots on shore and saw flag flying. Commanding Officer, Surgeon and 2nd Assistant Engineer went ashore in third cutter.
4pm to 6pm:
5.15: Third cutter returned. One man found on island destitute, but two others had gone to Hall Island May 4 and had not returned.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.50 despatched Lieutenant Jarvis in 3rd cutter to bring off man found on the island by the Commanding Officer.
8pm: Lat 60° 25’N, Long 172° 20’W
8pm to midnight:
8.45: Lieutenant Jarvis returned with 3rd cutter and one man, Peter Vienna [see also 23 June, different spelling], found on the island. Gave him accommodation on board and issued him one ration daily.
Hours at anchor: 9.15
Hours underway: 14.45
Hours under steam and canvas: 9.45
Hours under steam exclusively: 5.00
Distance steam and canvas: 80.4
Distance steam exclusively: 110.2
Total distance: 298.6 [sic]
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4 June 1892
North side, St. Matthew Island [to Hall Island and at sea]
Lat 60.68, Long -172.68 [Estimate off Hall Island]
4am to 8am:
At 5.15 underway. Steaming close along the shore of the island.
8am: Lat 60° 39’N, Long 172° 40’W
8am to meridian:
8.35: came to anchor off Hall Island. 9.00: sent boats to waterfall. Sent an officer in boat to examine shore for trace of men reported to be on the island.
Commanding Officer with Lieutenant White and Surgeon Call went on shore to examine the land for signs of the men. Watering ship.
Meridian to 4pm: [8am to meridian in log-book]
12.20: finished watering ship having received 1800 gallons. 12.30: cutter returned with Commanding Officer. Found no traces of the men. 1.20: got underway.
2.00 to 4.00: steamed around Hall Island in search of men supposed to be somewhere on the island.
3.20: stopped engine to repair gasket in air pump. 3.45: ahead.
4pm to 6pm:
Steaming along SW side of St. Matthew Island in search of missing men.
6pm to 8pm:
At 7.00 off Pinnacle Island, stopped and closely searched the shore with aid of glasses to discover any traces of the men, but without success.
7.05: ahead slow. Gull Rock bearing SxW¼W, Pinnacle Island (east end) bearing south. Weather shutting in foggy, kept away west.
8pm: Gull Rock SSW, 4 miles.
8pm to midnight:
At 8.20 fog shutting in thick. 11.20: Hall Island abeam.
Hours at anchor: 10.00
Hours underway: 14.00
Distance: 90.9
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5 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 60.84, Long -176.12
8am: Lat 60° 41’ 12”N, Long 175° 08’W
8pm: Lat 61° 12’ 18”N, Long 177° 58’ 30”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24
Distance 174.3 knots
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6 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and off Mount Geidana]
Lat 62.25, Long 178.42
4am to 8am:
6.30: color of sea indicated soundings, tried hand lead, no bottom.
8am: Lat 61° 54’N, Long 178° 29’E
8am to meridian:
9.20: made Cape Navarin [Mys Navarin] bearing N½W.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.40: came to anchor off Mount Geidana, Siberia [Gora Geidena]. Mount Geidana bearing NExN.
8pm: Lat 62° 28’ 30”N, Long 178° 20’E
Hours at anchor: 10.20
Hours underway: 13.40; distance: 111.0
Hours under steam and canvas: 13.00; distance: 92.8
Hours under steam exclusively: 0.40; distance: 8.2
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7 June 1892
Off Mount Geidana [and at sea]
Lat 62.28, Long 179.03 [Estimate from noon bearing]
Midnight to 4am:
12.35: got underway.
8am: Lat 62° 00’ 42”N, Long 178° 46’ 30”E
8am to meridian:
At 11.45 Cape Navarin bore E½N. Steaming along the land about 5 miles distant.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming along the land distant about 6 miles.
8pm: Lat 62° 18’ 42”N, Long 179° 48’ 30”E
Hours at anchor: 0.35
Hours underway: 23.25; distance: 101.0
Hours under steam and canvas: 7.30; distance: 36.8
Hours under steam exclusively: 15.55; distance: 64.2
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8 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 62.75, Long -177.58
8am: Lat 62° 34’ 30”N, Long 178° 16’ 30”W
8pm: Lat 62° 58’ 47”N, Long 176° 05’ 30”W
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 123.2
Hours under steam and canvas: 4.00; distance: 18.2
Hours under steam exclusively: 20.00; distance: 105.0
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9 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 63.38, Long -172.92
Sick list: FR Falkenstein, 2nd Assistant Engineer
4am to 8am:
7.00: passed small piece of floating ice. 7.15: raised St. Lawrence Island ahead.
8am: Lat 63° 20’ 23”N, Long 173° 38’ 30”W
8am to meridian:
10.25: encountered heavy field ice, hauled in patent log. 10.30 to noon: steaming through the ice in the direction of the land.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming through field ice. 12.50: open water ahead, steered NNE½E for Cape Chabikak [Chibukak Point], St. Lawrence Island.
4pm: Cape Sanachin [probably Cape Sanachno/Tatik Point] bore SExE and Cape Chabikak NNE.
4pm to 6pm:
Steaming along west side of St. Lawrence Island. 3.40: kept away for a whaleboat.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.00 stopped to give line to native whaleboat. 6.05: ahead and stood in for land. 6.45: stopped and came to anchor off Cape Chabikak, St. Lawrence Island. End of spit bearing north, distance about 3 miles.
Boarded American steamer “Rosario” of San Francisco, Coffin, master, San Francisco for Arctic Ocean, whaling.
8pm: Lat 63° 48’N, Long 171° 34’W
Hours at anchor: 5.15
Hours underway: 18.45; distance: 105.6 knots
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10 June 1892
Off Cape Chibukak, St. Lawrence Island [and at sea]
Lat 63.80, Long -171.57
Midnight to 4am:
Ice drifting to southward.
4am to 8am:
Ice drifting to southward. 7.20: American schooner “Rosario” got underway and stood to westward.
8am to meridian:
Drift ice passing to southward.
Inquired into the matter of the intoxication of the natives brought on board yesterday. As far as could be ascertained from the natives, learned that they had obtained their liquor from the American steamer “Belvedere” of San Francisco, Whiteside, master, whaling. Surgeon employed giving medical aid to natives.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.50: sent Lieutenant Jarvis and boat’s crew to search the village for liquor and to obtain all additional evidence possible.
2.20: Lieutenant Jarvis returned bringing an empty whiskey barrel (the contents of which had first been emptied out) and three natives. Took them on board to act as witnesses in the investigation of the matter.
2.30: got underway and steamed through the ice to board a bark in the offing.
4pm to 6pm:
4.05: stopped and boarded American bark “Helen Mar” of San Francisco, Thaxter, master, whaling.
4.30: ahead. 5.20: Three barks and one schooner in sight at end of watch.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.23 stopped to speak American bark “Hunter”, Cogan, master, whaling, who reported the American bark “California” as having been stove in both bows off Cape Aggen [Mys Achchen], Siberia, and had made temporary repairs.
At 7.07 ahead to northward and westward. Steaming under slow speed. Found ice very thick and to extend as far as the eye could observe with aid of glasses.
8pm: Lat 64° 13’N, Long 172° 05’W
8pm to midnight:
Steaming slow to NNW through heavy broken ice. 9.20: ice very heavy ahead. Steered ENE to clear water for schooner to eastward.
10.00: clear of ice. 11.00: observed schooner to be the “Nicoline” previously boarded. Steered SWxS around ice for anchorage off village at St. Lawrence Island.
Hours at anchor: 14.30
Hours underway: 9.30; distance: 41.1
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11 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 63.83, Long -171.58
Midnight to 4am:
Passed bark “Helen Mar” and schooner “Rosario” previously boarded. 3.35: came to anchor off village, St. Lawrence Island. Cape Chibukak bearing NxE and end of spit NExN.
4am to 8am [pm in log-book]:
First part of watch ice moving slowly to southward. Latter part ice running to northward and westward. No vessels in sight during watch.
Three natives on board, detained as witnesses in relation to liquor being found at village, St. Lawrence Island.
8am to meridian:
First hours, ice moving to southward then to northward.
Commanding Officer investigating the statements made by the natives that they had received liquor in trade from the American whaling steamer “Belvedere”. Received written affidavits from three natives.
10.40: underway. Hauled around Cape Chibukak. 11.40: Cape Chibukak bore ESE. One schooner in sight ahead. Patent log not over on account of ice.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.30: spoke American schooner “Rosario”. 2.00: Steamed through broken ice. 2.30: clear water ahead.
4pm to 6pm:
First hour overcast, second hour dense fog. 5.00: sighted a bark and schooner to windward in the ice.
6pm to 8pm:
7.00: entered field of ice. 7.35: stopped and lowered boat for the purpose of shooting walrus. At 8.00 hoisted on board a walrus shot by Commanding Officer.
8pm: Lat 64° 11’ 54”N, Long 170° 29’W
8pm to midnight:
First hour dense fog, last three hours foggy, but partially clearing at intervals. Stopping and starting engine at intervals.
8.30: Commanding Officer returned, ahead slow. 8.45: Stopped engine and let vessel drift on account of fog and heavy ice.
Hours at anchor: 7.05
Hours underway: 16.55
Hours under steam and canvas: 3.30
Hours under steam exclusively: 13.25
Distance steam and canvas: 18.7
Distance steam exclusively: 49.5
Total distance: 68.2
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12 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 64.35, Long -170.23
Midnight to 4am:
Vessel drifting to southward and eastward in ice.
4am to 8am:
Thick fog. Vessel drifting to northward and westward.
8am: Lat 64° 14’N, Long 170° 40’W
8am to meridian:
Foggy, lighting up at intervals. 9.00: ahead. 9.00 to noon: steaming through broken ice to northward and eastward.
Meridian to 4pm:
Dense fog. 12.20: stopped engine on account of heavy ice and dense fog. Vessel drifting to southward and westward.
4pm to 6pm:
Foggy. Drifting in heavy broken ice. Worked engines to clear ice from rudder.
6pm to 8pm:
Foggy. Latter part fog partially lifting to eastward. Vessel drifting to southward and westward in heavy broken ice.
8pm: Lat 64° 19’ 12”N, Long 170° 18’ 48”W
8pm to midnight:
8.00: stopped and lowered boat to shoot walrus. 8.15: raised land bearing SSW. 9.00: hoisted on board two walrus. 9.56: ahead to southward.
10.00 to midnight: steaming through the ice to southward and eastward.
Hours underway: 24; distance: 28.5 knots
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13 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 64.03, Long -171.09
Midnight to 4am:
Foggy. Latter part dense fog. Working through the ice to the southward and westward under slow speed.
2.00: sighted a bark bearing WSW, worked over towards her. Fog shutting in thick and ice very heavy. At 2.55 stopped engine and drifted. Vessel drifting to NE.
4am to 8am:
Dense fog and misty. Vessel drifting to NE in heavy broken ice. Employed refitting block of port fore lift.
8am: Lat 64° 11’ 12”N, Long 170° 33’ 14”W
8am to meridian:
Foggy. 8.30: steamed ahead through ice to southward and westward for clear water. Land bearing about south.
Meridian to 4pm:
Last hour dense fog. Meridian to 3pm: steaming through broken ice to southward and westward. 3.30: stopped engine.
4pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. 4.00: exercised at General Quarters, Fire Quarters and Abandoning Ship. Got water on steam hose in 2 minutes, forward deck hose in 3½ minutes and after deck hose 3 minutes from time bell was struck.
6pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. Vessel drifting to southward and westward in open water.
8pm: Lat 64° 03’N, Long 170° 55’W
8pm to midnight:
Thick to light fog. 8.30: steamed ahead NW to ice to pick up walrus killed by officers. 9.30: hoisted aboard three walrus and steamed out clear of ice, drifting to NE. Fog and ice thick to eastward.
Hours underway: 24; distance: 39.5 knots
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14 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 63.87, Long -168.17
Midnight to 4am:
First three hours dense fog, last hour partly clear. Midnight to 3am: engine stopped, drifting to NE.
3.10: fog lifting, raised land bearing ESE. 3.15: ahead to southward and eastward.
4am to 8am:
Steaming though ice to southward and eastward until 6.20 when, finding ice packing and getting heavy, stood to northward and eastward.
During latter part passing through heavy broken ice under half speed. Land in sight bearing SWxW and SExE St. Lawrence Island.
8am: Lat 63° 47’N, Long 169° 46’ 45”W
8am to meridian:
Steaming through heavy broken ice to northward and eastward at half speed. Stopping and starting engine at intervals. 11.30: engine stopped one minute with cake of ice in propellor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming at half speed through broken ice to Eastward. 1.00: stopped engine to put in long guides over propellor. 1.25: ahead. At end of watch open water from south to ENE. NE Cape, St. Lawrence Island, bore SxE.
4pm to 6pm:
Steaming through broken ice hauling gradually to northward.
6pm to 8pm:
Steaming through broken ice to northward and eastward.
8pm: Lat 64° 00’N, Long 167° 35’W
8pm to midnight:
Steaming through scattered ice first hour. Last three hours in open water. 10.00: raised King’s Island [King Island] bearing NNW, headed for it.
Hours underway: 24; distance: 89.2 knots
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15 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and King’s Island]
Lat 64.96, Long -168.07 [Estimate off village, King’s Island]
4am to 8am:
6.30: off King’s Island. Stopped to communicate with natives in canoes and give them walrus meat. Examined propellor and found one blade broken. Considerable ice around island close to beach.
8am: Lat 64° 57’N, Long 167° 55’W
8am to meridian:
8.20: stopped engine and made fast to ice alongside of beach near village, King’s Island [Ukivok]. Surgeon employed giving medical treatment to natives. Gave walrus meat to natives, trading for native articles for Columbian Exhibition.
Meridian to 4pm:
First hour dense fog. Latter part fog clearing. Surgeon giving medical treatment to natives. Watch employed cleaning forecastle deck and at various jobs. Trading for Columbian Exhibition.
4pm to 6pm:
King’s Island natives on board.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.55 underway and stood N¾W. Surgeon inspected injured finger of a native and retained him on board for medical treatment. Issued him one ration daily.
8pm: Lat 65° 03’N, Long 168° 59’W
8pm to midnight:
Steaming through broken ice to northward and westward. 11.45: encountered heavy ice floe off Cape Prince of Wales. Steamed along edge of ice.
Moored to ice 10.35
Underway 13.25; distance: 63.0 knots
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16 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 64.92, Long -167.75
Midnight to 4am:
12.00: entered the ice off Cape Prince of Wales. Stopping and starting at intervals. Steaming through heavy broken ice. 2.30: stopped and gave line to two umiaks with natives.
At 3.00 ice being too thick to get near Cape Prince of Wales turned and stood towards King’s Island. 3.30: through heavy ice and steaming through scattered ice.
4am to 8am:
Steaming at half speed through broken ice towards King’s Island. At 6.00 one umiak and crew left vessel and stood to eastward.
8am: Lat 65° 08’N, Long 168° 00’W
8am to meridian:
10.50: stopped and dropped umiak off King’s Island. 11.00: ahead.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.00: raised Sledge Island ahead. 2.30: encountered heavy broken ice.
4pm to 6pm:
Steaming through broken ice and steering various courses making good about ESE. At 5.30 open water ahead.
8pm: Lat 64° 30’N, Long 166° 20’W
8pm to midnight:
9.00: hauled around Sledge Island. 10.00: off village (which was deserted). 12.00: Cape Nome bore NExE½E.
Hours underway: 24; distance: 114.9
Hours under steam and canvas: 9.05; distance: 48.5
Hours under steam exclusively: 14.55; distance: 66.4
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17 June 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and Golovnin Bay]
Lat 64.36, Long -163.25
Midnight to 4am:
2.00: Cape Nome bearing NE, distant 8 miles. Shaped course for Cape Darby. Steaming through heavy floating timber and broken ice.
4am to 8am:
Steaming through heavy drift ice at half speed. 5.23: stopped to communicate with natives in canoes. 5.27: canoes left, vessel ahead.
8am: Lat 64° 18’N, Long 164° 15’W
8am to meridian:
First hours steaming through scattered ice. Last hour in open water. Course ENE for Cape Darby.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.05: stopped engine and took on board seven natives and six kayaks. One kayak capsized alongside, picked up native and boat. 1.38: ahead. 2.15: hauled around Rocky Cape [Rocky Point] into Golovnin Bay. 3.30: stopped and came to anchor in Golovnin Bay. Rocky Cape bearing SSW¼W and Cape Darby SE¼S.
4pm to 6pm:
At 4.00 despatched Lieutenant Jarvis, 2nd Assistant Engineer Falkenstein and Surgeon Call in launch to communicate with shore.
8pm: Lat 64° 25’N, Long 162° 50’W
Hours at anchor: 8.30
Hours underway: 15.30
Distance: 75.2 knots
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18 June 1892
Golovnin Bay [to St. Michael]
Lat 63.73, Long -162.15
Midnight to 4am:
3.40: launch and party returned having communicated with people at Omalik mines and instructed them to be ready to leave in five days or as early as possible. Party all well. One man killed by explosion during winter.
[The University of Alaska Fairbanks has a short book on the Omalik lead and silver mines including a map.]
4am to 8am:
At 4.20 underway. At 5.55 Cape Darby bearing NE½E and Rocky Cape W¼N.
8am to meridian:
Aired bedding. Cleaning boat gear.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.50: came to anchor off St. Michael. Egg Island NxE. Answered salute fired on shore. Expended three cartridges and three percussion primers. Agent Neumann of AC Co visited vessel.
4pm to 6pm:
Sent Lieutenant Jarvis on shore on official business. Purchasing exhibits for Columbian Exposition.
6pm to 8pm:
6.45: stern wheel steamer “Yukon” with lighter in tow arrived and proceeded to wharf.
8pm to midnight:
10.50: Lieutenant Jarvis returned.
Hours at anchor: 13.30
Hours underway: 10.30; distance: 62.8
Hours steam and canvas 4.00; distance: 25.6
Hours steam exclusively: 6.30; distance: 37.2
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19 June 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.93
8am to meridian:
Commanding Officer visited St. Michael station.
4pm to 6pm:
5pm: stern wheel steamer “Arctic” arrived.
8pm to midnight:
Boarded American steamer “Arctic” of St. Michael, Peterson, master, from Yukon River for St. Michael, general cargo and passengers.
American steamer “Yukon” of St. Michael, Andranoff, master, from Yukon River for St. Michael, general cargo.
These steamers were built at St. Michael and have never been inspected, licensed or enrolled, nor have the masters or engineers proper licences.
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20 June 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.93
4am to 8am:
Unbent upper topsail to repair. Carpenter employed repairing port water closet chute, lead lining having been bent.
8am to meridian:
Employed repairing upper topsail, painting davits etc.
Meridian to 4pm:
Finished repairs to upper topsail and bent it. Surgeon attending sick on shore and from Yukon River.
4pm to 6pm:
5.30: cutter returned.
6pm to 8pm:
6.30: sent 3rd cutter with seine to shore.
8pm to midnight:
9.30: 3rd cutter returned with small mess of herring.
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21 June 1892
Off St. Michael [to Golovnin Bay]
Lat 64.15, Long -162.63
Midnight to 4am:
Received on board Joseph Garrity, a prospector, for passage to Golovnin Bay. 3.10: underway.
8am: Lat 63° 45’N, Long 162° 14’W
8am to meridian:
Exercised 2nd Division at great gun drill.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.40: came to anchor in Golovnin Bay. Cape Darby bearing SE¼S and Rocky Cape SWxS.
4pm to 6pm:
Messenger arrived from Omalik mine with information from Captain Brawn that party would be down to bay Wednesday. Part of crew went fishing in 3rd cutter.
8pm: Lat 64° 23’N, Long 162° 46’W [In land]
8pm to midnight:
At 10.00 Captain AM Brawn USA (retired), HF Maude, F Johnson, L Dexter, G Julian, O Olsen, and N Cowel came on board with their effects for transportation to St. Michael. 3rd cutter returned with mess of fish [see also 23 June, names repeated, some with different spellings].
Hours at anchor: 12.30
Hours underway: 11.30; distance: 69.6
Hours under steam and canvas: 9.25; distance: 58.6
Hours under steam exclusively: 2.25; distance: 11.0
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22 June 1892
Golovnin Bay [to St. Michael]
Lat 64.47, Long -162.91 [Estimate to locate ship in the sea]
4am to 8am:
At 4.45 Lieutenant Jarvis and Surgeon Call left the ship in launch and proceeded up the bay. Employed cleaning boats, etc. Issued 6 rations to mining party.
Noon: Lat 64° 23’N, Long 162° 46’W [position is inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
12.15: Lieutenant Jarvis returned in launch. 12.50: underway. Stood out of Golovnin Bay with mining party on board.
1.50: Rocky Cape bearing W¾S and Cape Darby ESE½E.
8pm: Lat 64[60 in log]° 42’N, Long 162° 07’W
8pm to midnight:
10.55: came to anchor off St. Michael. Egg Island bearing NxE½E.
Hours at anchor: 13.55
Hours underway: 10.05; distance: 65.5 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 4.55; distance: 33.2
Hours under steam exclusively: 2.25; distance: 32.3
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23 June 1892
Off St. Michael [and at sea]
Lat 63.47, Long -162.01 [Using bearings of anchorage of previous day, noon position seems off]
8am to meridian:
Captain AM Brawn USA (retired) and mining party consisting of HF Maud, F Johnson, L Dexter, G Julian, O Oleson, and N Cawel, also P Vianna [?] (found on St. Matthew Island June 3), left vessel with their effects. Surgeon treating sick on shore. Employed painting 3rd cutter. Jas. Garrity, prospector, left vessel.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.20: underway.
8pm: Lat 63° 50’N, Long 162° 25’W
Hours at anchor: 14.20
Hours underway: 9.40; distance: 60.6 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 8.35; distance: 55.3k
Hours under steam exclusively: 1.05; distance: 5.3 knots
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24 June 1892
At sea, Norton Sound [and King’s Island]
Lat 64.44, Long -165.88
Midnight to 4am:
12.19: Rocky Cape abeam.
4am to 8am:
At 7.46 Sledge Island bearing WSW¾W. At 8.00 Cape Nome bore NNW¾W, distant 3 miles.
8am: Lat 64° 21’N, Long 165° 05’W
8am to meridian:
Employed painting 3rd cutter. Meridian: Sledge Island bore WxN.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.27: Sledge Island north. Employed painting 3rd cutter and whaleboat for reindeer station and at various odd jobs.
4pm to 6pm:
Exercised 1st Gun Division.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.00 steaming towards King’s Island.
8pm: Lat 64° 55’N, Long 167° 47’W
8pm to midnight:
8.45: came to anchor off village, King’s Island. Trading with natives for exhibits for Columbian Exposition.
Hours at anchor: 3.15
Hours underway: 20.45
Hours under steam and canvas: 16.15
Hours under steam exclusively: 4.30
Distance steam and canvas: 107.9
Distance steam exclusively: 26.0
Total distance: 133.9
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25 June 1892
King’s Island [to Port Clarence]
Lat 65.28, Long -166.81 [Estimate from below bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
12.35: underway with three native umiaks in tow.
4am to 8am:
5.10: Cape York abeam. 7.05: off Point Spencer. 7.20: came to anchor in Port Clarence. Point Spencer bearing W½S, distance ¾ mile. American steam whaler “Balaena” in port.
8am to meridian:
Employed rigging purchases to change propellors. Steam whalers “Narwhal” and “Grampus” arrived and anchored.
Boarded the following vessels:
American steam bark “Balaena” of San Francisco, Norwood master, whaling
American steam bark “Narwhal” of San Francisco, Smith master, whaling
American steam bark “Grampus” of San Francisco, Vincent master, whaling
Noon: Lat 65° 15’N, Long 164° 42’W [? in land]
Meridian to 4pm:
Finished rigging purchases for changing propellors.
8pm to midnight:
Delivered to Mary, native interpreter, articles received in San Francisco.
Hours at anchor: 17.15
Hours underway: 6.45; distance: 41.8
Hours steam and canvas 3.00; distance: 18.0
Hours steam exclusively: 3.45; distance: 23.8
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26 June 1892
Port Clarence
Lat 65.28, Long -166.81 [Using bearings of anchorage of previous day, noon positions seems off]
8am to meridian:
10.15: sent an officer in 2nd cutter to learn what two whaleboats were doing on the beach. Found nothing suspicious in their actions. 11.45: 2nd cutter returned.
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27 June 1892
Port Clarence
Lat 65.28, Long -166.81
4am to 8am:
At 4.05 American steam bark “Thrasher” arrived and came to anchor. 5.30: commenced work getting spare propellor from hold to ship in place of damaged one. 7.30: landed spare propellor on quarterdeck.
Boarded American steam bark “Thrasher” of San Francisco, Weeks master, whaling.
8am to meridian:
Rigged shears and landed damaged propellor on deck. Found after propellor bearing adrift. Made preparation to secure it and hoist it on deck.
Surgeon giving medical treatment to sick man on steamer “Thrasher”.
Meridian to 4pm:
Searched for after propellor bearing which was lodged in its place below the surface of the water, the nuts having gotten adrift from the bolts. With difficulty succeeded in getting lines and chains made fast to bolts, and hoisted it on deck. Struck broken propellor below in after coal bunker.
4pm to 8pm:
Dismantled gear aloft and cleared decks.
8pm to midnight:
8.15: American steamer “Newport” of San Francisco, Porter master, from San Francisco for Port Clarence, whaling supplies, arrived. Boarded her and received mail. Received from Department Volume 1 “Synopsis of Decisions for 1891”.
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28 June 1892
Port Clarence
Lat 65.28, Long -166.81
Midnight to 4am:
3.40: American steam bark “Orca” arrived and anchored.
4am to 8am:
At 4.05 American steam bark “Beluga” arrived and anchored. Engineer’s department employed getting propellor ready for shipping.
Boarded American steam bark “Orca” of San Francisco, McGregor master, from San Francisco for Arctic Ocean, whaling; American steam bark “Beluga” of San Francisco, Sherman master, from San Francisco for Arctic Ocean, whaling.
8am to meridian:
Engineer’s force working on fittings to propellor. Rove off new port fore topsail brace and new falls to first cutter.
Surgeon attending sick of whaling fleet and natives. 11.00: American steamer “Newport” sailed for Cape Prince of Wales.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting boats. Engineer’s force working on fittings to propellor.
3.00: American bark “Alice Knowles” arrived and passed up the bay. 3.30: American schooner “Bonanza” arrived and anchored. Boarded American schooner “Bonanza” of San Francisco, Huntley master, whaling.
6pm to 8pm:
6.00: sent an officer with boat’s crew to ascertain truth of a report of trouble among natives on shore. 6.50: officer returned and reported no truth in the report.
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29 June 1892
Port Clarence
Lat 65.28, Long -166.81
Midnight to 4am:
1.30: a whaling bark arrived and anchored on north side of Bay.
4am to 8am:
At 5.35 steamer “Newport” arrived from northward and anchored. 7.37: steamer “Newport” got underway and stood to northward and eastward.
Boarded American bark “Sea Breeze” of San Francisco, Green master, whaling.
Engineer’s department employed fitting propellor for shipping.
8am to meridian:
9.45: despatched Lieutenant White in 2nd cutter to board a bark at the end of the bay.
Employed painting gig and 1st cutter. Engineer’s department getting propellor ready for shipping.
1.30: American schooner “Alton” of San Francisco, Newth [master], whaling arrived. Boarded her.
Surgeon rendering medical aid to fleet and natives.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew painting gig and variously employed. Engineer’s force getting propellor ready for shipping. Surgeon rendering medical aid to fleet and natives.
6pm to 8pm:
Lieutenant White absent in 2nd cutter on duty.
8pm to midnight:
11.15: Lieutenant White returned having boarded American bark “Alice Knowles” of New Bedford, Lapham master, whaling.
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30 June 1892
Port Clarence
Lat 65.28, Long -166.81
Sick list: JL McDonald, ordinary seaman [to 2nd July].
4am to 8am:
At 5.30 lowered shears and relashed heads and upper purchase. Raised shears, and at 7.00 lowered propellor in place. Dismantled shears and cleared up decks.
8am to meridian:
At 8.15 underway. At 8.45 made fast to steam bark “Balaena” to receive fresh water. Meridian: finished watering, ship having received 4800 gallons fresh water.
Surgeon rendering medical aid to fleet and natives [and for rest of day]. JL McDonald, ordinary seaman, sustained an injury to his hand, placed off duty.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 12.00 cast off from steamer “Balaena” and steamed to anchorage, coming to at 12.20. 12.35: steamer “Newport” anchored near by. 12.55: bark “Sea Breeze” anchored near by.
Received from steamer “Newport”, “Reindeer” and Columbian Exposition trade goods.
4pm to 6pm:
Schooner “Bonanza” dropped out from beach.
6pm to 8pm:
6.33: sounded fire alarm for exercise. Steam hose ready at 6.35, deck at 6.36. Exercised crew at Abandoning Ship and at General Quarters Stations.
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Summary of abstract for June 1892
Hours at anchor: 345 hours 45 minutes
Hours underway: 374 hours 15 minutes
Hours under steam and canvas: 126 hours 0 minutes
Hours under steam exclusively: 248 hours 15 minutes
Distance steam and canvas: 866.8 knots
Distance steam exclusively: 1063.3 knots
Total distance cruised: 1930.1 knots
Number of officers present: 270, average 9
Number of petty officers and crew: 1200, average 40
Number of rations issued: 889
Days not cruising: total number 7. Sundays 2. Boarding 3. Repairing 4.
Recapitulation of coal account
Coal on hand: 357 120/2240 tons
Coal received: –
Coal total: 357 120/2240 tons
Coal expended: 126 210/2240 tons
Balance on hand: 230 2150/2240 tons
Number of vessels boarded and examined, American 15
Number of lives saved 1
LOGS FOR JULY 1892
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1 July 1892
Port Clarence [to South Head]
Lat 65.34, Long -167.50
4am to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes and employed cleaning paintwork.
8am to meridian:
2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis left vessel to remain at Port Clarence and to board incoming vessels. Two natives on board as interpreters, issued them one ration each daily. Surgeon rendering medical aid to fleet.
9.25: underway. 9.35: Point Spencer abeam.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.00 to 4.00: passing through broken ice.
4pm to 6pm:
Passing fog last hour. Passing through considerable broken ice.
6pm to 8pm:
Foggy. Steaming through scattering ice. 7.00: fog lifting, raised East Cape [Mys Dezhneva] bearing NxW½W and Cape Krleougoune [Mys Kriguygun] SWxW¾W.
8pm: Lat 65° 26’N, Long 170° 08’W
8pm to midnight:
11.00 hauled around South Head [another name for Mys Kriguygun]. 11.45: came to anchor off village at South Head. South Head bearing east and land spit WxS.
Boarded by Lieutenant Jarvis, American bark “Hunter”, San Francisco, Cogan master, whaling.
Hours at anchor: 9.40
Hours underway: 14.20
Hours under steam and canvas: 9.40
Hours under steam exclusively: 4.40
Distance steam and canvas: 62.4
Distance steam exclusively: 48.4
Total distance: 110.8
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2 July 1892
Off Cape Krleougoune
Lat 65.48, Long -171.15 [Using bearings of anchorage of previous day, noon positions seems off]
Midnight to 4am:
At 3.00 despatched launch in charge of 2nd Assistant Engineer Falkenstein with Surgeon Call to procure reindeer. Employed during watch preparing decks for reindeer.
Natives from shore visited vessel. Considerable broken ice moving to northward.
4am to 8am:
Preparing decks for reindeer. 6.30: launch returned with 9 reindeer. Hoisted them on board and despatched launch for another load.
8am to meridian:
Received during watch 16 reindeer making a total of 25 on board. 11.00: sent launch ashore for more reindeer. Surgeon on shore procuring and examining the reindeer.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed procuring reindeer from natives. Received 16 reindeer on board during watch making a total of 41 on board. 3.50: underway. Four natives on board as herders.
4pm to 6pm:
Steaming to westward under half speed. Two umiaks in tow. At 5.30 came to, Cape Krleougoune bearing E½N, distance about 12 miles.
6pm to 8pm:
Despatched two natives to bring reindeer down to beach.
8pm: Lat 65° 30’N, Long 171° 35’W
8pm to midnight:
At 8.30 sent launch to shore for reindeer. At 11.30 boat returned with 12 reindeer making a total of 53 on board. Hoisted all boats.
Hours at anchor: 22.20
Hours underway: 1.40
Distance 9.5 knots
Boarded by Lieutenant Jarvis, American bark “Alice Knowles”, New Bedford, Lapham master, whaling.
[NOAA article about the transfer of reindeer from Siberia to Alaska includes a painting of the transfer of reindeer in 1892.]
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3 July 1892
Off Cape Krleougoune [to Port Clarence]
Lat 65.33, Long -168.18
Midnight to 4am:
At 12.20 underway. Steamed towards Cape Krleougoune. 1.41: ice ahead. 2.05: off Cape Krleougoune. 3.05: ice becoming very heavy. Stopped engine. 3.06: ahead slow. Steaming through heavy ice.
3.50: stopped to wait for umiak to land native interpreters. 4.00: Cape Krleougoune bore NxE, distance about 3 miles.
4am to 8am:
4.30: landed native interpreters, ahead to eastward. 5.05: Cape Krleougoune bearing N¼E. Steaming through broken ice. 6.50: steamer “Newport” passed to westward.
8am: Lat 65° 27’ 12”N, Long 169° 51’W
8am to meridian:
11.40: raised land bearing north.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.35: Cape York abeam. 4pm: Point Spencer SSE¼E. Cape York west.
4pm to 6pm:
5.30: came to anchor off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence. Mr. Bruce of Reindeer Station came on board. Sent an officer in 2nd cutter to procure deer food. Sea too rough to land deer.
[The site for the Teller Reindeer Station had been selected in June. Miner W. Bruce was the superintendent.]
6pm to 8pm:
7.55: boat returned with deer food.
Hours at anchor: 6.50
Hours underway: 17.10
Hours under steam and canvas: 9.00
Hours under steam exclusively: 8.10
Distance steam and canvas: 80.0
Distance steam exclusively: 55.5
Total distance: 135.5
Boarded by Lieutenant Jarvis, American bark “Reindeer” of New Bedford, Baker master, whaling; American bark “Abraham Barker” of New Bedford, Gifford master, whaling.
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4 July 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
At 6.00 commenced landing reindeer. 6.50: hove up anchor and steamed into 4 fathoms of water. 7.05: came to.
Landed during watch 18 reindeer. Dressed ship with national colors at mastheads in honor of the day.
8am to meridian:
Landed 34 reindeer making a total of 52 landed, one sick one being returned on board. Landed stores for Reindeer Station. Four native herders left vessel to remain at station.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed part of crew to go ashore.
4pm to 6pm:
Delivered to Reindeer Station upon written request of Superintendent Bruce the following articles: 5 gallons molasses, 50 lbs coffee, 50 lbs rice, 300 lbs cornmeal, 1 lb ginger, 1 set signal halyards, 100 lbs salt, 1 frying pan, 1 gallon whiskey, 4 oz sweet spirits nitre, 2 lbs flaxseed, 8 oz soap liniment, 1 oz mercurial ointment, 2 lbs flaxseed meal.
4.45: American schooner “Alton” arrived and anchored nearby.
Boarded by Lieutenant Jarvis, American schooner “Nicoline”, Tilton master, San Francisco whaling.
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5 July 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence [and at sea]
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
Sick list: JL McDonald, ordinary seaman
4am to 8am:
Washed quarterdeck and watering ship. Filled tanks having received 800 gallons water.
8am to meridian:
Employed filling boiler with fresh water. Landed at Reindeer Station one cross cut or [?] pit saw and one paint brush.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.00 finished filling boiler with fresh water. Sent crew ashore to scrub clothes on beach. At 3.50 part of crew returned bringing force pump and hose used in filling boats with fresh water.
4pm to 8pm:
Sent sick reindeer ashore. Remainder of crew returned on board. Carpenter fitting flagstaff for Reindeer Station.
6pm to 8pm:
Planted flagstaff at Reindeer Station. 7.20: got underway.
8pm: Lat 65° 17’N, Long 166° 37’W
8pm to midnight:
At 8.45 came to under Point Spencer. Lieutenant Jarvis reported on board and again left the vessel and went on board the steam bark “Thrasher”.
9.50: underway and stood out of harbor. 10.00: Point Spencer bore S¾E. At 12.00 King’s Island bore SxW and Cape York NWxW.
Hours at anchor: 20.25
Hours underway: 3.35; distance: 21.8 knots
Hours steam and canvas 2.00; distance: 12.1 knots
Hours steam exclusively: 1.35; distance: 9.7 knots
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6 July 1892
At sea Bering Sea [and Uelen and Inchoun]
Lat 66.20, Long -169.75
Midnight to 4am:
1.00: Cape York north and Cape Prince of Wales NWxW½W. 2.55: Cape Prince of Wales abeam. At 4.00 Cape Prince of Wales bore NE¼E, King’s Island SE½S and Fairway Rock WxN¼N.
4am to 8am:
First part dense fog at intervals. Latter part clear.
4.40: dense fog, passed Fairway Rock close aboard. 6.50: Ratmanoff Island [Big Diomede Island] abeam.
8am: Lat 65° 55’N, Long 169° 17’W
8am to meridian:
9.55: off East Cape, stood in through drift ice for native village. 10.25: came to off Whalen [Uelen]. Point of East Cape east and village SSW. Vessel visited by natives.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 2.40 underway, steaming along shore to northward and westward.
4pm to 6pm:
4.35: came to off village of Enchouan [Inchoun], Siberia. 5.50: hove up anchor to shift anchorage on account of ice.
6pm to 8pm:
6.00: came to anchor.
8pm: Lat 66° 12’N, Long 170° 00’W
8pm to midnight:
10.05: hove up port anchor on account of ice. 10.15: came to. Point bearing ExS¼S.
Hours at anchor: 11.20
Hours underway: 12.40
Hours under steam and canvas: 7.00
Hours under steam exclusively: 5.40
Distance steam and canvas: 55.3
Distance steam exclusively: 35.8
Total distance: 91.1
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7 July 1892
Enchouan Siberia [and at sea]
Lat 66.20, Long -169.92
Midnight to 4am:
12.20: shifted anchorage on account of ice.
4am to 8am:
7.55: sent launch with Assistant Engineer Falkenstein and Surgeon Call to obtain reindeer.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed in shifting Point Barrow coal from waist to quarterdeck and forward between decks.
Meridian to 4pm:
Trading for exhibits for Columbian Exposition.
6pm to 8pm:
6.20: got underway. 7.10: came to anchor. 7.15: launch returned with 16 reindeer. Hoisted them on board.
8pm to midnight:
9.40: got underway and stood along the land to southward and eastward with one umiak in tow.
Hours at anchor: 20.50
Hours underway: 3.10
Hours under steam exclusively: 2.20
Hours under canvas exclusively: 0.50
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8 July 1892
At sea, Bering Strait [and Port Clarence]
Lat 65.47, Long -168.13 [used noon bearing, position seems off]
Midnight to 4am:
Last three hours overcast with thick fog. 12.05: stopped to let natives get in their umiak. 12.10: ahead.
1.40: East Cape bore WSW½W, distance 2 miles. Sounding fog signals every 2 minutes.
4am to 8am:
Dense fog. 5.00 to 7.00: steaming through heavy field ice. 6.13: stopped and backed engine. 6.16: ahead. 6.30: stopped engine. 6.34: ahead. 6.50: clear of ice.
8am: Lat 65° 42’N, Long 169° 05’W
8am to meridian:
9.00: raised Fairway Rock bearing NNE½E. 10.45: raised Cape Prince of Wales bearing NE¼N, distance about 10 [?] miles.
11.30: Cape York bore ENE½E. 12.00: Cape Prince of Wales bore NxW¼W, distance about 8 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.00: Cape York abeam. One bark in sight standing to westward at end of watch.
4pm to 6pm:
4.15: passed a bark standing to westward. 5.40: came to anchor in Port Clarence. Lieutenant Jarvis reported on board.
8pm to midnight:
9.45: schooner “Rosario” of San Francisco, Coffin master, whaling, arrived. Boarded her.
Hours at anchor: 6.20
Hours underway: 17.40; distance: 118.1
Hours steam and canvas 6.50; distance: 50.3
Hours steam exclusively: 10.50; distance: 67.8
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9 July 1892
Port Clarence
Lat 65.27, Long -166.81 [Noon position in log seems off]
Midnight to 4am:
12.50: American brig “Percy Edward” arrived and anchored near by. 1.05: American steamer “Newport” arrived with American ship “America” in tow, and anchored.
4am to 8am:
Boarded American steamer “Newport” of San Francisco, Porter master, whaling; American brig “Percy Edward” of San Francisco, McKenna master, whaling; American ship “America” of San Francisco, Harding master, Port Townsend for Port Clarence, whaling supplies.
7.45: got underway and spoke brig “Percy Edward” relative to stores for Reindeer Station.
8am to meridian:
8.20: came to anchor. Stopped ration issued to native from King’s Island. Delivered to Sheldon Jackson for use of Reindeer Station in making tent to shelter supplies: 28 yards raven’s duck and 13 yards cotton drilling.
Received from brig “Percy Edward” 40 bags coal for Reindeer Station. Surgeon rendering medical aid to whaling fleet.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received from brig “Percy Edward” 200 bags coal (total 240) and 77 boxes bread. Surgeon rendering medical aid to fleet.
4pm to 8pm:
Surgeon rendering medical aid to natives.
8pm to midnight:
Surgeon rendering medical aid to fleet.
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10 July 1892
Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
7.05: underway. 7.10: took in tow American brig “Percy Edward” to enable her to reach Grantley Harbor for the purpose of repairing damage done in ice.
8am to meridian:
American brig “Percy Edward” forefoot badly damaged. American ship “America” rudder nearly twisted off and forefoot damaged in ice.
8.55: cast off brig “Percy Edward” and steamed towards anchorage off Reindeer Station. 9.25: came to anchor off Reindeer Station. Delivered to Reindeer Station 240 bags coal, 9 cases of oil and 16 reindeer.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.50: American brig “Percy Edward” got underway and stood in to Grantley Harbor.
6pm to 8pm:
7.30: sent fishing party with seine to beach.
8pm to midnight:
10.00: fishing party returned with mess of fish.
Hours at anchor: 21.45
Hours underway: 2.15
Distance: 11.0
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11 July 1892
Reindeer Station, Port Clarence [to off Point Spencer]
Lat 65.27, Long -166.73
4am to 8am:
At 5.30 landed at Reindeer Station 77 boxes of biscuit received from brig “Percy Edward” on the 9th inst. Watering ship. 7.55: finished watering ship having received 1100 gallons fresh water.
8am to meridian:
8.55: underway. 9.45: stopped and picked up a whaleboat. 10.20: came to anchor off Point Spencer, Port Clarence. End of spit bearing WxN, distance about 1 mile.
AC Co’s steamer “St. Paul” at anchor near by. Sent mail and mail bag for Unalaska on board “St. Paul”. 11.50: schooner “Rosario” underway and passed out to northward.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.20: bark “Sea Breeze” got underway and stood out of the harbor. 1.50: steamer “St. Paul” and schooner “Nicoline” left port, the “St. Paul” going to the southward and the “Nicoline” to the northward.
2.50: American brig “Karluk” arrived and anchored. Boarded her. The master reported that he had bent the propellor but had repaired it and that he needed a compass.
Crew employed shifting hard coal from main hatch to bunker and at various other jobs.
6pm to 8pm:
7.30: American steam bark “Balaena” with American bark “Reindeer” in tow proceeded out of the harbor. Loaned to American brig “Karluk” one “Baker” spirit compass (8 inch).
Boarded and examined by Lieutenant White: American steam brig “Karluk” of San Francisco, Smith master, Unalaska for Port Clarence, whaling.
Hours at anchor: 22.35
Hours underway: 1.25; distance: 9.1 knots
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12 July 1892
Port Clarence
Lat 65.27, Long -166.77
4am to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes and cleaned boat gear.
8am to meridian:
At 9.00 steamer “Newport” crossed to the NE side of the harbor. 9.05: got underway and steamed to ship “America”. 9.30: made fast alongside. 10.00: commenced receiving coal from ship “America”.
Meridian to 4pm:
Surgeon rendering medical aid to fleet.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.40 cast off from ship “America” having received 188 1280/2240 tons of bituminous coal from the North American Commercial Company. At 6.55 came to anchor, Point Spencer bearing WNW¾W, distance about 1 mile.
Hours at anchor: 23.20
Hours underway: 0.40; distance: 1.0 knots
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13 July 1892
Port Clarence
Lat 65.27, Long -166.81 [Noon position in log seems off]
4am to 8am:
Employed stowing coal from deck into bunkers.
8am to meridian:
Employed washing decks and scrubbing paintwork. 9.00: whaling bark “Abraham Barker” got underway and stood out of the harbor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed setting up maintopmast and topgallant backstays, breaking out and restowing storeroom under cabin, cleaning boats, etc.
2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis left the vessel to proceed to Point Barrow on the steam whaling bark “Thrasher” by order of the Commanding Officer.
Sent to Point Barrow Refuge Station per steamer “Thrasher” the following articles: eleven (11) boxes tobacco, one (1) box containing 2 shotguns, one (1) bale drilling, one (1) box cornmeal (two 25lb tins), two (2) boxes saleratus [baking soda], one (1) box pipes and knives and one (1) box tea pots etc.
The onions and potatoes for Point Barrow Refuge Station to be taken up by steamer “Newport”.
4pm to 6pm:
4.20: steamer “Newport” arrived and anchored.
6pm to 8pm:
Captain Everett E Smith of steamer “Karluk” requested to be supplied with 500 45-70 rifle cartridges as he is to winter in the Arctic, east of Point Barrow, and the ammunition he requested to be used solely for ship’s use. The request was granted.
8pm to midnight:
Sick native came on board from steamer “Narwhal” for transportation across Bering Strait.
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14 July 1892
Port Clarence [and at sea]
Lat 65.83, Long -168.67
Midnight to 4am:
2.25: steamer “Newport” left the port.
4am to 8am:
4.20: got underway and stood out of the harbor. 4.40: Point Spencer abeam. 5.15: stopped and took in tow one umiak with natives bound for Cape Prince of Wales. 5.17: ahead. 6.41: Cape York N¾W.
8am: Lat 65° 25’N, Long 167° 40’W
8am to meridian:
9.10: Cape Prince of Wales abeam, cast off umiak. Steamer “Newport” at anchor off Cape Prince of Wales. 11.05: Fairway Rock bearing S½E and Kruzenstern Island [Little Diomede Island] WSW¾W.
Noon: west end of Ratmanoff Island bore WSW¼W and east end of Kruzenstern Island S¾E.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.00 to 2.00: steaming through broken ice. 2.00: clear water ahead. East Cape bore WSW½W.
4pm to 6pm:
Thick fog. 4.50: sighted East Cape bearing SE. Sounding fog signal.
6pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. Sounding fog signal. Steaming at slow speed along the coast of Siberia.
8pm: Lat 66° 32’N, Long 170° 30’W
8pm to midnight:
9.10: fog lifting, made Cape Serdze-Kamen [Mys Serdtse-Kamen] bearing WNW¾W. 12.00: Cape Serdze-Kamen abeam.
Hours at anchor: 4.20
Hours underway: 19.40
Hours under steam and canvas: 3.00
Hours under steam exclusively: 16.40
Distance steam and canvas: 22.3
Distance steam exclusively: 119.0
Total distance: 141.3
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15 July 1892
Off the coast of Siberia [and Cape Serdze-Kamen]
Lat 66.88, Long -171.48 [Estimate off Cape Serdze-Kamen]
Midnight to 4am:
1.15: came to anchor under Cape Serdze-Kamen. Cape bearing E[sic]½N distant 4 miles. [The bearing places the ship inland, so assuming should be W½N.]
4am to 8am:
Scattered ice near vessel. Employed preparing decks for reindeer. Waiting for reindeer.
8am to meridian:
9.30: Sent launch in charge of 2nd Assistant Engineer Falkenstein with Surgeon Call to procure reindeer. Trading for Columbian Exposition exhibits.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received on board during watch fifteen (15) reindeer. At end of watch officers and boat on shore to procure reindeer.
4pm to 6pm:
4.45: launch returned with six (6) reindeer.
8pm to midnight:
Large quantities of ice drifting to eastward.
Hours at anchor: 22.45
Hours underway: 1.15
Distance 10.4 knots
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16 July 1892
Off Cape Serdze-Kamen
Lat 66.88, Long -171.48
Midnight to 4am:
Ice moving to the westward.
4am to 8am:
4.10: hove short, but native interpreter saying that more deer were to be had at this place, reeved again.
Sick native from steamer “Narwhal” left the vessel.
8am to meridian:
Ice moving to the eastward.
Meridian to 4pm:
Considerable ice moving to the eastward. 2.00: large ice floe fouled vessel. Worked engine. 2.55: hove up anchor. Carried away stock of port anchor, ice coming in contact with it while at the hawse. Hoisted anchor on deck.
3.35: came to. East point of Cape bearing east about 4 miles.
4pm to 6pm:
Heavy broken ice moving to the eastward.
6pm to 8pm:
Heavy broken ice moving to the westward. Stored damaged anchor in main hold.
8pm to midnight:
Ice moving to northward and westward.
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17 July 1892
Off Cape Serdze-Kamen
Lat 66.90, Long -171.47 [Estimated, noon position seems off]
Midnight to 4am:
Heavy broken ice moving to northward and westward.
4am to 8am:
Large quantities of broken ice moving to westward.
8am to meridian:
First two hours [ice] moving to westward. Last two hours ice moving to eastward. 11.40: ice becoming very heavy, hove up anchor and catted it.
Vessel drifting. Stopping and starting engine at intervals. Noon: east point of Cape bore ExS and west point W½S.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.45: came to anchor. East point of Cape Serdze-Kamen bearing E¾N and west point W¾N. Ice moving to eastward.
4pm to 6pm:
5.35: shifted anchorage on account of heavy drift ice. 5.55: came to anchor. East point of Cape bearing E and west point W.
6pm to 8pm:
Ice drifting to eastward. Working engine at intervals to clear ice.
8pm to midnight:
9.40: got underway working to the eastward through heavy field ice under slow speed.
Hours at anchor: 20.15
Hours underway: 3.45
Distance 9.5 knots
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18 July 1892
Off Cape Serdze-Kamen
Lat 67.00, Long -171.67
Midnight to 4am:
12.50: east point of Cape Serdze-Kamen bore WxS. Steaming under slow speed through heavy drift ice. Stopping at intervals.
At 3.00 stopped engine and sent boat ashore to communicate with natives. 3.45: boat returned. 3.55: came to anchor under east point of Cape Serdze-Kamen.
4am to 8am:
Ice moving slowly to northward and westward.
8am to meridian:
9.00: large ice field fouled ship, hove up anchor, found stock carried away. 9.15: came to with port anchor. Hoisted starboard anchor and broken stock on deck. Employed making new anchor stock and [?] awning stanchions.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed making temporary stock for starboard anchor.
4pm to 6pm:
Employed putting grafting on temporary anchor stock.
6pm to 8pm:
Finished stocking starboard anchor, got it on the bow and shackled chain.
8pm to midnight:
10.00: ice commenced drifting around vessel. 11.20: hove up anchor to clear chain of drift ice. 11.40: came to anchor.
Hours at anchor: 19.30
Hours underway: 4.30
Distance 11.5 knots
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19 July 1892
Off Cape Serdze-Kamen
Lat 67.00, Long -171.67
Midnight to 4am:
Ice moving to northward and westward. 2.40: worked engine to clear ice.
4am to 8am:
7.35: large ice field coming down, hove up anchor and worked through ice for clear water till end of watch.
8am to meridian:
8.45: anchored. 9.45: shifted anchorage to clear ice and came to at 9.55.
10.15: heavy ice field coming near vessel, got underway and steamed NE until noon, when finding ice too closely packed to force vessel through, and ice not moving, made fast with grapnel and 3-inch line to large ice floe, and stopped engine.
Surgeon and two men on shore in dinghy to procure reindeer.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.45: took in grapnel and worked vessel to eastward. 2.40: stopped and made fast to ice with grapnel. East point of cape bearing N¼W. At end of watch east point of Cape Serdze-Kamen N¾W. Vessel drifting to the eastward.
4pm to 6pm:
Vessel fast to ice and drifting to eastward. 5.30: Surgeon Call and men returned on board.
6pm to 8pm:
Vessel fast to ice drifting to the eastward very slowly. At 6.10 sent launch with Surgeon Call for reindeer. At 7.55 cast off from ice and worked engine to turn vessel.
8pm to midnight:
Working vessel towards shore to pick up launch. 8.30: Stopped engine, launch returned. Received 6 reindeer. 9.20: ahead. Working vessel to northward and eastward through heavy broken ice.
11.55: ice becoming very thick, stopped engine. At midnight east point of Cape Serdze-Kamen bore NW½W, distance about 6 miles. One umiak with natives on board.
Hours at anchor: 8.55
Hours underway: 15.05
Distance: 6.8
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20 July 1892
At sea off Cape Serdze-Kamen [to Utan]
Lat 67.02, Long -171.72
Midnight to 4am:
Vessel drifting in heavy and closely packed ice. Stopping and starting engine at intervals. Hooked relieving tackles.
4am to 8am:
At 6.35 steamed ahead, working in heavy ice to northward and eastward. 7.15: stopped engine and let vessel drift.
8am: Lat 67° 00’N, Long 171° 40’W
8am to meridian:
Dense fog. Vessel drifting in the ice. Employed making boat cover and at various other jobs.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.40: fog lifting, slightly made east point of Cape Serdze-Kamen, bearing NW¾N, ahead working through heavy ice to westward.
