USRC Thetis 1899-1900 Log Books

THE VOYAGES OF USRC THETIS 1899-1900
(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 – APRIL 20^th 1899 TO MAY 31^st 1900

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LOGS FOR APRIL 1899

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20 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Reported on board today. Hauled ship to dry dock wharf in afternoon. Crew commenced to clean ship.

Rations received from USRC Rush being exhausted, by order of Captain Calvin L. Hooper, commenced to commute rations for entire crew.

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21 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Hauled in dry dock at 8.00am. Dock men cleaned bottom, and cemented in bad places on bottom. Crew painted 4 feet on water line.

Captain C.L. Hooper inspected bottom. Chief Engineer James A. Doyle inspected wheel stern bearing, etc.

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22 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Crew finished painting on water line. Floated out of dock at 10.00am. Hauled around to Main Street wharf.

Crew cleaning ship. Boatswain of the USRC Rush [Charles Emil Johnson] returned to his ship.

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23 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

All work suspended.

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24 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

1^st Lieutenant Albert Buhner and 2^nd Assistant Engineer John I. Bryan, reported for duty as Engineers-in-charge.

Repairs to ship and machinery in charge of Office of Construction and Repairs.

Crew employed cleaning berth deck.

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25 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Crew cleaning berth deck and steerage.

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26 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Moved crew from wardroom and cabin where they had been quartered, to berth deck.

Crew cleaning wardroom.

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27 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Crew cleaning wardroom and cabin.

Carpenters from shore filling up wardroom, closing in ceiling below decks, etc.

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28 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Crew cleaning cabin and ship, etc. Carpenters from shore employed as yesterday.

Surgeon R. N. Hawley reported in obedience of Department order of [missing].

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29 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Crew clearing out and cleaning holds, etc. Carpenters from shore employed as yesterday.

Caulkers caulking main and quarterdecks.

Received one flying jib, one jib, one fore top staysail, one foresail, one fore topsail, one fore topgallant sail, one main top staysail, one main staysail and one spanker. Bent square sails.

Shipped crew as follows, dating them back to date of engagement:

From 16^th instant, J. Johnson, Seaman, rated Boatswain

From 16^th instant, George B. Hughes, Seaman, rated Quartermaster

From 16^th instant, John Harvey, Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

From 16^th instant, John Highland, Cook

From 18^th instant, Thomas J. Gould, Coal Heaver, rated 2^nd Oiler

From 18^th instant, Fred Roberts, Ordinary Seaman

From 19^th instant, Joseph Burns, Coal Heaver, rated 3^rd Oiler

From 19^th instant, Frank Donnelly, Coal Heaver, rated Fireman

From 19^th instant, Thomas Singleton, Coal Heaver, rated Fireman

From 19^th instant, John Cook, Coal Heaver

From 20^th instant, Charles Burns, Seaman, rated Master-at-Arms on trial

From 20^th instant, H. Smith, Seaman, rated Quartermaster

From 20^th instant, August Gerdes, Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

From 20^th instant, Martin Keogh [Keough in log], Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

From 20^th instant, Joe Mary, Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

From 20^th instant, Charles Schottker [Shottker in log], Ordinary Seaman

From 20^th instant, Charles Kavenaugh, Coal Heaver

From 21^st instant, N. Damianovich, Ordinary Seaman

From 21^st instant, Hans Nielson, Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

From 22^nd instant, Louis J. Kruger, Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

From 23^rd instant, James Smith, Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

From 23^rd instant, Aubrey E. Elliott, Ordinary Seaman

From 23^rd instant, Charles Hoffman, Boy

2^nd Oiler Mark James Tanner transferred from USRC Rush March 29^th and rated Chief Oiler.

Enlisted William Griep [Gripp in log], Coal Heaver, rated Fireman from 19^th.

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30 April 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

All work suspended.

LOGS FOR MAY 1899

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1 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Bending sails and variously employed.

2^nd Lieutenant Claude S. Cochran and 2^nd Lieutenant Harry Gabriel Hamlet reported for duty.

Received directions from Office of Construction and Repairs to order coal, fill tanks [with] fresh water, get on board ship chandlery and outfit requisition as approved.

Shipped William Domburgh, Ordinary Seaman and rated Seaman.

Enlisted Gustav M. Johnson as Boy

Enlisted H.L. Martinez, Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

Enlisted Tony Casassa, Coal Heaver

Enlisted K. Yasumaga [Yasinaga in log], Cabin Steward

Enlisted W. Kato, Wardroom Steward

Enlisted K. Fujimoto, Boy

Enlisted Frank G. Matsumoto [Matsomoto in log], Boy

Enlisted S. Matsuka, Boy

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2 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Crew clearing coal bunkers and shifting ballast to lay coal bunker flooring, being unable