1.50: ice very heavy. Stopped and drifted. 2.50: ice opening ahead, working to southward and eastward till end of watch.
4pm to 6pm:
5.00: west point of Cape Serdze-Kamen bore NwxW½W, 5 miles distant. 5.19: east point bore SSE. Working engine at slow speed. Vessel passing through heavy field ice to the eastward.
6pm to 8pm:
Steaming at slow speed through broken ice to the northward and eastward. 6.35: full speed. 7.40: clear of ice. Cape Serdze-Kamen bore W½S and Cape Unikin [Mys Unikyn] SSE½E.
8pm: Lat 66° 53’N, Long 170° 42’W
8pm to midnight:
8.40: stopped and took on umiak with natives in tow. 8.45: ahead. 9.40: umiak let go. 10.00: ice ahead, slowed engine. Working through heavy broken ice to southward and eastward. 11.25: clear water, ahead full speed. 12.00: came to off village of Utan, Siberia [Uten/Inchoan].
Hours underway: 24
Distance 49.4 knots
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21 July 1892
Off Utan [to Port Clarence]
Lat 65.83, Long -168.83
Midnight to 4am:
At 3.50 underway, ice coming into the bay in large quantities.
4am to 8am:
Last hour, dense fog. Steaming along the Siberian coast at half speed to the eastward.
8am: Lat 66° 15’N, Long 169° 25’W
8am to meridian:
Dense fog. Sounding fog signal.
Meridian to 4pm:
First part foggy. Latter part clearing. At 1.08 sighted Fairway Rock bearing SSW and Kruzenstern Island bearing WSW¾W. At 2.00 raised Cape Prince of Wales bearing E¾N.
4pm to 6pm:
5.40: passed steam whaler “Beluga” heading to the westward. 5.50: passed steam whaler “Karluk” heading to the westward.
6pm to 8pm:
Steaming along the land to the eastward. 6.05: sighted ship “America” standing to the southward. 8.00: Point Spencer bore SExE¼E.
8pm: Lat 65° 20’N, Long 167° 00’W
8pm to midnight:
8.45: Point Spencer bore S½W. 8.55: stopped to take 3 canoes in tow. 9.05: ahead. 10.20: came to anchor off Reindeer Station. American brig “Percy Edward” at anchor near Grantley Harbor.
Hours at anchor: 5.30
Hours underway: 18.30
Hours under steam and canvas: 3.40
Hours under steam exclusively: 1450
Distance steam and canvas: 25.[obscured]
Distance steam exclusively: 101.[obscured]
Total distance: 127.4
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22 July 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50 [Estimate off Reindeer Station]
Midnight to 4am:
2.50: American brig “Percy Edward” got underway and stood to the westward.
4am to 8am:
At 4.15 American brig “Percy Edward” anchored near by. Landed all reindeer at Reindeer Station.
8am to meridian:
Employed watering ship. Filled tanks with fresh water having received 2300 gallons.
Noon: Lat 66° [sic] 19’N, Long 166° 30’W
Meridian to 4pm:
Washed main decks. Unshackled relieving tackles.
4pm to 6pm:
Sent carpenter and boat’s crew to place sills for house at Reindeer Station.
6pm to 8pm:
At 7.40 carpenter and boat’s crew returned.
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23 July 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
5.30: sent an officer with carpenter and starboard watch to assist in erecting building for Reindeer Station.
8am to meridian:
Carpenter and eight men ashore erecting building for Reindeer Station [and during next watch].
Meridian to 4pm:
12.55: brig “Percy Edward” weighed and stood down the harbor.
4pm to 6pm:
Carpenter and working party returned. House for station entirely framed.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.40 hove up anchor, steamed ahead. 6.50: came to. Flagstaff at station bearing north and Cape Riley SSE¾E.
Hours at anchor: 23.50
Hours underway: 0.10
Distance: 1.0
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24 July 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.30, Long -166.50
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25 July 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence [to St. Lawrence Bay]
Lat 65.30, Long -167.42
Sick list: A Dickson, seaman
4am to 8am:
7.50: got underway and stood to southward and westward. Washed clothes.
8am: Lat 65° 17’N, Long 167° 27’W
8am to meridian:
9.05: stopped and boarded American brig “Percy Edward” of San Francisco, McKenna master, whaling. Ascertained that the master had sold a breech-loading rifle and ammunition to a native.
9.32: ahead. 10.00: Point Spencer bore S¾E. 11.25: sighted a bark standing to the eastward. Noon: Cape York bore NW½N, distance 9 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
3.00: raised Fairway Rock bearing NW¼N and Ratmanoff Island west end bearing NW¾W.
4.00: Fairway Rock bearing NxW½W and west end of Ratmanoff Island NW.
8pm: Lat 65° 31’N, Long 169° 53’W
8pm to midnight:
10.20: raised land on starboard bow. 11.30: came to anchor off Cape Pnaugoune [Cape Pnaougoune], St. Lawrence Bay, Siberia. Cape Pnaugoune bearing NxW, west end of Lutke’s Island [Ostrov Litke] bearing WNW and Cape Nuniagmo [Mys Nunyamo] ExN.
Hours at anchor: 8.20
Hours underway: 15.40
Hours under steam and canvas: 12.35
Hours under steam exclusively: 3.05
Distance steam and canvas: 95.2
Distance steam exclusively: 15.1
Total distance: 110.3
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26 July 1892
Off Cape Pnaugoune, St. Lawrence Bay [to Lutke Harbor]
Lat 65.63, Long -170.92 [estimate from bearings]
Sick list: A Dickson, seaman
8am: Lat 65° 34’N, Long 170° 44’W
8am to meridian:
At 8.10 underway, steamed into Lutke Harbor [Gavan Litke]. At 9.00 came to anchor in Lutke Harbor, St. Lawrence Bay. East point Lutke’s Island bearing SExE½E and west point SxW, Cape Pnaugoune E¾N.
Noon: Lat 65° 37’N, Long 170° 43’ 50”W [locates the ship inland]
Hours at anchor: 23.10
Hours underway: 0.50
Distance: 3.0
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27 July 1892
Lutke Harbor, St. Lawrence Bay [to Cape Krleougoune]
Lat 65.45, Long -171.25
4am to 8am:
7.30: underway. 7.45: west point of Lutke’s Island bore NxW and Cape Pnaugoune NExE¾E.
8am: Lat 65° 33’N, Long 170° 50’W
8am to meridian:
Steaming along the coast of Siberia to the southward and eastward. 10.10: came to anchor off Cape Krleougoune [Mys Kriguygun]. Cape Krleougoune bearing east.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 2.30 sent launch with Surgeon Call to purchase reindeer.
6pm to 8pm:
6.45: launch returned with ten (10) reindeer. Hoisted them on board.
Hours at anchor: 21.10
Hours underway: 2.40 [10 minutes missing]
Distance: 17.8
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28 July 1892
Off Cape Krleougoune, Siberia [and at sea]
Lat 65.45, Long -171.25
4am to 8am:
7.00: sent launch with Surgeon Call and Assistant Engineer Falkenstein to procure reindeer.
8am to meridian:
Received during watch sixteen (16) reindeer.
Meridian to 4pm:
Dense fog, partially clearing at intervals. At 1.00 Surgeon with seven men and launch went ashore to purchase reindeer.
2.40: got underway and steamed to the westward. At 3.10 came to anchor.
4pm to 6pm:
Dense fog. Sounding fog signal.
6pm to 8pm:
First part thick fog. Latter part fog clearing. 6.30: launch returned with 25 reindeer. 7.45: sent launch ashore for deer.
8pm to midnight:
10.00: launch returned with 15 reindeer. 11.30: got underway.
Hours at anchor: 23.30
Hours underway: 0.30
Distance: 1.5 knots
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29 July 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and Port Clarence]
Lat 65.35, Long -167.60
Midnight to 4am:
12.05: Cape Krleougoune bore N¼E and Cape Nuniagmo NE¼N. 2.00: Cape Krleougoune bore W¾S and East Cape NxE. 2.45: sighted Ratmanoff Island bearing NNE½E.
4am to 8am:
6.33: Ratmanoff Island bore NxW. 7.10: Fairway Rock abeam. At 8.00 Cape Prince of Wales bore NExN and Fairway Rock NNW½W. Scrubbed clothes.
8am: Lat 65° 24’N, Long 168° 33’W
8am to meridian:
9.45: Cape Prince of Wales bore NxW and Fairway Rock NWxW½W. Noon: Cape Prince of Wales bore NWxW¼W and King’s Island S½W.
Meridian to 4pm:
3.00: stopped in Port Clarence to board American brig “Percy Edward”.
4pm to 6pm:
4.17: ahead. 5.35: came to anchor off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence.
6pm to 8pm:
Crew employed landing reindeer.
8pm to midnight;
At 8.30 finished landing reindeer (sixty three)
and cleaned decks.
Hours at anchor: 6.25
Hours underway: 17.35
Distance: 121.2
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30 July 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
Sent carpenter and two men ashore to work on building for Reindeer Station.
8am to meridian:
Carpenter and eight men at work on building for Reindeer Station [and next watch]. Two vessels anchored off Point Spencer during watch.
Meridian to 4pm:
Watch on board restowed sail locker.
4pm to 6pm:
5.30: working party returned from shore. 5.40: hove up anchor and shifted anchorage to the southward. At 5.55 came to anchor.
Hours at anchor: 23.45
Hours underway: 0.15
Distance: 1.5 knots
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31 July 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.30, Long -166.50
8am to meridian:
Expended (1) one old mainsail and (1) one old foresail for covering roof of house for Reindeer Station.
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Summary of abstract for July 1892
Hours at anchor: 519 hours 35 minutes
Hours underway: 224 hours 25m
Hours under steam and canvas: 56 hours 05 minutes
Hours under steam exclusively: 168 hours 20 minutes
Distance steam and canvas: 405.4 knots
Distance steam exclusively: 740.1 knots
Total distance cruised: 1145.5 knots
Number of officers present: 261, average 8 12/31
Number of petty officers and crew: 1240, average 40
Number of rations issued: 883
Numbers of vessels boarded and examined: American 10
Days not cruising: 5. Sundays 2. Boarding 3. Holidays 1.
Recapitulation of coal account
Coal on hand: 517350 lbs
Coal received: 422400 lbs
Coal total: 939750 lbs
Coal expended: 229850 lbs
Balance on hand: 709900 lbs
Coal drawn on vouchers from ship “America”: 188 1280/2240 tons
LOGS FOR AUGUST 1892
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1 August 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.30, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
Washed clothes. At 7.00 sent carpenter and starboard
watch to Reindeer Station to work on house. At 7.50 sent old mainsail
and foresail to cover the roof of house.
8.00: brig “Percy Edward” stood out of the harbor.
8am to meridian:
Carpenter and starboard watch at work on building at Reindeer Station [and during next 2 watches].
Meridian to 4pm:
Watch on board at work on rigging and boat’s falls.
6pm to 8pm:
7.00: working party returned except carpenter and one man.
8pm to midnight:
9.00: carpenter and man returned from shore.
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2 August 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence [and at sea]
Lat 65.03, Long -168.17
4am to 8am:
4.15: underway, steamed across the bay. 5.25: stopped off Point Spencer and boarded American bark “William Bayliss”.
6.10: ahead and stood out of the bay. 6.30: Point Spencer bore SxW, distant ½ mile.
8am: Lat 65° 15’N, Long 167° 15’W
8am to meridian:
10.00: Cape Prince of Wales bore NW¼N and King’s Island S½W. 11.45: King’s Island abeam bearing SE¼S, distant 7 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 3.00 Cape Prince of Wales bore NxE, King’s Island ENE¼E.
8pm: Lat 64° 47’N, Long 170° 01’W
Boarded and examined American bark “William Bayliss” of New Bedford, Cleveland master, whaling.
Hours at anchor: 4.15
Hours underway: 19.45; distance: 123.7
Hours steam and canvas: 1.45; distance: 11.9
Hours steam exclusively: 18.00; distance: 111.8
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3 August 1892
Off the coast of Siberia
Lat 64.25, Long -173.27
Midnight to 4am:
3.45: fog shut in thick.
At 2.10 raised land on starboard bow bearing from SWxW to WxN. 3.40: Kiginuine [probably Mys Kygynin], Kayne Island [Ostrov Arakamchechen] bore NWxW. High Island [probably Ostrov Yttygran] W¼S and Cape Mertens [Myx Mertensa] WSW½W. Vessel visited by natives.
4am to 8am:
5.45: came to anchor off Indian Point, Siberia. End of spit bearing SxE½E and High Island NNW. Vessel visited by natives.
8am: Lat 64° 25’N, Long 172° 15’W
8am to meridian:
8.10: underway. 8.22: Indian Point [Mys Chaplina] abeam. Noon: Bald Head [Mys Lysaya Golova] bore WNW½W.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming along the land to the northward and westward. 1.25: stopped off village near Bald Head. 1.35: ahead. 1.40: rounded Bald Head. 2.30: rounded Cape Haidamak [Cape Haidamark/Mys Gaydamak].
2.40: came to anchor in Port Providence, Plover Bay [Reyd Plover]. Surgeon Call went up the bay with native interpreter to inquire for reindeer.
8pm: Lat 64° 22’N, Long 173° 20’W
8pm to midnight:
11.05: Surgeon and native interpreter returned.
Hours at anchor: 11.45
Hours underway: 12.15
Hours under steam and canvas: 4.30
Hours under steam exclusively: 7.45
Distance steam and canvas: 31.7
Distance steam exclusively: 48.7
Total distance: 80.4
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4 August 1892
Port Providence, Plover Bay [to Cape Ignatief]
Lat 64.52, Long -173.29 [adjusted]
4am to 8am:
At 5.30 sent boats ashore for fresh water.
8am: Lat 64° 22’N, Long 173° 20’W
8am to meridian:
At 10.00 finished watering ship, having received 2600 gallons fresh water. At 10.15 underway, steamed up Plover Bay. 10.45: Cape Likhatchov [Mys Likhacheva] abeam bearing E½S. 10.55: Cape Putiatin [Mys Putyatina] abeam bearing W½N.
11.05: Cape Croun [?] abeam bearing east. 11.23: Cape Theodoref [Mys Yendogurova?] abeam bearing WSW½W. 11.55: Cape Popoff [Mys Popova] abeam bearing NExE. At noon Cape Popoff bore east and Cape Theodorof bore SSE¼E.
Noon: Lat 64° 32’N, Long 173° 20’W [places the ship inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.00 came to anchor off Cape Ignatief [Mys Ignat’yeva], Vladimir Bay, Siberia [Bukhta Vsadnik?]. Cape Ignatief bearing ESE½E distant ¼ mile.
Hours at anchor: 21.15
Hours underway: 2.45
Distance: 14.1 knots
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5 August 1892
Off Cape Ignatief, Vladimir Bay [and at sea]
Lat 64.57, Long -173.33 [estimate from above bearings]
4am to 8am:
Washed clothes.
Noon: Lat 64° 35’N, Long 173° 22’W [places the ship inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
At 12.10 underway. Steamed down the bay. At 2.00 stopped in Port Providence and landed a native. 2.22: ahead and stood out of the bay. At 3.40 Bald Head bearing ENE¼E.
4pm to 6pm:
At 5.00 Cape Jakkun [Mys Yakun?] bore NNW½W and Bald Head ExN.
6pm to 8pm:
At 8.00 Cape Aggen bore NWxW½W.
8pm to midnight:
11.20: Cape Aggen bore NxE¼E, distant 10.2 miles. At 11.35 Cape Bering bore NNW¾W.
Hours at anchor: 12.10
Hours underway: 11.50
Hours under steam and canvas: 3.35
Hours under steam exclusively: 8.15
Distance steam and canvas: 29.8
Distance steam exclusively: 55.8
Total distance: 85.6
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6 August 1892
Gulf of Anadir [Anadyrskiy Zaliv]
Lat 65.32, Long -179.08
Midnight to 4am:
1.25: Cape Bering bore NxE½E, distant 15.5 miles and Cape Aggen ENE½E.
4am to 8am:
At 8.00 Mount Linglingay [Mount Linlingai/Gora Serdtse Kamen] bore NxW.
8am: Lat 65° 20’N, Long 178° 25’W
8am to meridian:
At 9.00 stood in to light broken ice. 9.20: stopped to shoot walrus. 10.35: ahead. Hoisted one walrus on board.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.20: stopped engine to speak an umiak. 12.30: ahead. At 12.50 came to anchor off village on west side of Holy Cross Bay [Zaliv Kresta]. Mount Linglingay bearing ENE, north spit bearing north and south spit SE½E, village WxS.
8pm to midnight:
At 8.45 sent Assistant Engineer Falkenstein and Surgeon Call with launch to procure reindeer.
Hours at anchor: 9.10
Hours underway: 14.50
Hours under steam and canvas: 8.45
Hours under steam exclusively: 6.05
Distance steam and canvas: 75.2
Distance steam exclusively: 27.4
Total distance: 102.6
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7 August 1892
Holy Cross Bay, Siberia
Lat 65.55, Long -179.31 [Used anchorage bearings of previous day, noon positions seems off]
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8 August 1892
Holy Cross Bay
Lat 65.32, Long -178.25
Midnight to 4am:
12.15: launch returned. Received on board twelve (12) reindeer.
4am to 8am:
5.30: sent cutter ashore for reindeer food. 7.45: cutter returned.
8am to meridian:
At 8.00 underway. At 10.00 Mount Linglingay bearing NE¼E and Cape Metchkin [Mys Meechkyn] E½N.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 4.00 Cape Bering bore E¼S.
4pm to 6pm:
At 6.00 Cape Bering bore east and Cape Tschinkoff [Mys Chirikova?] NE¼N.
6pm to 8pm:
7.45: Cape Bering bore NE and Cape Aggen ESE¾E.
8pm: Lat 64° 55’N, Long 176° 10’W
8pm to midnight:
At 10.30 Cape Aggen bore NxW¼W and Cape Bering NW½W.
Hours at anchor: 8.00
Hours underway: 16.00; distance: 122.9 knots
Hours steam and canvas 13.10; distance: 102.6 knots
Hours steam exclusively: 2.50; distance: 20.3 knots
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9 August 1892
At sea, Gulf of Anadir
Lat 64.12, Long -172.97
Midnight to 4am:
At 3.00 Cape Jakkan [Mys Yakun] abeam bearing NxE¼E and Cape Spanberg [Mys Shpanberga] NW½W. 4.00: Cape Jakkan bore NW and Cape Stoltz [Mys Stoletiya?] E¾N.
4am to 8am:
Dense fog, lifting at intervals. 5.30: rounded Sable Cape [Mys Lesovskogo?] and stood into Plover Bay. 6.15: stopped off native village and landed native interpreter. 6.45: ahead and out of the bay. 7.45: rounded Bald Head and stopped off village to communicate with natives.
8am: Lat 64° 17’N, Long 173° 25’W
8am to meridian:
9.00: ahead.
Meridian to 4pm:
Last hour dense fog. 12.53: raised Indian Point bearing NxW. 2.25: Indian Point abeam, bearing NNW¾W. Sounding fog signal [foggy for rest of the day].
8pm: Lat 64° 26’N, Long 170° 42’W
Hours underway: 24.00
Hours under steam and canvas: 6.00
Hours under steam exclusively: 18.00
Distance steam and canvas: 40.8
Distance steam exclusively: 112.0
Total distance: 152.8
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10 August 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and Reindeer Station, Port Clarence]
Lat 65.30, Long -166.70
Midnight to 4am:
Dense fog [and next watch]. Sounding fog signal.
8am: Lat 65° 01’N, Long 167° 55’W
8am to meridian:
Last three hours fog clearing. At 9.00 raised land ahead. 10.20: slowed down. Sounding in 6 to 7 fathoms. 10.25: half speed. Steaming along the spit towards Point Spencer. At noon Point Spencer bore E½N, distant 1 mile.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.30: came to anchor off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence. Landed 12 reindeer, lumber and one cask hard bread at station. Sent carpenter and one man ashore to work on house.
4pm to 6pm:
Employed watering ship. Received 1200 gallons fresh water.
8pm to midnight:
9.30: carpenter and man returned.
Hours at anchor: 10.30
Hours underway: 13.30
Distance: 88.9
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11 August 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence [and at sea]
Lat 65.77, Long -168.20
4am to 8am:
At 4.05 got underway and stood out. At 5.25 Point Spencer bore SxW½W, distant 3 miles. At 8.00 Cape York bore NxW, Cape Prince of Wales WNW.
8am: Lat 65° 22’N, Long 167° 32’W
8am to meridian:
Steaming along the land to the northward and westward. 10.00: Cape Prince of Wales abeam. 11.00: Fairway Rock bearing SW¾W and Cape Prince of Wales SExE¾E.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.00: East Cape bearing WSW½W, Ratmanoff Island SW¼W and Cape Prince of Wales SSE½E.
8pm: Lat 66° 18’N, Long 166° 30’W
8pm to midnight:
At 10.00 “Ears” [Ear Mountain] bore SxE.
Hours at anchor: 4.05
Hours underway: 19.55
Hours under steam and canvas: 15.00
Hours under steam exclusively: 4.55
Distance steam and canvas: 115.7
Distance steam exclusively: 16.5
Total distance: 132.2
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12 August 1892
At sea off north coast of Alaska [and anchored off Cape Blossom]
Lat 66.77, Long -162.52 [Estimate from bearings at 12.10]
Midnight to 4am:
Standing along the land [and next watch].
4am to 8am:
Devil’s Mount bearing S¾W and Cape Espenberg SE¾S.
8am: Lat 66° 44’N, Long 163° 25’W
Noon: Lat 66° 46’N, Long 162° 30’W [inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
At 12.10 came to anchor off Cape Blossom, Kotzebue Sound. Cape Kruzenstern [Cape Krusenstern] bearing NWxW¼W and Cape Blossom E½N. Natives visited vessel.
8pm to midnight:
At 10.45 got underway.
Hours at anchor: 11.50
Hours underway: 12.10; distance: 83.3
Hours steam and canvas: 10.30; distance: 67.5
Hours steam exclusively: 1.40; distance: 5.8
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13 August 1892
At sea, Kotzebue Sound
Lat 67.56, Long -164.78
Midnight to 4am:
Dense fog. Sounding fog signal.
8am: Lat 67° 14’N, Long 164° 22’W
Meridian to 4pm:
3.00: Cape Seppings bore N¼E and Cape Thompson NWxN.
4pm to 6pm:
5.20: Cape Thompson bore NxW½W, distance 3 miles.
6pm to 8pm:
Last hour dense fog.
8pm: Lat 68° 18’N, Long 166° 43’W
8pm to midnight:
Dense fog. Sounding fog signal. Standing around the shoal off Point Hope. Steering various courses and heaving the lead. 10.05: hauled up east for anchorage. Slowing engine and sounding at intervals.
Hours under steam and canvas: 12.30
Hours under steam exclusively: 11.30
Distance steam and canvas: 87.6
Distance steam exclusively: 73.4
Total distance: 161.0
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14 August 1892
Off Point Hope [and at sea]
Lat 68.38, Long -166.62
Midnight to 4am:
Foggy. At 12.00 came to anchor on north side of Point Hope. At 2.00 fog partially cleared.
4am to 8am:
First three hours fog dense, last hour fog partially clearing.
8am: Lat 68° 27’N, Long 166° 23’W
8am to meridian:
First two hours foggy. 8.05: underway. Stood along the land to the southward and westward.
At 9.35 came to anchor off school-house, Point Hope. Sent an officer and boat’s crew to search village for liquor. 11.40: officer returned and reported finding no liquor.
11.50: got underway and stood to northward and westward.
Meridian to 4pm:
3.40: Cape Lisburne bore NNE.
4pm to 6pm:
At 4.30 Cape Lisburne bearing NNE½E and Cape Lewis east. At 6.00 Cape Lisburne bore NE and Cape Lewis SExE½E.
6pm to 8pm:
6.05: rounded Cape Lisburne.
8pm: Lat 68° 56’N, Long 166° 55’W
Errata: This day’s log should have been written on previous page. [Log is shown in date order rather than order in book]
Hours at anchor: 10.20
Hours underway: 13.40
Hours under steam and canvas: 5.55
Hours under steam exclusively: 1.30
Hours under canvas exclusively: 6.15
Distance steam and canvas: 41.3
Distance steam exclusively: 7.2
Distance canvas exclusively: 26.1
Total distance: 74.6
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15 August 1892
At sea, Arctic Ocean [and at anchor off Icy Cape]
Lat 70.03, Long -162.95 [Estimate between Point Ley and Icy Cape]
Midnight to 4am:
3.10: sighted a bark bearing NNW standing to northward and eastward. 3.40: sighted a brig bearing NNE½E standing to northward and eastward.
4am to 8am:
6.00: hauled up ENE to speak a brig. 7.45: stopped and spoke American brig “Percy Edward” of San Francisco, McKenna master, whaling. 7.50: ahead, along the land.
8am: Lat 69° 38’N, Long 163° 07’W
8am to meridian:
Standing along the coast. At 10.40 Point Lay bore E½S. Carpenter overhauling dinghy.
Noon: Lat 70° 02’N, Long 162° 07’W [inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
3.40: came to anchor off Icy Cape.
6pm to 8pm:
6.35: got underway.
8pm: Lat 70° 24’N, Long 162° 04’W
Hours at anchor: 2.55
Hours underway: 21.05; distance: 138.9
Hours steam and canvas: 11.00; distance: 75.7
Hours steam exclusively: 10.05; distance: 63.2
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16 August 1892
At sea, Arctic Ocean [and off Point Barrow Refuge Station]
Lat 71.29, Long -156.81 [Estimate off Refuge Station]
Midnight to 4am:
1.45: made the land near Point Marsh and hauled up along the coast. Passed a whaling bark inshore standing to northward and eastward.
4am to 8am:
At 6.00 Point Franklin bore SExE.
8am: Lat 71° 01’N, Long 158° 12’W
8am to meridian:
At 9.05 spoke American bark “Abraham Barker” of New Bedford, Gifford master, whaling. At 10.30 Skull Cliff bore SSE½E and village of Sinrarua [Sinaru] east.
At 11.45 came to anchor off Point Barrow Refuge Station. Cape Smyth bearing N¾E and Refuge Station House NExE. American schooner “Nicoline” at anchor near by. Six whaling vessels at anchor off Cape Smyth.
Noon: Lat 71° 14’N, Long 156° 42’W [inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed landing coal for Refuge Station. American bark “Abraham Barker” passed to the northward and westward.
2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis returned on board. Not having completed work on inventory of the Refuge Station, he went ashore again with Surgeon Call to assist him by order of the Commanding Officer. Lieutenant Jarvis reported that he had delivered letter of dismissal to GB Borden, Keeper of Refuge Station on the 15th inst.
4pm to 6pm:
Employed until 6.00 landing coal for Refuge Station.
8pm to midnight:
9.00: a whaling bark arrived and anchored.
Hours at anchor: 12.15
Hours underway: 11.45; distance: 84.1
Hours steam and canvas: 10.30; distance: 72.8
Hours steam exclusively: 1.15; distance: 11.3
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17 August 1892
Off Point Barrow Refuge Station
Lat 71.29, Long -156.81 [Estimate off Refuge Station]
4am to 8am:
Foggy. Heavy SW swell. Heavy surf on the beach. At 6.45 fog partially clearing saw brig “Percy Edward” bearing south and standing to northward and westward. Hoisted signal “BND” “I wish to communicate. Close”; but fog shutting in thick prevented her from seeing it.
7.30: schooner “Nicoline” weighed and stood to northward and westward.
8am to meridian:
Swell from SW moderating. No communication with Refuge Station except by signals on account of heavy surf.
Noon: Lat 71° 17’N, Long 156° 35’W [inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
Sea moderate, with moderate SW swell. Surf too heavy to land stores.
4pm to 6pm:
Moderate SW swell. 5.20: a whaling bark passed to northward. Heavy surf on beach.
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18 August 1892
Off Point Barrow Refuge Station
Lat 71.29, Long -156.81 [Estimate off Refuge Station]
Sick list: Charles Johnson, boatswain [to 20th August]; BL Miller, fireman
Midnight to 4am:
Heavy surf on the beach. No landing.
8am to meridian:
Heavy SW swell. No landing on the beach [and for the rest of the day].
Noon: Lat 71° 17’N, Long 156° 35’W [inland]
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19 August 1892
Off Point Barrow Refuge Station
Lat 71.29, Long -156.81 [Estimate off Refuge Station]
Midnight to 4am:
Moderate SW swell. Heavy surf on the beach.
4am to 8am:
At 8.00 despatched an officer in second cutter to examine the surf and ascertain the practicability of landing stores.
Transferred Thomas Richards, coxswain, to Point Barrow Refuge Station as Assistant Keeper. Lieutenant Jarvis delivered to LM Stevenson his appointment as Keeper of Refuge Station.
8am to meridian:
9.20: second cutter returned and reported landing on beach unsafe for loaded boats. At 11.00 landing on shore being reported more favorable, sent launch and second cutter with coal for Refuge Station.
Noon: Lat 71° 17’N, Long 156° 35’W [inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed landing coal for Refuge Station. Received on board a quantity of whale bone for transportation to Unalaska or the nearest available port of shipment in the absence of any other means of transportation.
GB Borden, late Keeper of the Refuge Station, came on board for passage to Unalaska.
4pm to 6pm:
At 5.30 finished discharging coal, having landed 50 tons of anthracite coal.
6pm to 8pm:
7.30: American bark “Reindeer” arrived and anchored near by. Employed landing stores for Refuge Station.
Received on board one sack of ivory, thirteen (13) bundles of whale bone marked “PB [W in a diamond]” and six (6) bundles marked [B in a diamond] taken originally from the catch of the schooner “Silver Wave” (the rightful ownership being in dispute) to be disposed of when the ownership should be decided.
8pm to midnight:
11.00: American steam bark “Belvedere” arrived and anchored. Boarded her and brought the master on board to received his statement in regard to the alleged trading of liquor with natives of St. Lawrence Island.
Boarded and examined: American steam bark “Belvedere” of New Bedford, Whitesides master, whaling.
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20 August 1892
Off Point Barrow Refuge Station [to Point Belcher]
Lat 71.22, Long -156.97
4am to 8am:
Shipped Frank Goetche [see also 30 September] (late assistant keeper of the Refuge Station) as seaman from date. Rated T Long, seaman, to coxswain. One vessel in sight standing to northward.
8am to meridian:
Sent Lieutenant McConnell on board the “Belvedere” to receive statements of her officers relating to the charges made against the master, in regard to the alleged trading of liquor with the natives of St. Lawrence Island.
Captain MA Healy, commanding this vessel, inspected the Refuge Station.
Second Lieutenant Jarvis and Surgeon SJ Call returned to duty on board, having finished the investigation of the accounts of the Refuge Station.
Re-shipped K Abe as cook of Refuge Station. Charles Brower and Thomas Gordon, whalermen, came on board with their effects for transportation to Unalaska or the nearest port of communication with San Francisco, there being no other means of transportation.
A party of ten (10) natives and one white man with their umiak, came on board to assist in working coal at Point Belcher.
10.35: underway. Stood down along the coast.
Meridian to 4pm:
3.20: hauled up S½W for a whaling bark.
4pm to 6pm:
4.10: stopped. Boat from whaling bark “Mermaid” came alongside with the master. 4.55: master of bark “Mermaid” left vessel. Ahead.
6pm to 8pm:
6.45: Point Franklin bore SExE½E.
8pm: Lat 70° 52’N, Long 159° 00’W
8pm to midnight:
8.10: vessel apparently struck bottom lightly. Sounded in 3½ fathoms. 10.05: hauled in toward beach. At 10.30 came to anchor off Point Belcher.
Hours at anchor: 12.05
Hours underway: 11.55
Hours under steam and canvas: 1.00
Hours under steam exclusively: 10.55
Distance steam and canvas: 6.9
Distance steam exclusively: 68.4
Total distance: 75.3
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21 August 1892
Off Point Belcher [and at sea]
Lat 70.80, Long -159.68 [Estimate off Point Belcher]
4am to 8am:
At 5.00 sent launch and second cutter ashore to bring off coal belonging to Pacific Steam Whaling Company for transportation to Point Barrow Station. Received during watch 140 sacks of coal.
8am to meridian:
8.00: got underway. Shifted anchorage nearer to beach. 8.20: came to anchor. Employed receiving coal belonging to Pacific Steam Whaling Company. Received during watch 323 sacks of coal.
Noon: At anchor off Pont Belcher. Lat 70° 48’N, Long 159° 35’W [inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed receiving coal belonging to Pacific Steam Whaling Company. Received during watch 163 sacks of coal.
4pm to 6pm:
4.30: finished receiving coal. Took on board the two natives and one white man, employed handling coal with umiak. Received during the day 650 sacks. 4.30: got underway.
8pm: Lat 71° 07’N, Long 158° 44’W
Hours at anchor: 16.10
Hours underway: 7.50
Distance: 45.0 knots
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22 August 1892
At sea, Arctic Ocean [and off Point Barrow Refuge Station]
Lat 71.29, Long -156.81 [Estimate off Refuge Station]
4am to 8am:
At 6.50 sighted Point Barrow bearing SExE, distance 6 miles. 7.20: Point Barrow bore E¼S.
8am: Lat 71° 20’N, Long 156° 35’W
8am to meridian:
8.55: made land, Perigaux. Course south along the land in 9 fathoms water. 9.42: stopped engine off Refuge Station. 9.45: came to anchor off Refuge Station. American schooner “Bonanza” and brig “Percy Edward” at anchor.
Commenced discharging coal in umiaks. Dr. Stevenson, keeper of Refuge Station, came on board.
Noon: Lat 71° 16’N, Long 156° 35’W [inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
Landed all the coal belonging to the Pacific Steam Whaling Company.
Hours at anchor: 14.15
Hours underway: 9.45
Distance: 55.0 knots
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23 August 1892
Off Point Barrow Refuge Station [to Icy Cape]
Lat 71.03, Long -158.57
4am to 8am:
4.10: underway. 5.45: sighted American brig “Percy Edward” bearing SxE. Stood over towards her. 7.15: sighted American bark “Alaska” bearing SW. 7.40: master of brig “Percy Edward” came aboard.
8am: Lat 71° 06’N, Long 157° 22’W
8am to meridian:
8.20: the master of brig “Percy Edward” left the vessel. 8.20: master of the bark “Alaska” came aboard. 8.30: he left the vessel. Ahead.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 4.00 Point Belcher bore SSE.
4pm to 6pm:
4.30: hauled inshore. 5.25: course SSW to clear shoal off Point Marsh.
6pm to 8pm:
6.27: Wainwright Inlet bore E½S.
8pm: Lat 70° 30’N, Long 160° 31’W
8pm to meridian:
9.50: came to anchor off Icy Cape. Icy Cape bearing SSW, distant about 16 miles.
Hours at anchor: 6.20
Hours underway: 17.40
Hours under steam and canvas: 12.45
Hours under steam exclusively: 4.55
Distance steam and canvas: 93.0
Distance steam exclusively: 28.7
Total distance: 121.7
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24 August 1892
At anchor off Icy Cape
Lat 70.43, Long -161.00
4am to 8am:
At 6.30 observed a small vessel inshore bearing SExE½E.
8am to meridian:
8.50: sent an officer with carpenter and seven men in launch, with pump hose and wrecking gear, to pump out and endeavor to float the schooner “Silver Wave” ashore at this point.
Meridian to 4pm:
Officer with carpenter and seven (7) men at work on schooner “Silver Wave” [and to 8pm].
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25 August 1892
At anchor off Icy Cape
Lat 70.43, Long -161.00
4am to 8am:
At 4.45 sent an officer in 2nd cutter to assist in working on schooner “Silver Wave”. Sent one fore storm staysail, one storm spanker and one main gaff topsail to schooner to be used in getting her out of the inlet.
At 5.00 sighted a bark to northward and eastward standing to southward. At 5.30 sighted a schooner to southward and westward standing to eastward.
8am to meridian:
Working party at work on schooner “Silver Wave”. Two vessels in sight at end of watch: one schooner bearing WSW½W and one bark bearing N½W.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.00 saw a whaleboat from the bark “Triton” standing towards the beach. Signaled her to come alongside by blowing steam whistle. The boat paying no attention to the signal, at 1.30 got underway and stood over towards her and overhauled her.
At 2.00 came to. The officer in the boat claimed that he did not know the whistle was for him. Peter Bayne, late master of the schooner “Silver Wave”, was in the boat and stated that he was going to the beach to get a Haverside whale gun and gear belonging to same which he claimed belonged to him.
There being considerable gear there belonging to the schooner “Silver Wave”, warned the officer of the boat to take nothing but one Haverside gun and gear belonging to it, and to come alongside and report on his return from the beach. Allowed him to proceed.
Boarded American schooner “La Ninfa” of San Francisco.
6pm to 8pm:
At end of watch schooner “La Ninfa” ENE and bark “Triton” NE½N.
8pm to midnight:
8.45: officer returned with 2nd cutter and reported progress on schooner “Silver Wave”, the vessel not yet floated. At 1.00 whale boat returned and reported with Peter Bayne, late master, and Smith, formerly mate, but latterly boat header and steward of the schooner “Silver Wave”, with the following articles belonging to Bayne.
One (1) Haverside whale gun, fifty (50) bombs for same, ten (10) irons for same and ten (10) pounds of blasting powder for same. Found nothing belonging to Smith but personal effects. Allowed them to proceed.
Vessel boarded and examined: American schooner “La Ninfa” of San Francisco, John North master, from Sand Point, whaling
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26 August 1892
At anchor off Icy Cape
Lat 70.37, Long -161.58
Midnight to 4am:
American bark “Triton” and American schooner “La Ninfa” in sight working to the northward and eastward.
4am to 8am:
4.45: Sent an officer and boat’s crew with kedge anchor, tackles, etc. to assist in floating schooner “Silver Wave”. At 6.00 got underway. At 6.55 came to anchor off Icy Cape.
At 7.40 sent Lieutenant McConnell and seven men on shore to get sails and other property belonging to schooner “Silver Wave”.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.30 Lieutenant McConnell returned with sails, whaleboat, etc. of schooner “Silver Wave” and other property belonging to Captain J McKenna.
At 2.50 got underway. At 4.00 came to anchor off Icy Cape, schooner “Silver Wave” bearing ExS. Discovered that she had been hauled afloat.
4pm to 6pm:
Hoisted on board whaleboat belonging to schooner “Silver Wave”.
6pm to 8pm:
First hour foggy. At 7.00 fog cleared. Observed schooner “Silver Wave” in tow of launch and cutter, At 7.25 schooner “Silver Wave” anchored, bearing E½S, distant about 2 miles.
8pm: Lat 70° 24’N, Long 161° 00’W
8pm to midnight:
At midnight schooner “Silver Wave” bore E¼N, distant about 2 miles.
Hours at anchor: 21.55
Hours underway: 2.05
Total distance: 9.5 knots
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27 August 1892
At anchor off Icy Cape [and at sea]
Lat 70.47, Long -161.15
Midnight to 4am:
At 12.15 Lieutenant White with 2nd cutter and crew of 5 men returned and reported schooner afloat and anchored in 3 fathoms water and in good condition.
4am to 8am:
At 5.30 despatched a boat to schooner “Silver Wave” with her foresail, mainsail and jib. At 7.50 schooner got underway and stood to northward and eastward.
8am to meridian:
At 8.15 got underway and steamed over to schooner “Silver Wave”. At 8.50 came to anchor ahead of schooner. Ran two hawsers to her. Lieutenant Jarvis and working party came on board. He reported the schooner in good condition and making no water. At 10.35 underway with schooner “Silver Wave” in tow.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.20 stopped and sent an officer aboard schooner “Silver Wave”. Cast adrift bowsprit shrouds of the schooner which were chafing the tow lines. Worked the schooner pumps and found her, after being afloat 26 hours and towed three hours, making no water whatever. At 1.50 officer returned, ahead. Vessel under steam with schooner “Silver Wave” in tow.
8pm: Lat 70° 22’ 18”N, Long 162° 44’W
Hours at anchor: 10.00
Hours underway: 14.00
Hours under steam and canvas: 1.00
Hours under steam exclusively: 13.00
Distance steam and canvas: 5.8
Distance steam exclusively: 66.4
Total distance: 72.2
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28 August 1892
At sea, Arctic Ocean
Lat 69.45, Long -164.48
[Schooner “Silver Wave” in tow until 3rd September]
8am: Lat 69° 38’N, Long 164° 19’W
8am to meridian:
Schooner towing fairly dry.
Meridian to 4pm:
Schooner pitching heavily but towing well [and to end of day].
4pm to 6pm:
One bark on starboard quarter heading to the northward.
8pm: Lat 69° 05’ 30”N, Long 164° 45’W
Hours underway: 24.00
Distance: 74.8
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29 August 1892
At sea, Arctic Ocean [and off Cape Sabine and off Cape Lisburne]
Lat 68.90, Long -165.28
Midnight to 4am:
At 12.40 came to anchor off Cape Sabine.
4am to 8am:
4.15: sent Lieutenant Jarvis with boat’s crew to examine conditions of schooner “Silver Wave”. Worked her pumps for 50 seconds, when they sucked, they not having been worked before for 38 hours, after [schooner having been] towed through a rough chopping head sea with a very fresh head wind. Renewed chafing gear about towing lines.
At 7.10 Lieutenant Jarvis returned. 7.20: underway. Standing along the coast. Schooner towing easily.
8am: Lat 68° 56’N, Long 164° 45’W
8am to meridian:
At 10.30 off house at Corwin Coal Mine, sounded steam whistle, but there being no evidence of life about the place, kept away.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.57: Cape Lisburne SxE. 2.25: wind and sea increasing, steered ESE for lee of Cape. 3.40: came to anchor off Cape Lisburne, bearing SW, distant about 5 miles.
Hours at anchor: 15.00
Hours underway: 9.00
Hours under steam and canvas: 4.40
Hours under steam exclusively: 4.20
Distance steam and canvas: 14.6
Distance steam exclusively: 11.6
Total distance: 26.2
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30 August 1892
Cape Lisburne [to Point Hope]
Lat 68.45, Long -166.71
Midnight to 4am:
At 2.55 got underway. 3.45: Cape Lisburne bore SExE½E.
4am to 8am:
At 5.30 Cape Lisburne bearing NE½N.
8am: Lat 68° 38’N, Long 166° 38’W
8am to meridian:
At 11.50 came to anchor off north side of Point Hope.
Meridian to 4pm:
Sent one officer and boat’s crew aboard the schooner “Silver Wave” to pump her out. The pumps sucked at ten strokes, showing her to be making very little water.
Hours at anchor: 15.05
Hours underway: 8.55; [distance]: 47.4 knots
Hours steam and canvas: 6.20; distance: 34.3
Hours steam exclusively: 2.35; distance: 13.1
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31 August 1892
Off Point Hope [and at sea]
Lat 68.27, Long -166.88
8am to meridian:
Stiff SE to gentle WSW breeze. 10.20: wind shifted to WSW, got underway and stood SWxS, hauling around the point. 11.20: Point Hope bore NExE distant 2 miles.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.55 sounded fire alarm for exercise. Got water on steam hose in 2 minutes, deck pump 3 minutes. Exercised crew at Abandoning Ship.
8pm: Lat 67° 32’N, Long 167° 23’W
8pm to midnight:
11.15: sighted a schooner, stood for her. Stopped and boarded American schooner “Jane Gray” of San Francisco, Keely master, whaling. 12.00: started ahead.
[The surname of the master is shown as Kelley in American Offshore Whaling Voyages.]
Hours at anchor: 10.20
Hours underway: 13.40; distance: 72.4
Hours steam and canvas: 2.25; distance: 12.8
Hours steam exclusively: 11.15; distance: 59.6
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Summary of abstract for August 1892
Hours at anchor: 405 hours 55 minutes
Hours underway: 338 hours 05 minutes
Hours under steam and canvas: 131 hours 20 minutes
Hours under steam exclusively: 200 hours 30 minutes
Hours under canvas exclusively: 6 hours 15 minutes
Distance under steam and canvas: 930.0 knots
Distance steam exclusively: 1111.5 knots
Distance canvas exclusively: 26.1 knots
Total distance cruised: 2067.6 knots
Number of officers present: 260, average 8 12/31
Number of petty officers and crew: 1240, average 40
Number of rations issued: 868
Number vessels boarded and examined: American 4
Days not cruising: total number 7. Sundays 1.
Recapitulation of coal account
Coal on hand: 316 2060/2240 tons
Coal received: –
Coal total: 316 2060/2240 tons
Coal expended: 151 1480/2240 tons
Balance on hand: 165 580/2240 tons
LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1892
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1 September 1892
At sea, Arctic Ocean
Lat 66.68, Long -167.88
Midnight to 4am:
First hour aurora borealis visible.
8am: Lat 66° 49’N, Long 167° 50’ 15”W
8am to meridian:
Schooner pitching heavily but towing well [and during next watch].
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.05 “Ears” abeam. At 6.55 raised Diomede Islands bearing SSW¼W and Cape Prince of Wales SSE¼E. At 8.00 East Cape bore SWxW¼W.
8pm: Lat 66° 10’N, Long 168° 05’W
8pm to midnight:
At 12.00 Diomede Passage bore SW.
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 93.4 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 4.20; distance: 21.7 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 19.40; distance: 71.7 knots
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2 September 1892
At sea, Bering Strait
Lat 65.55, Long -168.05
Midnight to 4am:
3.50: the Diomedes bore SWxS and Cape Prince of Wales SSE½E.
4am to 8am:
At 5.45 Ratmanoff Island bore SWxW¼W, Fairway Rock SW¼S, Cape Prince of Wales SE¼S. At 7.00 Ratmanoff Island bore W½S, Cape Prince of Wales SE.
8am: Lat 65° 40’N, Long 168° 10’W
8am to meridian:
Stiff breeze to moderate gale from SE to SExE.
At 9.00 stopped. Umiak came alongside [carrying] Mr. Thornton and wife, of Cape Prince of Wales Mission School, and several natives. Delivered to them 10 sacks of flour from ship's stores to be returned at Unalaska. 9.35: Umiak left vessel. Ahead.
At 11.00 east point of Cape Prince of Wales bore NE. At noon Cape Prince of Wales bore N½W, distant 3 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate SExE to strong ExS gale; squally; overcast and rainy. Very heavy head sea. [Wind force 9 from 2pm to 6pm.]
3.00: set double-reefed mainsail. Put oil bags in port water closet.
Schooner pitching heavily but towing well.
4pm to 6pm:
Strong ExS gale. Thick, squally and rainy. Rough sea. 5.30: set reefed fore trysail and fore topmast staysail.
Schooner pitching heavily.
6pm to 8pm:
First part strong east gale, latter part gentle to moderate SE breeze. Rough sea. At 8.00 turned reef out of fore trysail.
Schooner “Silver Wave” towing well but rolling and pitching heavily.
8pm: Lat 65° 34’N, Long 168° 28’W
Hours under steam and canvas: 9.00
Hours under steam exclusively: 15.00
Distance steam and canvas: 28.7
Distance steam: 74.5
Total distance: 103.2
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3 September 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 65.28, Long -167.22
Midnight to 4am:
Foggy and rainy. Long SE swell. Sounding fog signal.
4am to 8am:
Overcast and foggy. Moderate SE swell. At 6.00 sighted land NExE, fog shut down immediately. At 7.45 fog lifted, saw King’s Island bearing NNE.
8am to meridian:
8.25: NE point King’s Island abeam.
Meridian to 4pm:
First hour fog dense. Last three hours clearing. 1.05: raised land bearing NNW. 1.10: Point Spencer bore SExE½E and Cape Riley ExS. 1.35: Point Spencer abeam S½W.
2.40: came to anchor off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence. Sent Lieutenant Jarvis with boat’s crew aboard schooner “Silver Wave” to examine her, pump her out and clean her.
4pm to 6pm:
5.00: Lieutenant Jarvis and boat’s crew returned bringing stores, blocks etc. belonging to schooner “Silver Wave”.
The pumps of the schooner had not been worked for four days, three of which the vessel was being towed in a heavy head sea and strong wind and the schooner was pumped out in less than one minute.
Hours at anchor: 9.20
Hours underway: 14.40
Hours under steam and canvas: 12.35
Hours under steam exclusively: 2.05
Distance steam and canvas: 76.6
Distance steam exclusively: 13.7
Total distance: 90.3
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4 September 1892
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50 [Adjusted to be closer to Reindeer Station]
4am to 8am:
At 4.30 sent Lieutenant Jarvis with 7 men and carpenter on board schooner “Silver Wave”. At 4.45 schooner cast off and proceeded under sail to the southward and eastward.
At 5.20 underway and stood in toward shore. At 5.30 came to anchor. Sent boats into beach for fresh water.
At 8.00 schooner “Silver Wave” in entrance to Grantley Harbor.
8am to meridian:
Employed breaking out reindeer stores. Launched whaleboat belonging to schooner “Silver Wave” and loaded her with gear, etc. belonging to same.
Finished watering ship having received 4500 gallons.
Meridian to 4pm:
Sent ashore a portion of the property belonging to schooner “Silver Wave”. Sent reindeer stores to station. Sent to Reindeer Station one (1) barrel of Portland cement to be returned to the vessel.
Received on board four reindeer.
AS McClellan of Cape Prince of Wales Missionary School came on board with his effects for transportation to Unalaska or the first port of communication with San Francisco.
Sent schooner “Silver Wave’s” whaleboat ashore.
6pm to 8pm:
At 7.35 Lieutenant Jarvis with carpenter and men returned with launch and reported having secured the schooner “Silver Wave” in Grantley Harbor, end of north spit bearing SSE, distant about 2 miles, and landed mainsail, foresail, flying jib, stove and seven coils of running rigging.
8pm to midnight:
At 10.35 underway.
Hours at anchor: 22.45
Hours underway: 1.15
Distance: 7.3
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5 September 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 64.47, Long -166.32 [Used noon bearing instead of noon position]
Midnight to 4am:
3.15: Cape Prince of Wales bearing NWxW½W and King’s Island SW¾S.
4am to 8am:
At 7.00 King’s Island bore W½S. 7.30: Sledge Island bore SExE½E.
Washed clothes.
8am: Lat 64° 43’N, Long 166° 40’W
8am to meridian:
At noon Sledge Island bore NE distant 3 miles.
4pm to 6pm:
5.10: Cape Nome abeam bearing N½W.
8pm: Lat 64° 16’N, Long 164° 21’W
8pm to midnight:
At 12.00 Cape Darby bore NE¾N, Rocky Cape north.
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 159.6
Hours under steam and canvas: 17.40; distance: 118.1
Hours under steam exclusively: 6.20; distance: 41.5
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6 September 1892
At sea, Norton Sound [and St. Michael]
Lat 63.49, Long -161.94 [Using bearings of anchorage of previous day, noon position seems off]
Midnight to 4am:
At 4.00 Besboro Island bore NE½E and Cape Darby NWxN.
4am to 8am:
7.40: Egg Island bore NExE½E.
Disrated P Murphy, quartermaster, to seaman for neglect of duty. Rated C Hansen, seaman, to quartermaster.
8am: Lat 63° 34’N, Long 161° 39’W
8am to meridian:
9.20: Came to anchor off St. Michael.
Answered salute from shore with four guns, expended four cartridges and four primers.
Sent Lieutenant Jarvis ashore on official business. 11.30: Lieutenant Jarvis returned.
Meridian to 4pm:
Sent Lieutenants Jarvis and White ashore to investigate the condition of miners reported to be destitute and without means of opportunities to leave the country.
Employed cleaning water line of vessel and at various other jobs about decks.
Lieutenant Jarvis reported that Mr. PB Ware [Portus B Weare, see below], President, and Captain JJ Healy [John J Healy], Manager, of the North American Transportation and Trading Co applied for assistance to finish the construction of their vessel, building here, in order to save from damage a stock of goods valued at $75000; that they reported that facilities were withheld from them, although large prices were offered for same: for instance $1500 for use of a warehouse now empty; $25 a day for use of a lighter not in use; large wharf rates. Also that the Indians and idlers on the beach refuse to accept employment at rates of wages from $3 to $4 per day for white men. Also that some of their own men had left them and that those remaining were demoralized and despaired of the completion of the work for which they were brought up. Also that the boss carpenter was sick.
Lieutenant Jarvis reported that investigation proved the facts to be as stated. Sent 2nd Assistant Engineer Falkenstein with carpenter and eight men to render the above assistance; it being necessary that the vessel be enabled to proceed without delay to the Yukon on account of the advanced time of the season.
[Article from ExploreNorth about the start of the North American Transportation and Trading Co and the plans to build a steamboat at St. Michael to be used to navigate the Yukon river starting in late August. The ship was the sternwheeler Portus B Weare.]
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.30 Lieutenants Jarvis and White returned and reported work to be had for miners at $3 to $4 per day and board, but refused by the miners reported as destitute.
Hours at anchor: 14.40
Hours underway: 9.20
Distance: 57.2 knots
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7 September 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.94
8am to meridian:
Sent Lieutenant Jarvis ashore on official business. Crew employed painting white paintwork on deck. 2nd Assistant Engineer Falkenstein and working party on shore.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting white and brown paintwork on deck. 3.55: Lieutenant Jarvis returned.
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8 September 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.94
4am to 8am:
At 6.00 Lieutenant Jarvis left the vessel on official business on shore. Employed at various work about deck preparatory to painting.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting white paintwork about ship [and during next watch].
4pm to 6pm:
5.30: Lieutenant Jarvis returned.
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9 September 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.94
4am to 8am:
Employed cleaning launch and 2nd cutter for painting. At 6.40 Lieutenant Jarvis, with 3rd cutter, proceeded to shore on official business.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting paintwork about decks.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting around main deck and windlass. Cleaning out between decks.
6pm to 8pm:
At 7.00 Lieutenant Jarvis returned with 3rd cutter. Received six birch bark canoes for the Columbian Exposition.
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10 September 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.94
4am to 8am:
At 6.35 sent Lieutenant Jarvis with 3rd cutter to shore on official business, and Surgeon Call to render medical aid. Employed painting white work on upper deck etc.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed painting 2nd cutter and white paintwork about decks [and during next watch].
Meridian to 4pm:
Working party on shore.
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11 September 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.94
8am to meridian:
Working party on shore.
Meridian to 4pm:
Seven miners came on board and applied for transportation which was refused for the reason that they had refused to work, when it could have been secured at very good wages, for the last thirty days.
4pm to 6pm:
4.50: Lieutenant Jarvis and Surgeon Call returned with third cutter.
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12 September 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.94
8am to meridian:
Employed painting woodwork about decks. 8.40: Commanding Officer went ashore on official business. Working party on shore.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting about decks and boats. 3.30: Commanding Officer returned.
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13 September 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.94
4am to 8am:
Employed scraping foremast. At 6.50 sent Lieutenant Jarvis and Surgeon Call ashore on official business.
8am to meridian:
Employed scraping foremast and painting second cutter. Engineer’s force painting smokestack and ventilators. Working party on shore.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received on board a boat illegally taken from the schooner “Alice Blanchard” by carpenters while passengers therein in payment for services which they claimed that they had rendered the vessel.
[The “Alice Blanchard” was the ship used to bring the “Portus B Weare” to St. Michael; see 6 September.]
4pm to 6pm:
5.00: Lieutenant Jarvis and boat’s crew returned.
6pm to 8pm:
Discharged at their own request T Long, coxswain, and E Maynard, fireman, to permit them to accept better pecuniary positions.
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14 September 1892
Off St. Michael
Lat 63.49, Long -161.94
4am to 8am:
Employed scraping foremast. At 5.50 sighted a steamer to northward and westward. At 8.00 American steamer “St. Paul” arrived and anchored nearby.
Rated D McGlade, ordinary seaman, to seaman.
8am to meridian:
Boarded American steamer “St. Paul” of San Francisco. 9.45: hove up and cleared port anchor, which was foul.
10.45: Lieutenant Jarvis went ashore on official business. Employed scraping and oiling foremast. Working party on shore.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed scraping and oiling spars and painting around decks. 2nd Assistant Engineer FR Falkenstein and two firemen, Mason and Miller, returned on board. Shipped Frank Peters as coal passer and rated him fireman.
6pm to 8pm:
Discharged J Finney at his own request to enable him to accept a better pecuniary position.
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15 September 1892
Off St. Michael [and at sea]
Lat 63.56, Long -161.87 [Assuming noon latitude in log-book is incorrect]
4am to 8am:
Employed scraping spars and preparing mainmast for painting.
Received on board for transportation to Unalaska the following persons with their effects: John Q Davidson, EJ Quinn, James Curdeeff, M Ranally, O Meriers; Gregg Neil, E Johnson, Alfred Ross, Joseph Packard and A Cressett, carpenters.
Issued them one ration each daily by order of the Commanding Officer. C Hansen, quartermaster, and James Edwards, seaman, returned on board from working party on new steamer.
8am to meridian:
8.10: 1st and 3rd cutters left vessel to bring aboard remainder of ship carpenters with their effects for transportation to Unalaska.
Employed scraping and painting spars.
10.20: 1st cutter returned with the following ship carpenters: W Keho, H Twedell, John Burton, Ed Holdsworth, JE McMullin, D McConnell, J Horgan and UG Winston. Seamen Johnson and Rasmussen returned from working party on steamer.
Issued the carpenters one ration each daily by order of the Commanding Officer. Shipped JE McMullin, carpenter.
11.20: 3rd cutter returned with PB Weare, President of the North American Trading and Transportation Co, W Weare and JJ Holland, boss carpenter.
Lieutenant Jarvis and Surgeon Call returned on board. 11.30: got underway. Rated C Johnson, seaman, to coxswain.
Noon: Lat 62 [sic]° 33’N, Long 161° 42’W
Meridian to 4pm:
2.15: Cape Darby bore NW¼N. At 4.00 Cape Darby bore NW and Besboro Island NExE. Employed scraping and oiling spars.
4pm to 6pm:
5.30: Rocky Cape bore NW¾N and Cape Darby NxW½W.
6pm to 8pm:
At 8.00 Cape Darby bore NNE and Rocky Cape north.
8pm: Lat 64° 04’N, Long 163° 16’W
Hours at anchor: 11.30
Hours underway: 12.30
Hours under steam and canvas: 12.00
Hours under steam exclusively: 0.30
Distance steam and canvas: 94.6
Distance steam exclusively: 3.6
Total distance: 98.2
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16 September 1892
Norton Sound
Lat 63.01, Long -167.02 [Estimate from location at 8am]
4am to 8am:
Employed scraping main and spanker booms.
8am: Lat 63° 36’N, Long 166° 10’W
Noon: Lat 63° 01’N [?]
Meridian to 4pm:
2.00: engine racing. Stopped engine.
8pm: Lat 61° 49’ 42”N, Long 168° 07’ 12”W
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 221.6
Hours under steam and canvas: 14.00; distance: 129.0
Hours under canvas exclusively: 10.00; distance: 92.6
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17 September 1892
Bering Sea
Lat 59.18, Long -169.32
[Snow flurries during the day.]
4am to 8am:
At 5.45 started engine.
8am: Lat 59° 50’N, Long 169° 19’ 15”W
8pm: Lat 58° 32’ 54”N, Long 168° 58’ 36”W
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 214.3
Hours under steam and canvas: 18.15; distance: 165.6
Hours under canvas exclusively: 5.45; distance: 48.7
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18 September 1892
Bering Sea
Lat 55.65, Long -167.67
8am: Lat 56° 21’N, Long 168° 01’ 12”W
8pm: Lat 54° 34’ 19”N, Long 166° 54’ 30”W
8pm to midnight:
10.15: made land bearing SxW. 11.00: Akutan Island (west end) bearing SExE½E and Cape Cheerful S½W.
At midnight west end of Akutan Island bore ESE¼E, Cape Cheerful S½W and Kalekuta Island [Cape Kalekta?] SExE.
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 203.5
Hours under steam and canvas: 23.00; distance: 200.1
Hours under steam exclusively: 1.00; distance: 3.4
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19 September 1892
Bering Sea [and Dutch Harbor]
Lat 53.90, Long -166.53
Midnight to 4am:
1.00: Unalga Island bore SxW¾W and Akutan Island E½N.
4am to 8am:
6.05: Cape Cheerful bearing SSE, distant 8 miles.
8am: Lat 54° 03’N, Long 166° 30’W
8am to meridian:
8.30: Priest Rock abeam bearing SW½W and cascade Cape Cheerful bore WxS. Steaming up Captain’s Bay.
9.15: sighted USS “Michigan” steaming out of Dutch Harbor. Received from her flag signals (International Code) BMF and BNBD, “Opportunity to send mail to Sitka”.
9.20: proceeded by and steamed down the bay. 9.40: stopped and sent an officer in 2nd cutter to Unalaska for the mail. Officer from the USS “Adams” made official call on the vessel.
9.55: ahead. Steamed into Dutch Harbor. 10.10: came to anchor in Dutch Harbor. Spit Head bearing ENE and Rocky Point SSE¼E.
Sent Lieutenant McConnell to pay official call on USS “Adams”. American bark “Rufus E Wood” of San Francisco and American schooner “Margarite” at wharf.
11.12: cutter returned from Unalaska with mail. Received from Department USC&G Survey Charts as per Department letter of April 16 1892.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.00: US steamer “Ranger” arrived and anchored. Sent an officer to pay official call on US steamer “Ranger”.
At 3.35 got underway and steamed to North American Commercial Company’s wharf at Dutch Harbor. At 4.00 made fast to wharf.
4pm to 8pm:
4.30: Hauled fires and blew water out of boiler. 5.45: American steamer “St. Paul” of San Francisco passed up the bay.
Hours at anchor: 13.50
Hours underway: 10.10
Distance: 53.7
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20 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
The miners and carpenters, received on board at St. Michael, left the vessel with their effects. Commanding Officer of USS “Ranger” returned official call.
In order to give him practical experience in navigation, 3rd Lieutenant CM White is made Navigating Officer from date.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received fresh stores from Unalaska.
At 2.00 schooner “Everett Hays” came alongside. Discharged into her the whalebone received on board at Point Barrow and nineteen (19) bundles from the schooner “Silver Wave” for shipment by the Alaska Commercial Co’s steamer “St. Paul” of San Francisco.
Engineer’s force overhauling and repairing boiler and safety valve.
4pm to 8pm:
At 6.00 schooner “Everett Hays” cast off and sailed to Unalaska. GB Borden and AS McClellan left the vessel. Received 2000 gallons fresh water from the North American Commercial Co.
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21 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
At 6.55 USS “Adams” hauled alongside the coal ship.
8am to meridian:
10.30: American steam whaler “Karluk” arrived and anchored. Captain Everett E Smith came on board for medical treatment.
11.30: fishing party of nine men in third cutter left the ship.
Meridian to 4pm:
Commanding Officer of USS “Adams” visited the ship officially.
Received from American steam whaler “Karluk” one (1) spirit compass and 500 rounds of 45-70 rifle cartridges loaned to Captain Everett E Smith, July 13 1892.
2.30: American steam whaler “Karluk” passed up to Unalaska.
4pm to 8pm:
4.05: USS “Yorktown” arrived and anchored. Commanding Officer paid official call upon the Commanding Officer of USS “Yorktown”.
5.00: USS “Adams” cast off from coal ship and anchored in the stream.
8pm to midnight:
At 7.45 fishing party returned with mess of fish.
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22 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
Crew employed painting ship outside.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting vessel outside. Engineer’s force overhauling and repairing machinery and boiler. Commanding Officer of USS “Yorktown” made official call.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting vessel outside. Unbent topsails, jib and trysail. Commanding Officer visited USS “Ranger” officially.
2.45: American steamer “Dora” passed down the bay.
Received from Dr. Sheldon Jackson the stores furnished Reindeer Station at Port Clarence from the rations of this vessel, viz: 10 sacks flour, 50 lbs sugar, 300lbs cornmeal, 3 cases pilot bread, 50 lbs coffee, 50 lbs rice, 10 gallons molasses.
4pm to 8pm:
Searched the bark “Rufus E Wood”, suspected of having liquor on board for sale to natives, but found nothing.
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23 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
Employed bending heavy topsails, new jibs, fore topmast staysails and fore trysail. At 5.55 American steamer “St. Paul” passed out of the harbor.
8am to meridian:
Bent new topsails, jib, fore topmast staysail, fore trysail and storm mizzen. 9.00: USS “Adams” went to sea.
Delivered boat belonging to steamer “Alice Blanchard” to bark “Rufus E Wood” for transportation to Captain DF Tozier, Commanding Revenue Steamer “Wolcott”, to be delivered to vessel’s owner.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.10: revenue steamer “Rush” arrived in port. Sent officer to pay official visit.
1.25: USS “Ranger” made fast alongside of coal ship. Captain WC Coulson of the revenue steamer “Rush” returned official call.
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24 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Received from USS “Ranger” one (1) 2166-lb anchor to replace starboard anchor, the stock of which was carried away in the ice. Struck old anchor below in the hold and transported new one across dock and shackled chain.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received from Government storehouse at Unalaska two (2) barrels lard oil (100 gallons) belonging to Revenue steamer “Rush”. Commanding Officer of USS “Yorktown” visited the vessel.
8pm to midnight:
Thomas Wogan, fireman, fell from the wharf to the boat landing while returning to the ship and sustained fractures of both legs. The injured limbs were set by Surgeon Call with the assistance of Surgeon Berryhill of the USS “Ranger”.
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25 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Meridian to 4pm:
1.30: USS “Ranger” cast off from coal ship and anchored in the harbor.
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26 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
Employed preparing decks for receiving coal. At 7.00 USS “Yorktown” made fast to coal ship.
8am to meridian:
8.15: commenced coaling ship.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed coaling ship. Ran wire hawser to dolphin.
4pm to 8pm:
At 6.00 finished coaling for the day, having received 82 tons.
8pm to midnight:
Commanding Officer of USS “Yorktown” reported his crew as having obtained liquor from some quarter. Searched bark “Rufus E Wood” and NAC Co’s establishment, but obtained a quantity of empty whiskey bottles which were found scattered about the quarters ashore.
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27 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
At 7.00 commenced receiving coal. Shipped William Malloy as ordinary seaman. Engineer’s force filling boiler with fresh water.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.30 US Revenue Steamer “Rush” passed up to Unalaska. 2.30: steamer “Karluk” passed out to sea.
4pm to 8pm:
At 6.00 finished coaling ship for the day, having received 194 tons.
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28 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
At 7.00 commenced receiving coal. Engineer’s force filling boiler with fresh water.
At 8.00 finished coaling, having received 200 1120/2240 tons of bituminous coal from the North American Commercial Company.
8am to meridian:
9.30: USS “Yorktown” left the wharf and anchored in the harbor.
11.00: finished pumping up boiler. 11.30: started fires under main boiler.
Transferred to USS “Yorktown” Thomas Wogan, the injured fireman, for passage to San Francisco, there to enter the Marine Hospital.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received from NAC Co 3500 gallons of fresh water for boiler and 2400 gallons for deck purposes.
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29 September 1892
NAC Co’s Wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
At 6.10 cast off from wharf and steamed to anchorage. Came to at 6.20. Employed securing boats etc. for sea.
At 7.50 US Revenue Steamer “Rush” came into the harbor and anchored.
8am to meridian:
Received 1700 lbs of anthracite coal from Government storehouse at Unalaska.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave the crew the afternoon to wash clothes. 3.30: US Revenue Steamer “Rush” made fast to coal dock.
Hours at anchor: 23.45
Hours underway: 0.15
Distance: 0.5 knots
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30 September 1892
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
[Snow flurries during the day]
4am to 8am:
Employed scrubbing clothes, cleaning gun gear and brasswork.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning decks. Swung launch inboard and secured her on deck.
Meridian to 4pm:
Commanding Officer paid official call on Commanding Officer of USS “Yorktown”. Sent official and personal mail to USS “Yorktown”.
4pm to 8pm:
Transferred to US Revenue Steamer "Rush" Frank Gretsche [possibly Grotsche], seaman, and received from her John Gushin [?], John Petersen, George Zachariasen, R Johnson, seamen, and Charles Lorrie, 2nd class boy. Issued them one ration each daily.
Rev Sheldon Jackson and PB Weare, President of the North America Trading and Transportation Co, with his son, left the vessel for passage to San Francisco on the USS “Yorktown”.
4.00: USRS “Rush” left coal wharf and anchored in the harbor.
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Summary of abstract for September 1892
Hours at anchor: 528 hours 05 minutes
Hours underway: 191 hours 55m minutes
Hours under steam and canvas: 110 hours 50 minutes
Hours under steam exclusively: 65 hours 20 minutes
Hours under canvas exclusively: 15 hours 45 minutes
Distance under steam and canvas: 798.0 knots
Distance steam exclusively: 326.6 knots
Distance canvas exclusively: 177.7 knots
Total distance cruised: 1302.3 knots
Number of officers present: 270, average 9
Number of petty officers and crew: 1190, average 39 2/3
Number of rations issued: 907
Number of vessels in distress assisted: 2
Days not cruising: total number 19. Sundays 2.
Recapitulation of coal account
Coal on hand: 165 580/2240 tons
Coal received: 201 580/2240 tons
Coal total: 366 1140/2240 tons
Coal expended: 111 1240/2240 tons
Balance on hand: 254 2160/2240 tons
LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1892
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1 October 1892
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
Gentle NNE to NE breeze with frequent heavy squalls, snow and hail.
At 5.20 USRC “Rush” got under way and stood out to sea. At 5.55 USS “Yorktown” left port. 6.40: USS “Ranger” changed anchorage close to spit.
Rated Charles Linne from 2nd class boy to ordinary seaman.
8am to meridian:
Light airs with heavy squalls (force 9), variable in direction, hail and snow flurries.
9.50: USS “Ranger” shifted anchorage. 10.00: “Ranger” signalled (Morse Code): “I have a letter for Captain Healy” (signed) Nichols. Sent an officer to “Ranger”. 12.00: officer returned.
Meridian to 4pm:
Stiff breeze with heavy squalls (force 10) variable in direction, generally NNW; snow and hail flurries.
12.45: hove in on port chain, steamed ahead and let go starboard anchor, veered to 65 fathoms on port and 60 fathoms on starboard chain.
1.00: USS “Ranger” sent International Code signal HSR, “How is the wind outside”. Answered GR, “NNW” and DVHB, “Squally”.
4pm to 8pm:
Moderate to light breeze with heavy squalls (force 10), from NE to NW, with rain, hail and snow flurries.
8pm to midnight:
Light to moderate breeze with heavy squalls (force 10), from NE to NW, hail and snow flurries.
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2 October 1892
Dutch Harbor [and at sea]
Lat 54.14, Long -166.68
Midnight to 4am:
Light NW breeze with heavy squalls (force 9), snow.
4am to 8am:
Light NW to NNW breeze with heavy squalls and snow flurries. At 6.30 hove up port anchor. At 6.55 USS “Ranger” got underway and stood out to sea.
8am to meridian:
At 8.25 underway and steamed out of the harbor. 9.50: off Ulakhta Head. 11.00: Cape Cheerful abeam, distant 4 miles. “Ranger” kept away through Akutan Pass.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate NW breeze with fresh squalls and frequent snow and hail flurries. Heavy head sea.
2.00: kept away SWbyW to speak a vessel in the offing. 2.50: stopped engine and spoke USS “Adams” bound to Unalaska to repair damaged rudder. 3.00: ahead.
4pm to 6pm:
Moderate NW breeze with fresh squalls, snow and hail flurries. Sea rough.
At 5.00 Makushin Cape [Makushin Point] bore S¾E.
8pm: Lat 54° 34’ 54”N, Long 167° 51’ 45”W
Hours at anchor: 8.25
Hours underway: 15.35; distance: 18.0 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 3.50; distance: 64.3 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 12.35; distance: 82.3 knots
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3 October 1892
Bering Sea
Lat 55.68, Long -169.14
8am: Lat 55° 32’ 42”N, Long 168° 56’ 15”W
4pm to 6pm:
4.30: raised SW point, St. George Island, bearing NWbyN½N.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.00 SW point, St. George Island, bore NWbyN¾N.
8pm: Lat 56° 18’ 36”N, Long 169° 30’ 30”W
8pm to midnight:
At 10.00 Dalnoi Point bore NW¾W and SW point NE¾N. 11.45: Dalnoi Point bore NE¼N, distant 3 miles.
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 130.0
Hours under steam and canvas: 13.05; distance: 37.5
Hours under steam exclusively: 10.55; distance: 52.5
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4 October 1892
Bering Sea [and SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island]
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
4am to 8am:
At 6.00 raised Otter Island bearing WbyN½N, Dalnoi Point bearing SE¼E. At 6.20 raised St. Paul Island, Poluvina Mountain [Polovina Hill] bearing NWbyN¼N. At 7.30 Otter Island WbyN, Poluvina Mountain NNW. During the watch observed 12 seals in the water passing to the southward.
8am: Lat 57° 00’ 54”N, Long 169° 58’ 54”W
8am to meridian:
At 9.30 came to anchor off village, St. Paul Island. Otter Island bearing SWbyS½S.
Meridian to 4pm:
Sent down topgallant yard.
4pm to 6pm:
Dr. Otto Voss of NAC Co came on board.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.30 Dr. Otto Voss left the vessel.
Hours at anchor: 14.30
Hours underway: 9.30; distance: 52.7 knots
[NOAA have a chart of the Pribilof Islands showing Bear’s cruising tracks in October and November 1892.]
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5 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island [to St. George Island]
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
[Snowing most of the day]
8am to meridian:
10.00 officer went ashore in second cutter.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 2.30 cutter returned. 2.50: got underway. 3.15: Otter Island bore SWxW.
6pm to 8pm:
7.00: Dalnoi Point, St. George Island, bore NE½N. 7.50: came to in SW Bay. Rush Point bearing WbyN¼N and SW Point SEbyE½E.
Hours at anchor: 19.00
Hours underway: 5.00; distance: 37.0 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 4.00; distance: 31.6 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 1.00; distance: 5.4 knots
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6 October 1892
SW bay, St. George Island
Lat 56.57, Long -169.71
8am to meridian:
Employed making new cover for gig, repairing launch’s cover, etc.
Meridian to 4pm:
Making boat covers and variously employed.
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7 October 1892
SW bay, St. George Island [to North Anchorage]
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
4am to 8am:
At 7.45 underway. Employed at usual morning duties and scraping foremast.
8am to meridian:
Steaming around the eastern end of St. George Island, 1 mile off shore. 11.40: came to anchor off the village, St. George Island. West point bearing W½N.
Crew employed scraping foremast and launch.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed scraping and oiling foremast, scraping launch’s thwarts and making new gig cover.
1.00: Special Treasury Agent Lavender and Dr. Noyes of the NAC Co visited the ship. Ivan Kotchuten, a native, came on board for passage to St. Paul Island.
Hours at anchor: 20.05
Hours underway: 3.55
Distance: 25.0
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8 October 1892
North Anchorage, St. George Island [to St. Paul Island]
Lat 56.88, Long -170.03 [Estimated; no noon location given]
8am to meridian:
8.35: underway. Saw 8 seals going south between 11.00 and 12.00.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.50: came to off village, St. Paul Island. Otter Island bearing SW¾S. Sent an officer in 3rd cutter to deliver mail from St. George to NAC Co’s agent.
4pm to 6pm:
4.15: officer returned with 3rd cutter.
Hours at anchor: 17.45
Hours underway: 6.15; distance: 40.4 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 2.00; distance: 14.1 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 4.15; distance: 16.3 knots
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9 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
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10 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
8am to meridian:
Watch employed scraping launch and at various jobs.
At 9.30 exercised crew at General Quarters and Fire Drill. Getting water from steam hose in one minute and deck hose in two minutes.
10.30: officer went ashore in third cutter.
Meridian to 4pm:
Carpenter repairing foremast and launch. Watch employed scraping bright woodwork in launch and making boat cover. Unbent old mainsail and bent new one.
3.30: officer returned.
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11 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island [to St. George Island]
Lat 56.78, Long -169.67
4am to 8am:
7.40: got underway.
8am to meridian:
Overhauling launch, making boat cover, etc.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.05: anchored off village, St. George Island. West point bearing WbyN.
Special Treasury Agent Lavender and Dr. Noyes of the NAC Co visited the vessel.
Watch employed scraping engine-room skylight, caulking and puttying hatches, etc.
Hours at anchor: 18.35
Hours underway: 5.25; distance: 35.4 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 5.05; distance: 32.9 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 0.20; distance: 2.5 knots
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12 October 1892
North Anchorage, St. George Island
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
8am to meridian:
Carpenter employed caulking and painting hatch coverings and making bottom boards for launch. Watch scraping iron covering around engine-room skylight and making boat cover.
Meridian to 4pm:
Strong to moderate SE gale with very strong squalls.
Employed cleaning and painting engine-room skylight and making boat cover. Double-reefed mainsail and furled it.
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13 October 1892
North Anchorage, St. George Island
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
8am to meridian:
Watch employed making boat covers, covering main-ropes, cleaning gun gear, etc.
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14 October 1892
North Anchorage, St. George Island [to St. Paul Island]
Lat 56.78, Long -169.91
[Foggy to 4pm]
8am to meridian:
Moderate cross swell. At 9.30 got underway.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate broken swell. 2.25: raised Polovina Mountain bearing NW½W and Otter Island bearing SSW.
3.40: came to off village, St. Paul Island. Otter Island bearing SW¾S.
Between 12.30 and 1.00, 20 miles SE of St. Paul, observed several seals in the water moving to the southward.
4pm to 6pm:
Moderate SE swell [and for rest of the day]. Heavy surf on beach.
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15 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
[Moderate SW swell most of the day]
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16 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
4pm to 6pm:
4.10: hove up starboard anchor, foul, and with head of buoy knocked in; cleared it and got it on rail. Steamed in and let got port anchor.
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17 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island [to Walrus Island and back]
Lat 57.17, Long -169.94 [Estimate off S end Walrus Island]
4am to 8am:
At 7.45 a party of natives in four boats came alongside to be towed to NE point and Walrus Island for the purpose of hunting sea lions. 7.55: underway with boats in tow.
8am to meridian:
9.15: stopped off house at NE point and dropped three of the boats. 9.25: ahead.
10.15: stopped off Walrus Island and dropped native boat and 3rd cutter. 11.15: anchored off south end of Walrus Island.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.20: hunting party returned with four sea lions. 2.25: underway.
4pm to 6pm:
At 4.15 came to off village, St. Paul Island. Otter Island bearing SW¾S. The natives left the vessel.
Hours at anchor: 18.50
Hours underway: 5.10
Distance: 34.0
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18 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island [to North Bay]
Lat 57.14, Long -170.11 [Estimate from noon bearings]
8am to meridian:
At 11.00 got underway.
Carpenter fitting weather boards to skylights. Watch making sword mats, boat cover, etc.
At noon Otter Island bore SW and Polovina Mountain NWbyW¼W.
Noon: Lat 57° 40’ 20”N, Long 170° 13’ 30”W [Too far north]
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate SSW to strong south gale; squally with hail flurries. Sea rough to moderate.
12.40: NW Walrus Island SE½E and Hutchingson’s Hill [Hutchinson Hill] W¼N. Rounded shoal off northwest point and at 3.25 let go port anchor in 12 fathoms water, hard bottom. Vessel dragging, hove up anchor and found one of the flukes broken off. Steamed ahead.
4pm to 6pm:
Strong south gale; overcast and squally. Moderate sea.
4.30: came to with starboard anchor. Polovina Mountain bearing S¼E, NE point NEbyE and Cross Hill E¾S. Broke out spare anchor from hold and transported it to the bow.
6pm to 8pm:
Strong south gale; squally, overcast. Moderate sea.
Employed until 7.30 at work on stock of port anchor endeavoring to remove bail to use on spare anchor; but finding it likely to require all night, suspended work and secured damaged anchor on bow in readiness for use in case of emergency.
8pm to midnight:
Strong SEbyS gale, increasing at intervals to a very strong gale.
Hours at anchor: 18.30
Hours underway: 5.30
Distance 27.1 knots
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19 October 1892
North Anchorage, St. Paul Island [to SE Anchorage]
Lat 57.24, Long -170.16
Midnight to 4am:
Strong SE to moderate SEbyE gale with very heavy squalls. Moderate sea.
4am to 8am:
Strong SEbyE gale, falling to a fresh EbyS breeze, last hour, squally. Moderate sea with long SW swell.
At daylight commenced work on damaged anchor and at 7.45 succeeded in getting stock to fit on spare anchor. Secured it on the bow and shackled chain.
8am to meridian:
Moderate EbyS breeze to light airs from NEbyN. Moderate SW swell.
Employed repairing cat tail, making chafing gear, etc. Struck broken anchor below in the fore hold.
Meridian to 4pm:
Light NNW breeze, increasing to a very strong WNW gale. Rough sea.
At 12.25 underway. Steaming around the northern point of St. Paul Island to make an anchorage off the village.
2.55: Otter Island bore SE½E and NW point NbyE½E.
4pm to 6pm:
Strong WNW to WbyN gale, squally.
4.25: came to anchor off village, St. Paul Island with port anchor. Black Bluffs bearing WbyN and Sea Lion Rock SW. Moderate sea with long SW swell.
6pm to 8pm:
Very strong WbyN gale, squally. Moderate sea.
At 6.30 vessel dragging her anchor, veered to 75 fathoms on port chain, which brought her up. At 7.30 set the storm mizzen.
8pm to midnight:
Very strong west gale with frequent and violent squalls, hail and snow flurries. Choppy sea.
At 9.25 the port chain parted during a heavy squall, and vessel went off to leeward. Set the fore staysail and wore ship. Hove in remainder of chain, about 45 fathoms, and steamed ahead.
At 10.15 let go starboard anchor in 10½ fathoms water and veered to 75 fathoms chain. Light at village bearing W¾S. Until end of watch, steaming ahead slow at intervals during heavy squalls. Vessel riding well with the storm mizzen set.
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20 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island [to East Anchorage and at sea]
Lat 57.21, Long -170.12 [Estimate from bearings at 8.45]
4am to 8am:
Strong WbyS gale, heavy squalls with hail flurries during first part.
At 6.00 took in storm mizzen. At 7.10 underway. Stood along the land to northward and eastward.
8am: Half-way Point E½S, 2.1 miles.
8am to meridian:
Strong WSW gale, moderating to a very fresh breeze.
At 8.45 came to anchor in East Anchorage, NE Point. Polovina Mountain SWbyS, Walrus Island east.
Broke out 75 fathoms spare chain from hold and shackled to 30 fathoms remaining in port locker. Got anchor with jury stock out of fore hold on the port bow and shackled chain.
Meridian to 4pm:
Carpenter repairing and caulking berthdeck hatches. Watch employed making sword mats, etc.
8pm to midnight:
Light to very fresh breeze. Last hour wind hauled to east and fell to a gentle breeze. Overcast and snowing hard.
At 8.50 got underway and stood out SE.
Hours at anchor: 19.15
Hours underway: 4.45; distance: 2.4 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 1.00; distance: 18.0 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 3.45; distance: 20.4 knots [distances possibly confused]
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21 October 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island]
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
4am to 8am:
At 6.00 sighted Otter Island. 7.55: came to anchor in SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island. Sea Lion Rock bearing SWbyW. Black Bluffs NW¾N.
Picked up buoy of lost anchor and made preparations for raising the anchor.
8am to meridian:
Employed during the watch sweeping for lost anchor with three boats. At 11.00 the sweep finally caught. Took both lines and the buoy rope to the capstan and got a strain on them; but the sweep lines slipped and the buoy rope parted.
11.30: got underway, steamed ahead and let go starboard anchor off the village, St. Paul Island. Otter Island bearing SW¾S.
Hours at anchor: 16.05
Hours underway: 7.55
Distance: 34.2 knots
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22 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island [and at sea]
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
4am to 8am:
At 7.00 sighted a vessel off Otter Island. 7.15: got underway. 7.55: spoke USS “Adams”. 8.00: ahead. Following USS “Adams” into SE Anchorage.
8am to meridian:
8.30: “Adams” anchored in SE Anchorage. At 8.40 came to off village, St. Paul Island. Otter Island bearing SWbyS.
“Adams” signalled (International Code) CMGB. Answered RSJ.
9.25: saw a steamer bearing NEbyE and standing to southward and eastward. Signalled to USS “Adams” KPT and CP (International Code).
At 12.00 steam whaling bark “Orca” standing towards SE Anchorage.
Commanding Officer visited “Adams”.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 12.20 boarded steam whaling bark “Orca” of San Francisco, McGregor master, Arctic Ocean for San Francisco, with 14 whales.
She reported the loss of the whaling bark “Helen Mar” of San Francisco, Thaxter master, smashed by ice about Lat N 71° and Long 171° W34 of the men lost, including the master and all the officers. The “Orca” picked up the 5th mate and 4 men from a cake of ice. Three days later the mate died.
Surgeon Call attended sick on the “Orca”. The Commanding Officer of USS “Adams” visited the Commanding Officer of this vessel.
Delivered official and personal mail to the “Orca”, and at 2.25, she kept away.
[Alaska Shipwreck has a list of the men lost with the Helen Mar. More details from Sacramento Daily Union.]
4pm to 6pm:
At 5.30 a shore boat came alongside and reported a vessel on the north side of the island. Sent the information to the senior officer present, the Commanding Officer of “Adams”.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.00 “Adams” got underway and stood to southward and westward.
Hours at anchor: 22.35
Hours underway: 1.25
Distance: 7.4 knots
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23 October 1892
SE Anchorage, St. Paul Island [to Garden Cove, St. George Island]
Lat 56.80, Long -169.66
4am to 8am:
4.30: underway. At 8.00 Walrus Island bearing SE¼S and Polovina Mountain SWbyW.
8am: Lat 57° 14’ 30”N, Long 170° 02’ 30”W
8am to meridian:
11.45: sighted a vessel, apparently a bark, bearing SE¼E, standing to southward. Meridian: Tolstoi Point bore SE, distance 10 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Rounded Tolstoi Point and stood into Garden Cove. 1.45: came to anchor. Sea Lion Point [Sealion Neck] NNE½E and SE point SSW¾W.
Sent mail and packages for St. George Island to Special Treasury Agent Lavender.
Hours at anchor: 14.45
Hours underway: 9.15; distance: 62.3 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 6.30; distance: 43.5 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 2.45; distance: 18.8 knots
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24 October 1892
Garden Cove, St. George Island
Lat 56.55, Long -169.53
4am to 8am:
Washed clothes.
8am to meridian:
Employed overhauling old sail and boat gear, and making sword mats [during next watch also]. At 11.00 finished condensing, having condensed 1100 gallons fresh water in the preceding 48 hours.
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25 October 1892
Garden Cove, St. George Island [to SW Bay and back]
Lat 56.57, Long -169.68
8am to meridian:
At 8.10 got underway. Steamed around the SW part of St. George Island and into SW Bay. 10.15: came to anchor. Rush Point WbyN.
Saw about 15 fur seals about 2 miles from the rookery, moving to the southward. Sent an officer in third cutter to the beach.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 12.25 cutter returned with several seal carcasses, killed in the morning. Officer reported that it was estimated that there were 5000 seals on the island, 2000 at SW Bay and 3000 on the north side, but that they were leaving fast.
Larboard strake of boat was stove in coming off the beach.
12.35: underway. Steaming around SW end of the island. 2.35: came to anchor in Garden Cove, Sea Lion Point bearing NbyE½E and SE point SSW.
Carpenter repairing third cutter [and during next watch].
Hours at anchor: 19.55
Hours underway: 4.05
Distance: 22.7 knots
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26 October 1892
Garden Cove, St. George Island [to village and to SW Bay]
Lat 56.63, Long -169.43
4am to 8am:
Freezing weather. Carpenter repairing 3rd cutter. Watch making sword mats.
8am to meridian:
11.05: underway. Rounding Tolstoi Point. At noon Tolstoi Point bore SbyW½W.
Carpenter finished repairs on third cutter. Watch making and putting chafing gear on main rigging.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 12.45 came to anchor off village, St. George Island. West point bearing W½S. Special Treasury Agent Lavender visited the vessel.
Employed repairing launch and making and putting on chafing gear.
4pm to 6pm:
4.50: Special Treasury Agent Lavender left the vessel. 4.55: underway. Steaming around the east end of St. George Island. At 5.30 Tolstoi Point bore south.
6pm to 8pm:
Steaming around southeast part of the island. At 7.35 came to anchor in SW Bay, St. George Island. Rush Point bearing WbyN½N.
Hours at anchor: 19.40
Hours underway: 4.20
Distance: 29.4 knots
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27 October 1892
SW Bay, St. George Island [to Garden Cove]
Lat 56.57, Long -169.68
4am to 8am:
Drill suspended for the season on account of the inclemency of the weather.
8am to meridian:
Employed making and putting on chafing gear, overhauling sails, etc. Carpenter repairing launch.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 12.45 got underway. Rounded Dalnoi Point and stood along the land about 2 miles off shore. At 2.45 off the village. At 4.00 Tolstoi Point bore SbyW distant ½ mile.
Carpenter repairing launch. Watch employed as in the am.
4pm to 6pm:
Steaming around Tolstoi Point. Stood into Garden Cove and at 4.45 anchored. Sea Lion Point NbyE½E.
Hours at anchor: 20.00
Hours underway: 4.00
Distance: 25.3 knots
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28 October 1892
Garden Cove, St. George Island
Lat 56.56, Long -169.53
8am to meridian:
Watch employed making sword mats. 10.50: American steam whaling bark “JH Freeman” [Jesse H Freeman] hove in sight, standing to the southward and eastward. 11.30: sent an officer to board her.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.30: officer returned, having boarded American steam whaling bark “JH Freeman” of San Francisco, Cook master, Arctic Ocean to San Francisco, six whales; was reported having picked up October 8 C Nelson, boat steerer of the lost whaling bark “Helen Mar”, with feet badly frozen. Surgeon attended Nelson and the sick of the “JH Freeman”.
At 1.40 “JH Freeman” anchored near by. Surgeon Call went on shore with Captain Cook of the “JH Freeman”.
4pm to 6pm:
At 5.00 a boat from the “JH Freeman” went to the beach to bring off Surgeon Call and Captain Cook, but were obliged to remain, having stove their boat in making a landing.
6pm to 8pm:
Sent mail on board of the “JH Freeman”.
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29 October 1892
Garden Cove, St. George Island [to SW Bay]
Lat 56.52, Long -169.53 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
6.45: a boat from the “JH Freeman” went to the beach, but was unable to land on account of the heavy surf.
7.15: got underway. 7.25: the “JH Freeman” weighed and stood around Tolstoi Point. 7.25: stopped to fish, Tolstoi Point bearing N¼E and Barabara on beach NWbyW¾W.
8am to meridian:
Watch fishing, cod fish being very plentiful. Stopping and starting engine at intervals.
At 11.00 the “JH Freeman” came close to and put Surgeon Call on board, then kept away SE.
11.25: stopped fishing and steamed around the southern part of the island.
Noon: Sea Lion Point, St. George Island N½E, 4 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming along the southern part of St. George Island. At 1.05 came to anchor in SW Bay. Rush Point WbyN. Heavy break on beach.
Cleaned, salted and counted the fish caught in the morning and found that there were 378 codfish and 86 other fish.
Hours at anchor: 18.10
Hours underway: 5.50
Distance: 13.5 knots
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30 October 1892
SW Bay, St. George Island [to SW Anchorage, St. Paul Island]
Lat 56.96, Long -170.03
8am to meridian:
At 8.40 got underway and rounded Rush Point. 9.55: Dalnoi Point bearing N½E, distant 1 mile.
Saw several seals in the water between 10.00 and 12.00, moving to the southward. 11.05: raised Otter Island bearing NWbyW½W.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.15: Otter Island bore SWbyS. Rounded Reef Point and at 1.50 came to anchor in SW Anchorage, St. Paul Island. Tolstoi Point bearing N½E, Sea Lion Rock SSE½E.
Hours at anchor: 18.50
Hours underway: 5.10; distance: 39.7
Hours under steam and canvas: 4.05; distance: 34.3
Hours under steam exclusively: 1.05; distance: 5.4
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31 October 1892
SW Anchorage, St. Paul Island
Lat 57.13, Long -170.31
[Snowing all day]
4am to 8am:
Swept decks and filled tanks.
8am to meridian:
Watch making sword mats and boat cover.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed making chafing gear and boat cover.
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Summary of abstract for October 1892
Hours at anchor: 605 55
Hours underway: 138 05
Hours under steam and canvas: 38 45
Hours under steam exclusively: 99 20
Distance under steam and canvas: 254.3 knots
Distance under steam exclusively: 530.7 knots
Total distance cruised: 785.0 knots
Number of officers present: 279, average 9
Number of petty officers and crew: 1333, average 43
Number of rations issued: 961
Number of vessels boarded: American 2
Days not cruising: total number 10. Sundays 2.
Recapitulation of coal account
Coal on hand: 254 2160/2240 tons
Coal received: –
Coal total: 254 2160/2240 tons
Coal consumed: 105 1520/2240 tons
Balance on hand: 149 840/2240 tons
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Log book of the US Steamer “Bear” of 4 guns, commanded by MA Healy Captain USRM,
commencing November 1st 1892 at St. Paul Island, Bering Sea,
and ending December 12th 1892 at San Francisco, California
LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1892
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1 November 1892
SW Anchorage, St. Paul Island
Lat 57.13, Long -170.31
4am to 8am:
Very fresh breeze with heavy squalls equal in force to a strong gale, thick snow storm. Cleared snow off decks.
8am to meridian:
Fresh to stiff NbyE breeze, overcast and squally with light snow flurries [snowing for most of the day].
At 11.00 despatched Lieutenant Jarvis in 3rd cutter to communicate with shore. 11.45: commenced condensing water for cooking purposes.
Meridian to 4pm:
3.30: third cutter returned. Watch making chafing gear and boat cover.
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2 November 1892
SW Anchorage, St. Paul Island
Lat 57.13, Long -170.31
[Snow flurries for most of the day]
8am to meridian:
9.30: received signal from shore: International Code DNJ, “Send a responsible person ashore”. Answered QNS, “What is the matter?”. This signal remained hoisted for two hours, but with no answer from the shore.
At 11.40 a shore boat came alongside with Mrs. Schisnakoff [possibly Shishkhanov], her maid and four native girls with their effects, for transportation to Unalaska, where they are to attend the Jesse Lee school.
Meridian to 4pm:
Watch making chafing gear and boat cover. Stopped condensing water, having condensed 900 gallons.
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3 November 1892
SW Anchorage, St. Paul Island [to village and at sea]
Lat 57.08, Long -170.21 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
Cleared snow off decks.
8am to meridian:
9.30: John Frates, a native, came on board with his effects for transportation to Unalaska.
9.40: underway. 10.05: Otter Island EbyN and Sea Lion Rock S½E. Steamed around Reef Point and at 11.00 stopped off village, St. Paul.
Two boats came alongside with several natives and Mr. Redpath of NAC Co. Received on board one chronometer and one spy-glass belonging to the wrecked brig “Alexander”, to be delivered to the NAC Co at San Francisco.
11.07: ahead with the boats in tow. 11.25: stopped to fish, Otter Island bearing SW and Polovina Mountain NbyW.
Noon: Polovina Mountain, St. Paul Island, NbyW 6 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Stopping and starting engine at intervals to remain on fishing grounds. Caught about 100 fish in all. At 4.00 steamed ahead for anchorage off village with the boats in tow.
4pm to 6pm:
At 4.35 came to off village, St. Paul Island. Otter Island bearing SWbyS½S. Fishing party went ashore in their boats.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.00 underway. 7.00: raised St. George Island ahead. 8.00: Otter Island bore WbyS and village light NW½W.
8pm: Lat 57° 02’ 10”N, Long 170° 06’ 40”W
8pm to midnight:
At midnight Dalnoi Point SE and Tolstoi Point EbyS½S.
Hours at anchor: 11.10
Hours underway: 12.50
Distance: 43.2 knots
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4 November 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and North Anchorage, St. George Island]
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
Midnight to 4am:
At 1.30 Dalnoi Point, St. George Island, bearing SE and Tolstoi Point EbyS½S. 3.30: Tolstoi Point bearing SE, distant 5 miles.
4am to 8am:
Steaming along the north shore of St. George Island. At 8.00 came to anchor off village, St. George Island. East point EbyN and west point WbyS.
8am to meridian:
9.30: received signals from shore. International code RLF and JBR, “No means of sending boat”. Answered DNS, “Is there anything to prevent landing?”. Received reply DNW, “Very good landing”. Sent third cutter ashore. 10.45: cutter returned.
Meridian to 4pm:
3.30: Special Treasury Agent Lavender and Dr. Noyes of the NAC Co came on board. With them came two native girls with their effects for transportation to Unalaska to attend the Jesse Lee school.
4pm to 6pm:
Special Treasury Agent Lavender and Dr. Noyes left the vessel.
8pm to midnight:
9.30: underway. At midnight Dalnoi Point bore SEbyE distant 3 miles.
Hours at anchor: 13.30
Hours underway: 10.30
Hours under steam and canvas: 1.35
Hours under steam exclusively: 8.55
Distance under steam and canvas: 9.1
Distance under steam exclusively: 37.4
Total distance: 46.5
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5 November 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and SW Bay, St. George Island]
Lat 56.57, Long -169.68
Midnight to 4am:
Steaming around Dalnoi Point. 2.25: Dalnoi Point N½E and SW point E½S.
3.30: came to anchor in SW Bay, St. George Island. Starboard anchor and 45 fathoms chain in 14 fathoms water. Rush Point WNW.
4am to 8am:
Very fresh NE wind and cloudy. Moderate southerly swell.
6.45: hove up and shifted anchorage to 12 fathoms water with 45 fathoms starboard chain. Rush Point WbyN½N and SW point SE¾E, Barabara NE¾E.
8am to meridian:
Very fresh breeze to moderate NE gale, cloudy and squally with snow flurries. Moderate SW swell.
At 9.30 veered to 60 fathoms on starboard chain. Watch employed making boat cover.
4pm to 6pm:
Strong NEbyN gale, overcast, snow squalls. Moderate SE swell.
6pm to 8pm:
Strong NEbyN gale with violent squalls, overcast, snow flurries.
6.15: veered to 65 fathoms on starboard chain.
8pm to midnight:
Very strong NNE gale with heavy squalls, overcast. Moderate SE swell.
Hours at anchor: 20.15
Hours underway: 3.45
Distance: 18.0 knots
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6 November 1892
SW Bay, St. George Island
Lat 56.57, Long -169.68
Midnight to 4am:
Strong gale from NbyE, squally, cloudy. Moderate southerly swell.
4am to 8am:
Strong NbyE gale with very heavy squalls. Overcast to cloudy. Smooth sea. Very few seals to be seen on the rookery. [Similar weather for most of the rest of the day.]
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7 November 1892
SW Bay, St. George Island [and at sea]
Lat 56.33, Long -169.46
4am to 8am:
Wind blowing a strong gale in squalls, moderating in force to a stiff breeze, from NbyW to north, cloudy, flying sand. Light irregular swell. Choppy sea.
Number of seals on the rookery diminishing rapidly. Freezing weather. Filled tanks and swept decks.
8am to meridian:
Sent boat ashore and brought off three seal carcasses. Estimated that there were between 3000 and 4000 seals on the rookery.
9.45: got underway.
Meridian to 4pm:
Very fresh NNE to NEbyN breeze, cloudy, squally. Rough sea. Vessel rolling heavily.
8pm: Lat 55° 24’ 52”N, Long 168° 08’ 50”W
Hours at anchor: 9.45
Hours underway: 14.15; distance: 123.1
Hours under steam and canvas: 13.50; distance: 119.1
Hours under steam exclusively: 0.25; distance: 4.0
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8 November 1892
Bering Sea [and Dutch Harbor]
Lat 53.90, Long -166.52
4am to 8am:
At 5.00 made land ahead. 5.30: Cape Cheerful bore EbyS½S. At 8.00 Cape Cheerful abeam, distant 1.5 miles.
8am to meridian:
Steaming along the land to southward and eastward. 8.35: stood into Unalaska Harbor.
9.00: stopped off village. Landed the native girls for the Jessie Lee school, Mrs. Schisnakoff [?] and John Frates, and sent for the mail.
American steamers “Elsie” and “Challenger” and schooner “Everett Hays” in Unalaska Harbor. USS “Adams” and US Revenue Steamer “Corwin” in Dutch Harbor.
9.10: ahead. Signalled to senior officer present for permission to anchor. Permission being given, at 9.55 came to anchor in Dutch Harbor. Received official and private mail.
Meridian to 4pm:
The Commanding Officers of the USS “Adams” and the US Revenue Steamer “Corwin” paid official visit upon the Commanding Officer of this vessel.
4pm to 8pm:
Revenue Steamer “Corwin” left the wharf and proceeded to Unalaska.
Hours at anchor: 14.05
Hours underway: 9.55; distance: 80.4 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 8.55; distance: 8.4 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 1.20; distance: 72.0 knots
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9 November 1892
Dutch Harbor [to Unalaska]
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
Scrubbing water line of ship and boat and sail covers. 7.20 USS “Adams” left the anchorage and went to the coal wharf.
[Snowing from 9am onward.]
8am to meridian:
9.30: got underway and steamed to inner harbor, Unalaska, and came to anchor at 9.55. North Rock bearing NEbyE½E and wharf EbyN.
1st Lieutenant George E McConnell left the vessel to report for duty on US Revenue Steamer “Corwin” in obedience to Department order (LGS) dated April 25 1892.
10.50: shifted anchorage. North Rock bearing EbyN¾N and wharf EbyS, west end of Expedition Island SWbyW.
Crew scrubbing boat and sail covers. Finished scrubbing water line.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.15: steam schooner “Elsie” left port. 1st Lieutenant S [Samuel] E Maguire reported for duty in obedience to Department order (LGS) of April 25 1892. 4.00: shifted anchorage.
4pm to 6pm:
Gave port watch liberty.
Hours at anchor: 23.35
Hours underway: 0.25
Distance: 2.0
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10 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
[Snowing most of the day.]
4am to 8am:
Cleared snow off decks and prepared for going alongside of wharf. Sent mail to US Revenue Steamer “Corwin”.
8am to meridian:
US Revenue Steamer "Corwin" left port. 9.30: hove up anchor and went alongside Alaska Commercial Company’s Wharf. Employed securing ship to dock and clearing up around decks.
Meridian to 4pm:
Blew water out of boiler. Received 300 lbs of fresh meat for officers and crew, part of a steer divided between this vessel and the USS “Adams”.
Hours at anchor: 23.30
Hours underway: 0.30
Distance: 1.0
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11 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
[Snowing all day.]
4am to 8am:
Cleared snow off decks and wharf.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed scraping and oiling strongbacks for boat davits. Lowered gig and hauled her up in the Company’s shed for overhauling and painting.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed scraping and oiling strongbacks for boat davits and painting gig. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery.
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12 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
8am to meridian:
Crew employed scrubbing vessel outside, varnishing strongbacks and cleaning brightwork. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery. Commanding Officer of USS “Adams” visited vessel.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave crew the afternoon to wash clothes. At 4.00 stopped condensing, having condensed 800 gallons water.
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13 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
USS “Adams” went to sea from Dutch Harbor.
8am to meridian:
Sent a boat to Summer Bay and brought back ship’s seine left there in September.
4pm to 8pm:
Thunder and lightning, hail and snow squalls in latter part.
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14 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
Made preparation for blacking ship outside.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed painting ship outside and touching up paintwork on gig. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Finished painting ship outside. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery.
[Snowing in the afternoon.]
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15 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
Cleared snow off decks. Painting water line of ship.
8am to meridian:
Lowered 1st and 2nd cutters on wharf. Cleaning 1st and 2nd cutters. Painting rail of topgallant forecastle and watering ship. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed cleaning 1st and 2nd cutters, painting white paintwork on topgallant forecastle, cleaning bulwarks and painting waterline. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery. At 4.00 ceased pumping water for the day.
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16 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
Finished pumping up tanks, having received from the Alaska Commercial Company 3500 gallons fresh water.
Meridian to 4pm:
Hoisted all boats and made preparations for leaving the wharf.
4pm to 8pm:
Filled boiler with fresh water.
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17 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor [to Dutch Harbor]
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
At 8.40 cast off from wharf and steamed to Dutch Harbor. 9.20: made fast to wharf of NAC Co at Dutch Harbor and commenced coaling ship.
In making landing at wharf carried away fashion-piece on port quarter.
4pm to 8pm:
At 5.00 stopped coaling for the day, having received 54 tons of bituminous coal.
Hours at anchor: 23.20
Hours underway: 0.40
Distance: 2.0 knots
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18 November 1892
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
Employed coaling ship [and during next two watches].
8am to meridian:
Carpenter renewing fashion-piece on port quarter.
4pm to 8pm:
4.30: stopped coaling, having received during the day 90 tons of bituminous coal.
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19 November 1892
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
4am to 8am:
Coaling ship. At 8.00 finished coaling having received from the North American Commercial Company 155 tons of bituminous coal.
8am to meridian:
Borrowed from the NAC Co one 1800-lb anchor and secured it in forward bunker for a spare anchor.
Carpenter renewing fashion-piece on port quarter.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received on board to visit the Seal Islands on clerical business: Rev. WW Shiskin of the Orthodox Greek Church; and for passage to their homes at St. Paul: John Frates, Nem Tetoff and wife, Irsenia Shipitin and wife and boy, and Mrs. Brown and child.
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20 November 1892
Dutch Harbor [and at sea]
Lat 54.20, Long -166.76 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
Carpenter finished fashion-piece on port quarter. Received on board ET Baldwin, of the NAC Co for transportation to St. Paul Island.
8am to meridian:
At 8.20 cast off from the wharf and steamed out of harbor. Securing boats and anchors for sea.
9.10: Priest Rock bearing NbyE½E and Ulakhta Head SW¾S. 10.20: Cape Cheerful abeam.
Noon: Cape Cheerful SE¾S, 10 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
2.30: Cape Cheerful bore SE and Cape Makushin S¾E.
8pm: Lat 54° 29’ 24”N, Long 167° 42’ 44”W
Hours at anchor: 8.20
Hours underway: 15.40; distance: 111.0
Hours under steam and canvas: 10.00; distance: 75.2
Hours under steam exclusively: 5.40; distance: 25.8
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21 November 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 56.78, Long -170.38
Sick list: A Youngberg
4am to 8am:
Fresh east breeze increasing to a moderate gale, squally and overcast. Sea rough.
5.30: double-reefed the mainsail and set it. 6.55: made St. George Island bearing NWbyW.
7.15: kept away WNW. Tolstoi Point bearing SwbyS, distant 5 miles.
8am to meridian:
Strong to very strong east gale with violent squalls, overcast, thick snow storm. Last hour hail. Rough sea. Vessel rolling and pitching heavily.
Meridian to 4pm:
Strong east to ESE gale with very strong squalls, overcast, rain and hail. Rough sea.
At 2.10 set double-reefed mainsail, trysail and storm mizzen; stopped engine, braced up and hove ship to on port tack. 3.20: reefed the trysail and put jumper on fore yard.
4pm to 6pm:
Very strong ESE gale, overcast, squally, rain and hail. Rough sea.
Rove off preventer brace. Vessel hove to on port tack under fore topmast staysail, lower topsail, reefed trysail, double-reefed mainsail and storm mizzen [same for rest of day]. Heading between SbyE and SbyW and drifting to southward and westward.
6pm to 8pm:
Strong gale to very fresh breeze from ESE with heavy squalls, overcast, thick and rainy. Rough sea.
8pm: Lat 56° 52’N, Long 171° 15’W
Hours under steam and canvas: 14.10
Hours under canvas exclusively: 9.50
Distance steam and canvas: 127.5
Distance canvas exclusively: 14.2
Total distance: 141.7
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22 November 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and SW Bay, St. Paul Island]
Lat 57.12, Long -170.30
Midnight to 4am:
Moderate SE gale gradually falling and hauling to a moderate NW breeze, overcast. First two hours rain. Sea rough. Vessel rolling heavily. Hove to on the port tack. [Sails as at end of previous day.]
4am to 8am:
Light breeze to light airs from NW to SW. Heavy SE swell. Vessel rolling heavily.
At 4.15 ahead, took in storm mizzen and turned reef out of trysail. 7.30: raised Otter Island bearing NE distant about 8 miles.
8am to meridian:
8.45: in all sail. Steamed in between Sea Lion Point and Otter Island. Made signal (International Code) DLS “Send for passengers”.
10.20: came to anchor in SW Bay, St. Paul Island, Tolstoi Point N½W. Boat came from shore and landed all passengers from Unalaska, the mail and some of the packages for the island.
Meridian to 4pm:
Discovered that the socket in which the after boat davit, port side, steps [sic] had been carried away. Landed the 1st cutter on deck forward and secured the heel of the davit temporarily.
At 3.55 got underway.
4pm to 6pm:
5.20: Otter Island bore west distant 3 miles.
8pm: Lat 56° 50’N, Long 170° 21’W
Hours at anchor: 5.35
Hours underway: 18.25
Hours under steam and canvas: 11.55
Hours under steam exclusively: 2.15
Hours under canvas exclusively: 4.15
Distance steam and canvas: 62.5
Distance steam exclusively: 6.5
Distance canvas exclusively: 4.5
Total distance: 73.5
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23 November 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and North Anchorage, St. George Island]
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
4am to 8am:
6.20: made St. George Island abeam. 7.25: Tolstoi Point SE½E and Dalnoi Point SSW.
8am: Lat 56° 40’N, Long 169° 42’W
8am to meridian:
9.25: came to anchor off village, St. George Island. Heavy surf on beach, landing impracticable. Scrubbing paintwork and washing decks.
Examined the head of the fore topmast and discovered that [in] mast above the eyes of the rigging on the starboard side, forward, the wood had rotted to the depth of an inch and a half. Also, around and under the rim of the cap the mast was rotten for a considerable space.
Meridian to 4pm:
Strong to moderate gale from SSE, squally. Moderate NNW swell. Heavy surf on beach but moderating.
Hours at anchor: 14.35
Hours underway: 9.25
Distance: 45.8 knots
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24 November 1892
North Anchorage, St. George Island [and at sea]
Lat 56.59, Long -169.83 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
Moderate SSE gale, gradually hauling to west. First part overcast with very heavy rainfall. Latter part cloudy. Sea smooth to rough.
At 7.15 wind SW, got underway and stood out clear of the land under slow speed. At 8.00 Tolstoi Point bore EbyS½S and village SEbyS¼S.
8am to meridian:
9.53: Tolstoi Point bearing SWbyW½W and village EbyS. 10.20: stopping and starting engine at intervals.
Receiving and sending the following signals (International Code) from the village: BRL “Any letters or papers for me?”; answered C “Yes”. Signalled DRQJ, DFBN, WBN “I am going to sail homeward bound, 28”. DCPQ, DSFR, BKN “Have the seals gone?”. Received answer CDQS, WNC “Most”. Received signal: CBFK, CBMS, CFSP “Garden Cove”.
11.17: ahead. 11.45: rounded Tolstoi Point. Noon: Tolstoi Point bore WbyN½N and southern point SW¾S. [Log-keeper was probably mistaken and meant Dalnoi Point]
Noon: Dalnoi Point [Tolstoi Point in log] NEbyE 2 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming to Garden Cove. 1.10: heavy surf on beach and no landing, hauled off shore. Stopped engine, set mainsail and storm mizzen and started fishing.
At 4.00 stopped fishing, having caught about 100 codfish. Steamed ahead toward Tolstoi Point.
4pm to 6pm:
Rounded Tolstoi Point and stood WSW. 5.50: Tolstoi Point SxE 11 miles. Stopped engine and laid vessel to on port tack.
8pm: Lat 56° 45’N, Long 169° 28’W
8pm to midnight:
8.00: in all sail, started ahead, slow speed.
Hours at anchor: 7.15
Hours underway: 16.45
Hours under steam exclusively: 9.55
Hours under canvas exclusively: 6.50
Distance steam exclusively: 32.8
Distance canvas exclusively: 22.0
Total distance: 54.8
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25 November 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and North Anchorage, St. George Island]
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
4am to 8am:
7.54: raised St. George Island, Tolstoi Point bearing SEbyE½E, Dalnoi Point SWbyS.
8am: Lat 56° 40’N, Long 169° 37’W
8am to meridian:
Steaming in to village at St. George. 9.00: came to anchor in North Anchorage, St. George Island.
Special Agent Lavender came on board, delivered and received mail. Seals reported gone, less than 100 remaining scattered in different parts of the island.
9.45: boat proceeded to shore, which was reached with difficulty, there being a heavy surf on the beach.
4pm to 6pm:
4.30: underway.
6pm to 8pm:
7.20: Dalnoi Point bearing SW. 7.45: St. George Island village bore SE.
8pm: Lat 56° 38’N, Long 169° 33’W
8pm to midnight:
Moderate to strong WSW gale, clear, hazy around the horizon. Very heavy cross sea. Vessel rolling and pitching heavily.
Hours at anchor: 7.30
Hours underway: 16.30; distance: 54.4 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 3.30; distance: 4.5 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 13.00; distance: 49.9 knots
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26 November 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 57.33, Long -170.02
4am to 8am:
7.05: made Sea Lion Rock WNW about 2 miles. At 8.00 in all sail. Heavy surf on beach at anchorage.
8am: Lat 57° 06’N, Long 170° 15’W
8am to meridian:
Steaming along shore to northward and eastward. At 8.30 Steamed close in to village, St. Paul. Heavy surf on beach, landing impossible. Steamed out.
10.45: Walrus Island bore east and Cross Hill WNW. 11.30: rounding NE point.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.10: Walrus Island bore SEbyE½E distant 0.8 mile. 2.00: Walrus Island bore NEbyN.
At 3.40 raised Otter Island bearing WbyS. 4.00: Otter Island bore west, distant 4.5 miles.
4pm to 6pm:
4.25: Otter Island abeam.
8pm: Lat 56° 43’N, Long 170° 20’W
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 96.8 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 8.00; distance: 24.8 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 16.00; distance: 72.0 knots
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27 November 1892
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 56.75, Long -170.43
8am: Lat 56° 44’N, Long 170° 05’W
8am to meridian:
9.30: made Otter Island bearing WbyN¼N, 1 mile.
10.30: sounded steam whistle, dense fog. Landing impossible on account of heavy surf. 10.35: kept away SbyE.
8pm: Lat 55° 40’N, Long 169° 01’W
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 155.5 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 13.25; distance: 39.7 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 10.35; distance: 115.8 knots
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28 November 1892
At sea, Bering Sea [and at Unalaska]
Lat 53.98, Long -166.56 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
Light fog. 7.30: fog cleared away, made Cape Cheerful ahead.
8am: Lat 54° 27’N, Long 167° 10’W
8am to meridian:
11.15: Cape Cheerful abeam, distant 2 miles.
Noon: Ulakhta Head, Unalaska, SE 4 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
12.32: Hauling around Ulakhta Head into Unalaska Harbor. 12.45: hauling around spit into Dutch Harbor. USS “Adams” at wharf.
Lowered boat and sent ashore to NAC Co the articles for the company, which could not be landed at St. Paul Island. An officer from the USS “Adams” paid official call.
1.10: ahead out of Dutch Harbor. Steamed to Unalaska Harbor. At 1.50 made fast to AC Co’s wharf. Unshipped after davit of port quarter boat to replace lower socket.
Hours at anchor: 10.10
Hours underway: 13.50; distance: 118.5 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 10.25; distance: 94.1 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 3.25; distance: 24.4 knots
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29 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed touching up water line of ship and scrubbing boats and boat gear. Carpenter and two firemen employed replacing davit socket for port quarter boat.
Received from the Alaska Commercial Company 1200 gallons fresh water.
Meridian to 4pm:
The Commanding Officer made official report to the Senior Officer present and received orders to leave Bering Sea after November 30.
Carpenter and crew employed as in forenoon.
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30 November 1892
Unalaska Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Carpenter finished replacing socket for after davit of port quarter boat. Shipped the davit.
Meridian to 4pm:
Commanding Officer of USS “Adams” visited vessel. Received a communication from the Senior Officer Present stating that this vessel was to be released from the performance of naval duties and resume her ordinary status at midnight of November 30, 1892.
Summary of abstract for November 1892
Hours at anchor: 505.05
Hours underway: 214.55; distance: 1167.2 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 102.15; distance: 726.6 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 99.35; distance: 421.9 knots
Hours under canvas exclusively: 14.05; distance: 18.7 knots
Number of officers present: 270, average 9
Number of petty officers and crew: 1290, average 43
Number of rations issued: 930
Time underway: 8 days, 22 hours, 5 minutes
Days not cruising: total number 15. Sundays 2.
Recapitulation of coal account
Coal on hand: 149 840/2240 tons
Coal received: 155 tons
Coal total: 304 840/2240 tons
Coal expended: 102 1150/2240 tons
Balance on hand: 201 1940/2240 tons
LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1892
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1 December 1892
Unalaska Harbor [and at sea]
Lat 53.90, Long -166.07
Sick list: A Zachariasen, seaman [to 9th December]
8am to meridian:
At 8.35 cast off from wharf and steamed out of harbor. A salute of 3 guns was fired ashore, returned a like number of saluting charges from the after battery.
8.45: passed buoys. USS “Adams” at anchor in Dutch Harbor. 9.05: Ulakhta Head abeam. 9.50: Kalekhta Head abeam, 2 miles. 10.20: through Unalga Pass.
12.00: took departure from Egg Island bearing SSE¾E, distant 1.5 miles. At noon USS “Adams” in Unalga Pass, 8 miles distant.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.00: USS “Adams” bore west, distant about 10 miles, standing to the southward.
8pm: Lat 53° 22’ 18”N, Long 164° 21’ 36”W
Hours at anchor: 8.35
Hours underway: 15.25; distance: 129.4 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 8.10; distance: 58.5 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 7.15; distance: 70.9 knots
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2 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 52.57, Long -161.73
4am to 8am:
Strong breeze from ESE to SEbyS, increasing to a moderate gale at end of watch. Sea moderate to rough.
At 7.00 set double-reefed mainsail, reefed trysail and foretopmast staysail.
8am: Lat 52° 45’ 30”N, Long 162° 20’ 12”W
8am to meridian:
Strong to moderate gale with heavy squalls from SEbyS to SbyE. Rough sea.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate gale to very fresh breeze south. Rough sea. 1.30: shook reef out of fore trysail.
4pm to 8pm:
Strong south gale, squally. Heavy southerly swell. Vessel rolling and pitching heavily.
Rove off preventer brace and put jumper on fore yard.
8pm: Lat 52° 07’ 12”N, Long 160° 13’ 42”W
8pm to midnight:
Strong to moderate gale south to SbyW, squally. Heavy southerly swell.
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 167.5 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 17.00; distance: 121.6 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 7.00; distance: 45.9 knots
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3 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 51.04, Long -156.98
Midnight to 4am:
Fresh south to SW wind. Rough sea. 2.00: wind falling, shook out double reef and put single reef in mainsail, reefed and set upper topsail.
8am: Lat 51° 21’ 36”N, Long 157° 51’ 06”W
8am to meridian:
Moderate to strong west gale, squally. Heavy SW swell [similar weather and sea for rest of the day].
8pm: Lat 50° 19’ 06”N, Long 155° 04’ 06”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24.00; distance: 229.8 knots
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4 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 49.07, Long -151.85
Midnight to 4am:
Very fresh to stiff breeze from WSW to SW, squally. 12.50: turned reef out of upper topsail. 3.25: turned reef out of mainsail.
8am: Lat 49° 20’ 48”N, Long 152° 32’ 42”W
8am to meridian:
Fresh south breeze to moderate SE gale. Rough sea. 11.50: put single reef in mainsail and rove off new head earing, old one parted.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate SSE to strong SWbyS gale, squally. Rough sea. 2.30: double-reefed the mainsail and reefed the fore trysail.
4pm to 8pm:
Very strong to violent gale with heavy squalls equal in force to a hurricane. Very heavy sea.
5.00: wind and sea increasing, took in fore trysail and slowed engine. 5.10: took in fore topmast staysail.
Vessel hove to under double-reefed mainsail, engine going ahead slow. Ship’s head SWbyS. Vessel drifting about WNW. Lost propeller and line of new Bliss patent log.
8pm: Lat 48° 49’ 12”N, Long 151° 16’ 30”W
8pm to midnight:
Very strong gale SSE to very fresh SW breeze, rain squalls. Rough sea.
9.00: wind moderating and hauling to southward, came to on starboard tack. 10.30: wind shifted to SW, stood on course ESE¾E, set fore trysail and fore topmast staysail and lower topsail. Started engine full ahead.
Hours under steam and canvas: 24.00; distance: 154.2 knots
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5 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 48.40, Long -149.00
Midnight to 4am:
Very fresh to fresh SSW breeze, squally. Heavy southerly swell. 2.00: turned double-reef out of mainsail.
4am to 8am:
Fresh SSW to SW breeze. Rough sea. 5.35: turned reef out of mainsail.
8am: Lat 48° 08’ 06”N, Long 149° 43’ 18”W
8pm: Lat 47° 49’ 24”N, Long 146° 35’ 04”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24.00; distance: 193.9 knots
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6 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 47.04, Long -144.62
8am: Lat 47° 04’ 18”N, Long 144° 43’ 52”W
8am to meridian:
Moderate to strong ESE gale with heavy squalls. Heavy SE swell.
9.45: wind and sea increasing, set double-reefed mainsail, reefed trysail and fore topmast staysail. Slowed engine and hove vessel to on starboard tack.
Meridian to 4pm:
Very strong ESE gale with violent squalls. Very heavy SE sea. 1.30: took in fore topmast staysail. Vessel hove to on starboard tack.
4pm to 8pm:
Moderate SE gale to gentle WSW breeze. Rough sea. Weather moderating, wind hauling to southward, steadied on ESE.
At 8.00 set fore topmast staysail, lower topsail, shook reef out of trysail and took in mainsail.
8pm: Lat 47° 13’ 30”N, Long 144° 20’ 28”W
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 105.8 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 18.45; distance: 82.7 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 5.15; distance: 23.1 knots
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7 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 46.18, Long -142.35
4am to 8am:
Wire wheel-ropes to steering gear stranded. Rove new set.
8am: Lat 46° 23’ 18”N, Long 142° 55’ 16”W
8pm: Lat 45° 36’ 31”N, Long 140° 38’ 26”W
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 182.3 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 18.25; distance: 145.3 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 5.35; distance: 37.0 knots
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8 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 44.91, Long -138.47
Sick list: BL Miller, fireman [to 12th December]
8am: Lat 44° 47’ 20”N, Long 138° 31’ 42”W
8am to meridian:
Watch employed scraping spars. Rove off new starboard lower topsail brace.
Meridian to 4pm:
Watch employed scraping and varnishing spars [and during next watch].
8pm: Lat 44° 17’ 05”N, Long 136° 55’ 48”W
Hours underway: 24.00; distance: 182.3 knots
Hours under steam and canvas: 18.25; distance: 145.3 knots
Hours under steam exclusively: 5.35; distance: 37.0 knots
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9 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 43.13, Long -134.08
4am to 8am:
Watch scraping spars.
8am: Lat 43° 23’ 11”N, Long 134° 48’ 36”W
8am to meridian:
Watch scraping and varnishing spars [and during next watch] and cleaning boats and boat gear.
8pm: Lat 42° 29’ 35”N, Long 132° 34’ 04”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24.00; distance: 211.6 knots
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10 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 41.14, Long -130.07
8am: Lat 41° 32’ 53”N, Long 130° 33’ 58”W
Meridian to 4pm:
Watch painting, scraping, overhauling boats and boat gear and removing chafing gear.
8pm: Lat 40° 29’ 25”N, Long 129° 04’ 21”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24.00; distance: 216.5 knots
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11 December 1892
At sea [Unalaska to San Francisco]
Lat 39.21, Long -125.80
8am: Lat 39° 46’ 12”N, Long 126° 47’ 48”W
8pm: Lat 38° 33’ 02”N, Long 124° 15’ 48”W
Hours under steam and canvas: 24.00; distance: 238.7 knots
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12 December 1892
[At sea and San Francisco]
Lat 37.85, Long -122.74 [Estimate from noon bearings]
8am: Lat 38° 11’N, Long 123° 52’W
8am to meridian:
8.27: made the North Farallon Islands bearing E½N. 8.37: made Point Reyes bearing NEbyN. 9.45: passed Noonday Rock Buoy.
Watch making preparations for entering port. At noon Point Bonita bore EbyN¾N, distant 10 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.18: passed inner bar buoy. 1.20: saw USS “Thetis” standing to southward. 1.50: Point Bonita abeam.
2.10: Fort Point abeam. 2.15: stopped; US Revenue Steamer “Hartley” came alongside, 2.25: ahead. 2.40: US Revenue Steamer “Hartley” cast off.
3.05: came to anchor off Folsom Street Wharf, San Francisco [Pier 10]. Goat Island [Yerba Buena Island] Lighthouse bearing NNE¾E and Alcatraz Lighthouse NW¾W.
US Revenue Steamer "Rush" and Japanese man-of-war "Kon-Go" at anchor near by. Officer from USRS "Rush" made official call.
4pm to 8pm:
Received mail. Received from the Department 1 ship's log book, 1 muster roll and blanks as per requisition for 6 months ending March 31/93. Granted liberty to starboard watch. Discharged W. Mackey, seaman, for drunkenness and disobedience of orders.
8pm to midnight:
Discovered vessel making water so rapidly that it was necessary to use steam-pump every half hour [to 28th December].
Hours at anchor: 8.55
Hours underway: 15.05
Hours under steam and canvas: 8.35
Hours under steam exclusively: 6.30
Distance steam and canvas: 62.7
Distance steam exclusively: 53.5
Total distance: 116.2
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Summary of the Cruise 1892
Month |
Hours at anchor (hrs.mins) |
Hours under way (hrs.mins) |
Hours under steam and canvas (hrs.mins) |
Hours under steam exc. (hrs.mins) |
Hours under canvas exc. (hrs.mins) |
Distance under steam and canvas (miles) |
Distance under steam exc. (miles) |
Distance under canvas exc. (miles) |
Total distance cruised (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
April |
13.35 |
58.25 |
52.50 |
5.35 |
|
463.9 |
40.6 |
|
504.5 |
May |
453.50 |
290.10 |
177.55 |
112.15 |
|
1653.1 |
756.9 |
|
2410.0 |
June |
345.45 |
374.15 |
126.00 |
248.15 |
|
866.8 |
1063.3 |
|
1930.1 |
July |
519.35 |
224.25 |
56.05 |
168.20 |
|
405.4 |
740.1 |
|
1145.5 |
August |
405.55 |
338.05 |
131.20 |
200.30 |
6.15 |
930.0 |
1111.5 |
26.1 |
2067.6 |
September |
528.05 |
191.55 |
110.50 |
65.20 |
15.45 |
798.0 |
326.6 |
177.7 |
1302.3 |
October |
605.55 |
138.05 |
38.45 |
99.20 |
|
254.3 |
530.7 |
|
785.0 |
November |
505.05 |
214.55 |
102.15 |
98.35 |
14.05 |
726.6 |
421.9 |
18.7 |
1167.2 |
December |
17.30 |
270.30 |
138.55 |
31.35 |
|
1934.4 |
218.0 |
|
2152.4 |
Totals: |
3395.15 |
2100.45 |
1034.55 |
1029.45 |
36.05 |
8632.5 |
5209.6 |
222.5 |
13464.6 |
Month |
Coal received [tons] |
Coal consumed [tons] |
No. rations issued |
Vessels boarded American |
Lives saved |
Vessels assisted |
Persons rescued |
Persons injured |
Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
April |
|
26 410/2240 |
84 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
May |
414 692/2240 |
129 592/2240 |
868 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
June |
|
126 210/2240 |
889 |
15 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
July |
188 1280/2240 |
102 1370/2240 |
883 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
August |
|
151 1480/2240 |
868 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
September |
201 580/2240 |
111 1240/2240 |
907 |
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
October |
|
105 1320/2240 |
961 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
November |
155 |
102 1100/2240 |
930 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
December |
|
128 2120/2240 |
372 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals: |
959 312/2240 |
984 882/2240 |
6762 |
31 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Distance cruised in protection of the seals: 1952.2 miles.
Recapitulation of the coal account
Coal on hand: 98 430/2240 tons
Coal received: 959 312/2240 tons
Coal total: 1057 742/2240 tons
Coal expended: 984 882/2240 tons
Balance on hand: 72 2180/2240 tons
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LOG BOOK – DECEMBER 13th 1892 to MAY 1st 1893
[A single book (not a standard pre-printed log book) was used to record the logs for March 1st to April 28th 1892, December 13th 1892 to May 1st 1893 and November 13th 1893 to February 10th 1894. These entries have been placed in date order between entries from the log books.]
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13 December 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38 [Estimate off Folsom Street Wharf]
4am to 8am:
7.00: Liberty men returned except P Murphy, seaman, and L Nolan, ordinary seaman. C Johnson, coxswain, injured by an assault on shore while on liberty and unfit for duty.
8am to meridian:
P Murphy, seaman, and L. Nolan, ordinary seaman, absent without leave, are discharged from the 12th inst.
An officer from the Japanese man-of-war "Kon-Go" made official call. Crew employed tarring rigging.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed tarring rigging and varnishing bright woodwork on quarterdeck. 4.00: gave liberty to port watch.
4pm to 8pm:
4.30: USRS “Corwin” arrived and anchored.
8pm to midnight:
Discharged C Johnson, boatswain, for drunkenness and insubordination.
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14 December 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
Sick list: C Johnson, coxswain [to 19th December]
4am to 8am:
7.00: Liberty men returned except James Barnes, coxswain.
8am to meridian:
Returned call of Japanese man-of-war "Kon-Go". James Barnes, coxswain, absent without leave, is discharged to date from 13th inst.
Meridian to 4pm:
H Clay Miller, Auditor of Custom House, paid officers and crew for seven (7) months, from May to November 1892, inclusive.
Discharged BL Miller, fireman, at his own request, on account of physical disability.
4pm to 8pm:
4.00: gave liberty to starboard watch. 4.30: shifted anchorage, coming to at 4.45.
Dr. SJ Call left the vessel, his services being no longer required.
Hours at anchor: 23.45
Hours underway: 0.15; distance: 0.2
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15 December 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
4am to 8am:
C Hansen, quartermaster, absent without leave.
8am to meridian:
Employed varnishing rails and other bright woodwork. Examined fore topmast and found it much decayed.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting white paintwork about quarterdeck. Sent to the Department the official transcript of the ship’s log for the cruise of 1892.
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16 December 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Employed painting white paintwork about quarterdeck.
8.45: USRS “Corwin” got under way and steamed over towards Oakland Creek.
Meridian to 4pm:
Painting white woodwork waterways, davits, etc. C. Hansen, quartermaster, absent without leave.
4pm to 8pm:
At 4.00 hove up anchor and shifted anchorage, coming to at 4.15.
Hours at anchor: 23.45
Hours underway: 0.15; distance: 0.2
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17 December 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
4am to 8am:
7.00: liberty men returned except A Youngberg, seaman. 8.00: USS “Adams” arrived and anchored.
C Hansen, quartermaster, 48 hours absent without leave, is declared a deserter.
8am to meridian:
Sent an officer to pay an official call on USS “Adams”.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.30: USS “Adams” sailed up the Bay. 1.00: gave port watch liberty for 60 hours.
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18 December 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
Meridian to 4pm:
A Youngberg, seaman, absent without leave.
8pm to midnight:
K Masayama, 2nd class boy, absent without leave.
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19 December 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
4am to 8am:
A Youngberg, seaman, returned on board. K Masayama, 2nd class boy, absent 24 hours without leave.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning galley skylight gratings and cleaning launch preparatory to painting.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.10: harbor defence vessel “Monterey” [USS Monterey] passed down the Bay. 3.58: “Monterey” passed up the Bay.
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20 December 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
4am to 8am:
At 7.00 liberty men returned. K Masayama, 2nd class boy, 48 hours absent without leave, is declared a deserter.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting ship outside; painting launch. Carpenter boxing articles for World's Columbian Exposition.
Harbor defence vessel “Monterey” passing up and down the Bay on trial speed tests.
4pm to 8pm:
At 4.20 at the request of the Collector of Customs of San Francisco got underway and steamed to Lime Point to intercept American steam schooner “Louis Olsen” of San Francisco, which vessel had left this port some time ago without a clearance, is suspected of having landed Chinese, and is expected to arrive at this port.
At 5.00 came to anchor off Lime Point.
8pm to midnight:
Keeping strict watch for steam schooner “Louis Olsen” [to 20th December].
Hours at anchor: 23.20
Hours underway: 0.40; distance: 4.0
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21 December 1892
Off Lime Point [to Meiggs Wharf to Point Cavallo to Sausalito]
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41 [Estimate off Meigg’s Wharf]
8am to meridian:
Employed blacking ship outside. 11.20: under way, steamed across the harbor and anchored at 11.40 off Meiggs Wharf [Meig’s Wharf in log-book], San Francisco.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew blacking ship outside. Gave liberty to a part of the crew.
4pm to 8pm:
At 5.10 got under way. At 5.25 anchored close under Point Cavallo. At 7.00 vessel dragging in strong tideway, hove up anchor (the stock of which was found to be bent) and steamed ahead. At 7.45 anchored off Sausalito.
Hours at anchor: 22.40
Hours underway: 1.20; distance: 10.0
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22 December 1892
Off Sausalito [to Meiggs Wharfand back]
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41 [Estimate off Meiggs Wharf]
4am to 8am:
At 7.45 got under way and steamed across the Bay.
8am to meridian:
8.20: came to anchor off Meiggs Wharf.
Liberty men returned. Crew employed cleaning decks and scraping deck stanchions.
Meridian to 4pm:
Unshackled port anchor and hoisted it on board. Hoisted anchor belonging to NAC Co (taken on board at Dutch Harbor) out of forward bunker and shackled it to port chain.
At 4.00 gave liberty to 3rd division.
4pm to 8pm:
At 4.25 got underway and steamed across the Bay. At 4.55 came to anchor off Sausalito. Yellow Bluff bearing SbyE and Alcatraz Light ExS
Hours at anchor: 22.55
Hours underway: 1.05; distance: 8.0
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23 December 1892
Sausalito [to Meiggs Wharf]
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41 [Estimate off Meiggs Wharf]
4am to 8am:
7.30: got under way and steamed across the Bay towards Meiggs Wharf.
8am to meridian:
At 8.15 came to anchor off Meiggs Wharf. Liberty men returned.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 3.00 a small schooner dragging across our bow, hove up and shifted anchorage, coming to at 3.50.
4pm to 8pm:
Received articles as per requisition for December 1892.
4.30: wind increasing, hove up anchor, steamed ahead and at 5.00 let go both anchors.
Hours at anchor: 21.55
Hours underway: 2.05; distance: 8.0
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24 December 1892
Off Meiggs Wharf
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41
4am to 8am:
At 7.00 liberty men returned. H Masayama, 2nd class boy, who was noted as a deserter on the 20th inst., returned on board, stating that he had been unable to return before on account of sickness, and that he had sent word by a messenger, who failed to deliver the message. Returned him to duty and withdrew the charge of desertion.
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25 December 1892
Off Meiggs Wharf
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41
4am to 8am:
7.00: liberty men returned except D McGlade, seaman.
8am to meridian:
10.00: gave liberty to 2nd division. At 11.40 hove up anchor and shifted anchorage, coming to at 12.00. Fort Point WSW½W and Alcatraz Light House NNW½W.
Hours at anchor: 23.40
Hours underway: 0.20; distance: 0.5
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26 December 1892
Off Meiggs Wharf
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41
4am to 8am:
D McGlade, seaman, absent 24 hours without leave.
8am to meridian:
Unstocked spare anchor and struck it below.
Sent to Marine Hospital C Johnson, coxswain, with badly lacerated hand caused while stowing anchor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received from JC Wilson and Co five (5) tons anthracite coal.
4pm to 8pm:
Gave liberty to 3rd division.
8pm to midnight:
Dense fog. Sounding fog bell.
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27 December 1892
Off Meiggs Wharf
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41
4am to 8am:
D McGlade, seaman, absent 48 hours without leave, is declared a deserter.
8am to meridian:
Packing goods for World's Columbian exposition.
Meridian to 4pm:
Dense fog.
Delivered to John A Magee Jr., owner of the whaling bark “Alexander” (wrecked at St. Paul Island) the chronometer and spy-glass belonging to the vessel.
Sounding fog bell.
4pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. Sounding fog bell. At 4.00 granted liberty to 1st division.
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28 December 1892
Off Meiggs Wharf[to Sausalito]
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41
8am to meridian:
Liberty men returned. Received from the Department one copy each of The American Nautical Almanac and Tide Tables of the Pacific Coast of the United States for 1893.
Employed painting launch, making man-ropes, etc. Packing articles for World's Columbian exposition. Loosed sails to dry.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting launch and packing articles for World's Columbian exposition. Swung launch out. Furled sails.
4pm to 8pm:
Granted liberty to 2nd division.
4.50: got under way and steamed across the Bay. 5.40: came to anchor off Sausalito.
Hours at anchor: 23.10
Hours underway: 0.50; distance: 6.0
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29 December 1892
[1891 in log-book]
Off Sausalito [to Meiggs Wharf and back]
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41
4am to 8am:
7.05: under way and steamed across the Bay. 7.40: anchored off Meiggs Wharf. Liberty men returned.
8am to meridian:
Sent 3rd cutter to beach to clean her and get sand. Hoisted sails up on deck to overhaul them. Carpenter boxing goods for World's Columbian Exposition.
Meridian to 4pm:
H Clay Miller, Auditor of Customs, came on board and paid officers and crew for December, 1892.
At 4.00 gave liberty to 3rd division.
4pm to 8pm:
At 4.45 got underway and steamed across the Bay. At 5.35 came to anchor off Sausalito.
Hours at anchor: 22.35
Hours underway: 1.25; distance: 8.0
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30 December 1892
[1891 in log-book]
Off Sausalito [to Meiggs Wharf to Folsom Street Wharf]
Lat 37.81, Long -122.41
4am to 8am:
7.15: underway. Steamed across the Bay. At 8.00 came to anchor off Meiggs Wharf.
8am to meridian:
Liberty men returned except K Wada, 1st class boy. Received word that the steam schooner “Louis Olsen” had been boarded and seized by customs officers at 8 o’clock last night.
Boxing articles for World's Columbian Exposition. Crew employed breaking out fore hold.
Meridian to 4pm:
At noon a ship's boat under sail containing three men and stores, was carried by the strong tide across our hawse and capsized. Rescued the three men from drowning, but the boat was broken in two, and, with the stores, was lost. The men proved to be TJ Thompson, mate, Peter Anderson, carpenter, and George Sorenson, seaman, belonging to the British ship “Palgrave” lying at Sausalito.
At 1.15 underway. 1.50: came to anchor off Folsom Street Wharf. Returned the rescued men to their vessel. Employed breaking out and restowing fore hold.
4pm to 8pm:
Gave liberty to 1st division.
Hours at anchor: 22.40
Hours underway: 1.20; distance: 8.0
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31 December 1892
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38 [Estimate off Folsom Street Wharf]
4am to 8am:
Liberty men returned except G Zachariasen, seaman.
8am to meridian:
G Zachariasen, seaman, returned.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave crew afternoon for mending clothes.
2nd Lieutenant HM Broadbent and 2nd Assistant Engineer FR Falkenstein left vessel, having been detached and placed “waiting orders”.
Discharged JE McMullin, carpenter, D Charles, master-at-arms, and T Yoshida, 1st class boy, at their own requests.
THE VOYAGES OF USRC BEAR 1893
LOGS FOR JANUARY 1893
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1 January 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
Sick list: J Petterson [to 6th January]
8am to meridian:
K Wada, 1st class boy, absent without leave.
Meridian to 4pm:
Rated JE Nostrom quartermaster to master-at-arms.
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2 January 1893
[1892 in log-book]
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
At 9.00 the liberty boat being unable to make the vessel on account of the strong tide and wind, lowered the 3rd cutter and veered chain to pick her up. Before the chain could be stopped, the bitter end fetched up, drew the ring bolt it was lashed to in the locker and went through the hawse, losing the anchor and 90 fathoms chain.
Liberty men returned except A Youngberg, seaman. Vessel drifting, let go port anchor, got steam, hove up, and steamed to anchorage off Folsom Street Wharf, where anchored at 8.20.
8am to meridian:
K Wada, 1st class boy, absent without leave.
3rd cutter dragging for lost chain but with no success on account of strong tide and wind.
Meridian to 4pm:
Secured tug “Aetna” to recover chain. At 2.00 tug having grappled chain, steamed alongside her, took grapnel line from her and hove up chain and got lines fast to it. Dinghy and 3rd cutter swamped at boom by strong tide and wind, losing 3 sculls and bottom boards out of dinghy.
4pm to midnight:
At 10.30 finished securing anchor and chain, got anchor on bow and let go port anchor.
Chris Johnson, coxswain, returned on board from Marine Hospital, his hand now needing only occasional dressing.
At anchor: 23.00
Underway: 1.00; distance: 1.0
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3 January 1893
[1892 in log-book]
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
A Youngberg, seaman, returned. K Wada, 1st class boy, absent 48 hours without leave is a deserter.
8am to meridian:
Scrubbing and painting boats and boat davits. Received 2500 gallons fresh water from boat “Water Nymph”. Received articles of ship chandlery as per requisition.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in am. At 1.00 shifted anchorage, coming to at 1.20.
At anchor: 23.40
Underway: 0.20; distance: 0.5
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4 January 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.795, Long -122.39 [Estimate at Mission Wharf]
Midnight to 8am:
Liberty men returned except R Johnson, seaman, and J McDonald, ordinary seaman.
8am to meridian:
At 11.00 under way and steamed to Mission No. 3 wharf [Mission Wharf], made fast at 11.30 and landed for shipment articles for World's Columbian Exposition; also articles recovered from schooner “Silver Wave”, which were delivered to her owner James McKenna.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.10: left wharf. 1.30: anchored off Folsom Street. At 2.15 the American whaling bark “Emma F Herriman” of San Francisco, while in tow of the tug “Reliance” parted her tow line and was carried by the strong tide across our bow, carrying away the starboard flying jib boom guy, breaking the whisker band, tearing the netting, and chafing slightly the boom and head gear, but doing no serious damage.
The bark’s topgallant mast was carried away and some of the head braces and backstays. Her bulwarks were damaged slightly and the davits on the starboard side of her boats being mashed.
The tugs “Active” and “Reliance” towed her clear, and anchored her nearby.
At 3.15 having been dragged by the collision to below the ferry, got underway and steamed to Folsom Street where the port anchor was again let go.
At 3.30 boarded the bark and ascertained the extent of her damage.
R Johnson, seaman, and J McDonald, ordinary seaman, returned. Shipped John Akimoto, 2nd class boy.
At anchor: 22.55
Underway: 1.05; distance: 3.0
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5 January 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
Sick list: J Grubin [to 8th January]
Midnight to 8am:
Cleaning ship and clearing rigging about jib-boom.
8am to meridian:
Shipped Thomas Smith as seaman and rated him boatswain.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 2.45 the 2nd cutter, returning from the shore, was capsized alongside the bow catching under the gangway in the heavy chop sea that was running. Sent an officer and crew in 1st cutter to pick up the capsized boat, which was done with difficulty.
At 3.00 got underway and dropped downstream. At 3.30 picked up both boats off Alcatraz Island where they had been carried by the strong tide.
Lost from 2nd cutter 4 oars, 2 boat hooks and yoke. Steamed ahead for anchorage.
Japanese man-of-war Kon-Go left port.
4pm to midnight:
At 4.30 came to anchor off Folsom Street.
At anchor: 22.30
Underway: 1.30; distance: 6.0
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6 January 1893
[5 January in log-book]
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Shipped John Hanson, carpenter. H Smith, seaman, absent without leave.
Meridian to 4pm:
Carpenter smoothing jib-boom. At 4.00 the scow schooner “Maggie F Hartman” came down and capsized a shore boat coming to this vessel with two boatmen and H Masayama, 2nd class boy. Sent an officer and boat’s crew who rescued the shore men from the head gear of the schooner where they were clinging. The boat was recovered by a boat from shore.
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7 January 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Liberty men returned and H Smith, seaman, returned.
8am to meridian:
Carpenter smoothing jib-boom and putting in bolt for starboard flying jib-boom guy. Received jib-boom whiskers, repaired by tug boat “Reliance”.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave crew afternoon for making and mending clothes. J Petterson, seaman, returned to duty.
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8 January 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
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9 January 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Crew employed serving head gear. Carpenter working on boat gear.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in am. Received 4250 gallons fresh water from water boat “Water Nymph”.
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10 January 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning decks and putting new service on head gear [and during next watch].
Sent chronometer to Charles Pace, Battery Street, San Francisco, for cleaning and rating.
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11 January 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Employed reserving and setting up head gear. Loosed sails to dry.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.15 got underway and steamed to Sausalito. At 2.15 came to anchor off steamboat wharf.
Unbent all sails and stowed them below.
At anchor: 23 hours
Underway: 1 hour; distance: 6.0
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12 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Scrubbing paintwork about decks and repairing jib netting.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed setting up head gear. Took 1st cutter in on deck and scrubbed her for painting.
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13 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Working on head gear and cleaning boats for painting.
Meridian to 4pm:
Painting 3rd cutter and puttying and smoothing bottom of 1st cutter. Discharged H Masayama, 2nd class boy.
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14 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
Meridian to 4pm:
By Department order (DGJ) January 6 1893, discharged F Youngberg, A Dickson, WF Williams, J Grubin, J Petterson, G Zachariasen, R Johnson, seamen; Charles Linne, J McDonald, J Spencer, W Malloy, ordinary seamen; J Earl, wardroom steward; M O’Connor, Frank Peters, firemen, and CR Hibbitt and Peter Farrell, coal passers.
Disrated C Johnson, coxswain to seaman, and K Yasuda, cabin steward to wardroom steward.
Hauled fires under main boiler.
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15 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to 4pm:
Vessel being withdrawn from active service, hauled down flag.
4pm to midnight:
Rated F Wormall, 2nd class boy to 1st class boy.
Rations commuted from this date at contract price.
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16 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Scrubbing water line. Men from Risdon and Union Iron Works examined repairs to machinery and boiler.
Meridian to 4pm:
Scrubbing water line and painting 1st cutter. Spar maker and electrician on board examining work to be done.
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17 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Touching up black paint outside, and lacing jib netting on guys. Landed 2nd cutter on forward deck for cleaning and painting.
4pm to midnight:
Master mechanic and one journeyman carpenter employed during day searching for leak in vessel’s stern.
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18 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed on boats and cleaning out store room under wardroom.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in am. Master mechanic and one journeyman ship-carpenter employed searching for leak in the stern, it being traced to the deadwood under the sleeves and could be followed no further.
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19 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed smoothing and painting 2nd cutter.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed varnishing spars.
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20 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Painting boats. A Board of Survey composed of 1st Lieutenant SE Maguire, 2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis and 3rd Lieutenant CM White, surveyed 9-inch hawser and condemned it because of being eaten by rats; stowed it below.
Meridian to 4pm:
Painting boats and cleaning fore hold.
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21 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
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22 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
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23 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Cleaning fore hold and firemen’s quarters for painting [and during next watch].
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24 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed touching up boats, making skylight cover and painting firemen’s quarters. Carpenter renewing deck-plugs in hurricane deck.
Meridian to 4pm:
Painting firemen’s quarters and clearing out between decks forward.
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25 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Cleaning out forward between decks [and during next watch].
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26 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning and whitewashing fore hold and between decks [and during next watch].
4pm to midnight:
Strong SE gale with heavy squalls. At 7.00 let go port anchor and veered to 50 fathoms on starboard and 30 fathoms on port chain.
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27 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Cleaning out between decks.
Meridian to 4pm:
Fresh to stiff SW to west wind, squally. Clearing chains, hove up port anchor and in starboard chain to 40 fathoms.
1st Lieutenant SE Maguire detached by Department order of 18th inst. and placed ‘waiting orders’ on account of sickness left vessel.
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28 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
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29 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
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30 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Put 3-inch guns of forward battery on main deck under house. Cleaning forecastle for painting.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in am. Carpenters repairing lockers on berth deck.
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31 January 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Cleaning berth deck for painting.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in am. Officers and crew received pay for January. Discharged John Hansen, carpenter.
LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1893
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1 February 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Cleaning and scraping woodwork in berth deck for painting [and during next watch]. Shipped Thomas Anderson, seaman, and rated him carpenter from date.
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2 February 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed painting and varnishing in berth deck.
Meridian to 4pm:
Preparing officers’ quarters for painting.
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3 February 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed painting officers’ quarters and berth deck [and during next watch].
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4 February 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
Midnight to 8am:
Moderate SW gale with heavy squalls. At 4.00 dropped port anchor underfoot.
8am to meridian:
Moderate SW gale falling to a light SSW breeze. Clearing weather.
Employed cleaning and painting officers’ quarters. Hove up port anchor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting in wardroom.
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5 February 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
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6 February 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed varnishing bright woodwork in berth deck.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting 1st and 2nd cutters.
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7 February 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed painting and varnishing in wardroom [and during next watch].
[8 and 9 February missing]
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10 February 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed scrubbing water line of vessel and cleaning ship. Carpenter at work in wardroom.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting firemen’s quarters.
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11 February 1893
Sausalito [to off Black Point]
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
Meridian to 4pm:
Calm with dense fog.
At 1.00 the Fulton Iron Works tug “Anasha” took vessel in tow, to proceed to the city for repairs. Fog shutting in too thick to make the wharf, anchored off Black Point.
4pm to midnight:
Dense fog, lifting at intervals.
At anchor: 22 hours
Underway (towed): 2 hours; distance: 4 miles
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12 February 1893
Off Black Point
Lat 37.81, Long -122.43 [Estimate off Black Point]
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13 February 1893
Off Black Point [to Harrison Street Wharf]
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387 [Estimate off wharf at end of Harrison Street]
Midnight to 8am:
At 7.00 tug "Anasha" took vessel in tow.
8am to meridian:
At 9.00 made fast to north side of Harrison Street Wharf. Employed mooring ship.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed mooring ship, landing boats on dock and dismantling davits.
At anchor: 22 hours
Underway (towed): 2 hours; distance: 3 miles
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14 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Getting up purchases for landing propellor and boats.
8am to meridian:
Landing boats on wharf, getting out old range and shipping new one in place. Men from Fulton Iron Works commenced work on repairs to machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Landed Herreshoff propellor hub on dock and got up purchases for raising broken propellor. Received books and blanks as per requisition.
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15 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Breaking out and landing blades for Herreshoff propellor hub.
8am to meridian:
Landing propellor blades and bearings. Reeving off purchases for raising broken propellor. Men from Fulton Iron Works at work on repairs to machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Rigged and raised sheers over propellor well.
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16 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Landed broken propellor on the deck.
8am to meridian:
Raised propellor, landed it on deck and dismantled it. On raising the propellor discovered the key connecting crosshead and after vertical bar to be gone entirely.
Meridian to 4pm:
Dismantling propellor and landing broken anchors and stocks on the wharf.
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17 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Landing anchors and stocks on the wharf.
8am to meridian:
Landing anchors, transporting propellor blades. Lowered shears and shifted purchase. Workmen from Fulton Iron Works at work on propellor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Raised shears; landed main boom on wharf, painted propellor and rove off purchases for sending down fore yard.
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18 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Sent down fore yard and landed it on wharf.
8am to meridian:
Sending down fore topsail yards. A master mechanic and one man searching for leak in after part of ship.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed crew the afternoon to overhaul clothing.
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19 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
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20 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Sent down fore-top-gallant mast and landed it on wharf.
8am to meridian:
Rove off mast rope and purchases for sending down fore topmast. Workmen from Fulton Iron Works employed on propellor. A master mechanic and one workman searching for leak.
Meridian to 4pm:
Preparing for sending down fore topmast. Struck spare propellor blades below.
Discharged F Mason, fireman, for disrespect to officer and disobedience of orders, and JE Nostrom, master-at-arms for indecent assault.
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21 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Making preparations for sending down fore topmast.
8am to meridian:
Sent down fore topmast and landed it on wharf. Also sent down fore cross trees, the trestle-trees being cracked and the after-horn of the cross trees broken.
Mechanics at work on repairs to machinery. A master mechanic and one worker on searching for leak.
Meridian to 4pm:
Breaking out old junk from fore hold and overhauling topmast rigging.
Shipped Patrick Kelly, coal passer, and rated him fireman and John Grubin, ordinary seaman, and rated him seaman. Rated James Edwards, seaman to master-at-arms.
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22 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
8am to meridian:
The day being a legal holiday observed it as such.
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23 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Employed overhauling fore topmast rigging.
8am to meridian:
Employed overhauling and repairing fore topmast and topgallant rigging. Machinists at work on repairs to machinery. One carpenter at work on cabin skylight.
Meridian to 4pm:
Overhauling rigging.
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24 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Employed overhauling fore topmast rigging.
8am to meridian:
Employed overhauling rigging. Machinists at work on repairs to machinery and propellor. One carpenter at work on cabin skylight.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed overhauling fore topmast rigging.
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25 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Reeving purchases for transporting and lowering propellor.
8am to meridian:
Struck spare propellor below in main hold. Painting iron work and clearing up decks. Machinists at work on machinery. One carpenter at work building water-tight bulkhead to ascertain leak.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed crew the afternoon to overhaul clothing.
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26 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
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27 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Reeving purchases for transporting new propellor.
8am to meridian:
Landed new propellor on deck. Swayed new fore topmast up and down lower-mast in readiness for rigging. Machinists at work on machinery. One carpenter at work on cabin skylight.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received and shipped new main boom. Reserving top mast rigging. Officer and crew received pay for current month.
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28 February 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Overhauling topmast and topgallant rigging.
8am to meridian:
Received 25 tons bituminous coal. Received articles of ship chandlery as per requisition. Employed overhauling rigging. Machinists at work on machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Sent up fore topmast and fidded it. Employed rigging the mast.
LOGS FOR MARCH 1893
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1 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Employed rigging topmast.
8am to meridian:
Employed setting up topmast rigging. Machinists at work on machinery. Searching for leak in after part of ship. Re-shipped A Rasmussen, seaman, and Frank Wormell, 2nd class boy.
Meridian to 4pm:
Setting up topmast rigging.
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2 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Finished setting up topmast rigging.
8am to meridian:
Crossed upper and lower topsail yards. Machinists at work on machinery. Received from James McKenna, 15 fathoms of chain borrowed at Port Clarence.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crossed the fore yard.
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3 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Rigging purchases for transporting anchors.
8am to meridian:
Employed getting anchors on the bows and striking spare anchors below. Machinists at work on machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Landed fore topgallant mast on deck. Landed propellor frame and bearings. 1st Assistant Engineer AL Broadbent left the vessel, Department order February 25.
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4 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
8am to meridian:
Reeving boat falls and rigging davits. Machinists at work on machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed crew the afternoon to overhaul clothing.
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5 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
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6 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.387
Midnight to 8am:
Swayed fore topgallant mast aloft in readiness for rigging.
8am to meridian:
Unmooring ship and hoisting boats. K Yasuda, wardroom steward, leg injured by an accident, sent to Marine Hospital. 2nd Assistant Engineer S [Samuel] B McLenegan reported for duty. Machinists at work on propellor.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.30: left wharf in tow of tug “Alert” and proceeded to the Union Iron Works. 1.30: anchored off Union Iron Works dock.
Hours at anchor: 23.00
Hours underway: (towed) 1.00; distance: 3.0
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7 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.76, Long -122.38 [Estimate off Union Iron Works]
Midnight to 8am:
Employed transporting propellor.
8am to meridian:
Landed propellor in place over well and put in position frame and bearings. Machinists at work on machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed cleaning boats and boat gear.
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8 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.76, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Fidded fore topgallant mast. Machinists at work on machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed setting up fore topmast and topgallant rigging.
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9 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.76, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
At 8.30 Union Iron Works tug took vessel in tow. 9.00: made fast to wharf to await turn to go in dry dock. Employed mooring ship and cleaning boats.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed cleaning boats and boat gear.
Hours at anchor: 23.30
Hours underway: (towed) 0.30; distance: 1 mile
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10 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.76, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Cleaning boats and boat gear and overhauling rigging [and during pm].
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11 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.76, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
At 5.00 hauled ahead and at 6.15 put vessel on dry dock.
8am to meridian:
On raising vessel discovered the leak to be in the upper line of the keel and extending from the stern post to a considerable distance forward, the entire leak being in the same place where the vessel was repaired in April 1890. That portion of the keel having to be taken off, and the vessel not being blocked high enough to enable the workmen to get at it, necessitates vessel going off the dock, and docking again where she can be shored higher.
Meridian to 4pm:
Landed spare propellor bearings on dock to be altered. 2nd Assistant Engineer SB McLenegan left the vessel on 30 days’ leave of absence.
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12 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.76, Long -122.38
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13 March 1893
[14 March in log-book]
San Francisco
Lat 37.76, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Overhauling rigging.
8am to meridian:
Overhauling rigging and repairing foot ropes [and in pm]. Waiting for the Coast Survey steamer “Hassler” to go off the dock.
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14 March 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364 [Estimate in Hunters Point dry dock]
Midnight to 8am:
At 7.00 went off the dock. 7.50: tug “Active” took vessel in tow and proceeded to Hunters Point.
8am to meridian:
At 9.20 docked vessel. At 10.00 dock pumped out. Transported propellor and bearings forward to main deck. Sent John Cuba, ship’s cook, to Marine Hospital.
Meridian to 4pm:
Five machinists at work on machinery and 31 ship carpenters removing keel and keel guards and placing shoes under vessel’s counter.
Hours at anchor: 22.30
Hours underway: (towed) 1.30; distance: 5 miles
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15 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
Midnight to 8am:
On account of threatening and stormy weather, the mechanics did not come to work.
8am to meridian:
Employed making new foot ropes for jib-boom. Three mechanics at work at mill getting out timber for keel.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed on foot ropes and cleaning cabin for painting. 3rd Lieutenant CM White left vessel on 15 days’ temporary leave granted by Department.
Employed Ah Sing [named Ah Chung on 28 March] as cook, during absence of wardroom steward and ship’s cook in hospital.
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16 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
Midnight to 8am:
Thirty one mechanics started work on keel and five on machinery.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting cabin. Mechanics taking off after part of keel.
Meridian to 4pm:
In taking off after part of keel found it split on stern post about two feet, through which the leak evidently came.
Took out one forty-foot length and on taking off shoe found the keel between fifty and sixty feet from stern post much worm eaten, several holes going nearly if not quite through the keel. Took out a second length of forty feet.
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17 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
Midnight to 8am:
Two mechanics worked during night drilling outboard coupling from shaft. Thirty three mechanics at work taking out old keel and hewing new pieces of laurel.
8am to meridian:
Carpenters taking out old keel, painters giving bottom coat of copper paint and three mechanics taking off outboard coupling.
Crew employed cleaning and painting cabin and chart-room and cleaning and painting with red lead all iron work below water line.
Meridian to 4pm:
Both lengths of old keel cleaned out and the after new length put in place and partly secured. Crew employed as in am.
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18 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
Midnight to 8am:
An account of threatening weather, mechanics did not come from city to work.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting cabin.
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19 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
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20 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
Midnight to 8am:
Mechanics did not come to work on account of the stormy weather.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting cabin.
Meridian to 4pm:
Cleaning boats.
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21 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
Midnight to 8am:
Forty one carpenters and caulkers started work on keel. Four machinists at work on machinery.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed cleaning and painting boats and ironwork below water line.
Meridian to 4pm:
Second piece of keel put in place and secured.
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22 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
Midnight to 8am:
Forty one carpenters and caulkers started work on keel and 4 machinists on machinery.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed painting boats and ironwork.
Meridian to 4pm:
Shoe and parts of sheathing taken off to work on keel put on and secured. Transported propellor and cage from main deck to quarter deck ready for shipping.
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23 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
Midnight to 8am:
Thirty two carpenters and caulkers started work on keel and bottom and 4 machinists on machinery.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting boats and propellor well.
Meridian to 4pm:
Carpenters finished work on keel. New outboard coupling put on and shaft jacked into place.
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24 March 1893
Hunters Point dry dock, San Francisco [to Sausalito]
Lat 37.725, Long -122.364
Midnight to 8am:
Four machinists at work on machinery.
8am to meridian:
Lowered propellor in its seat and connected up shaft. Started fires under main boiler. Dismantled shears.
At 11.00 finished all work on vessel’s bottom, and prepared to leave dock.
K Yasuda, wardroom steward, returned from Marine Hospital.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.30: commenced filling the dock. 1.30 floated out and made fast to wharf. Worked engine.
2.45 cast off from wharf and steamed down bay. 3.28 passed Market Street ferry. 3.45 passed Alcatraz Island. At 4.20 came to off Sausalito. Hauled fires.
At anchor: 22.25
Underway 1.35; miles steamed 12
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25 March 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Received spare outboard bearings. Shipped spanker boom.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 4.00 worked pump first time in 20 hours and freed ship of the water in 10 minutes.
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26 March 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
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27 March 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
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28 March 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
Meridian to 4pm:
The propellor not performing satisfactorily, got up shears to lift it and change the blades. 1st Assistant Engineer EG Schwartz reported for duty. Discharged Ah Chung, employed as cook.
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29 March 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
Midnight to 8am:
2.30: steamship “Queen”’s boat broke adrift, sent boat’s crew to pick her up.
8am to meridian:
Hoisted propellor and blocked it up on well. John Cuba, ship’s cook, returned from Marine Hospital.
Meridian to 4pm:
Taking off Hirsch blades from propellor and getting up.
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30 March 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
Midnight to 8am:
Putting on propellor blades.
8am to meridian:
Completed work on propellor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Scraping ship’s side. Received from “Water Nymph” 5000 gallons fresh water.
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31 March 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
Midnight to 8am:
Setting up fore topmast rigging.
8am to meridian:
Setting up and seizing fore topmast and topgallant rigging. Discharged HI [?] Roberts, 2nd class boy.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in am.
LOGS FOR APRIL 1893
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1 April 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
3rd Lieutenant CM White returned to duty.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed the crew the afternoon to overhaul clothing.
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2 April 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
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3 April 1893
Sausalito [to Green Street Wharf]
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395 [Estimate off Green Street]
8am to meridian:
At 8.15 got underway and at 8.52 passed Alcatraz Island. 9.15: made fast to Green Street wharf. Hauled fires. Electricians at work on bells to pilot house.
Meridian to 4pm:
Mooring ship and making preparations for coaling. Officers and crew received pay for March 1893. Discharged Thomas Smith, boatswain, for drunkenness and absence without leave.
Hours at anchor: 23.00
[Hours] underway: 1.00; miles 6.0
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4 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
At 7.00 commenced coaling ship. Crew stowing propellor blades.
8am to meridian:
Coaling ship. Received Engineer’s stores as per requisition for cruise. Electricians at work on bells to pilot house. Painters at work in cabin. Shipped Aaki Kato as 2nd class boy.
Midnight to 4pm:
Coaling ship. Crew setting up head gear and cleaning out fore hold.
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5 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
Coaling ship.
8am to meridian:
At 10.00 stopped coaling on account of weather. Crew cleaning out storerooms and holds.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.00 started coaling. At 3.00 stopped coaling for the day on account of weather. Discharged Thomas Anderson, carpenter, on account of physical disability (from April 6).
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6 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
At 7.00 commenced coaling.
8am to meridian:
Coaling ship. Receiving Engineer’s stores. Cleaning holds and storerooms.
Meridian to 4pm:
Coaling ship. Employed as in am. Received from Department stationery and bunting as per requisitions.
4pm to midnight:
At 5.30 stopped coaling for the day.
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7 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
At 7.00 commenced coaling.
8am to meridian:
Coaling ship. Receiving Engineer’s stores. Receiving articles of ship chandlery. Received shotguns, powder and ammunition. Shipped Alexander Davidson and rated him carpenter from date.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 4.00 finished coaling having received 326¼ [tons] bituminous coal, 12 tons anthracite and ½ ton Cumberland coal.
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8 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
8am to meridian:
Receiving rations and articles of ship chandlery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed the crew the afternoon to overhaul clothing. Shipped William Burdett and rated him boatswain.
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9 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Meridian to 4pm:
2nd Lieutenant WVE Jacobs reported for duty.
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10 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
Preparing to receive stores on board.
8am to meridian:
Received on board 7700 rations. Receiving ship chandlery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Receiving stores on board. Shipped Michael Parle, Edward Fitzgerald and Thomas Sullivan as ordinary seamen and rated them seamen. Shipped K Yasuda as cabin steward. Discharged A Rasmussen, seaman, his term of enlistment having expired.
1st Lieutenant FGF Wadsworth reported for duty.
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11 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
Employed breaking out sails preparatory to bending them.
8am to meridian:
Employed bending sails and reeving off running rigging. Dr CC Gleaves reported for duty, employed as Surgeon.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in forenoon. Shipped JP Petterssen, William Quintell, W Mackay, John Evans, John Mooney, John B Anderson as ordinary seamen and rated them seamen. Shipped Albert Bergren as 1st class boy and rated him ordinary seaman; Andrew Rooney and Thomas Wall as coal-passers and rated the latter fireman; CJ Brown as 2nd class boy, N Sorensen as ordinary seaman, and Ah Sing as wardroom steward. Rated John McCarthy, seaman, to coal-passer and Michael Doolan, coal-passer, to fireman.
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12 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
Employed bending sails.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning guns, reeving running rigging, setting up bobstay with new laniard, and receiving stores on board. Shipped Charles Carlson and C McClasky as ordinary seamen and rated them seamen; Peter Callahan as coal-passer and rated him fireman; and D Fuijuwara as 2nd class boy and rated him 1st class boy.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed receiving stores on board.
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13 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
Mounted the forward guns and washed decks.
8am to meridian:
Receiving reindeer trade goods and stores, and cleaning brightwork and guns. Shipped HA Edward as ordinary seaman and rated him seaman, and Edward Butterly as coal-passer and rated him fireman.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed tarring head gear and getting dinghy ready for painting.
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14 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
Preparing to paint ship’s hull outside.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting ship’s hull outside and receiving stores on board. Shipped Al Woods as 2nd class boy.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in forenoon. Engineer’s force painted the smoke-pipe.
4pm to midnight:
Discharged N Sorensen, ordinary seaman, not being suitable for duty.
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15 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
8am to meridian:
Cleaning brightwork and scrubbing paintwork. Shipped William Connell and Charles Clarke as ordinary seamen. Stationed crew at fire quarters and abandoning ship. Rated William Kingwell and Edward Fitzgerald as quartermasters.
Meridian to 4pm:
Discharged James Edwards, master-at-arms, for physical disability. Rated Charles McClasky as coxswain.
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16 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
Midnight to 8am:
Rated Frank Wormell, 1st class boy, to coal-passer.
8am to meridian:
Began issuing rations.
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17 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
8am to meridian:
Employed receiving stores on board, splicing new ring-rope and reef earings, and overhauling rope locker. Shipped Carl Olsen and Joseph Ellis as ordinary seamen and rated the former seaman. Rated Thomas Sullivan, seaman, to master-at-arms.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed receiving stores. Broke out and restowed fore peak. Seized on jib netting. Electricians at work on signals.
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18 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.802, Long -122.395
8am to meridian:
Receiving stores, powder and new hawser. Employed reeving new wheel ropes, stowing holds and blacking ironwork. Shipped Kito Hama as 2nd class boy and rated JB Anderson, seaman, to coxswain.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in am. Electricians at work on signals from pilot-house to engine-room. Received 2000 gallons of fresh water.
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19 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39 [Estimate off Clay Street]
Midnight to 8am:
Albert Wood, 2nd class boy, absent without leave.
8am to meridian:
8.45: cast off from the wharf and steamed out to an anchorage in the stream. 9.05: came to off foot of Clay Street. 10.45: being too near to the French steamer “Duchaffault”, shifted anchorage, coming to at 10.55. Swung boats to their davits and began cleaning them.
Meridian to 4pm:
Cleaned boats, sent up and crossed topgallant yard, bent foresail, and fitted new fish tackle.
4pm to meridian:
6.35: having been informed by the harbormaster that the vessel was in the line of the ferry boats, dropped astern and came to anchor at 6.40.
2nd Assistant Engineer WC Myers reported for duty.
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20 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
Albert Wood, 2nd class boy, is a deserter. Andrew Rooney, coal-passer, absent without leave.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning boats and boat gear, painting ironwork and cleaning vessel outside. Bent topgallant sail.
Meridian to 4pm:
Cleaning holds and storerooms and scraping bright woodwork.
4pm to midnight:
4.30: Revenue Steamer “Corwin” arrived and anchored. Chief Engineer H Hassell, being detached by Department, left the vessel.
Reshipped William Kingwell, quartermaster; Christopher Johnson, seaman; Christopher Cole, fireman, and John McCarthy, coal-passer.
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21 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 8am:
Andrew Rooney is noted as a deserter.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting bowsprit, figurehead and white work on the bridge outside. Shipped William Bevan as 2nd class boy.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting boat davits and blocks, and covering boards on bridge and quarterdeck.
4pm to midnight:
Painted white work on quarterdeck.
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22 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning decks, ladders and gratings. Shipped Godfrey Hawley as coal-passer.
Andrew Rooney returned on board, explained as the cause of his absence that he was locked up. He was discharged and the facts reported to the Department.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed the crew the afternoon to overhaul clothing.
2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis, by order of Commanding Officer, left the vessel to take charge temporarily of USS “Iroquois” at Mare Island Navy Yard.
4pm to midnight:
US Revenue Steamer “Rush” arrived and anchored.
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23 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to meridian:
Cleaned about decks. 9.30: mustered crew and inspected ship. Allowed liberty to one division.
Meridian to 4pm:
Third Lieutenant FG Dodge reported for duty.
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24 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to meridian:
French man-of-war “Duchaffault” left the bay. Loosed all sail to dry. Employed splicing towing swivel to hawser. Scraping pin rails and the bright woodwork in boats.
Meridian to 4pm:
Furled sail, painting forecastle rail and wheel ropes. Scraping bitts and boats. The forward hoisting bolt in the second cutter broke, filling the boat and losing a boat hook and an oar. Righted the boat and hoisted it again.
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25 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
Midnight to 4am:
Took second cutter in on deck.
8am to meridian:
Painted wheels and cranks of main pump. Varnished main bitts and painted tops of galley hatches. Cleaning bright woodwork of first and second cutters.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed scraping and varnishing pin rails. Oiled bright woodwork of second cutter and scrubbed her outside.
Chief Engineer James F Wayson reported for duty. Fitted new hoisting bolt to second cutter.
Assistant Engineer Schwartz with one fireman went on board of the “Iroquois” and the former inspected her donkey boiler.
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26 April 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to meridian:
Employed scraping and varnishing bright woodwork about decks and in boats. Sent towing swivel ashore for new thimble.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed receiving stores on board preparatory to going to sea.
Assistant Engineer Schwartz and two men at work on the “Iroquois”, overhauling her machinery.
Received one 4-inch wire hawser, 500 feet, and thimbles for fitting towing hawser.
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27 April 1893
San Francisco [to Sausalito]
Lat 37.80, Long -122.39
8am to meridian:
Sent officer with launch to Hunters Point after whaleboat for reindeer trade goods. Employed receiving stores on board.
10.25: launch returned with whaleboat. Took the latter in on deck and secured her.
Assistant Engineer Schwartz with two men at work on the machinery of the “Iroquois”.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.25: underway and stood for Sausalito. 1.45: Alcatraz Island abeam. 2.10: came to anchor off Sausalito, Point Stuart bearing NE½N and Sausalito Point bearing WNW¾W.
Exercised crew at fire quarters. Employed scraping pin rail and main sheet blocks, and preparing the 3-inch guns for lacquering.
USS “Albatross” came in from sea and proceeded towards the Navy Yard.
4pm to midnight:
Exercised crew at stations in abandoning ship.
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28 April 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed scraping bright woodwork in third cutter, bronzing the 3-inch guns, and retouching white paintwork about decks.
Assistant Engineer Schwartz, the carpenter and two men at work on boiler and machinery of the “Iroquois”, preparing her for sea.
Meridian to 4pm:
Got up the ends of both cables and shackled them together. Took fifteen fathoms of the port chain for making a bridle to tow the “Iroquois”.
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29 April 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Employed lacquering 3-inch rifles, splicing thimbles in hawser, and scraping and varnishing bright woodwork in 3rd cutter. Rove off new main boom topping lift. Engineer and his men finished work on the “Iroquois”.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed crew the afternoon to overhaul clothing. Gave liberty to one division.
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30 April 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
8am to meridian:
Allowed liberty to one division. Discharged Michel Dolan, fireman, for physical disability, the Surgeon reporting him unfit for duty, and notified the Department of the facts.
LOGS FOR MAY 1893
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1 May 1893
Sausalito
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
Midnight to 8am:
Preparing the steel hawser and the cable for the towing hawser.
8am to meridian:
Employed securing the hawser for towing the “Iroquois” and preparing for sea. Received 4000 gallons fresh water.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed as in forenoon and in fitting gripes for the boats. Rated Godfrey Hawley, coal-passer, to fireman and shipped WF Moran as coal-passer.
4pm to midnight:
John Mooney, seaman, drunk and disorderly, fell overboard at 10.45. Lowered boat and hauled him out. Confined him in single irons.
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LOG BOOK – MAY 2nd 1893 TO NOVEMBER 12th 1893
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Log book of the US Revenue Steamer “Bear” First Rate, of four guns, commanded by Captain MA Healy USRM, Attached to Bering Sea Squadron, Commencing May 2nd, 1893, at San Francisco, California
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List of Officers attached to and on board of the US Revenue Steamer "Bear", commanded by Captain MA Healy USRM during the period covered by this log-book
MA Healy, Captain
F [Frank]
GF Wadsworth, 1st Lieutenant
D [David] H Jarvis, 2nd Lieutenant
W [William] VE Jacobs, 2nd Lieutenant
F [Frederick] G Dodge, 3rd Lieutenant
C [Chester] M White, 3rd Lieutenant
James F Wayson, Chief Engineer
E [Edward]
G Schwartz, 1st Assistant Engineer
W [William] C Myers, 2nd Assistant Engineer
CC Gleaves, Surgeon
J [James] G Ballinger, 3rd Lieutenant
J [John] E Reinburg, 2nd Lieutenant
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List of officers who have died, been detached, or transferred on board
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Complement of Petty Officers, Seamen, Ordinary Seamen, Landsmen, Boys, and Marines on board
Boatswain 1
Quartermasters 2
Coxswains 2
Carpenter 1
Ship’s Cook 1
Master-at-arms 1
Cabin Steward 1
Wardroom Steward 1
Seamen 12
Ordinary Seamen 4
Boys 5
Firemen 6
Coal Heavers 3
Total 40
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2 May 1893
[Sausalito and] at sea, on passage from San Francisco to Port Townsend
Lat 37.85, Long -122.47
Midnight to 8am:
Discharged John Mooney, seaman, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and the Department notified of the facts.
8am to meridian:
Employed hooking and shackling sheets and tacks, securing boats and preparing for sea.
10.10: shifted anchorage, coming to at 10.25 nearer to the “Iroquois”, ready for making fast the towing hawser.
Shipped Frank Gardner as ordinary seaman, and rated him seaman.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.30: Ran a line to the “Iroquois”, by which the towing hawser was hauled to her and secured. 1.05: Underway with the “Iroquois” in tow and stood down the bay under slow bell. 3.00: ahead full speed.
3.16: Lime Point abeam. 3.30: Point Diablo abeam. 3.46: Point Bonita abeam. 3.20: Passed USS “Thetis” bound in and exchanged signals with her.
4pm to 6pm:
4.45: Point Bonita bearing NE½N and Point Lobos NExE¼E.
6pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. Sounding fog signal. 7.17: Heard fog whistle on Point Reyes, bearing 4 points on starboard bow.
8pm: Lat 37° 52’N, Long 122° 52’W
8pm to midnight:
Misty and foggy. Sounding fog signal at intervals frequently. 10.20: Point Reyes fog signal sounded N½E. 11.15: fog lifted and Point Reyes Light bore NE½E.
Hours at anchor: 13.05
Hours underway steam exclusively: 10.55; distance: 42.3
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3 May 1893
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Port Townsend
Lat 38.26, Long -123.57
4am to 8am:
Fresh NWxW breeze and smooth sea. 7.20: ship making very little headway, kept away west 2½ points, and set all fore and aft sail.
8am: Lat 38° 11’ 35”N, Long 123° 18’ 25”W
8am to meridian:
Employed putting on chafing gear and securing boats.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed fitting chafing gear to wire hawser in wake of the bitts.
8pm: Lat 38° 18’ 16”N, Long 124° 17’ 01”W
Hours under sail and steam: 16.40; distance: 47.0
Hours under steam exclusively: 7.20; distance: 13.9
Total distance: 60.9
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4 May 1893
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Port Townsend
Lat 38.86, Long -125.08
4am to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am: Lat 38° 34’ 15”N, Long 124° 57’ 49”W
8pm: Lat 39° 19’ 35”N, Long 125° 15’ 58”W
Hours under sail and steam: 15.00; distance: 61.7
Hours under steam exclusively: 9.00; distance: 30.9
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5 May 1893
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Port Townsend
Lat 40.08, Long -125.64
4am to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am: Lat 39° 51’ 29”N, Long 125° 34’ 04”W
8am to meridian:
Employed setting up jib and flying jib guys. William Bevan, 2nd class boy, sick and excused from duty.
4pm to 6pm:
Exercised crew at fire quarters and abandoning ship.
6pm to 8pm:
Heavy WNW swell. Ship rolling deeply.
8pm: Lat 40° 28’ 27”N, Long 125° 38’ 45”W
Hours under steam exclusively: 24; distance: 76.1
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6 May 1893
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Port Townsend
Lat 41.10, Long -125.75
8am: Lat 41° 05’ 38”N, Long 125° 44’ 03”W
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave the crew the afternoon for overhauling and mending clothing.
2.50: slowed down and stopped while twenty two fathoms of chain was veered from the “Iroquois” on to the towing hawser. 3.10: ahead again full speed.
6pm to 8pm:
6.15: shut in dense fog. Sounding fog signal.
8pm: Lat 41° 36’ 44”N, Long 125° 47’ 10”W
8pm to midnight:
Sounding fog signal. 10.30: passed a kark [bark?] standing to the southward.
Hours underway: steam and sail 20.50; distance: 70.1
Hours underway: steam exclusively: 3.10; distance: 14.7
Total distance: 84.8
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7 May 1893
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Port Townsend
Lat 42.73, Long -125.83
8am: Lat 42° 27’ 48”N, Long 125° 49’ 14”W
4pm to 6pm:
Ship on port bow standing to the northward.
8pm: Lat 43° 08’ 47”N, Long 125° 50’ 29”W
Hours underway: steam and sail 24; distance: 102.8
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8 May 1893
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Port Townsend
Lat 44.82, Long -125.84
4am to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am: Lat 44° 50’ 53”N, Long 125° 51’ 51”W
8am to meridian:
William Bevan reported well enough for duty.
6pm to 8pm:
Finished repairing forward pump. Ship rolling deeply.
8pm: Lat 45° 24’ 22”N, Long 125° 41’ 35”W
Hours underway: steam and sail 24; distance: 114.8
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9 May 1893
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Port Townsend
Lat 47.01, Long -125.56
4am to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am: Lat 46° 36’ 42”N, Long 125° 41’ 24”W
6pm to 8pm:
Heavy swell from SW. Ship rolling deeply.
8pm: Lat 47° 43’ 40”N, Long 125° 27’ 30”W
Hours underway: steam and sail 20.25; distance: 116.8
Hours underway: steam exclusively: 3.35; distance: 18.7
Total distance: 135.5
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10 May 1893
At sea, on passage from San Francisco to Port Townsend [and at Port Townsend]
Lat 48.28, Long -123.97 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
2.00: made Tatoosh Light [Cape Flattery Light] bearing NExN. 2.29: made Bonilla Point Light bearing NxE. 4.00: Tatoosh Light bore E½N and Bonilla Point Light NxW.
4am to 8am:
Long rolling swell from westward. 5.00: Cape Flattery bore SE, distance 6 miles. Hauled in for Strait of Fuca.
6.05: Tatoosh Light bore south and Waaddah Island SE½E. Stood east up the Strait. 7.15: Waaddah Island bore south distance 4 miles.
8am: Lat 48° 24’ 30”N, Long 124° 26’W
Noon: Pillar Point SW¾S, distance 6 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
Steering up Strait of Juan de Fuca. 3.15: Race Island Light House bore NNE and Angeles Point [Ediz Hook] ESE.
4pm to 6pm:
4.10: Race Island Light abeam. 5.00: Ediz Hook Light bearing SE¾S.
6pm to 8pm:
7.15: New Dungeness Light House bore SxE½E, distance 3 miles.
8pm: Wilson Point Light [Point Wilson Lighthouse] E¾S, distance 9 miles
8pm to midnight:
Steering various courses up the Strait of Fuca. At 10.00 hauled in for Port Townsend where came to at 10.15. Anchored “Iroquois” nearby. 10.40: after seeing “Iroquois” secure, hove up and steamed clear of her, and at 10.45 came to.
Commanding Officer sent telegram to Hon. Secretary of the Treasury informing him of the arrival of the “Bear” with the “Iroquois”.
Hours at anchor: 1.40
Hours underway: steam and sail 17.40; distance: 98.9
Hours underway: steam exclusively: 4.40; distance: 28.3
Total 22.20; distance: 127.2
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11 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
Midnight to 8am:
Unrigged towing gear and triced hawser up for drying.
8am to meridian:
Employed restowing fore peak, taking gripes from boats and cleaning up decks fore and aft. Engineer’s force trimming coal in bunkers and overhauling machinery.
Patrick Kelly, fireman, reported for insolence, was reprimanded and quarantined while the vessel is in port.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed scrubbing decks, cleaning brightwork, and mending furls of sails. Engineer’s force examining shaft bearings and trimming coal in bunkers.
4pm to midnight:
USS “Ranger” came in and anchored.
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12 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
Midnight to 8am:
Blacked starboard anchor and performed morning duties.
8am to meridian:
Employed scraping and varnishing spars. Placed John B Anderson, coxswain, in single irons for assaulting the boatswain.
Commanding Officer paid official call on Commanding Officer of the USS “Ranger”. 2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis returned to duty from the “Iroquois”.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed scraping and varnishing spars and painting white paintwork on quarterdeck.
Released John B Anderson, coxswain, from single irons. USS “Iroquois” was turned over to the Marine Hospital Service.
4pm to midnight:
5.40: US Revenue Steamer “Wolcott” arrived and anchored.
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13 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
Midnight to 8am:
Patrick Kelly, fireman, deserted the vessel.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning paint and brightwork, varnishing main and spanker booms, scraping and varnishing jib-boom and oiling main and mizzen topmast.
John Ellis, ordinary seaman, and Alex Davidson, carpenter, absent without leave. 3rd Lieutenant FG Dodge, being detached, left the vessel.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave the afternoon to the crew for overhauling clothing. 3rd Lieutenant W [Walker] W Joynes, reported for duty. Received on board three Aleuts to be conveyed to Unalaska in accordance with Department telegram of the 13th inst. Issued rations to them.
4pm to midnight:
Alex Davidson, carpenter, returned. 3rd Lieutenant WW Joynes was detached by telegram from the Department and left the vessel.
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14 May 1893
Port Townsend to Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.35
4am to 8am:
4.40: got underway and steamed out of harbor. 5.00: rounded Marrowstone Point. Strong head tide in Admiralty Inlet. 5.25: Marrowstone Point Light House bore SW½S, distant ¾ mile. 7.00: Bush Point NE, distant ½ mile.
8am to meridian:
8.00: Double Bluff abeam. 8.45: Point No Point. 11.05: passed West Point and headed to Seattle Harbor. 11.45: made fast to buoy off coal wharves, Seattle. Hauled fires and blew water out of boiler.
Meridian to 4pm:
Joseph Ellis, ordinary seaman, returned on board. Confined him in single irons for drunkenness and breaking liberty.
4pm to midnight:
US Revenue Steamer “Rush” arrived and anchored. Sent officer to pay official call. Shipped Thomas McDonald as coal passer and rated him fireman.
Hours at anchor: 16.55
Hours under steam 7.05; distance: 52.3
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15 May 1893
Seattle
Lat 47.60, Long -122.35
Midnight to 8am:
6.00: cast off from buoy and hauled alongside coal wharf where made fast at 6.50 and made preparations for coaling ship. Engineer’s force cleaning tubes, flues and connections.
8am to meridian:
10.00: began coaling ship. Mess assisting in receiving coal. 1st Assistant Engineer EG Schwartz placed on the sick list as per Surgeon’s certificate. Men from shore trimming coal in bunkers.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.00: began filling boiler and tanks with fresh water. 5.00 [sic]: finished coaling and filling boiler, having received 126 tons, 2128 lbs of bituminous coal and 5325 gallons of fresh water.
Joseph Ellis, ordinary seaman, broke his irons and deserted the ship.
4pm to midnight:
5.30: finished taking water on board, having received 2250 gallons of fresh water for use and tanks.
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16 May 1893
Seattle to Port Townsend
Lat 48.00, Long -122.59 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 8am:
4.00: started fires in furnaces. Preparing to cast off from wharf. F Gardner and J Evans, seamen, absent without leave.
8am to meridian:
8.00: cast off from wharf and stood out of the harbor and down the sound. Discharged John B Anderson, coxswain, for assaulting the boatswain and continued drunkenness.
9.45: passed Apple Cove Point. 11.15: Point No Point abeam.
Noon: Point No Point SE, distant 6 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming down Puget Sound. 1.35: came to anchor off Port Townsend. US Revenue Steamers “Rush” and “Wolcott” in port. 3rd Lieutenant James G Ballinger reported for duty.
Hours at anchor: 18.25
Hours underway: 5.35; distance: 49.9
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17 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
Midnight to 8am:
US Revenue Steamer “Wolcott” left port. F Gardner and J Evans, seamen, noted as deserters.
8am to meridian:
Setting up main, fore topmast and fore topgallant backstays. Cleaning paintwork and breaking out fore hold.
Rated W Cornell and Charles Clarke, ordinary seamen, to seamen.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed breaking out and restowing fore hold. 1.20: USS “Mohican” arrived and anchored. Sent an officer to pay official call.
Shipped William Jones and Joseph Burns as ordinary seamen.
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18 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
8am to meridian:
Employed scrubbing and cleaning decks and boats and restowing fore hold and fore peak. JB Patterson, seaman, returned to duty from the sick list.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed cleaning boats and fitting main peak lashings. 2.15: US Revenue Steamer “Wolcott” arrived and anchored. Commanding Officer paid official call.
4pm to midnight:
6.45: US Coast Survey Steamer “Gedney” [USCS Thomas R Gedney] arrived and anchored.
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19 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
Meridian to 4pm:
1.00: loosed sail except mainsail. Employed setting up topmast rigging, scraping boat thwarts, gig’s strong back and various miscellaneous jobs.
4pm to midnight:
4.05: furled sail.
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20 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
8am to meridian:
Employed scraping strongbacks and scrubbing white paintwork. Shipped Francis Campbell and Charles Griffith as ordinary seamen. Received 1500 feet of lumber for reindeer pens, etc. Charles Clarke, seaman, sick and off duty per Surgeon’s certificate.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave the crew the afternoon for overhauling and mending clothing.
4pm to midnight:
9.00: USS “Ranger” arrived and anchored.
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21 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
8am to meridian:
10.00: special full dress muster and inspection. 11.15: Revenue Cutter “Wolcott” arrived and anchored.
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22 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
Midnight to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am to meridian:
Employed fitting out all boats with their proper gear. 11.00: USCSS “Gedney” left port.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed fitting out boats and stowing away towing hawser. Assistant Engineer EG Schwartz returned to duty, having sufficiently recovered from his illness.
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23 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
8am to meridian:
Employed varnishing bright woodwork about quarterdeck, blacking anchors and overhauling boat gear.
9.50: US Revenue Cutter “Wolcott” left port.
Meridian to 4pm:
Overhauling boat gear and varnishing brightwork. Commanding Officer of USS “Mohican” paid official call upon
Commanding Officer.
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24 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
8am to meridian:
9.30: exercised at General Quarters. Employed remainder of watch sandpapering and varnishing pin rails and bright woodwork on main and hurricane decks. One oar was broken in the gig while boating.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.45: USFC [US Fish Commission] Steamer “Albatross” arrived and anchored. Received official call from Commanding Officer of the “Albatross”. Employed touching up paintwork on ship’s sides and working on pin rails.
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25 May 1893
Port Townsend
Lat 48.11, Long -122.75
Midnight to 8am:
Charles Clarke returned to duty from the sick list.
8am to meridian:
Employed squaring ratlines, straightening up fore hold and variously.
11.05: US Revenue Cutter “Wolcott” arrived and anchored. Commanding Officer on board USS “Mohican” on official business. Received official mail for USS “Petrel”.
4pm to midnight:
Secured boats, etc. for sea.
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26 May 1893
Port Townsend [to] Unalaska
Lat 48.24, Long -123.23 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
Dense fog and calm. Sounding fog signal. 6.15: US Revenue Cutter “Rush” left the harbor.
8am to meridian:
Foggy to partly clear. 8.35: got underway and stood around Point Wilson. 11.00: New Dungeness Light House SxE½E. Rated Joseph Burns to Coxswain.
Noon: New Dungeness Light House ExS, 6 miles.
4pm to 8pm:
Exercised crew at fire quarters. Water in 1m 05s. Mustered crew at stations for abandoning ship.
8.00: Waadah Island bore SW and San Juan Point bore NNW¾W.
8pm to midnight:
9.20: Tatoosh Light bore south, Bonilla Point Light NW¼W. 10.00: Bonilla Point Light abeam. At midnight Cape Beale Light NW½N and Bonilla Point Light NE½E.
Hours at anchor: 8.35
Hours under steam: 15.25; distance: 105.3
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27 May 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 48.82, Long -127.39
Midnight to 4am:
1.00: Cape Beale Light bore NxW, distant 14 miles. 2.30: Cape Beale Light bore NNE¼E.
8am: Lat 48° 42’ 59”N, Long 126° 41’ 35”W
8am to meridian:
Employed reeving braces and cleaning brass and paintwork. Landed dinghy on deck for repairs.
8pm: Lat 49° 00’ 35”N, Long 128° 42’ 16”W
Hours under steam: 18.00. Hours under steam and sail: 6.00
Distance steam: 115.1; distance steam and sail: 42.1
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28 May 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 49.37, Long -131.29
8am: Lat 49° 19’ 13”N, Long 130° 36’ 45”W
8pm: Lat 49° 32’ 12”N, Long 132° 03’ 40”W
Hours under steam and sail: 24.00; distance: 146.4
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29 May 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 49.95, Long -134.62
4am to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am: Lat 49° 46’N, Long 133° 55’ 36”W
8am to meridian:
Employed putting on chafing gear.
8pm: Lat 50° 10’ 02”N, Long 135° 43’W
Hours under steam: 5.00. Hours under steam and sail: 19.00
Distance steam: 28.3; distance steam and sail: 117.3
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30 May 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 50.53, Long -137.73
4am to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am: Lat 50° 29’ 22”N, Long 137° 05’ 06”W
8am to meridian:
Employed putting chafing gear on fore topmast rigging.
8pm: Lat 50° 44’ 41”N, Long 139° 04’ 09”W
Hours under steam: 11.15. Hours under steam and sail: 12.45
Distance steam: 65.8; distance steam and sail: 91.2
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31 May 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 51.31, Long -142.34
4am to 8am:
4.35 to 5.10: thick fog. Sounding signal.
8am: Lat 51° 02’ 03”N, Long 141° 42’ 15”W
Meridian to 4pm:
Fresh breezes to moderate gale from SWxS. 12.20: carried away backrope of jib. Hauled down jib. Heavy head sea.
4pm to 8pm:
Moderate gale SW½W to WSW. Sea rough. 6.00: leech of mainsail split, unbent sail and bent new one, putting in single reef. 7.00: set mainsail, stopped engine, and hove to under reefed mainsail, fore topsail and fore staysail. Ship’s head NW.
8pm: Lat 51° 34’ 27”N, Long 142° 52’ 39”W
8pm to meridian:
Moderate to strong WSW to west gale, squally. Sea rough. 10.05: reefed fore topsail. 10.20: hauled down and stowed fore topmast staysail. Vessel hove to under single-reefed mainsail and reefed fore trysail.
Discovered error of ten (10) rations in expenditure for the 18th inst. and 19th inst.
Hours under sail: 5.00. Hours under sail and steam: 19.00
Distance sail: 6.0; distance sail and steam: 120.6
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Summary of abstract for May 1893
Hours at anchor: 394 hours 40 minutes
Hours underway: 349 hours 20 minutes
Hours under steam and canvas: 200 hours 10 minutes
Hours under steam exclusively: 144 hours 10 minutes
Hours under canvas exclusively: 5 hours 0 minutes
Distance under steam and canvas: 1069.2 miles
Hours under steam exclusively: 698.5 miles
Hours under canvas exclusively: 6.0 miles
Total distance cruised: 1773.6 miles
Number of officers: average 9 18/31
Number of petty officers and crew: average 39 20/31
Number of rations issued: 9.4
Coal on hand: 746420 lbs
Coal received: 284368 lbs
Coal expended: 353008 lbs
Coal remaining: 677780 lbs
LOGS FOR JUNE 1893
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1 June 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 51.81, Long -142.23
Midnight to 4am:
Strong west gale, moderating slightly towards end of watch; overcast and squally. Rough sea.
3.00: shook reef out of fore topsail. Vessel hove to on port tack under fore topmast staysail, fore trysail and single-reefed mainsail.
4am to 8am:
Strong to moderate gale from WxS. Rough sea. Ship hove to on port tack, rolling deeply. 6.20: set spanker and lower topsail. Unbent jib and got spare one up for bending. Latter part of watch wind moderating slightly.
8am: Lat 51° 49’ 04”N, Long 142° 44’ 54”W
8am to meridian:
Wind coming in squalls from the west with force of moderate gale to fresh breeze. Bent new jib, and at 9.20 set jib and reefed upper topsail. Ship hove to on port tack heading NW. Heavy sea first three hours, moderating last hour.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.30: weather moderating, took in all sail and started engine, full speed.
8pm: Lat 51° 53’ 41”N, Long 143° 01’ 02”W
Hours under sail: 12.30. Hours under steam: 11.30
Distance sail: 16.0; distance steam: 51.8
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2 June 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 52.40, Long -146.28 [Adjusted, latitude seems 10' off]
8am: Lat 52° 07’ 43”N, Long 145° 13’ 20”W
8pm: Lat 52° 32’ 12”N, Long 148° 26’ 59”W
8pm to midnight:
Overcast with frequent heavy squalls of rain and wind. Wind coming from SSE to SExS with force of very fresh breeze to moderate gale second hour.
9.00: took single reef in mainsail.
Hours under steam and sail: 24.00; distance: 222.2
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3 June 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 53.52, Long -152.37
Midnight to 4am:
Moderate gale SxE. Sea rough. 4.00: thumb cleat for fore tack carried away. Took in upper topsail and hauled up weather clew of foresail.
4am to 8am:
Very fresh SxE to fresh SSW breeze, cloudy and misty till 6.00 when weather cleared somewhat, wind canting to SSW. Rough sea, ship rolling deeply. 4.20: got fore tack aboard.
8am: Lat 52° 56’ 01”N, Long 151° 38’ 57”W
Meridian to 4pm:
Very fresh to fresh SW breeze. Heavy westerly swell. Vessel rolling heavily. 1.30: shook reef out of mainsail.
8pm: Lat 53° 43’ 15”N, Long 153° 35’ 45”W
Hours under steam: 4.00. Hours under steam and sail: 20.00
Distance steam: 20.8; distance steam and sail: 140.1
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4 June 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 53.68, Long -155.35
8am: Lat 53° 45’ 22”N, Long 154° 32’ 53”W
8pm: Lat 53° 42’ 32”N, Long 156° 50’ 11”W
Hours under steam: 16.40. Hours under steam and sail: 7.20
Distance steam: 105.3; distance steam and sail: 60.6
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5 June 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska
Lat 53.69, Long -160.78
8am: Lat 53° 43’ 01”N, Long 159° 32’ 56”W
8am to meridian:
8.34: set deck clock back 20 minutes. Carpenter at work on dinghy.
4pm to 8pm:
Moderate SExE gale. Sea rough. 6.10: took in jib, flying jib and fore topsail. 7.30: hauled down main topmast staysail. 7.50: reefed mainsail and furled it.
8pm: Lat 53° 37’ 25”N, Long 163° 07’ 24”W
8pm to midnight:
Moderate easterly gale to very fresh breeze. Rough sea.
Hours under steam and sail: 24.00
Distance steam and sail: 234.6
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6 June 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Townsend to Unalaska [and at Dutch Harbor]
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
7.03: Egg Island bearing S½E, distant one mile. Steering for Unalga Pass. 7.25: made English Head WxN [English Bay]. 7.37: passed English Head and stood through Unalga Pass.
8am to meridian:
9.10: hauled around Kalekhta Head to southward. 10.40: made fast to wharf in Dutch Harbor. Officer from USS “Petrel” paid official call to Commanding Officer. Delivered to USS “Petrel” official and other mail received from Commander Nicoll Ludlow, USN, Commanding USS “Mohican”.
Meridian to 4pm:
The three natives taken on board at Port Townsend left the vessel. Landed anchor borrowed from NA Co in November 1892. 3.30: commenced coaling ship.
4pm to midnight:
5.00: stopped coaling, having received 11 tons 1806 lbs of bituminous coal.
Hours under steam: 4.45. Hours under steam and sail: 5.15
Distance steam: 38; distance steam and sail: 48.7
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7 June 1893
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
7.00: resumed coaling ship, and began to fill tanks with fresh water.
8am to meridian:
11.00: USS “Petrel” came to the wharf and made fast. Commanding Officer returned official call.
Meridian to 4pm:
Sent carpenter and one man to work assisting to repair keel of schooner “Everett Hayes” of Unalaska.
Assistant Engineer EG Schwartz and one fireman overhauling engine and boiler of steam sloop “Challenge”. 2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis in charge of work on the schooner.
4pm to midnight:
4.30: finished filling tanks having received 4150 gallons of fresh water. 5.00: stopped coaling. Received 116 tons and 699 lbs bituminous coal.
Boarded and examined at Unalaska:
American schooner “William Bowden”, Karl Fyerem, master, San Francisco port of registry, WG Hall owner. Complement 11. Ton 726 63/100. No skins taken and none on board. This is a four-masted coasting schooner sailing under license. The required endorsements and warning were put on the license. She was delivering a general cargo to the Alaska Commercial Company.
American schooner “Everett Hays”, Charles Ramford, Samual Applegate, Unalaska. Three. 37.48. None. None. Vessel temporarily laid up. Owned in Unalaska for otter hunting off shore in the Pacific Ocean. No rifles on board.
American “Olga”, Rudolf Newmann, Unalaska. 43.82. Vessel laid up without crew. American otter hunting vessel but no present intention of owner to fit her out.
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8 June 1893
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
5.10: Steamer “Farallon” arrived and anchored. 7.00: resumed coaling.
Sent coxswain and seaman to Unalaska to assist in repairing the schooner “Everett Hays”. Assistant Engineer Schwartz and one fireman left the vessel to work on the machinery of the steamer “Challenge”.
8.00: finished coaling, having received 3 tons 1975 lbs of bituminous coal, making a total of 132 tons received.
Draft with coal and water on board 18 feet 5 inches forward and 17 feet 10 inches aft.
Lieutenant Jarvis in charge of the work on the schooner.
8am to meridian:
An officer with carpenter and three men at work on schooner “Everett Hays”. 11.30: AC Co’s Steamer “Dora” left port.
Meridian to 4pm:
Painting dinghy, mending sails, etc. Commanding Officer of the USS “Petrel” paid official call on Commanding Officer.
4pm to midnight:
Men returned from schooner “Everett Hays”.
Boarded and examined at Unalaska:
Schooner “Marguerite”, Charles Poole, Charles Poole, American, Seattle. Licence 2.11.56. This vessel has been lying on the beach 2 years. Ostensible business prospecting.
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9 June 1893
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
8am to meridian:
One officer, carpenter and force on shore working on schooner “Everett Hays”. Received on board one (1) spanker belonging to steam whaler “Jesse H Freeman” to be transported to her.
Fishing party left at 10.15. Assistant Engineer Schwartz and one fireman at work on steamer “Challenge”.
Employed repairing jib and mainsail. Lieutenant Jarvis in charge of work on the schooner.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.05: USS “Petrel” cast off from wharf and put to sea. Company requiring the wharf to load their steamer “Farallon”. 1.30 cast off and at 1.45 came to anchor in the stream.
Launched boats and hoisted them to their davits. Cleared up decks and stowed away gear. Working on jib and mainsail.
4pm to midnight:
Fishing party returned at 5.00 with fish for all hands.
Hours at anchor: 23.45. Hours under steam: 0.15
Distance: 1
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10 June 1893
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
Got seine up to dry. William Mackey, seaman, sick and off duty.
Sent carpenter, coxswain and two seamen to work on schooner “Everett Hays” at Unalaska. Lieutenant Jarvis in charge of the work.
8am to meridian:
Assistant Engineer Schwartz and one fireman went to Unalaska to work on the machinery of the steamer “Challenge”.
Employed cleaning decks and brightwork and scrubbing ship outside. Loaned one (1) 6-inch hawser and towing thimble to steamer “Bertha”.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed touching up dull spots on hull outside and cleaning brightwork and guns. 2.30: stopped all work and gave the remainder of the afternoon to the crew for overhauling clothing.
Lieutenant Jarvis and force returned, having completed repairs to schooner “Everett Hays”.
4pm to midnight:
Assistant Engineer Schwartz and the fireman returned from Unalaska, having put the machinery of the steamer “Challenge” in good working order.
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11 June 1893
Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.88, Long -166.54
4am to 8am:
William Mackey, seaman, returned to duty from the sick list.
Meridian to 4pm:
Ship's Surgeon completed his medical attendance upon the inhabitants of Unalaska, having supplied them with medicines and services whenever needed.
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12 June 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [and Dutch Harbor]
Lat 54.51, Long -167.14
4am to 8am:
4.05: got underway and steamed around Rocky Point for Unalaska Harbor. Took line from American schooner “William Bowden” of San Francisco, she being unable to get to sea on account of light breezes.
5.05: steamed ahead and got out of the harbor, schooner in tow. 6.18: Priest Rock bore ExN, distant 1½ miles.
7.30: schooner being all clear and able to run through the Pass, cast her off. 7.35: steamed to the NW. Kalekhta Head bearing SE, Akutan Pass E¼S and Cape Cheerful S½E.
8am to meridian:
Employed re-stowing forehold. At work on repairing of (old) mainsail.
8pm: Lat 54° 44’ 05”N, Long 168° 10’ 14”W
Hours at anchor: 4.05. Hours under steam: 19.55
Distance: 123.8
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13 June 1893
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 56.24, Long -169.88
8am: Lat 55° 59’ 54”N, Long 169° 36’ 24”W
8am to meridian:
Employed overhauling boat gear, making tent and calking galley hatch.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed making tent, calking galley hatch and on dinghy gear.
8pm: Lat 56° 53’ 36”N, Long 170° 55’ 49”W
Hours under steam: 16.35. Hours under steam and sail: 7.25
Distance steam: 91.7; distance steam and sail: 55.1
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14 June 1893
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 58.78, Long -172.89
8am: Lat 58° 17’ 32”N, Long 172° 20’ 35”W
8am to meridian:
9.10: set clock back 10 minutes. Employed putting on chafing gear and tent.
[Meridian to 8pm: Thick fog]
8pm: Lat 59° 48’ 40”N, Long 173° 55’ 18”W
8pm to midnight:
Fog lifted somewhat during the last hour.
Hours under sail: 1.25. Hours under steam and sail: 22.35
Distance sail: 7.0; distance steam and sail: 201.9
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15 June 1893
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 61.43, Long -174.51
Midnight to 4am:
1.30: sighted heavy field of ice ahead. In all sail and log. Slowed engine and ahead to the northward. From 2.00 to 4.00 steaming through broken ice.
4am to 8am:
Steaming through broken ice, half speed. When fog shutting down, slowed to dead slow. 7.00: fog lifting, increased to half speed.
8am: Lat 61° 02’ 03”N, Long 174° 52’ 59”W
8am to meridian:
10.15: steamed through drift ice. Employed rigging crow’s nest.
Meridian to 4pm:
Passing through occasional fields of drift ice.
6pm to 8pm:
Ran out of ice at 7.00. At 7.30 set topsails, mainsail and spanker. Carried away clew-iron of topgallant sail.
11.00 steamed around point of drift ice.
8pm: Lat 62° 21’ 26”N, Long 174° 56’ 59”W
8pm to midnight:
Unbent topgallant sail for repairs. 11.00: steamed around point of drift ice.
Hours under steam: 6.50. Hours under steam and sail: 17.10
Distance steam: 21.3; distance steam and sail: 132.4
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16 June 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [and off Bald Cape]
Lat 64.18, Long -173.58
Midnight to 4am:
12.30: making fields of heavy ice ahead, took in all sail except for trysail and head sails. 2.10: having passed the ice, set topsails and main topmast staysail.
4am to 8am:
5.15: made land bearing NxW½W. 7.45: ice ahead, in square sails, mainsail and spanker. Steaming along land to the northward and westward.
8am: Lat 63° 44’ 43”N, Long 173° 40’ 15”W
8am to meridian:
Heading in for Plover Bay. Five vessels lying at anchor and one ashore outside of the bay.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.15: came to anchor off Bald Cape [Mys Lysaya Golova]. American whaling bark “Hunter” of San Francisco ashore on east side of cape. Sent officer to ascertain her condition. Buoyed water astern of her preparatory to pulling on her.
Barks “California”, “Horatio”, “Northern Light”, brig “WH Meyers” and schooner “Rosario” anchored near.
3.15: hove up and shifted anchorage off shore. 3.40: whaling steamer “Karluk” arrived from the westward and anchored near.
4pm to 6pm:
Making preparations to run hawser to the bark “Hunter”, to assist in floating her. Vessel at anchor, awaiting high water to work on bark. Surgeon treating Frank Wormell, coal passer.
6pm to 8pm:
6.30: tide having raised, underway and stood inshore. The bark “Hunter” having got afloat without our assistance, at 7.15 came to. Surgeon treated four (4) men on the arctic whalers.
8pm to midnight:
8.45: schooner “Rosario” left her anchorage.
Boarded and examined at Plover Bay:
American bark “Horatio”, EB Penniman, William Lewis, American, New Bedford, 42, ton 331.58. Arctic whaler bound to Unalaska to recruit ship. No skins taken and none on board.
Bark “California”, GP Slocum, William Lewis, American, New Bedford, 41, ton 348.25. No skins on hand and none taken. Arctic whaler bound to Unalaska to recruit ship.
Hours at anchor: 9.30
Hours under steam; 4.30.
Hours under steam and sail: 10.50
Distance steam: 21.5; distance steam and sail: 78.2; total: 99.7
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17 June 1893
Bald Cape [to St. Lawrence Island]
Lat 64.22, Long -173.33
Midnight to 4am:
At 2.00 steamer “Karluk” left her anchorage and steamed to the westward.
8am to meridian:
Took a native on board as interpreter in the purchase of reindeer. 10.45: underway. 11.45: West Head bore NxE½E.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming through broken ice. At 1.00 sighted land on starboard bow.
4pm to 6pm:
Steaming through drift ice, for NW Cape, St. Lawrence Island.
6pm to 8pm:
Steaming for anchorage on west side of St. Lawrence Island. 6.10: came to anchor off St. Lawrence Island.
Surgeon Gleaves went ashore and gave medical attendance and medicines to the natives who were sick. Sent officer and boat’s crew ashore to search village for liquor.
8pm: NW Cape, St. Lawrence Island bore ENE½E, 3 miles.
8pm to midnight:
8.15: discovered vessel drifting rapidly. Hove up chain and found starboard anchor gone, having parted chain near the shackle. Got underway and steamed up to buoy of lost anchor.
9.30: came to with port anchor. Officer, Surgeon and boat’s crew returned. No liquor was found in village.
Picked up buoy and raised starboard anchor. 11.45: finished securing the anchor, got underway, and stood out through broken ice to the westward.
Hours at anchor: 15.05
Hours under steam: 8.55
Distance steam: 48.4
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18 June 1893
At sea, on passage from St. Lawrence Island to Plover Bay [and Bald Cape]
Lat 64.28, Long -172.87 [Adjusted to keep on sea]
Midnight to 4am:
Steering westerly course through the ice for Plover Bay. Ice becoming thick, and heavily packed last hour. 3.15: Plover Bay bore about WNW.
4am to 8am:
Steaming slowly through heavy drift ice. Sounding fog signal last two hours. 7.40: spoke whaling bark “California” hove aback in fog.
8am: Lat 64° 11’N, Long 172° 43’ 36”W
8am to meridian:
Thick fog. Having approached shore within sound of the surf without distinguishing anything, anchored in 10 fathoms water.
Meridian to 4pm:
Dense fog. Fog lifting slightly at intervals. 1.30: fog lifting slightly, sighted high land close aboard bearing NWxN.
4pm to 6pm:
Dense fog. Fog lifting slightly at intervals. 5.35: hove up starboard anchor and steamed to the southward and westward. Sounding fog whistle.
6pm to 8pm:
7.30: fog lifted. 7.40: came to anchor. West Head bore WxN. East Head NWxW¼W and Cape Choukotzki [Mys Chukotskiy] ENE¾E.
8pm: Lat 64° 20’ 56”N
8pm to midnight:
Officer left the ship to negotiate for reindeer. 10.30: officer returned. 10.35: underway. 11.15: anchored off Bald Cape. West Head bore W½N. East Head (Bald Cape) NW¾W and Cape Choukotzki E½N.
Hours at anchor: 12.25
Hours under steam: 11.35
Distance steam: 54
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19 June 1893
Bald Head, Plover Bay [to Indian Point]
Lat 64.56, Long -174.71
Midnight to 4am:
Sent officer and boat’s crew to procure reindeer. Watch building reindeer pen.
4am to 8am:
5.30: officer and boat’s crew returned with 10 reindeer. Hoisted reindeer on board, and at 6.00 underway. 7.50: sighted ice to the southward and westward.
8am: Lat 64° 22’ 52”N, Long 173° 59’ 03”W
8am to meridian:
9.10: Sable Cape bore north, distant 5 miles. 11.30: heavy ice ahead, slowed down the engine.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.30: ice very heavy ahead, turned and steamed to the eastward. 1.00: half speed, steaming along the coast through broken ice to the southward and eastward.
4pm to 8pm:
6.00: stopped off Indian village near Plover Bay, lowered boat and communicated with the shore. 6.35: boat having returned, steamed ahead. 7.15: Bald Head bore N¾E, Cape Nismenni [Mys Nizmennyy] NE¾E.
8pm to midnight:
9.00: Cape Choukotzki abeam, distant 4 miles. 10.00: passing through drift ice.
12.00: came to anchor off south side of Indian Point. End of Indian Point bore NE and westernmost house in village bore north. Barks “Horatia” and “Northern Light” and brig “WH Meyers” at anchor. Two barks off shore.
Hours at anchor: 6.00
Hours under steam: 18.00
Distance steam: 95
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20 June 1893
South side of Indian Point [to St. Lawrence Bay]
Lat 64.85, Long -171.70
Midnight to 4am:
Light ice drifting with the current. 3.50: Bark “Hunter” arrived and anchored.
4am to 8am:
Natives visited the ship. Bark “California” weighed anchor and stood out. 7.30: fog lifting, got underway and stood out through broken ice around Indian Point.
8.00: Indian Point bore WNW, 2 miles.
8am to meridian:
End of watch north end of Kayne Island bore WxS¾S, east end of island bore SSW.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.30: Nygtchigan Point abeam. [Mys Nygchigen]
4pm to 6pm:
Standing in for South Head [Mys Kriguygun], St. Lawrence Bay [Zaliv Lavrentiya]. 4.15: meeting field of heavy drift ice, hauled in log and slowed down the engine. 5.55: came to anchor on south side of South Head, St. Lawrence Bay. South Head bore E¾N, east house of Deer Village NxE½E. Natives visited the ship.
6pm to 8pm:
Natives visited the ship.
Hours at anchor: 13.35
Hours under steam: 6.00. Hours under steam and sail: 4.25
Distance steam: 38.8; distance steam and sail: 32.9
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21 June 1893
South side of South Head, St. Lawrence Bay [and at sea]
Lat 65.49, Long -171.29 [Estimate from above bearings]
4am to 8am:
7.30: drift ice began to come down on vessel. Steered her clear with the helm. Natives on board.
8am to meridian:
Sent an officer and boat’s crew ashore to procure reindeer. Repairing tent for reindeer trade goods.
Meridian to 4pm:
1.00: Officer and boat returned from shore with 15 reindeer. 3.00: sent same officer and crew ashore for more reindeer. Finished repairing tent. Extended reindeer pen.
4pm to 6pm:
Launch ashore for reindeer. Natives visiting the vessel. Surgeon treating all cases of sickness reported to him.
6pm to 8pm:
6.15: officer and launch returned with 12 reindeer. Negotiated with natives for them. 8.00: underway, steering to the eastward through drift ice.
8pm to midnight:
Steaming through broken ice to the southward and eastward. Sighted whaling bark “JH Freeman” standing to the southward. 8.30: turned and stood along the coast to the northward.
9.50: ice very heavy in St. Lawrence Bay, stood off shore to the eastward. 10.00: South Head bearing SWxW and Cape Nuniagmo NExN¾N.
Hours at anchor: 20.00
Hours under steam: 4.00
Distance steam: 25.1
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Port Clarence, 22 June 1893
Boarded, examined and warned:
Whaling bark “Alice Knowles”, New Bedford, Topham J and WR Wing, American, New Bedford, 40. Clean no trade, 4 cases of gin, 1 keg of rum, 4 rifles and 2000 rounds of ammunition, 140 lbs of unstamped tobacco. No sickness. No assistance needed. Letter from King’s Island dated June 11th and signed “Townsend” said had gone south, clear of ice.
Whaling bark “FA Barstow” [Frances A Barstow], New Bedford, Devoll L and FR Brightman, American, New Bedford, 121 tons. Two (2) whales. 2 rifles and 2000 rounds. 9 gallons rum and 1 case of whiskey. No unstamped tobacco. No sickness and no assistance needed.
CM White, 3rd Lieutenant, Boarding Officer
Whaling steam bark “Orca”, AC Sherman, Pacific Whaling Co, American, San Francisco, 45. San Francisco. Whaling. No skins on board and none taken. One whale, 1900 lbs bone, 500 lbs trade bone T [?] 462 29/100. 20 rifles, 20 revolvers and 4 shotguns, 2000 loaded shells and 2000 45’s; 14000 44’s and 1000 revolver cartridges. No sickness. 4 cases gin (12 per case), 7 gallons rum and 7 gallons whiskey.
Steam whaling bark “Beluga”, JG Baker, Pacific Whaling Co, American, San Francisco, 46, 3 passengers. Bath, Maine. Whaling and trading. No skins on board and none taken. One whale, 1900 lbs bone. 30 rifles and 5 shotguns, 20000 rounds (1000 45, 70), 5000 loaded shells. Broke propellor blade in ice on May 26th, Lat 62° 19’N Long 178° 13’W. 5 gallons rum and a few bottles in private stores.
Whaling bark “James Allen”, B Cogan, James McKenna ...
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… and B Cogan, American, San Francisco, 40. Whaling. Tonnage 330.98. No skins on board and none taken. Built in Bath, Maine. 8 rifles and 3 shotguns, 2000 shot guns and 200 shells. 10 gallons port wine, 10 gallons whiskey, 3 gallons alcohol, 1 case gin.
JG Ballinger, 3rd Lieutenant, Boarding Officer
Steam whaling bark “Karluk”, JA Wing, Leon Blum, American, San Francisco, 35. Tonnage 220.93. No skins on board and none taken. 23 gallons rum, 3 cases brandy, 10 gallons alcohol. 27 rifles. 3 boxes unstamped tobacco (Winter)
Bark “John and Winthrop”, PH Cook, JN Knowles, American, San Francisco. 38. 321.38. No skins on board and none taken. 5 gallons rum. 10 rifles and 4000 cartridges.
Steam whaler “Thrasher”, EG Macomber, CE Goodall et al, American, San Francisco, 47, 343.01. No skins on board and none taken. 20 gallons rum. 25 rifles, 12000 cartridges (3000 45s). Winter.
Steam whaler “Mary D Hume”, JB Leavitt, EL Griffith, Secretary, American, San Francisco, 24, 108.01. No skins on board and none taken. 20 gallons rum, 21 gallons whiskey. 50 rifles, 25000 cartridges (To winter)
DH Jarvis, 2nd Lieutenant, Boarding Officer
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22 June 1893
At sea, on passage from St. Lawrence Bay to King’s Island [to Port Clarence and Point Spencer]
Lat 64.96, Long -168.04 [Estimate off King’s Island]
Midnight to 4am:
2.30: sighted land bearing NExE. 3.00: sighted land bearing NxE. 4.00: Diomedes Island bore N¼W and Cape Prince of Wales NE¾N.
4am to 8am:
4.50: Small Diomedes Island bore NxW and Cape Prince of Wales NExN¾N. 6.10: made King’s Island bearing east.
8am: King’s Island bore ExN¾N, 6 miles
8am to meridian:
9.50: stood in for King’s Island. 10.00: stopped off King’s Island. Natives visiting the ship. Working engine to bells and lying off the island. 11.55: the natives having left, stood out from King’s Island.
4pm to 6pm:
4.25: steaming various courses remainder of watch, stopping and starting at intervals, while boats were boarding vessels at Port Clarence entrance. Surgeon gave medical attention to first mate on bark “James Allen”.
6pm to 8pm:
Three officers with boats’ crews boarding whaling fleet. Working engine to bells. Delivered spanker to master of steamer “Orca” for bark “Jesse Freeman”.
8pm: bearings Point Spencer SwxW¾W, 1½ miles
8pm to midnight:
9.45: officers having returned from boarding, steamed out past Point Spencer and at 10.05 came to anchor. Point Spencer bearing E½S and Cape York W¼N. Party from Port Clarence Reindeer Station visiting the ship.
Boarded, examined and warned:
Whaling bark “Alaska”, San Francisco, FM Green, James McKenna, American, San Francisco. 40 men. Clean. 500 lbs trade. Cabin stores: 5 gallons whiskey and 20 gallons wine. 1½ cases rifles (18), 10000 rounds. Siberian side. Lost anchor and chain at East Cape. 25 cases unstamped tobacco.
Hours at anchor: 1.55
Hours under steam: 22.05
Distance: 105
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23 June 1893
At anchor outside Port Clarence [Point Spencer to Port Clarence Reindeer Station]
Lat 65.31, Long -166.60 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
3.00: bark “JD Peters” arrived and anchored.
8am to meridian:
8.30: steam whaler “Jeanette” arrived and anchored. Delivered mail to her. Sent Surgeon on board bark "James Allen" to amputate leg of first mate.
9.00: underway and stood in past Point Spencer. Officer with boat’s crew boarding new arrivals. Working engine to bells.
10.55: officer having returned, stood for Reindeer Station. Vessel steaming through ice, half speed.
Boarded, examined and warned:
Bark “JD Peters”, San Francisco, Townsend, Comox, Port Clarence, coal and lumber. Cleared by special permission from Washington. Duties paid at Port Townsend. 1500 tons, about 1000 to 1200 tons for the fleet.
Steam whaler “Jeanette”, EW Newth, Leon Blum, American, San Francisco, 37. Ton 217.81. No skins on board and none taken. 25 gallons whiskey, 6 cases wine. 25 rifles, 18000 rounds ammunition, 5000 (45-70). No unstamped tobacco.
Noon: bearing Port Clarence Reindeer Station NE¼E, 3 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
12.35: anchored off Port Clarence Reindeer Station. Landed the 37 reindeer and began to discharge stores for the station. Reindeer Station bore NNE and Indian village NW½W.
4pm to 6pm:
Landing stores for Reindeer Station.
6pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. Fog lifting slightly at intervals. Sounding fog bell at intervals.
8pm to midnight:
Confined Nanoo Gal, native of Port Clarence, in single irons for theft and general disorderly conduct.
Hours at anchor: 20.25
Hours under steam: 3.35
Distance: 14.5
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24 June 1893
Port Clarence Reindeer Station [and at sea]
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
Midnight to 4am:
2.00: drift ice passing the ship with the current.
4am to 8am: Employed landing stores for Reindeer Station. Surgeon absent attending first mate of bark “James Allen”.
8am to meridian:
Employed hoisting out and landing stores for Reindeer Station.
Meridian to 4pm:
Landing stores for Reindeer Station. Boating water.
4pm to 6pm:
Employed boating fresh water to ship. 5.30: finished filling tanks, having received 2850 gallons fresh water. Hoisted all boats to davits.
6pm to 8pm:
Paid native herders at Reindeer Station their yearly salary in trade.
8pm to midnight:
8.05: underway. Lost buoy line (20 fathoms) in weighing anchor. 8.40: stopped and took schooner “Silver Wave” in tow. 9.20: Ran into drift ice. Working engine to bells till 11.15, when ice becoming too tightly packed to make steerage way, stopped engine.
Hours at anchor: 20.05
Hours under steam: 3.55
Distance: 6.5
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25 June 1893
Port Clarence [to Point Spencer]
Lat 65.29, Long -166.80 [Estimate from below bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
3.20: wind breezing up and vessel drifting astern in lead of ice, started ahead, full speed breaking through about WxS.
4am to 8am:
Breaking through heavy ice with schooner “Silver Wave” in tow. 6.30: steamed clear of ice. 7.00: came to anchor, Point Spencer bearing SW¼W, distant 1 mile.
Surgeon returned having amputated right leg, below the knee, of first mate of “James Allen”, the patient doing well. Surgeon reported condition fairly favorable for ultimate recovery [but see 6 July].
Released the native Nanoo Gal from single irons and permitted him to ship on board of the schooner “Silver Wave”.
8am to meridian:
Whaling bark “Reindeer” and schooner “Berwick” arrived and anchored.
Meridian to 4pm:
Officer and boat’s crew out boarding vessels.
4pm to 6pm:
4.15: officer returned. Picked up native kyak [kayak] adrift.
Boarded, examined and warned:
Whaling bark “Reindeer”, MA Barker, James McKenna, American, San Francisco, 44. 339 68/100. No skins on board and none taken. 10 gallons whiskey, 1 case gin. 10 rifles, 4000 cartridges. 13 boxes unstamped tobacco.
Schooner “Berwick”, N Wagner, Del Norte Commercial Co, American, San Francisco, 5. 95 67/[100]. No skins on board and none taken. This vessel was cleared at San Francisco by special clearance from Secretary of the Treasury. Has 1 ton salt, 5 rifles, 1 shotgun and 5000 cartridges.
Whaling bark “Northern Light”, AT Simmons, J McKenna, American, San Francisco, 38. 365 12/100. No skins. 15 gallons rum, 2 gallons gin. 5 rifles, 2000 cartridges. 9 boxes unstamped tobacco.
8pm to midnight:
Steam whaling bark “JH Freeman” arrived and anchored.
Hours at anchor: 17.00
Hours under steam: 7.00
Distance: 8.5
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26 June 1893
Point Spencer
Lat 65.29, Long -166.80
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning and restowing fore hold and between decks, cleaning boats and at work on tent.
Meridian to 4pm:
Boarding. Surgeon rendering medical aid to natives on shore.
4pm to 6pm:
Surgeon returned from shore, having treated one native. Officer returned from boarding.
6pm to 8pm:
Boarded, examined and warned:
Whaling bark “Jesse H Freeman”, DR Frazer, JN Knowles, American, San Francisco, 46. 359 80/100. No skins on board and none taken. 10 gallons rum, 5 gallons of whiskey and 5 of port wine. 14 rifles, 6 cases cartridges, and 2000 lbs whalebone. [Bark “Jesse H Freeman” and master David R Fraser from American Offshore Whaling Voyages]
8pm to midnight:
9.15: whaling bark “Abraham Barker” arrived and anchored.
Boarded, examined and warned:
Whaling schooner “La Ninfa”, WJ Robinson, ET Whitelaw and Son, American, San Francisco, 18. 119 91/100. 2 native passengers. No skins on board and none taken. 5 gallons whiskey, 2 of wine, 1 of brandy and 4 of rum. 20 rifles, 3 guns, 2 revolvers, 3000 cartridges. 250 lbs shot. 50 lbs powder.
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27 June 1893
Point Spencer [to Cape Prince of Wales and at sea]
Lat 65.29, Long -166.80
4am to 8am:
6.55: schooner “Silver Wave” cast off line and proceeded alongside of bark “Alaska”. 7.00: officer and boat’s crew went to board vessels.
8am to meridian:
8.30: whaling schooner “La Ninfa” arrived and anchored. Boarding. Restowing hold and at work on tent. Surgeon attending sick of whaling fleet.
Boarded, examined and warned:
Whaling bark “Abraham Barker”, CF Gifford, WR Wing et al., American, New Bedford, 42. 380 27/100. No skins on board and none taken. 10 gallons rum, 5 gallons whiskey, 1 gallon gin, ½ gallon brandy, 1 case gin. 5 rifles, 2000 rounds ammunition.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.20: boat with officer and Surgeon having returned, got underway.
4pm to 6pm:
Steaming along the shore for village at Cape Prince of Wales.
6pm to 8pm:
6.05: came to anchor off Indian Village, Cape Prince of Wales. Fairway Rock bore WxS and Cape Prince of Wales SExE.
8pm to midnight:
9.00: underway, across the strait.
10.45: Fairway Rock abeam. 12.00: west end of Small Diomede Island abeam and Cape East WxN½N.
Hours at anchor: 15.15
Hours under steam: 8.45
Distance: 55.3
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28 June 1893
At sea, on passage from Cape Prince of Wales to East Cape [to off South Head]
Lat 65.70, Long -169.63
Midnight to 4am:
12.40: north end of Great Diomede Island SxW¼W. 2.15: began passing through drift ice. 3.30: hauled in for Hualen Indian Village [Uelen]. 3.50: East Cape abeam.
4am to 8am:
Foggy. 4.30: made fast to ice off Walen Village [Uelen], East Cape, and communicated with natives in regard to purchase of reindeer. 6.00: cast off from ice and steamed to the southward and eastward till end of watch,
8am: Lat 65° 58’ 36”N, Long 169° 23’ 16”W
8am to meridian:
Dense fog, lighting up a little occasionally. 8.22: sighted heavy floe of ice ahead. 7.05: followed around ice, making about SE course. Sounding fog signal.
Meridian to 4pm:
Thick fog. 2.20: kept off to round ice field. 2.53: clear of ice. 3.15: ice ahead. Slowed down. 4.00: clear of ice.
4pm to 6pm:
Foggy. 4.10: stopped and sounded in 22 fathoms water. 4.15: started ahead. Sounding fog signal.
6pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. 6.30: sounded in 17½ fathoms, sand bottom. 7.00 ice ahead. Slowed down. 7.10: fog lifted slightly, made land on port bow, close aboard. 7.30: came to. Sent officer to ascertain locality and land herder if practicable.
8pm: Lat 65° 24’ 13”N, Long 170° 51’ 58”W
8pm to midnight:
Dense fog. Sounding fog whistle till 9.30, when officer and boat’s crew returned from shore, having found South Head village about 2 miles to the south. 11.00: natives visited the ship.
Hours at anchor: 6.00
Hours under steam: 18.00
Distance: 105.5
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29 June 1893
St. Lawrence Bay [to South Head to Point Spencer]
Lat 65.31, Long -169.76
Midnight to 4am:
Thick fog. Last hour fog breaking away. 3.10: made South Head village bearing SWxS. 3.15: up anchor and steamed various course to the south of South Head. 4.00: Cape Krleugoune [Mys Kriguygun aka South Head?], NxW 2 miles.
4am to 8am:
Steaming for an anchorage south of South Head. 4.25: came to off Indian village, South Head bearing E½S and village NW¾N.
Landed native herder and his stores. Natives visited the ship. Communicated with them in reference to the purchase of reindeer. 7.35: underway.
8am: South Head NxW. Cape Nuniagmo NNE¾E
8am to meridian:
9.00: Passing large fields of ice.
Meridian to 4pm:
Fog shutting down thick and clearing last hour. Sounding fog whistle latter part of watch. 3.40: sighted land bearing about NE. 4.00: [Cape] Prince of Wales bore N¼W and Cape York NE½N.
4pm to 6pm:
6.00: King’s Island bore S¼W and Cape Prince of Wales NW.
6pm to 8pm:
Foggy. 7.10: made shipping at Port Clarence bearing ENE½E.
8pm to midnight:
Dense fog. 9.00: slowed engine. 10.00: anchored under Point Spencer. Boarded. Sent 2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis to take charge of whaling steamer “Karluk” pending investigation into charges against someone on board for having sold liquor to Indians at Cape Prince of Wales.
Boarded, examined and warned:
Steam schooner “Jeanie”, San Francisco, Mason, San Francisco, Port Clarence, coal. No arms or ammunition. No skins.
Hours at anchor: 8.15
Hours under steam: 6.25. Hours under steam and sail: 9.20
Distance steam: 80.6; distance steam and sail: 37.1. Total: 117.7
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30 June 1893
Point Spencer
Lat 65.28, Long -166.82 [Estimate from 8am bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
Officer absent on steamer “Karluk”.
4am to 8am:
6.10: shifted anchorage, coming to at 6.30. Employed preparing to receive coal on board.
8am: Point Spencer bearing W½S, ½ mile.
8am to meridian:
Employed preparing to coal ship. 10.25: two officers and armed boat’s crew left the ship to search Esquimau village for liquor, rifles and ammunition.
Officer returned from steamer “Karluk, and proceedings for investigating the charges against the steamer were begun.
Meridian to 4pm:
Officers returned from the village. Confiscated three (3) breech-loading rifles and 400 rounds of ammunition traded by Captain North of the steamer “Jeanette” to a native, and permitted him to make legitimate payment. Also confiscated one (1) breech-loading rifle traded by some person whose name is unknown and could not be ascertained to Ecod-ne-ruk, a native of Norton Sound.
Made preparation to go alongside of coal ship, and at 3.55 got underway.
4pm to 8pm:
4.05: made fast to coal ship “JD Peters” and at 4.30 began to take in coal. 5.35: whaling bark “Triton” arrived and anchored. 6.00: stopped coaling.
8pm to midnight:
11.50: whaling bark “Hunter” arrived and anchored.
Hours at anchor: 23.30
Hours under steam: 0.30
Distance: 1.5
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Summary of abstract for June 1893
Hours at anchor: 350 hours 50 minutes
Hours underway: 369 hours 10 minutes
Hours under steam and canvas: 151 hours 30 minutes
Hours under steam exclusively: 203 hours 45 minutes
Hours under canvas exclusively: 13 hours 55 minutes
Distance under steam and canvas: 1243.8 miles
Distance under steam exclusively: 1123.9 miles
Distance under canvas exclusively: 23.0 miles
Total distance cruised: 2390.7 miles
Coal on hand: 677780 lbs
Coal received: 295680 lbs
Coal expended: 297950 lbs
Coal remaining: 675510 lbs
Number of officers: average 9 29/30
Number of petty officers and crew: average 40
Number of rations issued: 858
Vessels boarded and examined: 25 American
Vessels assisted: 3, Steamer “Challenge” and schooners “Everett Hays” and “William Bowden”
Vessels warned: 25 American
LOGS FOR JULY 1893
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1 July 1893
Alongside coaling bark “JD Peters”, Point Spencer
Lat 65.28, Long -166.82
4am to 8am:
At 7.00 commenced coaling from the “JD Peters”.
8am to meridian:
9.00: coal ship “JD Peters” hove up anchor. Shifted her anchorage for her nearer shore. 9.30: coal ship having anchored, resumed coaling ship, and continued during remainder of watch.
Surgeon giving medical attendance on whaling barks “Jesse H Freeman” and “James Allen”.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 3.30 finished coaling having received 80 tons of bituminous coal. 3.40: cast off from bark “JD Peters” and steamed out to an anchorage, coming to at 3.45.
Commanding Officer investigated charges violating section [blank] of the Revised Statutes made against the whaling steamer “Karluk”, and found Chief Engineer William J Ormond and Assistant Engineer G Johnson guilty of trading to natives from two (2) to five (5) gallons of whiskey. In his capacity as Justice of the Peace for the Territory of Alaska, the Commanding Officer fined William J Ormond fifty dollars ($50.00) and G Johnson twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
There being no evidence involving the master of the vessel, she was released from detention.
Boarded, examined and warned:
Whaling bark “Hunter”, A Huntley, James McKenna, American, San Francisco, 38. 337 38/100. No skins on board and none taken. 2 rifles, 400 cartridges. No liquor on board.
Whaling bark “Triton”, William Hegarty, WR Wing et al, New Bedford, American, 40. 251 60/100. No skins on board and none taken. 5 gallons rum, 3 of whiskey, 2 cases gin and 2 of wine. No rifles.
Whaling schooner “Silver Wave”, JP Callaghan, James McKenna et al, American, San Francisco, 8. 26 9/100. No skins on board and none taken. No liquor and no rifles on board.
Hours at anchor: 23.25
Hours under steam: 0.35
Distance: 1.0
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2 July 1893
Point Spencer
Lat 65.28, Long -166.82
8am to meridian:
10.00: mustered officers and crew in full dress and inspected ship throughout.
Boarded, examined and warned: Whaling brig “WH Meyer”, San Francisco, Cleveland, American, owned by James McKenna, San Francisco, 35. 256 50/100. No skins on board and none taken. 1 gallon whiskey, 1½ of alcohol. 20 rifles, 6000 rounds of ammunition.
Meridian to 4pm:
Engineering officer went on board brig “WH Meyer” to inspect broken steering gear. Surgeon rendered medical aid to natives.
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3 July 1893
Point Spencer
Lat 65.28, Long -166.82
Midnight to 4am:
At 3.40 steamer “Bertha” came in and anchored.
4am to 8am:
5.30: steamer “Mary D Hume” sailed north.
Boarded, examined and warned: steamer “Bertha”, San Francisco, Hays, AC Co, St. Michael, Port Clarence, Lt [?] seeking freight.
Boarded, examined and warned: whaling schooner “Rosario”, Edward Coffin, Wright, Brown and Co, American, San Francisco, 27. 141 25/100. No skins on board and none taken. 4 gallons of whiskey, 4 of rum and ½ case of gin. 11 rifles, 2 shotguns, 2500 rounds of ammunition.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning paintwork and setting up fore topmast and fore topgallant backstays. Surgeon visited mate of bark “James Allen”. Engineer’s force at work on main stop valve.
Meridian to 4pm;
Employed cleaning paintwork. Expended 15 extra rations to prepare a nice dinner for the crew on July the Fourth.
4pm to 8pm:
6.50: whaling bark “Triton” got underway and proceeded to sea. Exercised guns crews at quarters. Expended 2 two-pound charges and 2 one-pound charges, 15 percussion and 15 friction primers.
8pm to midnight:
Bent flags and pennants preparatory to dressing ship.
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4 July 1893
Point Spencer
Lat 65.28, Long -166.82
Midnight to 4am:
Dressed ship in honor of the day.
8am to meridian:
All work suspended in honor of the day. Surgeon attended mate on bark “James Allen” and treated natives from Small Diomede Island and Cape Nome. Engineering officer repaired steering gear of brig “WH Meyer”.
At 12.00 fired a salute of 21 guns.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steamer “Orca” weighed and went to sea. Discharged John Grubin, at his own request, to take vacant place at Reindeer Station,
6pm to 8pm:
7.00: hauled down flags on account of rain. Rev. Sheldon Jackson left the vessel to take passage on steamer “Bertha” for Unalaska.
8pm to midnight:
3rd Lieutenant CM White and John Grubin left the ship and went on board of the steamer “Bertha” for transportation to the Port Clarence Reindeer Station, temporarily to take charge of the station, at the request of Dr. Sheldon Jackson, until the proper Superintendent should arrive from Cape Prince of Wales.
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5 July 1893
Point Spencer
Lat 65.28, Long -166.82
Midnight to 4am:
3.55: steamer “Bertha” got underway and stood across for the Reindeer Station.
4am to 8am:
Barks “Northern Light” and “Alice Knowles” left the harbor steering to the northward and westward.
8am to meridian:
Barks “Alaska” and “James Allen” and brig “FA Barstow” left the harbor.
11.20: steamer “Bertha” arrived from the Reindeer Station and bark “Hunter” from the watering place.
Took on board Mariano Maye, first mate of bark “James Allen”, whose leg was amputated on June the twenty-third.
Took on board Sam, interpreter, with his effects.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steamer “Bertha” and schooner “Rosario” left the harbor at 1.30. Employed scrubbing paintwork in gangways and cleaning division chest.
Benjamin Valpy, a weak-minded sailor from the schooner “Rosario”, was received on board.
Loaned one beading plane for use on bark “JD Peters”. Engineer’s force at work on main stop valve.
4pm to 8pm:
At 5.45 steamer “Beluga” got underway and proceeded to sea. Employed as in previous watch.
Finished main stop valve and at 6.30 started fires under main boiler.
Received back the beading plane loaned during the preceding watch to bark “JD Peters”.
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6 July 1893
Point Spencer [to Port Clarence Reindeer Station and back]
Lat 65.28, Long -166.82 [Estimate from bearings at 12.10]
Midnight to 4am:
3.55: got underway and stood NE½E for the Reindeer Station.
4am to 8am:
5.25: came to off Port Clarence Reindeer Station. Point Riley [Cape Riley] bearing SSE and station flagstaff NxE½E and Point Jackson W½S. 6.30: landed Mr. Mariano Maye, ex mate of the bark “James Allen” at Reindeer Station. [According to log for 21 August, Mr. Maye died on 19 July]. Detailed Surgeon CC Gleaves and ordinary seaman Jones to attend him.
8am to meridian:
Took on board three (3) native herders with their pay in trade for transportation to their homes in Siberia. 9.55: underway and stood over for Point Spencer.
11.30: stopped and boarded steamer “Farallon”. Working engine to bells, stopping and started remainder of watch.
Employed whipping ropes’ ends, renewing and setting up worn out lashings, and securing goose-neck on main gaff.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.10: boat returned. Weather thick and threatening, came to anchor. Point Spencer SWxW¾W and South Point S¼E. Restowed after hold.
Lost one (1) rowlock from second cutter in boarding.
Hours at anchor: 20.15
Hours under steam: 3.45
Distance: 21.7
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7 July 1893
Point Spencer
Lat 65.28, Long -166.82
4am to 8am:
Steamer “Jeanie” cast off from coaling ship and steamed across the bay to the eastward.
8am to meridian:
Employed fitting oars for boats, new rowlock for second cutter and cleaning paintwork.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed overhauling oars, cleaning paintwork, whipping ropes and stripping blocks.
4pm to 8pm:
Exercised crew at fire quarters at 4 hours 02 minutes. At 4 hours 02 minutes 50 seconds exercised at abandoning ship. Stream of water in 1 minute 50 seconds.
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8 July 1893
Point Spencer [to South Head]
Lat 65.41, Long -169.65
Midnight to 4am:
At 1.25 got underway and stood out of the harbor. 1.45: took departure Point Spencer bearing SExE½E, distant 1 mile.
2.30: sighted King’s Island bearing SWxS½S. 4.00: King’s Island bore SxW and Cape Prince of Wales NWxW¾W.
4am to 8am:
6.30: Cape Prince of Wales bore NxW and King’s Island SExS¼S.
8am to meridian:
8.40: Fairway Rock abeam. 10.35: east side of Small Diomede Island NxE, west side of Large Diomede N½W.
Meridian to 4pm:
Thick fog. Gave the crew the afternoon for overhauling clothing. 2.05: fog lifted slightly, made Cape Nuniagmo bearing NW½W. 2.20: made South Head bearing WSW. 3.30: Cape Nuniagmo bore N¾E and South Head WSW. 4.00: South Head bore N¾W, distant 3 miles.
4pm to 8pm:
5.05: came to anchor off Indian village south side of South Head. South Head bearing east, first village N½W and second village NW½W
Natives visited the ship. Negotiated for reindeer. Sent native herders ashore with their effects. Carpenter building reindeer pen.
8pm: South Head east, 2½ miles
8pm to midnight:
Hoisted boat on board belonging to natives. Carpenter repairing it.
Hours at anchor: 8.40. [Total] distance: 107.8
Hours under steam 3.25; distance steam: 25.2
Hours under steam and sail: 11.55; distance steam and sail: 82.6
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9 July 1893
South side of South Head, St. Lawrence Bay
Lat 65.48, Long -171.14 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
1.30: Carpenter completed repairs to whale boat for natives.
4am to 8am:
A large party of natives on board from the South Head Village.
8am to meridian:
8.15: Officer and boat’s crew went ashore to procure reindeer. Employed making reindeer pen, working on native boat, and making bearers to carry reindeer. Took on board native herder with his effects for transportation to Reindeer Station at Port Clarence.
Noon: South Head E¼N, 2½ miles
Meridian to 4pm:
12.30: Launch returned with officer and crew, bringing seventeen (17) reindeer. 1.30: officer and boat’s crew left the ship to procure more reindeer. Lowered boat into the water, repairs having been completed.
4pm to 6pm:
4.30: Officer and boat’s crew returned from shore with thirteen (13) reindeer. Hoisted them aboard and paid the owners in trade goods.
6pm to 8pm:
7.40: natives left the ship with the goods received in payment for the thirty (30) reindeer. Got underway. 7.45: Stopped to pick up some ducks. 7.53: ahead. 8.00: South Head bore NE¼N, 1 mile.
8pm to midnight:
10.50: Cape Nuniagmo abeam. 11.00: South head bore SW¾W and Cape Nuniagmo NWxW.
Hours at anchor: 19.40. [Total] distance: 25.1
Hours under steam: 4.05; distance: steam 23.3
Hours under steam and sail: 0.15; distance steam and sail: 1.8
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10 July 1893
At sea, Bering Sea, on passage from South Head to Cape Prince of Wales and Port Clarence
Lat 65.61, Long -168.12 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
Dense fog first two hours, lifting and clearing latter part of watch. 3.10: sighted Kruzenstern Island [Little Diomede] bearing NExE¼E. 4.00: east end Kruzenstern Island bore NxE¼E and west end NE¼N.
4am to 8am:
4.25: made Fairway Rock bearing E¼N, east end of Ratmanoff Island bore NxE. 4.37: Ratmanoff Island (east end) N½E, Kruzenstern Island (east end) NExN and Fairway Rock E¼N.
5.20: kept away SExE to speak a schooner. 5.55: stopped and boarded schooner “Mary and Ida” of San Francisco, A Restum, with outfit for whaling station to be located on Kruzenstern Island.
Working engine to bells until 6.35 awaiting return of boarding officer, when hoisted boat and steamed to the eastward. 7.10: made Cape York bearing east.
8am: Cape Prince of Wales ENE½E, Fairway Rock NWxW½W
8am to meridian:
9.45: came to anchor off Cape Prince of Wales village, Cape bearing SExE. Steamer “Jeanie” at anchor, discharging.
Receiving on board, effects of Mr. Thomas Lopp for transportation to Reindeer Station, Port Clarence.
Noon: Cape Prince of Wales SExE, 1 mile.
Meridian to 4am:
12.15: Officer went ashore to communicate with Mr. Thornton, in charge of the school at Cape Prince of Wales.
3.20: Officer returned, Mr. Thomas Lopp, his family, and effects, were received on board for transportation to Port Clarence Reindeer Station, to take charge of that establishment. A party of 14 natives was also taken on board for transportation to Port Clarence.
3.30: underway. 4.00: Cape Prince of Wales bearing NNE and Fairway Rock W¼N.
4pm to 8pm:
5.15: King’s Island S½E, Cape York E¼S and Cape Prince of Wales NWxW¼W. 7.25: Point Jackson bore NExE½E, King’s Island SW¾W and Cape York WNW.
8pm: Point Spencer E½N, 8 miles.
8pm to midnight:
9.00: Point Spencer abeam. Passed Brig “WH Meyer” at anchor. 10.50: came to off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence.
3rd Lieutenant White came on board from ashore. Schooner “Berwick” at anchor at entrance to Grantley Harbor.
Hours at anchor: 6.55
Hours underway: 17.05
Hours under steam: 10.50
Hours under steam and sail: 6.15
Distance steam: 68.1
Distance steam and sail: 45.4
Distance [total]: 113.5
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11 July 1893
Port Clarence Reindeer Station
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
Midnight to 4am:
12.30: Lieutenant White left the vessel for the Reindeer Station. Reindeer Station bore NxE, Indian Village NW½W and entrance to Grantley Harbor E¾S.
4am to 8am:
6.00: commenced landing reindeer. 7.20: finished landing twenty (20) large and ten (10) small deer.
8am to meridian:
Hoisted out and sent ashore household goods belonging to Mr. Lopp, Superintendent of Reindeer Station. Sent two native herders and their effects ashore. Employed remainder of watch in cleaning ship and boating off fresh water.
American Schooner “Berwick”, Captain Wagner, having on board 14 reindeer from the Siberian side, was found to be cruising under license instead of register. From an interview with Captain Wagner, the Commanding Officer found that the master of the “Berwick” had acted under the direction of Mr. Bruce, late Superintendent of the Reindeer Station, who represented to him that he had power to grant him the privilege of importing the deer. As everything tended to show that there was no intention on the part of the master of the “Berwick” to violate the law, the Commanding Officer permitted him to return the deer to the other side, thinking that the trouble, loss of time, and expense to which the “Berwick” would be put, would sufficiently vindicate the law, until a report to the Department could be made [see page inserted in log below].
Meridian to 4pm:
Boating fresh water from beach. Carpenter at work on Reindeer Station.
4pm to 8pm:
4.30: finished boating water, having filled all the fresh water tanks, and having received 3475 gallons of fresh water. Towed lightering scow used by whaling fleet to the beach. Carpenter returned on board. Received 6 boxes of bread and one barrel of molasses from Reindeer Station for trading purposes.
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The master of the “Berwick”, as well as the boarding officer, were under the impression that the vessel was cruising under license, but a further examination revealed the fact that the “Berwick” is a registered vessel. Although the master violated Section [blank] of the Revised Statutes by attempting to import the reindeer (cattle) without entering them through a custom house, the Commanding Officer, in view of the previously recorded facts, allowed him the privilege of landing the deer on the American side at any place other than Government Stations, with the understanding that they be put on the vessel’s manifest and entered at the nearest custom house as soon as practicable.
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12 July 1893
Port Clarence Reindeer Station
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
7.00: sent carpenter and working party ashore in charge of an officer to get Reindeer Station house in order. Unbent flying jib for repairs.
8am to meridian:
Carpenter and working party ashore in charge of an officer. Employed cleaning paintwork and repairing spanker. Overhauling main sheet blocks and rove off new fall. Lieutenant White returned on board from the Reindeer Station.
Meridian to 4pm:
Nine men and carpenter at work on house. Sent an officer and the remainder of the crew to haul the lighter up on the beach, left by the steam schooner “Jeanie” for our use.
4pm to 8pm:
5.45: working party returned from shore, having hauled lighter up above high water mark on the beach. Carpenter’s gang returned at 6.00. Finished repairing spanker. Surgeon returned from Reindeer Station leaving Mr. Maye in charge of William Jones, ordinary seaman, and a native.
8pm to midnight:
Captain Wagner of the schooner “Berwick” communicated with the Commanding Officer.
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13 July 1893
Port Clarence Reindeer Station [and at sea]
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
6.55: sent officer and working party ashore to resume work at Reindeer Station.
8am to meridian:
Officer and working party ashore at work on Reindeer Station. Surgeon giving medical attendance to people ashore. Employed setting up fore topmast and topgallant backstays, repairing flying jib, cleaning paintwork and guns, and restowing forehold.
8.45: schooner “Berwick” got underway and came up to the station for water, where she anchored at 11.30.
Meridian to 4pm:
Carpenter and working force, in charge of officer, left the ship at 1.05 to work on Reindeer Station. Employed scrubbing ship outside and blacking stained spots, repairing flying jib, and cleaning guns, armory, and small arms.
4pm to 8pm:
6.00: working party returned, having completed some of the most necessary repairs to station. Landed Mr. Lopp and his family, and the carpenter and one man to work on house.
8.00: underway and steamed to the southward and westward.
8pm to midnight:
10.30: Cape York bearing WxN¼N and mountain on shore N½E.
Hours at anchor: 20.00
Hours under steam: 4.00
Distance: 25.7
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14 July 1893
At sea, on passage from Port Clarence to Ratmanoff Island [to East Cape]
Lat 65.76, Long -169.14 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
1.15: Cape York bore NxE, 5 miles. 3.00: Cape Prince of Wales bore NxW. 4.00: Cape Prince of Wales bore NxE½E.
4am to 8am:
4.55: made Fairway Rock bearing WNW¾W. 7.13: Fairway Rock bore SWxS, distant 2 miles. 7.25: shutting in fog. Watch end with dense fog. Sounding fog signal.
8am to meridian:
Foggy. 8.50: sighted Ratmanoff Island on weather bow. 10.30: anchored off village west side of Ratmanoff Island.
Natives came on board. Landed native interpreter, Sam, with his effects, and took an East Cape native, Tom Con, to act as interpreter in the purchase of reindeer.
Noon: NW point Ratmanoff Island north, SW point Ratmanoff Island SE.
Meridian to 4pm:
Took on board a party of natives, 8 in number, for transportation to East Cape. 12.20: underway. 1.15: north end of Ratmanoff Island ENE½E and East Cape NWxW½W.
3.00: north side of East Cape NWxN½N. 4.00: Steering various courses for an anchorage off East Cape, close in shore.
4pm to 6pm:
4.00: hauled around to SW of East Cape, steering various courses into bight. 5.10: came to anchor at the beginning of the low land west of the cape.
6pm to 8pm:
Natives visited the ship [until next day]
Hours at anchor: 6.50; distance steam: 10.8
Hours underway: 17.10; distance steam and sail: 54.5
Hours under steam 14.15; distance: 65.3
Hours under steam and sail: 2.55
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15 July 1893
South side of East Cape [and at sea and back]
Lat 66.03, Long -169.91 [Estimate from noon bearings]
8am to meridian:
8.20: natives left the ship. Employed mending flying jib, making swabs and cleaning revolvers. Bent the spanker. At work on tent. Loosed sails to dry.
Disrated Frank Wormell, coal passer, to 1st class boy and transferred him to work on deck, for inattention to duty.
Transferred Charles Griffiths, ordinary seaman, to Engineer’s department as coal passer.
Noon: south end East Cape ESE½E, 3 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
Watch employed variously on ship’s duty. Gave the afternoon to the crew for overhauling and mending clothing.
4pm to 6pm:
Stowed boat sails. Natives visited and left the ship.
6pm to 8pm:
6.20: underway, slow speed. 6.50: stopped to pick up canoe. 7.05: ahead again. 7.15: finding heavy drift ice about East Cape, steered to the westward again for an anchorage.
8pm to midnight:
8.15: came to anchor on south side of East Cape, south side of East Cape bearing ExS, distant 3 miles.
8.20: exercised at fire quarters. Had a stream of water at 8.20.45. 8.24: exercised at abandoning ship.
Two native interpreters were received on board.
Hours at anchor: 22.05; distance: 10.0
Hours under steam: 1.55
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16 July 1893
South side of East Cape [and at sea]
Lat 66.03, Long -169.90 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
Natives visited the ship.
4am to 8am:
6.00: sighted brig to the southward.
Noon: south end of East Cape ExS, 2 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Surgeon gave medical attendance to natives.
6pm to 8pm:
Natives from shore visiting ship.
8pm to midnight:
8.05: underway with four (4) canoes in tow. 8.45: rounding East Cape. At 9.05 stopped off East Cape and dropped three (3) canoes. Steamed around East Cape to NW. Open drift ice making off from shore.
Hours at anchor: 20.15; distance: 27.0
Hours under steam: 3.45
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17 July 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean [and off Cape Enchowan]
Lat 66.30, Long -170.23 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
1.30: Cape Enchowan [Mys Inchoun] abeam, stood in for an anchorage, coming to at 2.00. Natives left the ship in their canoe, and two natives from shore visited the ship. Drift ice passing along inshore with the current.
4am to 8am:
Sheering vessel clear of drift ice. 6.35: shifted anchorage closer inshore on account of ice, coming to at 6.45.
8am to meridian:
Fog lifting and shutting down again. Heavy ice drifting past the vessel. Sheering clear of ice with the helm and occasional turns ahead.
Employed working on flying jib, repairing gratings, paying seams on upper deck with putty and various minor jobs. Natives visited the vessel.
Noon: Cape Enchowan SExS, East Cape ESE½E.
Meridian to 4pm:
Thick fog. At 12.00 shifted anchorage to clear ice. 12.10: came to.
4pm to 6pm:
Foggy. Drift ice passing the ship in an easterly direction.
6pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. Sheering vessel clear of drift ice.
8pm to midnight:
Fog lifting slightly first and last hours. Ice setting from the westward. Sheering ship clear of ice.
11.15: ice becoming more thickly packed and coming down on vessel, got underway and stood NExE under slow bell. 11.35: came to.
Hours at anchor: 21.20; distance: 14.7
Hours under steam: 2.40
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18 July 1893
Off Enchowan [Enchowaw/Inchoan] Village [and at sea]
Lat 66.23, Long -170.09 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
Thick fog. At 1.15 ice running heavy and packing in, got underway.
4am to 8am:
Foggy. At 5.00 stopped and sounded in 20 fathoms of water, course W½N. At 7.15 anchored. Dense fog. Light floating ice around the vessel, setting to the eastward.
8am to meridian;
Thick fog first part. Ice moving off shore to the northward and westward. Sheering the vessel clear with the helm.
At 10.00 fog lifting, East Cape bore E¾S and Enchowan Point WNW½W.
Noon: East Cape E¾S, 10 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Foggy, clearing some at intervals. Ice moving to the westward.
4pm to 6pm:
Foggy. Ice moving to the westward and spreading out.
6pm to 8pm:
Foggy. 6.35: heavy ice drifting down on the ship, got underway and stood ESE. 7.00: steered a general SE course through heavy ice for an anchorage. At 8.00 anchored. Ice inshore.
8pm to midnight:
Foggy. Shore ice moving to the northward and westward. Sheering the vessel clear with the helm and fore topmast staysail.
Hours at anchor: 16.35 Distance: 32.6
Hours under steam: 7.25
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19 July 1893
Westward of Whalen Village [to Utan Village]
Lat 66.18, Long -169.90 [Estimate from bearings at 6am]
Midnight to 4am:
Ice drifting past the vessel from ESE. 2.20: heavy ice coming down on vessel, got underway and steamed about 1/5 mile SExE to clearer water. 2.40: came to. Enchowan Point bearing WNW.
4am to 8am:
Thick fog. 4.20: got underway to clear large cake of ice and steamed ESE. 4.35: came to anchor.
At 6.00 fog lifted for a short time. East Cape bore E⅛N [E⅛S?] and Enchowan Head WNW¼W. Ice drifting to NW.
8am to meridian:
Heavy drift ice passing to the NW. 10.30: sent dinghy and officer to sound inshore. 11.00: dinghy returned, having found a gradually shoaling bottom from 9½ to 7 fathoms of water, where grounded ice was fast.
Frank Wormell and D Fujiwara, 1st class boys, sick and off duty under medical treatment. Benjamin Valpy, passenger, being treated for cough and cold. Treated 3rd Lieutenant JG Ballinger for cold.
Meridian to 4pm:
Natives visited the ship. At 2.00 got underway and stood out through scattered ice. Standing along Siberian coast to the northward.
4pm to 6pm:
Standing along Siberian coast through detached pieces of ice.
6pm to 8pm:
Steering about WNW½W through scattered ice. 6.40: foggy ahead and ice apparently heavy, stood SSE.
7.40: came to off Utan Village. [Uten/Inchoan/Enchowaw?]
8pm: Cape Unikin WNW½W, Enchowan Head ESE½E
8pm to midnight:
Natives visited and left the ship.
Hours at anchor: 17.45
Hours underway: 6.15
Hours under steam: 1.35
Hours under steam and sail: 1.25
Hours under sail: 3.15
Distance steam: 5.2
Distance steam and sail: 8.5
Distance sail: 12.5
Total distance: 26.2
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20 July 1893
Off Utan Village [and at sea]
Lat 66.28, Long -169.88
Midnight to 4am:
Dense fog. Wind freshening and ice commencing to run fast. At 1.15 got underway and stood down along the coast under slow speed through scattered ice.
At 3.20 fog lifting, stood inshore, and at 3.35 came to anchor off Enchowan village.
4am to 8am:
Foggy. Lightening up slightly latter part. Ice moving slowly from northward and westward. 7.00: Ice coming slowly from NE. Sheering clearing with helm and occasional keel ahead.
8am to meridian:
10.30: underway.
Frank Wormell and D Fujiwara, 1st class boys, improving under the Surgeon’s care. Surgeon treating natives.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed clearing fore hold and making tent.
8pm: Lat 66° 22’ 25”N, Long 168° 00’ 30”W
Hours at anchor: 8.10; distance steam: 12.4
Hours underway: 15.50; distance steam and sail: 73.3
Hours under steam 2.40.
Total distance: 85.7
Hours under steam and sail: 13.10
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21 July 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean, on passage from Enchowan to Kotzebue Sound
Lat 66.70, Long -164.47
Midnight to 4am:
Foggy. Sounding with the lead every half hour, no bottom at 15 fathoms. At 2.00 fog lifted slightly, sighted the Ears bearing SE¼S. Fog shut down again towards shore and no land was again sighted during the watch.
4am to 8am:
Light fog at intervals. 4.45: sighted a schooner inshore and kept away to speak her. 6.25: stopped to board schooner “Nicoline”. 7.10: ahead. Sounding in 10 to 12 fathoms of water.
Boarded examined and warned:
Schooner “Nicoline”, Tilton, hail port San Francisco, from Point Hope to Unalaska with whale bone and oil. No skins on board and none taken. Two rifles, no whiskey.
Frank Wormell and D Fujiwara, 1st class boys, improving under treatment.
8am: Lat 66° 35’ 58”N, Long 165° 20’ 30”W
8am to meridian:
9.50: stood inshore to make land. 11.15: Devil’s Mount bore SE¾E.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.20: Devil’s Mount abeam SxE. At 4.00 Devil’s Mount SxW¼W, Cape Espenberg ESE½E.
4pm to 6pm:
4.45: slowed down to permit natives to visit the ship. 5.20: natives left the ship. At 6.00 Cape Espenberg bore S½E and Devil’s Mount SSW¼W.
6pm to 8pm:
7.00: raised Cape Blossom bearing NE¾E.
8pm to midnight:
At 9.40 came to anchor off Cape Blossom, Cape Blossom bearing NExE distant 3 miles. Officer left the vessel and boarded schooner “Berwick”, 95.67, Wagner, RD Henne [?], American, San Francisco, 5 Benicia [?]. Hauling and fishing. No skins on board and none taken. 4 rifles, 1 shotgun, 5 muskets. 1 gallon whiskey.
Hours at anchor: 2.20
Hours underway: 21.40
Hours under steam: 17.55
Hours under steam and sail: 3.45
Distance steam: 15.9
Distance steam and sail: 101.7
Total distance: 117.6
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22 July 1893
Off Cape Blossom, Kotzebue Sound [and at sea]
Lat 66.72, Long -162.62 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
Natives from Hotham Inlet on board. 12.30: officer returned, having boarded schooner “Berwick”.
4am to 8am:
Natives on board. Surgeon gave medical attendance to two natives.
8am to meridian:
Natives left the ship. Surgeon reported D Fujiwara and Frank Wormell, 1st class boys, improving. He prescribed for Christopher Cole, fireman, and Benjamin Valpy, passenger, also for two natives.
Noon: Cape Blossom ENE¼E, 3 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave the afternoon to the crew for overhauling clothing.
8pm to midnight:
8.35: underway and stood out SW. At 10.00 Cape Blossom bearing NE¾E and Cape Kruzenstern NWxW¼W. At 12.00 Cape Kruzenstern bore NW.
Hours at anchor: 20.35; distance [steam]: 0.9
Hours underway: 3.25; distance steam and sail: 17.3
Hours under steam: 0.25. Total distance: 18.2
Hours under steam and sail: 3.00
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23 July 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean [and off Point Hope]
Lat 67.60, Long -165.17
Midnight to 4am:
3.00: Cape Kruzenstern bore N¾E, distant 11 miles by 4 point bearings.
8am: Lat 67° 36’ 59”N, Long 164° 48’ 24”W
8am to meridian:
11.00: made Cape Thompson bearing NWxW. At 12.00 Cape Thompson bore NWxW¼W and Cape Seppings NW¾N.
Surgeon reported D Fujiwara and Frank Wormell, 1st class boys, as still sick and unfit for duty, but not necessarily confined to their berths.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 4.00 Cape Thompson bore NW¾W.
6pm to 8pm:
7.20: hauled around Point Hope to the north side. 7.40: came to anchor.
8pm: Point Hope south, 4 miles.
8pm to midnight:
The Superintendent of the mission school called on the Commanding Officer. Natives visited the ship.
Hours at anchor: 4.20
Hours underway: 19.40
Hours under steam: 3.45
Hours under steam and sail: 15.55
Distance steam: 19.9
Distance steam and sail: 106.1
Total distance: 126.0
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24 July 1893
Off Point Hope [to Cape Lisburne]
Lat 68.62, Long -166.45
Midnight to 4am:
Natives visited the ship.
4am to 8am:
Natives visiting the ship. Seized one loaded revolver from native, Canooluk, a native of Point Hope. Unable to ascertain from whom he received it. Surgeon treated several natives.
8am to meridian:
9.10: underway.
D Fujiwara, 1st class boy, returned to duty from sick list. Frank Wormell, 1st class boy, improving but unable to perform work on deck.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.45 Cape Lisburne bearing NNE and Cape Dyer SE¾E. 3.10 Cape Lisburne bearing ExN, distant ½ mile.
Rounding Cape Lisburne for an anchorage. At 4.00 Cape Lisburne bore SW, distant 1½ miles.
4pm to 6pm:
4.10: anchored.
8pm: Cape Lisburne bearing SW¼W, distant 1½ miles
Hours at anchor: 17.00; distance steam: 9.5
Hours underway: 7.00; distance steam and sail: 31.2
Hours under steam: 1.20. Total distance: 40.7
Hours under steam and sail: 5.40
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25 July 1893
North of Cape Lisburne [and at sea]
Lat 69.22, Long -164.61
Midnight to 4am:
2.00: heavy drift ice began passing the vessel towards the SE. At 2.55 and 3.30 worked engine to bells to keep clear of ice.
4am to 8am:
At 4.30 ice becoming very heavy around the ship, got underway and stood out to the northward through heavy ice, starting and stopping engine at intervals. At 6.00 clear water ahead.
8am: Lat 69° 00’ 14”N, Long 165° 17’W
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning paintwork, mending boat sails and various minor jobs.
Surgeon reported Frank Wormell, 1st class boy, sufficiently recovered to perform his duties and he was turned to. CJ Brown and Benny Valpy, 1st class boy and passenger, were prescribed for. Both are able to perform duty.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.30: kept away SExE½E for vessel in shore. 2.30: made out vessel to be whaling schooner “La Ninfa”. Changed course to north, Cape Beaufort bearing east and Cape Sabine about SxE. At 4.00 Cape Beaufort bore ESE½E.
4pm to 6pm:
At 6.00 Cape Beaufort bore SE½E.
6pm to 8pm:
6.50: stopped to shoot ducks. 7.30: ahead.
8pm: Lat 69° 33’ 33”N, Long 163° 48’W
8pm to midnight:
9.15: stopped to shoot ducks. 9.40: ahead again.
Hours at anchor: 4.30.
Hours under steam: 19.30. Total distance: 84.5
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26 July 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean
Lat 69.87, Long -163.10 [Adjusted to keep on sea]
Midnight to 4am:
Passed occasional ice floes during the watch.
4am to 8am:
Light fog first hour and dense fog the last three hours, but lifting slightly last hour.
Sounding in to an anchorage. 4.10: slowed down and at 4.45 anchored, land bearing from NExE to SSE.
4.50: dense fog shut in. Scrubbed dinghy’s and third cutter’s oars and gratings.
Surgeon’s report: treated Charles Carlsen, seaman, for dyspepsia. He is able to perform duty.
Lanced a boil on the back of the native interpreter, Tom Con. He is not disabled.
Prescribed for 3rd Lieutenant CM White for insomnia. He is not unable to perform duty.
Benjamin Valpy’s condition unchanged. He is able to work on deck.
8am to meridian:
Dense fog, lifting during second hour. Watch employed cleaning decks, boats and guns and repairing chafe aloft.
Meridian to 4pm:
Exercised second division of small arm company from 1.00 to 2.00 in “school of the squad”. 2.30: underway and stood out NxW¼W.
6pm to 8pm:
Foggy. Sounding fog signal and sounding with the lead.
8pm to midnight:
First dense fog, latter part cloudy with fog bank around the horizon. 9.00: stopped to shoot walrus. Till 10.40 [?] working in scattered ice, then ahead NE through scattered ice.
Hours at anchor: 9.45.
Hours under steam: 14.15. Total distance: 60.2
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27 July 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean [and south of Wainwright Inlet and off Cape Collie]
Lat 70.45, Long -160.78 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
Dense to thick fog. Fog lifting slightly at intervals the last three hours. Temperature 37° to 36°F.
Blowing fog whistle. Passing occasional pieces of drift ice. 3.57: stopped to get a cast of the lead.
4am to 8am:
Thick fog to cloudy and foggy. At 4.10 course NExE½E. At 7.00 fog cleared. Made the land ahead. At 7.55 came to anchor south of Wainwright Inlet, Kelamantowruk [Kilimatavi] village bearing NE.
8am: Lat 70° 26’ 45”N, Long 160° 32’ 08”W
8am to meridian:
At 9.30 heavy field of ice coming down on ship, shifted anchorage, coming to at 10.00. Put new wooden pins in the first three shackles of both anchor chains. At 12.00 underway.
Surgeon reported the native interpreter, Tom Con, and Benjamin Valpy, working passenger, as having recovered.
Noon: Wainwright Inlet bearing NExE, 12 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming up the coast. 1.55: course NxE½E to avoid ice. Passed whaling brig “WH Meyer” beating up the coast. Sighted vessels and ice ahead.
3.25: came to anchor off Cape Collie native village, Point Belcher bearing NE¾N and village SExS. Seven vessels at anchor nearby. Sent an officer to board schooner “Jennie Wand”.
4pm to 6pm:
4.30: officer returned from boarding. 5.55: whaling brig “WH Meyer” arrived and anchored.
6pm to 8pm:
Boarded, examined and warned:
Schooner “Jennie Wand”, San Francisco, JK Olsen, James Tyson, American. San Francisco. 163 34/100. 12 men. No skins on board and none taken. Cleared for whaling voyage. Has outfit for a whaling station at Point Barrow Refuge Station.
Hours at anchor: 12.10.
Hours under steam: 11.50. Total distance: 54.2
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28 July 1893
Off Cape Collie [to off Point Belcher and at sea]
Lat 70.80, Long -159.83 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
One schooner in sight to the southward, working to windward.
4am to 8am:
Whaling vessels left from 5.20 to 7.10 and all proceeded to the northward. Schooner “Silver Wave” beating up along the coast from the southward.
8am: Cape Collie SExS, distant 3 miles.
8am to meridian:
8.35: underway. 9.30: scattered ice ahead. 10.20: fog shut down very thick, headed inshore and at 10.55 came to anchor. Old whaling station bearing ESE½E and Point Belcher village (Nunaria [Sidaru]) ENE. Very heavy ice floe hanging on the shore.
Noon: Point Belcher ENE, distant 3½ miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed cleaning out forehold and painting windlass gear. Schooner “Silver Wave” in sight beating to the northward. At 3.00 schooner “Silver Wave” passed on to the northward.
At 3.45 underway, course north. At 4.00 Nunaria village, Point Belcher bore east.
Surgeon reported William Burdett, boatswain, as confined to his berth and unfit for duty. He was treated for cramps of the stomach.
4pm to 6pm:
Steaming through scattered ice under half speed. At 5.35 exercised at fore quarters. At 5.36.30 had a stream of water playing.
Eight (8) sailing vessels to the northward working to windward in sight at end of watch.
6pm to 8pm:
Thick fog. Wind coming in squalls with force of fresh to very fresh breeze from NE last hour. Sounding fog signal. Passing cakes of drift ice.
8pm: Lat 70° 57’ 39”N, Long 158° 52’ 47”W
8pm to midnight:
Thick fog. Passing drift cakes of ice and large floes. At 11.20 clear of ice and into broken water with choppy sea.
Hours at anchor: 15.45.
Hours under steam: 8.15; distance: 53.2
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29 July 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean
Lat 71.30, Long -156.79 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
Dense fog. At 2.30 stopped and sounded with no bottom at 40 fathoms. At 3.00 stopped and sounded in 65 fathoms. At 3.45 stopped and sounded in 40 fathoms. Started ahead at 4.00. Lost one rotator and log line.
4am to 8am:
Foggy. Stopping and sounding at intervals in from 27 to 15 fathoms. At 4.35 sighted vessels ahead.
Passed steamers “Karluk” and “Belvedere” fast in the ice. Hauled down the edge of the ice to the southward and at 5.25 came to anchor off US Refuge Station, Point Barrow.
Steamers “Jeanie” and “Jeanette” fast to the ice and bark “James Allen” at anchor near by.
Watch employed beating ice from rigging and cleaning decks.
Surgeon reported that William Burdett, boatswain, is still suffering with pain in his bowels and stomach. Condition unchanged and unable to perform duty.
8am to meridian:
Employed clearing ice from rigging and minor jobs. 11.00: underway and short distance to the northward for anchorage near an opening through heavy grounded ice. 11.20 let go starboard anchor.
Officer went ashore to select place to land stores. Surgeon treated sick man from whaling bark “Belvedere”.
Drift ice passing vessel. Heavy ice aground near shore.
Noon: US Refuge Station SSE, 1½ miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.30: underway. 12.30: anchored off US Refuge Station. Lieutenants Jarvis and Jacobs on shore inspecting station, etc.
Employed landing stores for Refuge Station. Three (3) whaling barks arrived and anchored near by.
Received on board Francisco Goteras, seaman, from steam whaling bark “Belvedere” for medical treatment. Surgeon reported him as suffering with consumption, and in a weak and emaciated condition. He is around but unfit for any work. [He was on the sick list until he died on 16 September.]
4pm to 6pm:
Employed landing stores for Refuge Station. At 5.40 finished work for the night.
6pm to 8pm:
Schooner “Jennie Wand” arrived and anchored.
8pm to midnight:
11.20: whaling bark “Triton” arrived and anchored.
Hours at anchor: 18.00
Hours under steam: 6.00
Total distance: 29.1
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30 July 1893
Off Refuge Station, Point Barrow
Lat 71.31, Long -156.77 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
At end of watch one bark to the southward beating to windward.
4am to 8am:
At 5.35 whaling bark “Abraham Barker” arrived and anchored. At 5.55 steamer “Jeannie” weighed anchor and steamed to grounded ice where she made fast.
At 7.00 began hoisting out stores for the Refuge Station.
8am to meridian:
Finished landing all stores for the Refuge Station. Lieutenants Jarvis and Jacobs on shore inspecting station.
Brig “WH Meyer” arrived and anchored. Ice breaking off and moving to the southward.
Surgeon’s report: William Burdett, boatswain, improving but unable to perform duty on deck. Francisco Goteras’ condition unchanged. Treated a native woman for bronchitis and two seamen from the bark “Alice Knowles”.
Noon: US Refuge Station SE½S, 2 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Lieutenants Jarvis and Jacobs on shore inspecting Refuge Station. Ice making off from ground floes.
4pm to 6pm:
Lieutenants Jarvis and Jacobs returned from station.
6pm to 8pm:
Surgeon prescribed for man on steamer “Jeannie”.
8pm to midnight:
Lieutenant Jarvis went ashore to inspect station accounts. Two steamers at anchor to the northward.
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31 July 1893
Off US Refuge Station, Point Barrow
Lat 71.31, Long -156.77
4am to 8am:
At 6.15 whaling bark “Hunter” left her anchorage and stood to the northward.
At 8.00 sent Lieutenant Jacobs ashore to assist in the inspection of the Refuge Station. Boatswain sick and off duty.
Steamer “Karluk” arrived from the northward and made fast to the ice floe.
8am to meridian:
Employed restowing and cleaning forehold and between decks. At 11.45 discovered the 3rd cutter engaged in picking up men from capsized whaleboat and righting her.
Surgeon’s report: William Burdett, boatswain, is able to be up and around, but unfit for duty. Francisco Goteras’ condition is unchanged. Treated a seaman on bark “Jeannie” for sore gums and the natives for lung troubles. Went on board the bark “Abraham Barker” and treated a seaman for urethral stricture.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 3.30 third cutter returned, having picked up JK Olsen, master of schooner “Jennie Wand” and Thomas Gordon of the Cape Smythe Whaling Company from capsized boat belonging to the whaling company. The boat was righted and towed ashore, and the men were landed.
Supplied whaling bark “Triton”, J and WR Wing, owners, with 6720 lbs of bituminous coal, for which took an order on North American Commercial Company, Unalaska, for a like amount.
Employed cleaning and restowing fore hold, and repairing sail for second cutter. Lieutenants Jarvis and Jacobs ashore inspecting US Refuge Station. Exercised first division of infantry company in the “school of the squad”.
4pm to 6pm:
4.45: schooner “Jennie Wand” set signal of distress. Ordered steam and sent an officer and boat’s crew to sound in to her and render any assistance possible.
4.50: underway and steamed towards schooner, but finding water too shoal to admit getting near her, turned, and at 5.35 anchored.
Sent officer and boat’s crew to assist schooner. Found that ice had carried her ashore.
6pm to midnight:
6.45: officer and launch went ashore to assist schooner “Jennie Wand”. 7.30: second cutter returned, having planted a kedge anchor for the schooner at the master’s request.*
7.40: bark “Hunter” shifted anchorage. Steamer “Karluk” cast off from ice and steamed to northward for another mooring.
At 11.10 launch and officer returned from schooner “Jennie Wand”, having attempted to weigh her port anchor and 20 fathoms of chain which was parted by the ice fouling her. The anchor and chain being too heavy for transportation in the launch, officer and crew returned.
Lieutenants Jarvis and Jacobs returned from the Refuge Station.
*Launch assisted in lightening her.
Hours at anchor: 23.15
Hours underway: 0.45
Distance steam: 2.0
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Summary of abstract for July 1893
Hours at anchor: 531 hours 35 min
Hours underway: 212 hours 25 minutes
Hours under steam and canvas: 64 hours 15 minutes
Hours under steam exclusively: 144 hours 55 minutes
Hours under canvas exclusively: 3 hours 15 minutes
Distance under steam and canvas: 522.4 miles
Distance under steam exclusively: 607.1 miles
Distance under canvas exclusively: 12.5 miles
Total distance cruised: 1142.0 miles
Coal on hand: 675510 lbs
Coal received: 179200 lbs
Coal expended: 163480 lbs
Coal remaining: 691230 lbs
Number of officers: average 9 19/31
Number of petty officers and crew: average 37 3/31
Number of rations issued: 822
Vessels boarded and examined: 9 American
Vessels assisted: 2 (brig “WH Meyers” and open boat, no name)
Vessels warned: 8 American
LOGS FOR AUGUST 1893
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1 August 1893
Off US Refuge Station, Cape Smyth
Lat 71.31, Long -156.77
Midnight to 4am:
At 4.00 a schooner in sight, beating up from the south.
4am to 8am:
Barks “Triton” and “Reindeer” weighed and stood to the southward. Bark “Alaska” weighed and stood to the westward. Steamer “Karluk” cast off from ice and anchored near by. Schooner “Silver Wave” arrived and anchored.
Sent officer and boat’s crew to render assistance to schooner “Jennie Wand”. Lieutenant Jacobs went ashore to inspect Refuge Station accounts.
8am to meridian:
Ground ice breaking loose and moving to the southwest. Lieutenants Jarvis and Jacobs inspecting Refuge Station and launch’s crew recovering anchor for schooner “Jennie Wand”.
Working on boat sails, cleaning guns, straightening up forehold, etc.
William Burdett, boatswain, removed from sick list and restored to duty. Francisco Goteras, belonging to steam whaling bark “Belvedere”, under Surgeon’s treatment. Surgeon prescribed for minor ailments.
9.45: whaling brig “WH Meyer” stood down coast to the southward. Three steam whalers and two sailing vessels at anchor to the northward and eastward.
By order of Commanding Officer relieved Lieutenant Jacobs from navigation work and gave it to 3rd Lieutenant Ballinger for the purpose of practice.
Meridian to 4pm:
Officer and boat’s crew rendering assistance to schooner “Jennie Wand”. Steamers “Karluk” and “Jeanie” steamed to the northward. Barks “Reindeer” and “James Allen” and schooner “Silver Wave” weighed and stood to the southward. Surgeon rendered medical aid to native.
4pm to 6pm:
5.40: Lieutenants Jarvis and Jacobs and launch’s crew returned from station and from working on schooner “Jennie Wand”.
6pm to 8pm:
Bark “Northern Light” weighed and stood to the northward. Sent officer and boat’s crew to station and schooner “Jennie Wand”.
8pm to midnight:
Officer and crew at work trying to float schooner “Jennie Wand”.
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2 August 1893
Off US Refuge Station, Cape Smyth [to Plover Shooting Station]
Lat 71.31, Long -156.77
Midnight to 4am:
Officer and boat’s crew on board schooner “Jennie Wand” to assist in floating her. 3.35: schooner “Jennie Wand” swung head to wind to her kedge anchor.
One bark beating up from the southward.
4am to 8am:
Albert Bergren, ordinary seaman, sick and off duty.
8am to meridian:
8.15: sent officer and boat’s crew ashore to Refuge Station to put tarpaulins on roof of station house.
Ten vessels at anchor near shore to the northward and eastward. Barks “Abraham Barker” and “Triton” beating to the northward.
9.10: Lieutenant Jarvis and boat’s crew returned from schooner “Jennie Wand”, having assisted in lightening her cargo and kedging her to a safe anchorage.
Surgeon’s report: A Bergren, ordinary seaman, sick and off duty. Surgeon prescribed for sick natives.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed sand-papering and varnishing skylight gratings, scrubbing gun covers and mending boat sails.
Lieutenant White and boat’s crew ashore at Refuge Station assisting in putting tarpaulin on roof.
6pm to 8pm:
At 5.30 Lieutenant White and boat’s crew returned from Refuge Station. Bark “Reindeer” arrived and anchored.
7.30: ordered steam and hove short to clear large piece of ice. Bark “John and Winthrop” weighed anchor and stood out.
8pm to midnight:
At 8.00 underway and worked to bells alongside of ice, until 8.45 when officer and boat’s crew returned from station. Steamed to the northward along shore.
9.55: came to anchor off Plover Shooting Station, Point Barrow. Hoisted mail signal at the fore. Received mail from bark “James Allen”. Ten vessels at anchor near by.
Hours at anchor: 22.05
Hours under steam: 1.55
Distance steam: 6.5
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3 August 1893
Off Plover Shooting Station, Point Barrow [and at sea]
Lat 70.99, Long -159.50
Midnight to 4am:
12.05: underway and stood to the southward and westward. 12.50: took departure, Refuge Station bearing SE, distant 6 miles.
2.20: brig “WH Meyer” passed to the eastward, beating up to the northward. Bark in sight to the westward.
8am: Lat 71° 09’N, Long 158° 43’W
8am to meridian:
After mature consideration of the report that the whaling steamers “Orca”, “Thrasher”, “Beluga” and “Mary D. Hume” were probably in the ice and might be in danger, the Commanding Officer decided to return to Point Barrow; and at 10.40 took in all sails and stowed them. At 10.55 started ahead half speed.
Surgeon’s report: A Bergren, ordinary seaman, sick and off duty. Prescribed for minor ailments.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.45 a [?] of ice ahead, kept off to ENE around it. Sighted a bark ahead, bearing NExE, about 15 miles, on the port tack.
8pm: Lat 71° 08’ 27”N, Long 157° 10’W
8pm to midnight:
Passing through scattered ice. At 9.00 ran into clear water. At 11.00 made US Refuge Station bearing SSE, distant 2 miles. 11.40: made seven vessels at anchor south of Point Barrow.
Hours at anchor: 0.05; distance steam and sail: 62.2
Hours underway: 23.55; distance steam: 77.5
Hours under steam and sail: 7.10; distance sail: 4.4
Hours under steam: 13.45. Total distance: 144.1
Hours sail exclusively: 1.00
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4 August 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean [and off Point Barrow]
Lat 71.38, Long -156.50 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
Steaming slowly past several sailing vessels at anchor. 12.40: came to anchor off Point Barrow. End of point bearing NxE¼E and Plover Shooting Station SxE. Six steamers and two barks at anchor nearby.
4am to 8am:
Steamers “Belvedere”, “Navarch”, “Karluk”, “Jesse H Freeman” and “Jeannie”, and barks “James Allen” and “John and Winthrop” at anchor near by. Seven sailing vessels at anchor to the south.
8am to meridian:
At 8.00 sent officer to consult with the masters of the whaling vessels as to the condition of the steamers “Orca”, “Thrasher”, “Beluga” and “Mary D Hume”. It was learned that these vessels are in the ice-pack 15 miles NNE from Point Barrow and their situation is thought dangerous. The conditions are such that the steamers cannot be reached in order to render assistance, but in view of the number of lives, about 200 souls, and the valuable property involved, it is deemed advisable to await the developments that may be caused by a change of wind.
A Bergren, ordinary seaman, sick and off duty. Treated five seamen from steamer “Jeannette”.
Noon: Point Barrow extreme end NxE¼E, distant 1½ miles.
4pm to 8pm:
Officer boarded steamer “Navarch”. Lieutenant White left the vessel at 6.55 for the shore for the purpose of capturing a deserter from the bark “Reindeer”, at the request of the master. At 6.00 commenced distilling fresh water.
8pm to midnight:
At 9.00 Lieutenant White returned having arrested at Shooting Station, Joseph Connall, seaman, deserter from the bark “Reindeer” and delivered him on board the vessel.
Surgeon prescribed for seaman on steamer “Navarch”. Distilling.
Boarded and searched: steamer “Navarch”, New Bedford, Whitesides master, whaling. 3 cases gin, 6 bottles whiskey. Vessel previously boarded and warned by US Revenue steamer “Corwin” in Bering Sea.
Hours at anchor: 23.20
Hours under steam: 0.40
Distance steam: 3.5
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5 August 1893
Off Point Barrow
Lat 71.38, Long -156.50
Midnight to 4am:
At 2.45 schooner “Jennie Hand” got underway and stood off shore. Distilling [all day].
4am to 8am:
5.45: steamer “Belvedere” got underway and steamed around Point Barrow to the eastward.
8am to meridian:
8.30: bark “James Allen” came to anchor bearing NWxN. Steamer “Belvedere” fast to the ice to the eastward.
A Bergren, ordinary seaman, sick and off duty.
Meridian to 4pm:
2.10: schooner “Silver Wave” came to anchor close to the Point. Steamer “Belvedere” coming back around the Point at end of watch.
Surgeon attended man from the steamer “Navarch”. Loaned steamer “JH Freeman” 50 lbs salt water and 20 lbs fresh water soap, and received order on owners for return of same.
4pm to 6pm:
Set the clock for local time 34 minutes ahead. Natives visited and left the ship. Steamer “Belvedere” arrived and anchored. Officer went on board to make inquiries about the steamers in the ice pack, but no information could be given.
6pm to 8pm:
6.48: exercised at fire quarters. 6.50.10: apparatus working. 6.55: exercised at abandoning ship. Lowered all boats and exercised under sails. Boats require some attention from officers in charge of same (MAH).
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6 August 1893
Off Point Barrow
Lat 71.38, Long -156.50
4am to 8am:
At 6.35 steamer “Karluk” got underway and stood to the southward, anchoring off the Shooting Station. One bark beating up from the southward.
8am to meridian:
Bark “Hunter” anchored off Shooting Station. Schooner “Silver Wave” shifted anchorage more to the southward.
Allowed some of the crew liberty to go hunting.
Surgeon’s report: A Bergren, ordinary seaman, sick and off duty. Treated seaman on steamer “Navarch”.
Finished distilling fresh water, having distilled 1250 gallons fresh water.
Meridian to 4pm:
Natives visited the ship. Surgeon treated one native.
4pm to 6pm:
Surgeon treated sick man from bark “John and Winthrop”. At 6.00 third cutter returned.
8pm to midnight:
Latter part, fog lifting, sighted three of the four vessels in the ice bearing NE by compass, and apparently uninjured.
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7 August 1893
Off Point Barrow
Lat 71.38, Long -156.50
Midnight to 4am:
Three steamers in sight in ice-pack to NE first two hours.
4am to 8am:
7.00: steamer “Jeannette” underway to the southward. 7.30: “Jeannette” anchored off Shooting Station.
8am to meridian:
At 10.00 exercised at general quarters. Set target at 700 yards and fired two shots from each of the two divisions. The second shot from the second division (20 pounder Dahlgren) sunk the target (beef barrel). (Target bore NNW¼W.) Employed scrubbing paintwork and mending boat sails.
Surgeon’s report: A Bergren, ordinary seaman, unfit for duty. Benjamin Valpy (schooner “Rosario”) unfit for duty. Treated two (2) seamen from bark “John and Winthrop” and one native.
Target used in practice was distant 700 yards. The port battery only was used in firing. Expended 7 lbs powder, 4 blind shell and 6 primers.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed repairing and altering boat sails and overhauling boat gear.
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8 August 1893
Off Point Barrow
Lat 71.38, Long -156.50
Midnight to 4am:
Dense fog and freezing weather. Drift ice passing to northward.
4am to 8am:
Dense fog and cool [air temperature 33°F]. Pumped out bilge.
8am to meridian:
Dense fog. 9.30: clearing slightly. Crew employed getting ice off the rigging, refitting boat sails and gear, cleaning up storerooms, etc.
11.10: sent launch away for 48 hours, equipped according to the usages of sea service.
Surgeon’s report: A Bergren, ordinary seaman, removed from sick list and restored to duty. Benjamin Valpy, seaman from schooner “Rosario”, working passage, sick and off duty. Treated seaman from steamer “Belvedere” for eczema.
Meridian to 4pm:
Foggy. Fog lifting at intervals during first two hours, but shutting down thick during last two.
2.15: schooner “Silver Wave” weighed anchor and stood to the northward and eastward. Steamer “Karluk” arrived from the Shooting Station and anchored.
Employed fitting boat gear. Carpenter fastening new batten on third cutter.
4pm to 6pm:
Dense fog. Sounding fog bell [and during next watch].
8pm to midnight:
Dense fog first hour, fog lifting second hour, and clear last two hours.
At 9.30 perceived two vessels in the ice-pack bearing NE¼E, and apparently uninjured.
Boarded, searched and warned: schooner “Jane Grey”, San Francisco, Edmund Kelly, JH Whitham, 107.07 tons, compliment 24. No skins on board and none taken. 3 gallons whiskey. 5 rifles and 3 cases of ammunition.
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9 August 1893
Off Point Barrow [and at sea]
Lat 71.26, Long -157.28
Midnight to 4am:
Freezing weather. At 1.00 sighted three of the four vessels in the ice pack, apparently uninjured. Brig “Barstow” arrived and anchored off Shooting Station.
At 2.20 sighted steamer “Mary D Hume” steaming to the southward and westward. When she arrived, boarded her and ascertained that the other vessels were in no danger, the ice having opened and freed them, and that the “Beluga” and the “Thrasher” were on their way to an anchorage off the Point.
4am to 8am:
5.45: steam whaler “Orca” arrived and anchored. 6.15: steam whaler “Beluga” arrived and anchored. Sent officer to board them. 6.45: boarding officer returned. Masters reported all well.
7.20: got underway and steamed to the south and westward. 7.55: stopped and picked up launch.
8am to meridian:
At 8.05 steamed ahead to the southward. 8.45: came to anchor. US Refuge Station bearing SSE.
Sent boat to communicate with Refuge Station to enquire whether any further assistance was needed, and also to receive mail for US. Cutter returned at 10.00 with the mail, having found no assistance of any kind needed at the station.
10.10: underway. 10.40: took departure US Refuge Station bearing SE, distant 1½ miles.
Surgeon’s report: Benjamin Valpy, working passage, removed from sick list and returned to duty. Francisco Goteras (seaman) from steamer “Belvedere”, condition unchanged.
Meridian to 4pm:
Passing occasional piece of ice. Employed overhauling boat fittings.
4pm to 6pm:
4.50: hove to on starboard tack. Hunting party left the ship to shoot walrus. Wore ship and hove to on port tack. 5.40: hunting party returned. Stood SWxS¼S.
6pm to 8pm:
6.35: sighted Sea Horse Islands abeam.
8pm: Lat 70° 51’N, Long 157° 56’W
8pm to midnight:
10.45: passed bark “William Baylies” standing to eastward.
Hours at anchor: 8.45
Hours underway: 15.15
Hours under sail: 0.20
Hours under steam and sail: 13.30
Hours under steam: 1.25
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Boarded and examined:
Brig “Percy Edwards” of San Francisco, Thomas A Hallett, James McKenna owner, whaling. 189.18 tons. Complement 34. One (1) right whale. 2 rifles. No liquor. No skins on board and none taken.
Previously boarded and warned by US steamer “Ranger”.
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10 August 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean
Lat 69.93, Long -163.35
4am to 8am:
At 7.30 sighted bark bearing ESE. At 8.00 hove to and the master of the whaling bark “Andrew Hicks” came on board. He requested that one of his men be examined by the Surgeon, who left the ship for that purpose.
Set clock back 27 minutes 12 seconds.
8am: Lat 70° 08’N, Long 163° 05’W
8am to meridian:
Vessel hove to speaking the whaling bark “Andrew Hicks”. 8.30: filled away and hove to again to leeward of the bark.
At the request of the master, received on board James Ryan, a demented seaman of the bark “Andrew Hicks”. Captain Donaldson reported that he jumped overboard once. Owing to this tendency to self-destruction, ordered him to be confined at night time. [Ryan was on sick list until 23 September when he was transferred to Revenue Steamer “Corwin”.]
8.50: filled away on starboard tack. 9.15: tacked ship, heading inshore SExE. Sighted topsail schooner “La Ninfa” beating up the coast. 10.20: kept away SxW¾W. Land on port beam.
Served out extra ration for sick man from bark “Andrew Hicks”.
4pm to 6pm:
6.00: Cape Beaufort bearing SExE½E.
8pm: Lat 69° 19’N, Long 164° 22’ 30”W
Hours underway: 24.00; distance steam: 13.3
Hours under steam 2.20; distance sail: 59.3
Hours under sail 12.27; distance steam and sail: 43.2
Hours under steam and sail: 9.13. Total distance: 115.8
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11 August 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean [off Cape Lisburne and off Point Hope]
Lat 68.50, Long -166.33 [Estimate from bearings at 7.25]
Midnight to 4am:
2.05: Cape Lisburne bore S¾W, distant (computed) 7½ miles. 3.30: Cape Lisburne bearing ESE, distant 3 miles.
4am to 8am:
5.45: Cape Dyer abeam. 7.25: came to anchor off watering place. Cape Lisburne NNW, Point Hope SWxS½S. Made preparations for watering ship.
8am to meridian:
At 8.10 the three cutters left the ship to procure water. At 9.15 began receiving water from stream ashore. At 12.00 ten (10) boat loads of water had been received.
Meridian to 4pm:
Finished filling tanks with fresh water having received 4450 gallons. 1.05: hove up anchor and steamed a short distance to the northward, coming to again. Cape Lisburne NxW¾W, Ears NxW and Point Hope SxW¼W.
2.05: sent men ashore to haul seine. 3.50: fishing party returned.
4pm to 8pm:
4.30: underway. At 6.30 came to anchor, north side of Point Hope. End of point bearing SW¾S and Cape Lisburne N½W. Exercised at fire quarters at 7.00.
8pm to midnight:
At 8.45 confined CJ Brown, 2nd class boy, and Benjamin Valpy, seaman from schooner “Rosario”, in double irons for disorderly conduct, and placed them in the coal bunkers, starboard and port sides respectively.
Hours at anchor: 14.35
Hours under steam: 9.25
Distance: 61.5
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12 August 1893
North side of Point Hope [and at sea]
Lat 68.40, Long -166.64 [Estimate from above bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
2.30: sighted brig off end of Point Hope. At end of watch brig standing to northward about 4 miles off.
4am to 8am:
6.00: boarded brig “Hidalgo” of San Francisco, Williams, 165.97, American, 25, whaling. No skins on board and none taken. 2 shotguns, 6 rifles, 6000 cartridges. 20 lbs powder, 60 lbs shot. 10 gallons whiskey, 2 cases claret. Was warned by USS “Petrel” in Lat 54° 00’N, Long 163° 30’W on July 19, 1893. JG Ballinger, 3rd Lieutenant, boarding officer.
Received mail from brig “Hidalgo”. 6.30: sent officer and boat’s crew to the Mission School at Point Hope with mail and a keg of powder received from steamer “Jeanie”, having been missed among her cargo for this point.
8.00: released CJ Brown, 2nd class boy, and Benjamin Valpy, seaman, from schooner “Rosario”, from confinement.
8am to meridian:
Surgeon’s report: treated three natives from Point Hope. Sick men from whaling fleet improving.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave the crew the afternoon for scrubbing and mending clothing.
4pm to 6pm:
At 5.30 got underway.
8pm: Lat 68° 20’ 45”N, Long 167° 11’W
Hours at anchor: 17.30
Hours under steam and sail 6.30. Total distance 37.9
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13 August 1893
On passage from Point Hope to Cape Serdze-Kamen [and off Cape Serdze-Kamen]
Lat 67.06, Long -170.58
4am to 8am:
Dense fog, lifting and shutting down at intervals. Sounding fog signal. Sounding occasionally, no bottom at 15 fathoms.
8am: Lat 67° 24’ 09”N, Long 169° 42’W
8am to meridian.
Dense fog. Sounding fog signal.
4pm to 6pm:
Dense fog. At 5.55 came to anchor. Cape Serdze-Kamen bearing ExN½N, 9 miles.
6pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. Sent an officer and boat’s crew to ascertain the locality of the anchorage. Discovered it to be a short distance to northward and westward of Cape Serdze.
8pm to midnight:
At 11.00 fog lifting slightly, sighted the land bearing from ENE to SW.
Hours at anchor: 6.05; distance steam and sail: 103.5
Hours underway: 17.55; distance steam: 20.6
Hours under steam and sail: 14.45. Total distance: 124.1
Hours under sail: 3.10
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14 August 1893
West of Cape Serdze-Kamen
Lat 66.96, Long -172.04 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
At daylight land bearing from ENE to WxS. Native houses ESE.
4am to 8am:
At 8.00 natives visited the ship.
8am to meridian:
Natives visited the ship. Negotiated for reindeer. At 10.20 underway and steamed a short distance to the eastward. At 11.00 anchored. End of point bearing NE and bright rock on top of hill SxE¼E. Surgeon prescribing for natives.
Noon: End of point west of Cape Serdze NE, distant 3 miles. [Mys Netten?]
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed working on boat sails, restowing fore hold and various minor jobs. Natives visited the ship.
6pm to 8pm:
Negotiating with natives for purchase of reindeer.
Hours at anchor: 23.20
Hours underway: 0.40; distance: 3.0
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15 August 1893
West of Cape Serdze-Kamen
Lat 66.96, Long -172.04
8am to meridian:
Employed making pen for reindeer and fitting boat gear. Negotiating for reindeer.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed making boat sails and variously.
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16 August 1893
West of Cape Serdze-Kamen
Lat 66.97, Long -172.10 [Estimate from previous noon location and course from 11.45am]
4am to 8am:
At 5.30 officer and boat’s crew went ashore to procure reindeer.
8am to meridian:
At 8.10 launch returned with seven (7) female and two (2) male reindeer. Paid the owner in trade goods, and at 11.45 underway.
Noon: Lat 66° 37’N, Long 172° 10’W [locates ship inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
12.40: came to anchor. End of point bearing ExN¼N, entrance to lagoon SSE. Scrubbing ship outside.
4pm to 6pm:
Negotiating with natives for reindeer.
8pm: End of point west of Cape Serdze-Kamen ExN, distant 7 miles.
Hours at anchor: 23.05
Hours under steam: 0.55; distance: 4.5
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17 August 1893
West of Cape Serdze-Kamen [and at sea]
Lat 66.96, Long -172.04 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
Dense fog. 4.30: ice coming down, got underway and steamed to the east. 5.20: came to. Sent officer and boat’s crew on shore. Sounding whistle to guide boat.
6.45: boat returned. 7.30: sent launch on shore for reindeer.
8am to meridian:
Dense fog. Latter part small ice drifting past the vessel. Officer and launch’s crew ashore procuring reindeer. Sounding fog whistle.
Noon: Cape west of Cape Serdze-Kamen NE, distant 3 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Dense fog which lifted slightly during last hour. 1.50: heavy ice coming down on ship, shifted anchorage to the eastward, coming to at 2.25, end of point (two rocks) bearing ExN¾N.
3.00: underway to the eastward and northward to clear ice, anchored at 3.20.
At 3.30 launch returned with 10 reindeer (2 males, 8 females). Paid natives in trade goods, and at 3.40 underway, standing to the northward to clear the ice.
4pm to 8pm:
Dense fog. At 4.10 clear of ice. 7.14: steaming around Cape Serdze. Sounding fog signal.
8pm to midnight:
Dense fog first three hours, lightening up last half hour of the watch. Stopped and sounded at times during the watch in from 20¼ to 24½ fathoms water, fine black sand bottom.
Hours at anchor: 13.55
Hours underway: 10.05; distance: 43.9
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18 August 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean [and off Cape Serdze-Kamen]
Lat 66.87, Long -171.66 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
Foggy. At 3.00 fog lifting, made land ahead. 3.53: Cape Serdze bore WxN. East point of bight SxE.
4am to 8am:
At 4.27 ran into field ice. From 4.30 to 5.00 steaming through heavy field ice, when ran into open water. At 5.00 Cape Serdze bore NW¾W and eastern point SE¾E.
At 5.45 anchored off village south and east of Cape Serdze. At 6.00 sent officer ashore to negotiate for reindeer.
8am to meridian:
The propeller working in such a way as to lead to the supposition that something was wrong, rigged shears and raised the propeller, discovering that one of the blades had been broken in the heavy ice the day before.
Engaged in removing broken blade and transporting new one to place. Sent an officer and boat’s crew to procure reindeer. Surgeon prescribing for two natives.
Noon: Cape Serdze-Kamen N¼W, 5 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
Put new propeller blade on and lowered propeller in place and secured it at 3.45. Ice moving in shore.
4pm to 8pm:
Unrigged shears and put gear in place. At 5.11 launch returned with eighteen (18) reindeer. Hoisted them (17 females and 1 male) on board and paid for them in trade goods.
8pm to midnight:
Last hour, drift ice passing vessel to the southward and eastward.
Hours at anchor: 18.15
Hours underway: 5.55; distance: 25.7
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19 August 1893
South of Cape Serdze-Kamen [and at sea]
Lat 66.90, Long -171.58
Midnight to 4am:
Drift ice moving past the vessel from the north till last half hour, when ice almost stopped moving and became more scattered.
4am to 8am:
Natives visited the vessel.
8am to meridian:
8.45: Officer and boat’s crew went ashore to procure reindeer. Heavy ice passing the ship to the eastward.
11.20: boat returned, unable to procure any deer. Underway and stood to the eastward through heavy ice. Working to bells.
Killed two reindeer which were injured in lassoing. Surgeon prescribed for natives.
Meridian to 4pm:
Working through heavy ice to southward and eastward, stopping, backing and starting engine at intervals. 3.45: out clear of ice.
4pm to 6pm:
Light fog around horizon, shutting down thick at end of watch.
4.05: Cape Serdze bearing NWxW¼W and east end of bight W¼S. 5.57: Cape Unikin bore SE½S and land to eastward SE.
6pm to 8pm:
Stiff to very fresh NWxW wind and foggy. Sea moderate.
8pm: Lat 66° 32’N, Long 170° 37’W
8pm to midnight:
Moderate gale from WNW, foggy. Moderate sea. 8.05: hauled up WNW, slowed down engine. 8.10: vessel hove to with head NNW.
Fog lifted during last half hour of watch.
Hours at anchor: 11.20; distance steam: 38.9
Hours underway: 12.40; distance steam and sail: 4.8
Hours under steam and sail: 3.50. Total distance: 43.7
Hours under steam: 8.50
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20 August 1893
At sea, Arctic Ocean
Lat 66.46, Long -170.47
Midnight to 4am:
Moderate gale to very fresh breeze NW, overcast with rain and fog. Sea rough.
At 12.15 hove vessel to on starboard tack under mainsail and trysail, and stopped engine. Vessel heading WxS to SWxW and drifting to southward and eastward.
At 4.00 started engine and hove vessel to on port tack, heading north.
4am to 8am:
Thick fog with fresh to stiff NW breezes. Sea rough, moderating towards end of watch. Vessel hove to.
8am: Lat 66° 32’ 34”N, Long 170° 29’ 18”W
8am to meridian:
Light NW to west wind and thick fog.
At 11.30 fog lifting, took in all sail and steered south, slow speed. 12.00: made the top of high land bearing SSW. Heavy swell from north.
Meridian to 4pm:
Foggy. At 1.00 fog lifting slightly, made high land bearing SSW. At 1.30 made East Cape bearing SxW.
2.25: north end of East Cape bore south and the south end bore SW¼S.
4pm to 6pm:
5.35: Cape Prince of Wales bore E¾S and small Diomede SxW.
6pm to 8pm:
7.00: center of Kruzenstern Island bore SWxW and Fairway Rock SxW¼W and Cape Prince of Wales SE¾E.
8pm: Lat 65° 40’N, Long 168° 12’W
8pm to midnight:
10.50: Cape Prince of Wales NxW½W, south end of Ratmanoff Island WxN¾W. 12.00: Cape Prince of Wales NW¼W, King’s Island south.
Hours under steam and sail: 7.00
Hours under steam: 7.30
Hours under canvas: 9.30
Distance steam and sail: 38.5
Distance steam: 52.6
Distance sail: 10.0
Total distance: 101.1
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21 August 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [and off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence]
Lat 65.33, Long -166.49
Midnight to 4am:
At 1.00 Cape Prince of Wales bearing NWxW¼W and Cape York NxW¾W. 3.45: Point Spencer S¼E, distant 4 miles.
4am to 8am:
4.20: hauled up for Reindeer Station. 5.00: came to anchor off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence. Landed 35 reindeer for the herd. Mr. Lopp visited the vessel.
8am to meridian:
Hoisted out whale boat and sent it in to the station. Loosed topsails and mainsail to dry.
Received the effects of Mariano Maye, ex 1st mate of whaler bark “James Allen” who died at Reindeer Station, July 19th, for transportation to his family at San Leandro, California.
Landed skins for clothing for native herders. Surgeon treated natives ashore. Set deck clock to local time.
Noon: Point Jackson WSW, Point Riley SExS¾S, flagstaff Reindeer Station N.
Meridian to 4pm:
Unbent upper and lower topsails and bent new sails. Unbent mainsail and bent new one. Scrubbed ship outside. Cleaned launch.
Landed Joe, a Siberian herder, at Reindeer Station.
4pm to 8pm:
Alexander Davidson, carpenter, William Mackey, seaman, and William Jones, ordinary seaman, returned from Reindeer Station.
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22 August 1893
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.33, Long -166.49
8am to meridian:
Employed boating fresh water. Received 5 boat loads during the watch. Sent articles ashore for use at Reindeer Station.
Meridian to 4pm:
Finished filling water tanks, having received 1750 gallons of fresh water. Sent seining party ashore. Employed getting up lard oil for Engineer’s department and sewing stops of mainsail.
8pm to midnight:
Received on board one herder from Reindeer Station to be landed to visit his home at Cape Prince of Wales.
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23 August 1893
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence [and at sea]
Lat 65.33, Long -167.30
4am to 8am:
Brilliant rainbow extending from south to west first hour. 7.35: sighted 3rd cutter near Point Riley.
8am to meridian:
9.12: underway. 10.25: Point Spencer abeam. At 12.00 off Cape York.
Meridian to 4pm:
Stiff SSE breezes. Sea moderate. At 2.15 hauled in for Cape Prince of Wales. At 2.45 anchored off Cape Prince of Wales.
The weather not permitting communication with the shore, at 3.00 underway.
Rated Frank Wormell, 1st class boy, to ordinary seaman, his conduct having warranted the rate.
4pm to 6pm:
4.30: Fairway Rock abeam. 5.30: Kruzenstern Island abeam. 6.00: Ratmanoff Island abeam.
6pm to 8pm:
End of watch field of drift ice ahead.
8pm: Lat 66° 03’N, Long 169° 12’W
8pm to midnight:
8.10: Steamed through a strip of broken ice extending NE from East Cape. Ice to the westward, steamed to the northward of strip.
9.57: north side of East Cape abeam. 11.05: south side of East Cape abeam. At 12.00 East Cape bore NxW, south side of Diomede Islands E½N.
Hours at anchor: 9.27; distance [all left blank]
Hours underway: 14.33
Hours under steam and sail: 9.30
Hours under steam: 5.03
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24 August 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [and St. Lawrence Bay]
Lat 65.45, Long -171.17
Midnight to 4am:
At 2.30 Cape Lutke [Mys Litke] bore NW¼W and East Cape NxE. Made Cape Nuniagmo bearing SW½S. 4.00: Cape Nuniagmo bore NxW and South Head SW.
4am to 8am:
Rounded South Head of St. Lawrence Bay and at 6.00 came to off village, village bearing NxE, South Head end of point WxN¼N.
Natives visited the ship. Negotiated for the purchase of reindeer. Confined Benjamin Valpy (working passage) for insolence.
8am to meridian:
Employed renewing fore reef tackles, clearing up fore hold, scraping ironwork on forecastle, cleaning guns, etc.
Negotiating with natives for reindeer. Surgeon rendered medical assistance to natives. Set clocks to 171st meridian time.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed rebending head of mainsail, and variously.
4pm to 6pm:
Employed bending head of mainsail. Natives visiting the vessel.
6pm to 8pm:
Natives visited the ship.
8pm to midnight:
Very fresh breezes to moderate gale from NxE first three hours, moderating to fresh breeze from NNE last hour. Barometer falling.
Hours at anchor: 18.00; distance steam: 10.5
Hours underway: 6.00; distance steam and sail: 31.5
Hours under steam 1.30; distance total: 42.0
Hours under steam and sail: 4.30
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25 August 1893
South side of South Head
Lat 65.45, Long -171.21 [different to previous day]
Midnight to 4am:
Natives on board.
4am to 8am:
At 6.00 sent officer and boat’s crew to procure reindeer.
8am to meridian:
9.30: launch returned with 6 reindeer (does). Employed puttying seams on upper deck, touching up iron work on forecastle and variously. Exercised infantry division in the manual of arms.
By direction of Commanding Officer, released Benjamin Valpy (working passage) from confinement and restored him to duty.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 1.35 officer went ashore with launch and crew after reindeer. Employed paying seams on upper deck with putty and cleaning small arms.
8pm to midnight:
At 8.10 launch returned with fifteen (15) reindeer, 2 males and 13 females. Hoisted them on board and paid the natives in trade goods.
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26 August 1893
South side of South Head, St. Lawrence Bay [and at sea]
Lat 65.45, Long -171.21
8am to meridian:
8.50: Officer and boat’s crew left the vessel to procure reindeer. Employed mending furls of sails and variously. Surgeon gave medical aid to natives.
Noon: South Head, St. Lawrence Bay E½N, 2 miles
Meridian to 4pm:
2.15: Officer and launch returned with 5 female reindeer. Hoisted them on board and paid natives in trade goods. Hoisted and secured launch.
4pm to 8pm:
At 6.25 got underway. At 8.00 South Head bore NExN¾N.
6.58: went to fire quarters. Apparatus ready for working at 7.02.
8pm to midnight:
10.10: Cape Nuniagmo abeam, distant by 4 point bearing, 3.2 miles.
Sick list: Joseph Burns, coxswain.
Hours at anchor: 18.25; distance steam: 27.7
Hours under steam: 5.35
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27 August 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [and off Cape Prince of Wales]
Lat 65.82, Long -169.19 [Estimate from noon bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
1.05: East Cape bearing N¼E. At 4.00 north side of East Cape bore WxN, south point S½W.
4am to 8am:
At 5.00 having run up to heavy shore ice extending along the coast line, and preventing a landing, turned and shaped course SExE½E, Whalen village bearing S½W, 3 miles.
At 7.00 hauled in for East Cape village.
8am to meridian:
8.15: stopped off East Cape village and sent an officer and boat’s crew to land native interpreter Sam and his effects. Boat returned, being unable to land on account of heavy surf and ice.
Native canoes came off to the ship. Landed the interpreter, and in compliance with the request of the Bureau of Education, took on board, Chiau [?], a native Siberian boy to be taken to San Francisco and taught English in order to act as interpreter in the purchase of reindeer.
At 9.45 steamed ahead. At noon south end of Ratmanoff Island bore SE, distant 4 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming about SExS to make Indian Village west side Ratmanoff Island. At 1.00 stopped off village, south end Ratmanoff Island bearing SExS and village east.
Natives visited the vessel from 1.00 to 2.00pm. 2.00: natives left the ship. Steamed ahead to the southward and eastward.
3.25: north end of Kruzenstern Island and south end of Ratmanoff Island bearing in line NE½E. Fairway Rock ESE.
3.45: Fairway Rock bearing SExS, Cape Prince of Wales E¼S.
6pm to 8pm:
6.50: anchored off Cape Prince of Wales. Sand spit NxW¾W and Cape Prince of Wales ExS. One reindeer died during the watch.
Hours at anchor: 5.10; distance steam: 106.2
Hours under steam: 18.50
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28 August 1893
Off Cape Prince of Wales [to Reindeer Station, Port Clarence]
Lat 65.53, Long -167.93 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
5.30: sent two officers ashore. 7.10 boat returned and officers reported that Mr. HR Thornton, teacher of the Mission School, had been shot and killed on the night of the 19th inst. by two natives, Kongok [?], Idlianawick [?]. The other natives, hearing of the murder, shot and killed Kongok and Idlianawick, and wounded Titalk [?] another native who did no shooting but was with them at the time. He afterwards got away.
The body of Mr. Thornton was found in the house, decomposition having set in. The bodies of the two natives were found on the hillside, back of the house where they had been dragged after being killed.
Carpenter made a coffin for the remains of Mr. Thornton.
8am to meridian:
8.20: Officers and boat’s crew went ashore with coffin. 11.10: officers and boat’s crew returned, having buried the remains of Mr. Thornton on the hillside back of the Mission House.
11.25: underway. 12.00: Fairway Rock bore W½S, Cape York ExS and south point of Cape Prince of Wales E¼N.
Noon: Lat 65° 34’N, Long 168° 00’W [locates ship inland]
Meridian to 4pm:
4.00: Cape York bearing north, 3 miles.
4pm to 6pm:
5.10: Point Spencer bearing SE½S and land to north of Cape York W¼S.
6pm to 8pm:
6.55: came to anchor off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence. Landed 18 reindeer.
Hours at anchor: 16.30; distance steam: 7.3
Hours underway: 7.30; distance steam and sail: 46.5
Hours under steam: 1.30; distance total: 53.8
Hours under steam and sail: 6.00
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[Repeat of scans of 28th August]
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29 August 1893
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
Landed remaining seven (7) reindeer for the herd. Sent lumber belonging to Reindeer Station ashore. Engaged cleaning ship remainder of watch.
Joseph Burns, coxswain, removed from sick list and returned to duty.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning ship and launch and landing reindeer trade goods at the station. Sent gig and first cutter ashore to be cleaned and scrubbed.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed landing goods for Reindeer Station and watering ship. Scrubbing boats and restowing holds.
4pm to 8pm:
4.20: finished watering ship, having received 1225 gallons of fresh water. Filled boat breakers and hoisted up boats.
Mrs. HR Thornton came on board for transportation to Cape Prince of Wales.
8pm to midnight:
Confined Kito Hama, 2nd class boy, in double irons for insolence and stood him on the forecastle head until 10.00, when placed him in the rope locker.
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30 August 1893
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence [to Cape Prince of Wales and at sea]
Lat 65.61, Long -168.12 [Estimate off Cape Prince of Wales]
Midnight to 4am:
At 2.05 got underway and steamed out SSW. 3.30: Point Jackson abeam.
4am to 8am:
At 6.10 Cape York abeam. Took down crow’s nest.
8am to meridian:
Standing in for an anchorage. At 9.00 anchored off Cape Prince of Wales.
Sent officer and boat’s crew ashore with Mrs. HR Thorton to aid transporting her effects to the ship. Employed transporting these goods. Surgeon rendered medical assistance to natives.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed receiving effects from Mission School for transportation to Reindeer Station. Carpenter making head board for Mr. Thornton’s grave.
Four native canoes in sight, coming across Bering Straits.
4pm to 8pm:
7.30: 2nd cutter returned with Mrs. Thornton and Mr. Lopp. The head board was placed in position at Mr. Thorton’s grave.
Received on board Mrs. Thornton’s effects. Mrs. HR Thornton came on board for transportation to Unalaska.
8pm to midnight:
8.00: released Kito Hama, 2nd class boy, from confinement and returned him to duty.
9.35: underway. 12.00: land north of Cape York bearing E¾N and Cape Prince of Wales NW½W.
Hours at anchor: 15.10; distance steam: 57.5
Hours under steam: 8.50
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31 August 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [and off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence]
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
Midnight to 4am:
At 12.40 Cape Prince of Wales bearing NWxW and Cape York NExE.
4am to 8am:
Hauled around Point Jackson, and at 6.00 came to off Reindeer Station. Landed effects from Mission School at Cape Prince of Wales.
8am to meridian:
By order of Commanding Officer, confined WF Maran, coal-passer, in double irons, and placed him in coal bunker, for insolence to 1st Assistant Engineer Schwartz.
Employed scrubbing ship outside, paying seams on upper deck with putty, and variously. Surgeon rendered medical assistance ashore.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting ship outside, and paying seams on upper deck with putty.
4pm to 6pm:
Finished painting for the night and sent scow ashore.
Sick list: DH Jarvis, 2nd Lieutenant USRM [to 5 September]
Hours at anchor: 18.00; distance steam: 42.2
Hours under steam: 6.00
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Summary of abstract Journal for August 1893
Hours at anchor: 518 02
Hours underway: 225 58
Hours under steam and canvas: 83 58
Hours under steam exclusively: 118 43
Hours under canvas exclusively: 23 17
Distance under steam and canvas: 529.1
Distance under steam exclusively: 673.6
Distance under canvas exclusively: 75.2
Total distance cruised: 1277.9
Coal consumed: 89 560/2240 tons
Coal remaining: 491310 lbs, 219 750/[2240] tons
Number of officers present: average 10
Number of petty officers and crew: average 37 2/31
Number of rations issued: 866
Number of rations commuted: 186
Number of vessels assisted: (schooner “Jennie Wand”) 1
Days not cruising: total number 9, Sundays 1
LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1893
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1 September 1893
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
Employed painting ship. 8.00: released WF Maran, coal-passer, from confinement.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting ship’s hull outside and white paintwork on upper and quarter deck.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting ship.
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2 September 1893
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
4am to 8am:
Employed painting netting around quarter deck.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting ship. Landed all spare lumber for use at Reindeer Station.
4pm to 8pm:
Finished painting on upper and quarter decks.
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3 September 1893
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence
Lat 65.32, Long -166.50
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4 September 1893
Off Reindeer Station, Port Clarence [and at sea]
Lat 64.66, Long -166.50
Midnight to 4am:
Received mail from Reindeer Station. At 2.45 got underway. 3.30: Point Jackson abeam.
One native canoe towing astern and one hoisted at port davits. Several natives on board.
4am to 8am:
4.17: Point Spencer bore SExE½E, distant 2 miles. 5.50: made King’s Island bearing SWxS. 6.30: King’s Island bore SW and Cape Prince of Wales NW½N.
7.35: Indian canoe astern towing badly, stopped and hoisted it to the starboard davits.
8am: Lat 65° 03’N, Long 167° 08’W
8am to meridian:
8.05: steamed ahead. 11.00 Sledge Island bore SExE½E and Point Rodney [Cape Rodney] ExS.
Meridian to 4pm:
Stiff to fresh NNW breezes with squalls of force 7 during second and third hours.
12.30: hauled down fore topmast staysail and hauled down main topmast staysail and flying jib. Carried away clewline of main topmast staysail. Rove new downhaul and used the old one for a clewline.
2.06: Sledge Island bearing NexN, 2 miles.
4pm to 8pm:
5.40: stopped and hove ship to off village at Cape Nome. Landed the party of natives and their effects, and at 6.10 filled away and started engine. Rounded Cape Nome. Steaming up Norton Sound.
8pm to midnight:
11.00: Rocky Cape bore NNE and Cape Darby NE. 12.00: Rocky Cape abeam and Cape Darby NExN½N.
Hours at anchor: 2.45; distance steam: 11.7
Hours underway: 21.15; distance steam and sail: 144.8
Hours under steam 1.45; distance total: 156.5
Hours under steam and sail: 19.30
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5 September 1893
On passage from Port Clarence to St. Michael [and at St. Michael]
Lat 63.48, Long -161.98 [Estimate from 8am bearings]
Midnight to 4am:
At 1.00 Rocky Cape bore NWxN½N and Cape Darby north. At 4.00 Besboro Island bearing NE½N and Stuart Island S¼W.
4am to 8am:
4.50: made Egg Island bearing SE½E and steered for it. 5.15: Egg island bearing SE½E and Besboro Island NNE.
8.00: came to. Flagstaff St. Micheal SW¼W, Whale Island (north end) WxN½N and Egg Island NxE⅜E.
8am: Lat 63° 33’N, Long 161° 37’W
8am to meridian:
Employed washing decks and setting up boat guys. Mr. Wilson of the AC Co visited the vessel.
Meridian to 4pm:
Exercised infantry company under arms from 1.00 to 2.00. Employed remainder of watch painting forward on main deck and in overhauling fore hold.
4pm to 8pm:
Stiff WxN to WSW breezes with squalls of force 6 throughout the watch.
Hours at anchor: 16.00; distance steam: 7.9
Hours underway: 8.50; distance steam and sail: 50.4
Hours under steam 1.20; distance total: 58.3
Hours under steam and sail: 6.40
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6 September 1893
Off Fort St. Michael
Lat 63.48, Long -161.98
4am to 8am:
Worked deck bilge pump.
8am to meridian:
Employed preparing ’tween decks for the reception of the miners to be taken to Unalaska. Received on board Brother Powell, a Catholic Missionary, to be taken to Unalaska.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed tarring down main and mizzen rigging.
Received on board for transportation to Unalaska, the following miners and their effects:
Niel McArthur, Herman Mathew, Philip Kinney, Silo [in subsequent entries his forename is Tyler] Hannemann, William McManan, James P Jorgenson, Charles E Myers, Anton Benneton, Alexander Delanie, William A Boss, Henry Brown, Peter Hultine, William Callahan, Richard A Perkins, Henry M Smith, Andrew H Holmes, George Lottes, Charles Gravelle, Harry Bergquist, Frederick G Wright, Henry Miller, Thomas Lewis, August Tindell, Emile Sonntag.
4pm to 8pm:
Received on board with their personal effects for transportation to Unalaska the following named miners:
GA Lemar, Louis Bush, GW Seaman, Edward Dahlgren, Joseph King, Robert Lowrie, Dwight Hulbert, John Trembly, Ole Mark, William Walters.
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7 September 1893
Off Fort St. Michael [and at sea]
Lat 63.48, Long -161.98
8am to meridian:
Employed tarring down rigging, cleaning paintwork and on various minor jobs.
2nd Lieutenant Jarvis removed from sick list and restored to duty.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed scrubbing paintwork in the gangways. Received on board one deer sled for Dr. Sheldon Jackson.
4pm to 8pm:
Mr. Wilson of the AC Co came on board for transportation to Unalaska. At 4.45 underway. At 5.00 Egg Island bearing NxE½E, 6 miles.
8pm: Lat 63° 53’N, Long 162° 00’W
Sick list: Alexander Delanie, Niel McArthur and Tyler Hannemann, miners [all on sick list until the miners were landed at Unalaska on 19 September].
Hours at anchor: 16.45; distance steam 4.0
Hours underway: 7.15; distance steam and sail 49.4
Hours under steam 0.35; distance total 53.4
Hours under steam and sail 6.40
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8 September 1893
At sea, Norton Sound
Lat 64.07, Long -166.40
4am to 8am:
At 7.00 made Cape Nome bearing NNW.
8am: Lat 64° 12’N, Long 165° 15’W
Hours under steam and sail: 24.00; distance total: 186.0
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9 September 1893
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 63.79, Long -171.72 [Estimate off NW Cape]
4am to 8am:
Thick fog. At 8.00 fog lifting, made land bearing from WxS to SE.
8am: Lat 63° 49’N, Long 171° 27’W
8am to meridian:
Thick fog. Fog lifting at intervals. At 9.00 made native village at Northwest Cape, St. Lawrence Island, bearing SWxW.
At 9.40 anchored off village, NW Cape bearing E½N. Natives visited the ship. They reported that there was no sickness ashore.
Meridian to 4pm:
Surgeon rendered medical attention to natives on board.
4pm to 6pm:
Natives visited the ship.
6pm to 8pm:
At 6.30 underway. 7.13: rang fire bell. 7.16: apparatus in working order. Exercised at abandoning ship.
8pm: Lat 63° 49’N, Long 172° 00’W
Hours at anchor: 8.50; distance steam: 70.1
Hours underway: 15.10; distance steam and sail: 27.4
Hours under steam 11.10; distance total: 97.5
Hours under steam and sail: 4.00
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10 September 1893
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 62.30, Long -172.77
8am: Lat 63° 44’ 34”N, Long 172° 46’W
8pm: Lat 61° 26’ 48”N, Long 172° 46’W
Hours under steam and sail: 24.00; distance total: 151.8
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11 September 1893
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 60.48, Long -171.53
4am to 8am:
Stiff breeze to moderate gale from NE. Foggy, misty and raining. Rough sea.
5.30: Took in square sails and reefed mainsail. Unbent fore topmast staysail for repairs.
8am: Lat 60° 43’ 19”N, Long 172° 05’W
8am to meridian:
Foggy and heavy rain, with squalls of wind force 7-8 first three hours from NExE to NE. Moderate NE gale last hour. Sea rough.
9.30: bent and set fore topmast staysail. 10.00: hauled down jib, shears of sheet block having carried away. Discovered foot of sail split. Unbent jib for repairs.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate NNE to NxE gale, foggy and raining. At 1.00 put second reef in mainsail.
4pm to 6pm:
Moderate NxE breeze. At 5.00 stopped engine, hauled out foot of the spanker and hove ship to on port tack.
6pm to 8pm:
Moderate NxE gale, foggy and raining. Rough sea.
Vessel hove to on port tack. Ship’s head ENE, drifting to southward and eastward [and during next watch].
8pm: Lat 60° 18’N, Long 170° 57’ 30”W
Sick list: Carl Olsen, seaman [to 14 September]
Hours under steam and sail: 17.00
Hours under sail: 7.00
Distance steam and sail: 84.9
Distance sail: 7.0
Distance total: 91.9
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12 September 1893
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 59.16, Long -170.91
Midnight to 4am:
Very fresh NNW to NWxN breeze. Vessel hove to on port tack.
At 3.15 spanker outhaul, sheet and weather vang parted, the gaff swinging against the lee topgallant backstay, carrying away the mizzen topgallant mast at the topmast head. Took in spanker. Secured boom and gaff. Set lower topsail. Kept away to SExE and started engine ahead slow speed.
4am to 8am:
Sent down broken spar and mizzen topgallant rigging.
7.10: set topgallant sail and stopped engine. Saw one fur seal at 8.00.
8am: Lat 59° 53’ 12”N, Long 170° 40’ 30”W
8am to meridian:
Very fresh to fresh NW breeze, squally. Set foresail and shook close reef out of mainsail.
4pm to 6pm:
5.10: took in mainsail and started engine ahead, slow speed.
8pm: Lat 58° 30’N, Long 170° 36’W
Hours under steam exclusively: 3.50
Hours under steam and sail: 6.55
Hours under sail exclusively: 13.15
Distance steam: 19.9
Distance steam and sail: 43.3
Distance sail: 54.0
Distance total: 117.2
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13 September 1893
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 57.08, Long -170.13
8am: Lat 57° 20’N, Long 170° 07’ 30”W
Meridian to 4pm:
Fresh south to SSW breeze, first part overcast, rainy and misty. Last two hours dense fog. Heavy head sea.
4pm to 6pm:
Dense fog, lifting slightly last half hour of watch. Heavy head swell. 5.00: stopped engine. Ship heading variously last hour.
6pm to 8pm:
Light SSW airs and foggy. Moderate SW swell. Vessel hove to and drifting to NE
8pm: Lat 56° 43’N, Long 169° 07’W
8pm to midnight:
Light SSW airs with dense fog. Ship headed from ESE to SExE, drifting to NE.
Sounded fog signal throughout watch. Vessel hove to under mainsail.
Hours under steam: 10.50
Hours under steam and sail: 6.20
Hours under sail: 7.50
Distance steam: 65.3
Distance steam and sail: 37.5
Distance sail: 6.0
Distance total: 108.8
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14 September 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [and off village, St. George Island]
Lat 56.73, Long -168.91
Midnight to 4am:
Calm with very dense fog. Long southerly swell. At 1.00 took in mainsail. Vessel lying to without sail or steam and drifting to northward and eastward.
4am to 8am:
Dense fog lifting up overhead occasionally and shutting down again. Vessel drifting slowly to northward and eastward. Sounding fog signal. Saw 30 seals.
8am: Lat 56° 46’ 06”N, Long 168° 57’ 27”W
8am to meridian:
Thick fog. Repairing jib. Vessel drifting to NE with current. Saw 10 young seals during watch.
Meridian to 4pm:
Dense fog. At 1.05 started ahead, slow speed. At 1.50 fog lifted disclosing St. George Island, Tolstoi Point bearing SE¼S and Dalnoi Point SxE½E. Ahead full speed for village on St. George Island.
4pm to 6pm:
At 4.35 came to anchor off village, St. George Island. East Point E¾N and Dalnoi Point WxS.
6pm to 8pm:
2nd Lieutenant J [John] E Reinburg USRM, left by Commanding Officer of Revenue Steamer “Rush” to guard the rookeries on St. George Island, came on board to visit the Commanding Officer.
Hours at anchor: 7.25
Hours underway: 16.35
Hours under steam: 3.30
Hours under sail: 13.05
Distance steam: 20.6
Distance sail: 5.0
Distance total: 25.6
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15 September 1893
Off village, St. George Island
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
4am to 8am:
Received signals by International Code from island, JDP (boat stove), JCN (will send boat).
7.55: sent 3rd cutter ashore. Carl Olsen, seaman, returned to duty from sick list.
8am to meridian:
Very fresh SSW breeze, increasing to a moderate gale. Overcast, squally and misty. Long SW swell.
10.00: third cutter returned. Repaired and bent jib. Issued 300 rations for use of boat’s crew to be left to guard rookeries on St. Paul Island.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate SSW to SxW gale, overcast and squally. Long westerly swell.
3.54: rung fire alarm. 3.56.30: apparatus in working order. Exercised at stations for abandoning ship.
4pm to 8pm:
Moderate SSW gale, overcast and cloudy with squalls of force 9. 5.30: double-reefed mainsail and furled it.
8pm to midnight:
Moderate SSW gale with very strong squalls. Long heavy swell from southward and westward.
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16 September 1893
Off village, St. George Island
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
Midnight to 4am:
First hour moderate SSW gale with squalls of strong gale, moderating to SW airs third hour. Last hour light SWxS breeze. Heavy to moderate SW swell.
8am to meridian:
Hoisted signals, International Code, DNS,“Is there anything to prevent landing?”. Received answer, D, “Nothing”. Sent officer ashore in third cutter.
11.00: third cutter returned. The boat used by officer and crew guarding St. George Island, having been badly stove, and no boat for their use available on the island, turned over third cutter, properly equipped, to Lieutenant Reinburg USRM for use on the island.
10.20: Francisco Goteras, seaman from steam whaler “Belvedere” died from consumption. Carpenter made coffin for remains.
12.00: Called all hands and held funeral service. Body remaining on board awaiting favorable weather for landing and interring it.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave crew afternoon for overhauling and mending clothes.
4pm to 6pm:
Landed the remains of Francisco Goteras and turned them over to Lieutenant Reinburg for burial.
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17 September 1893
Off village, St. George Island [to St. Paul Island and at sea]
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26 [Estimate from anchorage bearings, noon position seems off]
Midnight to 4am:
At 3.50 got underway.
4am to 8am:
Cloudy first hours, shutting down dense fog with light mist at times last hours.
8am to meridian:
Thick fog, clear overhead; last two hours overcast, foggy and misty.
8.53: made land ahead. 9.10: came to anchor. 10.00: fog lifted, Sea Lion Rock bearing SWxS, got underway.
10.25: came to anchor off village, St. Paul Island. Sea Lion Rock bearing SWxS.
Landed 3rd Lieutenant JG Ballinger, coxswain Burns, seamen Johnson, Petterson and Olsen, and ordinary seaman Campbell as a guard to protect the rookeries; with outfits, viz. 5 rifles, 5 revolvers, 500 rounds of ammunition, 300 rations, and mess gear.
Meridian to 4pm:
Dense fog during last two hours.
Landed two (2) tons of bituminous coal, two (2) lanterns, and five (5) gallons mineral oil for use of boat’s crew at St. Paul Island.
By order of the Commanding Officer 3rd Lieutenant CM White assumed the charge of the navigation.
4pm to 8pm:
At 6.35 got underway.
8pm: Lat 57° 01’N, Long 170° 19’W
Hours at anchor: 12.00
Hours under steam: 12.00
Distance steam: 69.6
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18 September 1893
At sea, Bering Sea
Lat 55.58, Long -169.05
Midnight to 4am:
Light variable airs and dense fog. Sounding fog signal.
8am: Lat 55° 54’ 48”N, Long 169° 33’ 48”W
8am to meridian:
First part light fog, latter part clearing.
8pm: Lat 55° 02’ 16”N, Long 168° 11’ 57”W
Hours under steam 24.00
Distance steam 146.7
Sick list: Surgeon CC Gleaves.
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19 September 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [and at Unalaska]
Lat 54.03, Long -166.59 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
5.10: made Makushin volcano bearing SxE½E. Foggy latter part of watch, and wind and sea increasing. 7.15: Cape Makushin bore south.
8am: Lat 54° 11’N, Long 166° 50’W
8am to meridian:
Dense fog with blue sky overhead; misting rain last hour. 10.35: Cape Cheerful bore SxE¾E and western point SWxS.
Noon: Cape Cheerful SwxW, 3 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Steaming into Unalaska Harbor, sounding fog whistle. At 1.40 came to anchor off village, Unalaska Harbor, Outer Harbor. Rocky Point bearing NxW½W and end of wharf SWxW¾W.
US Steamers “Mohican”, “Petrel”, and “Ranger”, and US Revenue Steamer “Corwin”; also American ship “JB Brown” in Dutch Harbor. Steamers “Bertha” and “Dora”, and Schooners “Olga”, “Hunter” and “Everett Hayes” in Unalaska Harbor.
Sent an officer to pay official call upon the Commanding Officer of US Naval Force in Bering Sea. Landed the 34 miners transported from St. Michael and their effects. Mr. Wilson of the AC Co left the vessel. Received mail.
4pm to midnight:
Squalls of force 8 during watch. 5.00: Steamer “Dora” left port.
Hours at anchor: 10.20
Hours under steam: 13.40
Distance steam: 68.3
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20 September 1893
Outer Harbor, Unalaska
Lat 53.88, Long -166.53 [Estimate from above bearings]
8am to meridian:
Employed clearing up ’tween decks and receiving fresh provisions. The Commanding Officers of the “Mohican”, “Ranger” and “Corwin” called upon the Commanding Officer.
Meridian to 4pm:
Sent official mail to USS “Ranger”. At 3.00 USS “Ranger” weighed and went to sea.
4pm to midnight:
Brother Powell, the Catholic missionary transported from St. Michael, left the vessel with his effects.
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21 September 1893
Outer Harbor, Unalaska
Lat 53.88, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed scrubbing ship’s hull outside. Sent the effects of Mrs. HR Thornton to the US Revenue Steamer “Corwin” for transportation to San Francisco.
Meridian to midnight:
Employed scrubbing ship outside. At 1.20 schooner “Everett Hays” left the harbor.
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22 September 1893
Outer Harbor, Unalaska
Lat 53.88, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
At 3.45 steamer "Crescent City" arrived and anchored in Dutch Harbor.
Discharged Charles McClosky, coxswain, at his own request to enable him to enlist on the USS “Petrel”.
8am to meridian:
Crew employed cleaning fore hold and ‘tween decks.
By order of the Commanding Officer suspended all drills until further notice on account of the inclemency of the weather.
Meridian to midnight:
Crew employed cleaning fore hold and ’tween decks, scrubbing hammocks and repairing hose.
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23 September 1893
Outer Harbor, Unalaska
Lat 53.88, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
At 6.20 steamer “Bertha” left port. 6.25: US Revenue Steamer “Corwin” steamed to Unalaska and anchored.
8am to meridian:
Mrs. HR Thompson and James Ryan, demented seaman from whaling bark “Andrew Hicks”, went on board Revenue Steamer “Corwin” for passage to San Francisco.
Shipped William Garvey as ordinary seaman and rated him seaman from date.
At 8.45 USS “Petrel” went to sea. 9.30: US Revenue Steamer “Corwin” sent to sea. 11.00: USS “Mohican” went to sea.
Received signal from USS “Mohican” BRD (adieu). Answered BQR (a pleasant passage).
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave the crew the afternoon for overhauling and mending clothes.
Sick list: William Jones, ordinary seaman.
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24 September 1893
Outer Harbor, Unalaska [to Dutch Harbor]
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 4am:
At 2.50 steamer “Dora” arrived and anchored.
8am to meridian:
At 9.10 underway and steamed to Dutch Harbor, making fast to buoy at 9.45. At 10.20 cast off from buoy and steamed to the wharf, where made fast at 11.00. Blew water out boiler.
Meridian to 4pm to midnight:
At 2.45 steamer “Crescent City” took ship “JB Brown” in tow and left the harbor. Schooners “Olga” and “Hunter” left port.
Sick list: William Jones, ordinary seaman, returned to duty from sick list.
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25 September 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
At 6.00 hauled ship astern and made preparation for coaling. Carpenter and one [man] procuring spar for making mizzen topmast.
8am to meridian:
Employed coaling ship. Carpenter making new mizzen topmast. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery.
Meridian to midnight:
At 4.45 stopped coaling for the day, having received 60 1440/2240 tons of bituminous coal.
At 8.30 a vessel arrived and anchored off Summer Harbor [Bay].
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26 September 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
At 6.15 sent an officer and boat’s crew to board the vessel which arrived during the night.
8am to meridian:
At 8.00 resumed coaling. Carpenter and one man making new mizzen topmast.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 2.00 finished coaling, having received from the North American Commercial Company, 100 tons, and 3 tons loaned to bark “Triton” at Point Barrow, August 1st.
Surgeon attending sick at Unalaska village. Filled tanks with fresh water.
Boarded, examined and warned:
American schooner “Berwick”, Wagner, San Francisco, Del Norte Commercial Co. 95 67/100. 5. Benicia, California. No skins on board and none taken. 1 shotgun and 2 rifles, 300 rounds of ammunition. No liquor of any kind. Trading and prospecting voyage. Last from Nushigak [Nushagak?]. Came in to land passengers and enter 12 reindeer and furs. Bound to Karluk.
Sick list: John Cuba, ship’s cook.
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27 September 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
6.00: hauled ship around to outer side of dock, where made fast at 8.00.
8am to meridian:
Employed making ship fast to wharf. Sent down mizzen topmast. Engineer’s force sealing boiler and repacking stuffing boxes of guide rods and piston rods. Surgeon attending the sick at Unalaska village.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed shifting the wild cats on the windlass. Engineer’s force employed as in forenoon. Carpenter and one man at work on mizzen topmast.
John Cuba, ship’s cook, returned to duty from sick list.
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28 September 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
6.30: schooner “Berwick” left the harbor.
8am to meridian:
Employed swaying aloft and fidding new mizzen topmast, scrubbing and washing clothes and painting ship’s hull outside.
Surgeon rendering medical aid to sick of village. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery.
A board of survey, composed of Lieutenants Wadsworth, Jarvis and Jacobs, was held to report on the condition of the running rigging.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed setting up mizzen topmast and topgallant rigging, and painting ship’s hull outside. Hauled gig up in warehouse for cleaning and painting.
Complaints having reached the vessel that last night one of the crew had broken into a native’s house, and there assaulted a woman, kicking her and threatening her with a knife, made an investigation and confined William Garvey, seaman, in irons for leaving the vessel without permission. The Commanding Officer was convinced of the man’s guilt upon identification by the woman and he is to be kept in confinement until he can be turned over to the proper authorities on shore.
Corrected error of ten (10) rations made on July 17th.
4pm to midnight:
Filled boiler with fresh water.
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29 September 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
At 6.50 steamer “Dora” went to sea.
8am to meridian:
Carpenter and one man making boat spar. Cleaning and scraping gig. Cleaning under hawse for painting. Surgeon attending sick at Unalaska village.
Meridian to 4pm:
Carpenter making new bottom boards for gig and a boat spar. Scraping brightwork in gig, making swabs and cleaning paintwork.
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30 September 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed setting up mizzen topmast rigging for a full due, painting Jacob’s ladders and pennants, and scraping gig.
Engineer’s force cleaning bilges. Cleaned donkey boiler and filled it with fresh water. Cleaning machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed preparing gig for painting. Carpenter at work on gig. Engineer’s force at work cleaning machinery.
At 4.15 released William Garvey, seaman, from irons. Surgeon attending the sick at Unalaska village.
4pm to midnight:
A schooner arrived and anchored off the sand spit. Steamer “Dora” entered the harbor and steamed to Unalaska Village.
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Summary of abstract for September 1893
Hours at anchor: 480 50
Hours underway: 239 10
Hours under steam and canvas: 114 55
Hours under steam exclusively: 83 55
Hours under canvas exclusively: 40 20
Distance under steam and canvas: 775.5
Distance under steam exclusively: 486.1
Distance under canvas exclusively: 72.0
Total distance cruised: 1333.6
Coal received: 100 tons
Coal expended: 95 2080/[2240 tons]
Number of officers present: (average) 9 17/30
Number of petty officers and crew: (average) 37 35[?]/30
Rations issued: 1620
Number of vessels boarded: American 1
Days not cruising: 16, Sundays 1, boarding 1
LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1893
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1 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Schooner “Everett Hayes” sailed to Unalaska Harbor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed the crew liberty to go hunting and fishing.
Sick list: 1st Lieutenant FGF Wadsworth.
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2 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Rove off new spanker sheets, vangs and outhaul, new main peak halliards and peak purchase. Engineer’s force scraping and painting ventilators. Surgeon went to Unalaska Village to attend the sick.
Meridian to 4pm:
Rove off new fore sheets, fore topmast staysail and jib downhauls, and fore topsail halliards. Painted heel of mizzen topmast. Engineer’s force employed as in forenoon. Carpenter and one man working on gig.
4pm to midnight:
Surgeon returned from Unalaska, having visited and prescribed for thirty (30) patients, suffering principally from an epidemic of la grippe [influenza].
Sick list: 1st Lieutenant FGF Wadsworth and William Quintall, seaman.
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3 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed scraping and painting gig and dinghy and scraping boat spars. Rove off new fore braces, lifts and clew-garnets. Surgeon rendering medical aid to sick of Unalaska village.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed scraping boats and boat spars. Rove off new fore trysail brails, fore topmast staysail and jib sheets, and main boom guys. Engineer’s force painting smoke-stack and ventilators.
4pm to midnight:
Surgeon returned, having treated five new cases, making a total of 40 people ill at Unalaska Village, the majority suffering from la grippe.
Sick list: 1st Lieutenant FGF Wadsworth, Chief Engineer JF Wayson and William Quintall, seaman.
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4 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
At 7.40 steamer “Bertha” passed up to Unalaska.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting gig and dinghy, scraping and oiling boats’ strong-backs, and tarring fore rigging. Rove off new topgallant halliards. Surgeon went to Unalaska to attend the sick there. Engineer’s force cleaning bilges.
Meridian to 4pm:
Rove off new topgallant sheets and flying gib downhaul. Made new main boom pennant. Painting and fitting out gig. Tarred down fore topmast and fore rigging.
4pm to midnight.
Surgeon returned from Unalaska Village, having treated thirty-five (35) patients, including nine (9) new ones, suffering principally from la grippe.
Sick list: 1st Lieutenant Wadsworth, Chief Engineer Wayson, carpenter Davidson, seaman Quintall and ordinary seaman Jones.
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5 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
Scrubbed oars and gratings.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning and painting gig, tarring down rigging and renewing service and chafing gear. Engineer’s force cleaning gratings.
Steamer “Dora” left port. Surgeon went to Unalaska to attend sick at village.
Meridian to 4pm:
Tarring rigging and boat spars and cleaning and painting gig and gear.
4pm to midnight:
The Surgeon returned, having treated 40 patients, including 15 new ones, at Unalaska, and 6 at Dutch Harbor.
Sick list: 1st Lieutenant Wadsworth; Chief Engineer Wayson; Alex Davidson, carpenter; William Mackey and William Quintall, seamen; and William Jones, ordinary seaman.
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6 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed painting gig and dinghy, cleaning fore hold, scrubbing paintwork in gangways, and painting life buoys. Engineer’s force cleaning bilges.
Surgeon went to Unalaska Village to attend the sick, having treated six patients at Dutch Harbor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting gig and dinghy and scraping mizzen mast. Engineer’s force running fresh water into the hot well for main boiler.
4pm to midnight:
The Surgeon returned from Unalaska Village, having treated thirty five patients, including ten (10) new ones.
Sick list: 1st Lieutenant Wadsworth; Chief Engineer Wayson; Alex Davidson, carpenter; William Mackey, William Quintall and Carl Carlson, seamen; and William Jones, ordinary seaman.
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7 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed scrubbing paintwork and cleaning brightwork. Surgeon went to Unalaska to attend the sick at the village.
Steamer “Dora” passed up to Unalaska.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed the crew the afternoon for overhauling clothing and hunting and fishing.
4pm to midnight:
Surgeon returned, having treated 6 patients at Dutch Harbor and thirty-eight (38) at Unalaska, including 4 new cases.
Sick list: 1st Lieutenant Wadsworth; Chief Engineer Wayson; Alex Davidson, carpenter; William Mackey, Carl Carlson, seamen: and William Jones, ordinary seaman. William Quintall, seaman, returned to duty.
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8 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
At 11.45 USS “Petrel” arrived and made fast to the wharf.
Surgeon went to Unalaska to attend the sick, having treated 6 patients at Dutch Harbor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Received mail from USS “Petrel”.
4pm to midnight:
Surgeon returned from Unalaska Village, having treated forty-nine, including five new cases.
Sick list: 1st Lieutenant Wadsworth; Chief Engineer Wayson; Alex Davidson, carpenter; William Mackey, Carl Carlson, seamen; and William Jones, ordinary seaman.
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9 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed tarring rigging, cleaning and painting boats and boat gear.
The Surgeon being sick and confined to his bed, the Surgeon of the USS “Petrel” took up cases of sickness at Unalaska Village and on board the ship.
Meridian to 4pm:
AC Co’s steamer “Bertha” passed out to sea.
Sick list: Surgeon CC Gleaves; Alex Davidson, carpenter; William Mackey, Carl Carlson, seamen; and William Jones, ordinary seaman. 1st Lieutenant Wadsworth and Chief Engineer Wayson returned to duty.
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10 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Passed Assistant Surgeon Norton USN attended sick on vessel. [From US Navy Officers Oliver D Norton?]
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew employed on boats. Rove new wheel ropes.
Sick list: Surgeon CC Gleaves; William Mackey, Carl Carlson, William Connell, seamen; William Jones, ordinary seaman; Christopher Cole, fireman.
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11 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
[Squally, hailing and snowing all day]
8am to meridian:
Employed painting gig and dinghy and scraping gig’s gear. Mended service on port grab rope. Engineer’s force cleaned machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Rove off new wheel ropes. Employed scraping gig’s gear. Carpenter setting up nuts securing pilot-house by bolts.
The Surgeon from the USS “Petrel” visited the sick at Unalaska Village.
Sick list: Surgeon CC Gleaves; Carl Carlson, William Connell, seamen; William Jones and Albert Bergen, ordinary seamen; Christopher Cole, fireman. William Mackey, seaman, returned to duty.
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12 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
Worked deck bilge pumps. At 7.25 steamer “Dora” passed out to sea.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting anchors and cleaning boats and guns. Carpenter making new center board for dinghy.
Meridian to 4pm:
Cleaning guns and boats. Reefed and furled the spanker. Surgeon of USS “Petrel” treated sick at Unalaska Village.
Sick list: Carl Carlson, William Connell, seamen; William Jones, Albert Bergen, ordinary seamen; Christopher Cole, fireman; Charles Griffiths, coal-passer. Surgeon Gleaves returned to duty.
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13 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning and sand-papering second cutter and dinghy for painting. Shipped boat strongbacks.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed on boats.
Delivered to Deputy Collector of Customs at Unalaska, four breech-loading rifles (#44) and 400 rounds of ammunition seized at Port Clarence, June 30, and one S and W [Smith and Wesson] revolver (#32) seized at Point Hope, July 24th.
Sick list: Carl Carlson, seaman; William Jones, Albert Bergen, ordinary seamen; Christopher Cole, fireman. William Cornell, seaman, and Charles Griffith, coal passer returned to duty.
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14 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed scraping first cutter preparatory to painting her, painting dinghy inside and cleaning ship. Engineer’s force cleaning machinery.
At 9.45 USS “Petrel” cast off from wharf and steamed out of the harbor. She hoisted signal (IC) “adieu”, which was answered by “a pleasant passage”.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate WNW to fresh NW breeze with squalls during last hour, equal in force to a strong gale.
Gave the crew the afternoon for overhauling and mending clothes. At 3.00 ran out additional mooring lines.
4pm to midnight:
Fresh NW to moderate WNW breezes, with very frequent squalls, moderating to a moderate gale; cloudy, raining and snowing at intervals.
Sick list: Carl Carlson, seaman; Albert Bergen, ordinary seamen; Christopher Cole, fireman. William Jones, ordinary seaman, returned to duty
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15 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
At 4.00 snowing steadily. 7.30 stopped snowing.
8am to meridian:
Clearing snow off deck.
4pm to midnight:
Light NE to moderate NW breezes; latter part, heavy squalls. Overcast and snowing.
Sick list: Carl Carlson, seaman; Albert Bergen, ordinary seaman; Christopher Cole, fireman.
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16 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
Moderate NNW breeze with heavy squalls. Overcast, with passing snow flurries. Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am to meridian:
Moderate NNW breeze with heavy snow squalls. Working on boats, putting chafing gear on boat spars, and variously employed.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate NW to WNW breeze, with heavy snow squalls. Cleaning paintwork, painting boats and scraping boat gear.
4pm to midnight:
Moderate to light WNW breeze, squally, snow and hail in first part.
Sick list: Carl Carlson, seaman; Albert Bergen, ordinary seaman; Christopher Cole, fireman.
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17 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
Light variable breeze with snow squalls at intervals. Clearing snow from decks.
8am to meridian:
Occasional snow squalls. Employed scraping foremast and mizzen mast.
Having found Benjamin Valpy, ordinary seaman, incapable of performing his duties and generally worthless, disrated him from the 1st instant and shipped Chian, the native interpreter, as 1st class boy.
Meridian to 4pm:
Occasional snow squalls. Employed scraping, sand-papering and oiling foremast, mizzen mast and spanker boom. Engineer’s force cleaned the bilge.
4pm to midnight:
Snow squalls first three hours. Surgeon visited Unalaska Village to attend the sick. 10.45: Surgeon returned.
Carl Carlson, seaman; Albert Bergen, ordinary seaman; and Christopher Cole, fireman, returned to duty from the sick list.
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18 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
First part snow squalls. Quit washing decks on account of freezing weather [air temperature at 4am 28°F].
8am to meridian:
Employed scraping, oiling and varnishing spars. Engineer’s force cleaning skylights.
Meridian to 4pm:
Latter part fresh squalls with hail and snow. At 3.30 stopped scraping and oiling on account of weather, and bent jib and fore topmast staysail.
4pm to midnight:
First part squally with hail and snow. At 10.00 schooner “Hunter” passed up to Unalaska.
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19 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 4am:
Employed removing ice and snow from decks.
8am to meridian:
Employed varnishing booms and lower masts, repairing ratlines on mizzen rigging and painting windlass.
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20 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
At 7.00 commenced coaling ship. Steamer “Dora” passed up to Unalaska.
8am to meridian:
At 11.30 finished coaling, having received 40 tons of bituminous coal. Varnished main topmast and painted lower part of mainmast.
Meridian to 4pm:
Launched dinghy, second cutter and gig, and hoisted them to their davits. Painted deck bilge pump and windlass. Surgeon went to Unalaska Village to attend the sick.
Purchased from the North American and Alaska Commercial Co 432 rations, being the amount issued to miners transported from St. Michael.
4pm to midnight:
Surgeon returned from Unalaska Village having given medical attendance to the sick.
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21 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Employed making boat covers, varnishing head booms and touching up paintwork. Engineer’s force cleaning machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Allowed the crew the afternoon for overhauling clothing.
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22 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
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23 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
Midnight to 8am:
Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning ship, scrubbing launch and making cover for second cutter. Engineer’s force cleaning machinery.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed scrubbing launch and first cutter, making cover for second cutter and painting starboard water closets.
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24 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor
Lat 53.89, Long -166.53
8am to meridian:
Moderate north gale, overcast and squally with light fog. Employed overhauling and renewing blocks and shears, scraping skylight gratings and making boat covers. Loaned 2 three-fold purchase blocks to the NAC Co.
Meridian to 4pm:
Moderate north gale, overcast and squally. Employed as in forenoon. Landed launch on deck and secured her. Secured boats for sea. Steamer “Crescent City” arrived and passed up to Unalaska.
4pm to midnight:
Fresh north breeze and overcast with occasional very fresh squalls, moderating and clearing at midnight. Steamer “Crescent City” arrived and made fast to wharf.
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25 October 1893
At NAC Co’s wharf, Dutch Harbor [and at sea]
Lat 54.20, Long -166.90
Midnight to 8am:
6.20: cast off from wharf and hauled ship out to buoy, where made fast at 6.45.
Received a whale boat to be transported to St. George Island. Mr. Baldwin of the NAC Co came on board for passage to St. Paul Island.
8am to meridian:
8.30: cast off from buoy and steamed out of the harbor. 9.07: Ulakhta Head abeam. At 10.00 Cape Cheerful abeam, 3 miles distant.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed securing boats.
8pm: Lat 55° 03’ 24”N, Long 167° 48’ 12”W
8pm to midnight:
At 9.10 stopped and spoke steam whaling bark “Belvedere” bound to San Francisco. Captain Cook came on board and reported no accidents to whaling fleet, and about all of the vessels out of the Arctic.
At 10.00 started ahead.
Hours at anchor: 7.30
Hours underway: 15.30
Hours under steam and sail: 14.15
Hours under steam: 1.15
Distance steam and sail: 100.6
Distance steam: 8.7
Distance total: 109.3
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26 October 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [and Off St. Paul Island]
Lat 56.63, Long -169.77 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
7.25: made St. George Island bearing NW½W.
8am: Lat 56° 16’ 18”N, Long 169° 04’ 12”W
8am to meridian:
Steaming along the west side of St. George Island. At 11.20 rounded Dalnoi Point and stood up for village.
Noon: Dalnoi Point, St. George Island SxW¼W, 1 mile.
Meridian to 4pm:
12.17: course east along St. George. At 1.00 off village; no landing and no signal from shore.
At 3.30 made St. Paul Island ahead. At 4.00 Sea Lion Rock bore NWxW½W.
4pm to 8pm:
At 6.00 anchored off village, St. Paul Island. Polovina Point NxE and Sea Lion Rock SWxS.
Officers from shore visited vessel and reported no sealing vessels had been sighted from the island since our last visit.
8pm to midnight:
Mr. Baldwin of the NAC Co left the vessel.
Hours at anchor: 6.00
Hours underway: 18.00
Hours under steam and sail: 16.00
Hours under steam: 2.00
Distance steam and sail: 122.3
Distance steam:13.8
Distance total: 136.1
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27 October 1893
At anchor off village, St. Paul Island
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
8am to meridian:
Employed making boat covers and cleaning brightwork. Aired bedding.
Gave three (3) gallons of whiskey from medical stores to Special Agent Adams for medical stores at the island, taking an order for the same amount on NAC Co for replacing it.
Meridian to 4pm:
Fresh WNW breeze, increasing to a moderate gale; squally. Latter part snow flurries.
Received on board Simeon Oustikeoff [different spelling on 29 October], a native, and his wife for transportation to St. George Island. Issued them rations.
4pm to 8pm:
Moderate NW gale with heavy squalls first part. At 5.00 veered to 65 fathoms on starboard chain.
8pm to midnight:
Fresh NW breeze with frequent very fresh squalls.
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28 October 1893
At anchor off village, St. Paul Island [and at sea]
Lat 57.12, Long -170.26
4am to 8am:
Worked deck bilge pumps.
8am to meridian:
Employed making boat cover.
Meridian to 4pm:
Finished making boat cover and laced it in place. Gave the watch their clothes bags for overhauling clothing.
8pm to midnight:
At 8.35 got underway.
Hours at anchor: 20.35
Hours under steam: 3.25
Distance steam: 19.0
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29 October 1893
Bering Sea [and off village St. George Island]
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
4am to 8am:
6.45: made Dalnoi Point, St. George Island bearing S½W. 7.12: Dalnoi Point SxW, Tolstoi Point SExE½E.
8am to meridian:
8.35: anchored off village, St. George Island. East Point E¾N and Dalnoi Point WxS.
Received signal from shore CLTF, “Accident to boats”. JDG, “Can’t send a boat”. Answered DNS, “Is there anything to prevent landing?” Received answer D, “No”.
Landed Simeon Oustikoff and wife with their effects. 2nd Lieutenant JE Reinburg came on board and returned in whale boat, brought from Dutch Harbor, with native crew.
Meridian to 4pm:
2nd Lieutenant JE Reinburg, Commanding Revenue Marine Guard on St. George Island, reported on board with his command consisting of seamen A Isaacsen, H Enwall, C Wilson, H Hagen and ordinary seaman Oscar Jensen.
Received 35 rations from Lieutenant Reinberg. 3rd cutter left on the island September 16 for use of the guard was reported as having been stove beyond repair, in a gale October 14th.
Hours at anchor: 15.25
Hours underway: 8.35
Distance: 46.1
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30 October 1893
At anchor off village, St. George Island
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
8am to meridian:
Employed making gun covers and scrubbing paintwork in passageways. 3rd Lieutenant CM White sick and off duty. Rectified error of 110 rations.
Meridian to 4pm:
Making gun covers.
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31 October 1893
At anchor off village, St. George Island [to St. Paul Island]
Lat 56.61, Long -169.55
4am to 8am:
Heavy swell rolling in on the island. Scrubbed and washed clothes.
8am to meridian:
Employed washing gun covers etc.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 12.50 underway.
4pm to 8pm:
5.55: Otter Island SW½S, distant 3 miles. 6.35: came to anchor in SW Bay, St. Paul Island.
Sick list: 3rd Lieutenant CM White
Hours at anchor: 18.15
Hours underway: 5.45
Hours under steam: 1.40
Hours under steam and sail: 4.05
Distance steam and sail: 32.5
Distance steam exclusively: 10.7
Distance total: 42.7
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[Page inserted in log]
Summary of abstract for October 1893
Hours at anchor: 692 45
Hours underway: 51 15
Hours under steam and sail: 34 20
Hours under steam exclusively: 16 55
Distance under steam and sail: 255.4
Distance under steam exclusively: 97.8
Total distance cruised: 353.2
Number of officers present: 282, average 9 3/31
Number of petty officers and crew: 1100, average 35 15/31
Rations issued: 765
Coal received: 40 tons
Coal expended: 54 2150/[2240 tons]
LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1893
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1 November 1893
SW Anchorage, St. Paul Island [and at sea]
Lat 57.01, Long -170.24 [Estimate from noon bearings]
4am to 8am:
Heavy swell. 6.30: set signals (International Code), CLRJ and FDSP, “Come on board with everyone”. Received answer from island, MP and DNRW, “Landing is impossible for the present”.
8am to meridian:
Light westerly swell to moderate sea.
9.30: 3rd Lieutenant Ballinger reported on board with his command. 10.25: underway. 10.45: stopped and spoke native boat. Delivered mail for island.
11.00: stood east to anchorage. 11.15: steamed SSW out by reef. 11.35: Otter Island abeam 3.5 miles.
Noon: St. Paul Island NW 7 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
3.15: Dalnoi Point, St. George Island, NE, 4 miles. Secured anchors for sea.
4pm to 6pm:
At 5.00 east end of St. George Island bore N¼W and the west end NW.
8pm: Lat 56° 04’N, Long 169° 14’W
Hours at anchor: 10.25
Hours underway: 13.35
Hours under steam and sail: 12.40
Hours under steam: 0.55
Distance steam and sail: 101.6
Distance steam: 2.0
Distance total: 103.6
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2 November 1893
At sea, Bering Sea [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 54.22, Long -166.63 [Estimate from noon bearings]
8am: Lat 54° 45’N, Long 167° 27’ 30”W
8am to meridian:
Very fresh SW to WSW breezes, with heavy squalls and passing showers. Heavy beam sea.
At 10.00 reefed and furled main sail, and took in fore trysail. At 11.00 raised land bearing SxE.
Noon: Cape Cheerful, Unalaska Island, SxE, 12 miles.
Meridian to 4pm:
Fresh to very fresh breezes from WSW first two hours, moderating third hour. Steaming through Akutan Pass.
At 2.25 through Akutan Pass, took departure from east end of Unalga Island, bearing SW, distant 1 mile.
Unbent and condemned topgallant sail as worn out.
8pm: Lat 53° 52’N, Long 164° 41’W
Distance steam and sail: 219.3
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3 November 1893
At sea, Pacific Ocean [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 52.58, Long -161.43
8am: Lat 52° 44’ 39”N, Long 162° 13’W
8pm: Lat 51° 53’N, Long 159° 39’W
Hours steam and sail: 24
Distance total: 215.8
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4 November 1893
At sea, Pacific Ocean [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 50.89, Long -156.72
8am: Lat 51° 03’ 36”N, Long 157° 14’W
8pm: Lat 50° 18’ 07”N, Long 155° 08’W
Hours steam and sail: 24
Distance total: 212.8
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5 November 1893
At sea, Pacific Ocean [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 49.09, Long -151.56
8am: Lat 49° 27’ 13”N, Long 152° 45’W
8pm: Lat 48° 25’ 40”N, Long 150° 06’ 30”W
8pm to midnight:
Moderate west gale with heavy squalls. Cloudy and rainy. Very heavy following sea.
At 11.00 clewed down upper topsail to a heavy squall. Squall passing, set it again. Using oil from closets with good effect on sea.
Hours steam and sail: 24
Distance total: 224.1
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6 November 1893
At sea, Pacific Ocean [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 47.90, Long -146.90
8am: Lat 47° 26’ 43”N, Long 147° 27’ 30”W
8pm: Lat 46° 09’ 35”N, Long 145° 01’ 30”W
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7 November 1893
At sea, Pacific Ocean [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 46.13, Long -140.57
4am to 8am:
6.00: discontinued the use of oil. 7.50: clewed up foresail to repair buntline.
8am: Lat 46° 10’ 41”N, Long 142° 42’ 30”W
4pm to 6pm:
4.35: ran before a very heavy squall and took in all sail but lower topsail and fore topmast staysail. 4.50: squall passed, set upper topsail and trysail.
8pm: Lat 45° 21’ 34”N, Long 139° 07’ 15”W
Hours steam and sail: 24
Distance total: 222.3
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8 November 1893
At sea, Pacific Ocean [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 43.99, Long -136.70
Midnight to 4am:
Fresh SW breeze, falling suddenly and hauling to NW first two hours. Last two hours wind back again to SW to south and fresh to moderate breezes. Cloudy, squally and rainy, thunder and lightning at intervals. Cross sea.
1.30: Heavy squalls from NW passing astern.
4am to 8am:
Light to gentle WxN to SxE breezes with rain squalls and lightning first two hours.
8am: Lat 44° 20’ 10”N, Long 137° 13’ 15”W
8pm: Lat 43° 21’ 34”N, Long 135° 16’ 45”W
Hours steam and sail: 24
Distance total: 203.4
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9 November 1893
At sea, Pacific Ocean [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 42.32, Long -132.83
8am: Lat 42° 33’ 04”N, Long 133° 22’ 49”W
8pm: Lat 41° 07’ 22”N, Long 131° 42’ 27”W
Hours steam and sail: 13.40
Hours steam exclusively: 10.20
Distance steam and sail: 100.9
Distance steam exclusively: 79.4
Distance total: 180.3
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10 November 1893
At sea, Pacific Ocean [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 41.04, Long -128.84
8am: Lat 41° 03’ 22”N, Long 129° 52’ 27”W
8pm: Lat 40° 24’ 27”N, Long 127° 39’ 04”W
Hours steam and sail: 13.15
Hours steam exclusively: 10.45
Distance steam and sail: 113.9
Distance steam exclusively: 84.0
Distance total: 197.9
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11 November 1893
At sea, Pacific Ocean [on passage from St. Paul to San Francisco]
Lat 39.10, Long -125.36
8am: Lat 39° 23’ 27”N, Long 125° 47’ 04”W
8pm: Lat 38° 26’ 44”N, Long 124° 07’ 39”W
8pm to midnight:
At 11.30 made Point Reyes Light bearing E¾N.
Hours steam and sail: 20.00
Hours steam exclusively: 4.00
Distance steam and sail: 179.2
Distance steam exclusively: 33.8
Distance total: 213.0
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12 November 1893
At sea, coast of California [and off Falsom Street, San Francisco]
Lat 37.79, Long -122.37
Midnight to 4am:
At 12.20 raised Farallon Light bearing ESE, Point Reyes Light bearing E½N. 3.50: Point Reyes Light abeam, distant 3¾ miles.
4am to 8am:
At 5.00 Point Reyes bore NWxW¾W and Farallon Light SxW¼W. Made Bonita Light bearing E¼N.
At 7.45 passed Fort Point Buoy. At 8.00 steaming up San Francisco Bay for an anchorage.
8am to meridian:
Steaming up San Francisco Harbor at full speed. 8.20: slowed engine. At 8.35 came to anchor off Folsom Street Wharf, San Francisco. Wharf bearing WxS½S and Alcatraz Island NWxW¾W.
Washed decks. Secured official mail. Allowed liberty to starboard watch.
Meridian to 4pm:
Benjamin Valpy, demented seaman from whaling schooner “Rosario”, left the vessel with his effects.
4pm to midnight:
2nd Lieutenant JE Reinburg left the vessel with the men of his command and their effects.
Hours at anchor: 15.25
Hours underway: 8.35
Distance: 66.8
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LOG BOOK – NOVEMBER 13th 1893 TO FEBRUARY 10th 1984
[A single book (not a standard pre-printed log book) was used to record the logs for March 1st to April 28th 1892, December 13th 1892 to May 1st 1893 and November 13th 1893 to February 10th 1894. These entries have been placed in date order between entries from the log books.]
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13 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.37
8am to meridian:
Cleaning brightwork and ship’s side.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave port watch liberty. Employed scrubbing ship’s side and cleaning rust spots.
Discharged Peter Callahan, fireman, at his own request.
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14 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.37
8am to meridian:
Cleaning and varnishing quarter deck rail.
Meridian to 4pm:
Landing stores. Cleaning and varnishing cabin skylight and companionway. Painting galley hatch and skylight.
Discharged Frank Wormall, ordinary seaman, for drunkenness and filthy conduct on the berth deck.
Discharged Thomas Wall, fireman, for absence without leave.
Firemen E Butterby and G Hanley absent without leave.
4pm to midnight:
Confined William Connell, seaman, in double irons for drunkenness and fighting.
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15 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.37
8am to meridian:
Varnishing wardroom skylight, painting waterways and blacking ship’s hull outside.
Discharged William Connell, seaman, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and William Jones, ordinary seaman, for absence without leave.
Meridian to 4pm:
Painting waterways and blacking hull outside.
Firemen E Butterby and G Hanley returned on board.
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16 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.37
8am to meridian:
Employed painting ship outside and under upper deck.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting under upper deck and boiler hatch.
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17 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.37
Midnight to 8am:
Strong gale from NNE. 7am: wind and sea too heavy to send boat for liberty men. At 8.00 sent launch ashore.
8am to meridian:
Painting gangways on main deck and cleaning boats and guns.
Meridian to 4pm:
3.35: got underway and steamed a short distance to northward. At 3.55 came to. End of Folsom Street wharf WSW, Alcatraz Island NWxW½W and Yerba Buena Light NExN.
Painting gangways on main deck. All libertymen returned except boatswain, coxswain Smith, coal passer Moran and 2nd class boy Bevan.
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18 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Coxswain Smith, coal passer Moran and 2nd class boy Bevan returned on board.
8am to meridian:
Marking water line and painting about quarter deck. Cleaning 2nd cutter.
Auditor Cope of Custom House paid officers and crew for May, June, July, August, September and October.
Meridian to 4pm:
Surgeon CC Gleaves discharged by order of the Department; also boatswain William Burdett; seamen Michael Parle, Carl Carlson, Carl Olsen, William Mackay, Charles Clarke, William Garvey; ordinary seaman Albert Bergen; wardroom steward Ah Sing; 2nd class boys Kito Hama, CJ Brown, William Bevan; firemen Thomas Wall, G Hawley; and coal passers WT Moran and Charles Griffiths.
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19 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Christopher Cole [fireman] absent without leave.
8am to meridian:
Disrated WF Kingswell, E Fitzgerald, quartermasters; J Burns and W Smith, coxswains, to seamen.
Meridian to 4pm:
Rated Frank Yasuda, cabin steward to wardroom steward.
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20 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
C Cole, fireman, returned on board.
8am to meridian:
Painting white paintwork about decks and scroll on stern. Shipped GJL Miller, boatswain.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting about decks and wheel ropes and unreeving unnecessary gear. Sent chronometer ashore to be stored and rated.
4pm to midnight:
Confined Joka Cato, 2nd class boy, in irons for insolence and insubordination.
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21 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Released Joka Cato, 2nd class boy.
8am to midnight:
10.45: picked up and righted a capsized skiff belonging to a small fishing sloop near wharf.
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22 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Alex Davidson, carpenter, absent without leave.
8am to meridian:
Painting buckets and bucket racks and about quarterdeck.
C Cole, fireman, quarantined 30 days by order of Commanding Officer. Received 1 copy synopsis Treasury Decisions and two copies Lights of Pacific Coast.
Meridian to 4pm:
Painting about topgallant forecastle and cleaning cabin companionway. Engineer’s Department painting smoke stack.
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23 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Alexander Davidson, carpenter, returned on board without excuse for his absence and was discharged for drunkenness and absence without leave from 21st instant.
Meridian to 4pm:
Chief Engineer James F Wayson received Department order detaching him and placing him waiting orders.
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24 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Received 4750 gallons of fresh water from steamer “Water Nymph”. Making pennants for fore topsail yards and scrubbing white paintwork.
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25 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Cleaning ship and touching up paintwork on forecastle.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave afternoon to crew for overhauling clothing. Shipped Richard Kane and rated him carpenter.
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26 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
9.30: Revenue Steamer “Corwin” left anchorage. Thomas McDonnell, fireman, absent without leave.
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27 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Thomas McDonnell, fireman, returned on board.
8am to meridian:
Cleaning and whitewashing forward between decks.
Meridian to 4pm:
Whitewashing forward between decks and scrubbing gig outside.
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28 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Employed scrubbing ship’s waterline. Loosed square sails to dry.
Meridian to 4pm:
Scrubbing ship’s hull outside and cleaning holds and store rooms. Furled sails.
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29 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Lieutenant DH Jarvis left the vessel on 7 days leave (temporary).
8am to meridian:
Employed whitewashing sail room and cleaning out under wardroom.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed whitewashing wardroom storerooms.
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30 November 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
All work suspended because of the day. Granted liberty to one division. Lieutenant JG Ballinger left the vessel on temporary leave for 30 days.
Meridian to 4pm:
Discovered error of 10 rations and corrected it.
LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1893
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1 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Employed scrubbing boats and boat gear. Officers and crew received pay for November. The Commanding Officer read the general order relating to Captain John C Mitchell to the officers under his command.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed scrubbing white paintwork.
4pm to midnight:
By order of Commanding Officer remitted the unexpired term of C Cole, fireman, and allowed him liberty.
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2 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Edward Fitzgerald absent without leave.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning guns and brightwork. Painted after boat davits.
Meridian to 4pm:
At 2.00 gave liberty to one division.
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3 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Edward Fitzgerald, seaman, returned without excuse for absence. Quarantined for one week.
8am to meridian:
2nd Lieutenant WVE Jacobs detached by Department telegram and ordered to US Revenue Steamer “Corwin”.
Meridian to 4pm:
US Revenue Steamer “Corwin” weighed and steamed to coal dock.
4pm to midnight:
Granted John Cuba, ship’s cook, 30 days’ leave from date and shipped Ah Sing to act as cook in his place temporarily.
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4 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
CY Malinquist [?] came on board to make trial of a contrivance for scrubbing ship’s bottom.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed painting davits and varnishing pin rails.
4pm to midnight:
At 6.00 US Revenue Steamer “Corwin” came to anchorage near by. 11.30: US Revenue Steamer “Corwin” left harbor.
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5 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Discharged HA Edwards, seaman, for insolence and insubordination. Employed cleaning paintwork and brightwork.
Meridian to 4pm:
USS “Ranger” arrived and anchored near by.
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6 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Shipped Patrick Hutten as ordinary seaman and rated him seaman from date.
8am to meridian:
Employed painting launch and waterways around upper deck. At 11.30 USS “Ranger” left the harbor.
Meridian to 4pm:
Crew painting covering boards.
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7 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
Employed getting up towing hawser and lines to air and cleaning out fore hold.
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning out fore hold and painting waterways and covering board.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed cleaning and overhauling fore hold and storeroom.
4pm to midnight:
2nd Lieutenant DH Jarvis returned to duty.
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8 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Employed clearing and whitewashing fore hold and cleaning bright work.
Meridian to 4pm:
Employed cleaning and whitewashing fore hold and touching up paintwork on ship’s hull outside. Struck lines below.
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9 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Cleaning ship, whitewashing fore hold.
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave crew afternoon for mending clothes.
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10 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
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11 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Midnight to 8am:
T Sullivan, master-at-arms, absent without leave.
Meridian to 4pm:
Cleaning about water line. Hoisted 2nd cutter in on forward deck for cleaning and painting.
4pm to midnight:
Thomas Sullivan returned at 2.00 without excuse, quarantined for one week.
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12 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Employed cleaning boats and boat gear [and during next watch]. Carpenter making new ladders for break of quarterdeck.
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13 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Cleaning paintwork and sandpapering 2nd cutter. Carpenter fitting new ladders for break of quarterdeck.
Meridian to 4pm:
Repairing gun covers.
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14 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Scrubbing decks and cleaning paintwork.
Meridian to 4pm:
Repairing gun covers and painting man ropes.
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15 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Painting 2nd cutter [and during next watch].
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16 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Meridian to 4pm:
Gave crew afternoon for cleaning and mending clothes.
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17 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Meridian to 4pm:
E Fitzgerald, seaman, absent without leave.
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18 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Loosed sails to dry, painting 2nd cutter. Discharged E Fitzgerald, seaman, for absence without leave from 17th.
Meridian to 4pm:
Painting cutter. Furled sails.
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19 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Cleaning out forward between decks [and during next watch]. Shipped Gustaf Romberg as ordinary seaman and rated him seaman.
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20 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Meridian to 4pm:
Restowing forward between decks.
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21 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Whitewashing below decks forward.
Meridian to 4pm:
Restowing between decks and whitewashing fore peak.
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22 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Picked up flat bottomed boat adrift in bay.
Meridian to 4pm:
Cleaning and whitewashing fore peak and scraping stanchions. Loosed sails to dry. Hoisted boat, picked up adrift, to port davits.
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23 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Loosed sails to dry. 11.40: hove up anchor foul.
Meridian to 4pm:
Cleared anchor and let go at 1.00. Blew down boiler.
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24 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
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25 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Observed day as holiday.
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26 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Breaking out magazine and armory.
Meridian to 4pm:
Cleaning magazine and after hold.
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27 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Loosed sails to dry. Cleaning and whitewashing after hold [and during next watch].
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28 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Cleaning and whitewashing after hold.
Meridian to 4pm:
Making Jacob’s ladders.
Disposed of 142 lbs biscuits, 112 lbs peas, 89 lbs cornmeal, 20 lbs butter, 54 lbs coffee, 55 lbs beans, 320 lbs sugar, and 45 lbs dried apple condemned by survey of December 6, as ordered by Department letter December 20.
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29 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
Loosed sails to dry. Making Jacob’s ladders and sandpapering cabin companionway.
Meridian to 4pm:
Making Jacob’s ladders. Unbent spanker.
Received 142 lbs biscuits, 112 lbs peas, 89 lbs cornmeal, 20 lbs butter, 54 lbs coffee, 55 lbs beans, 320 lbs sugar and 45 lbs dried apple in place of articles condemned by survey of December 6.
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30 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
Meridian to 4pm:
Unbent all sail but fore topmast staysail and stored them below.
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31 December 1893
San Francisco
Lat 37.79, Long -122.38
8am to meridian:
3rd Lieutenant JD Ballinger reported from leave.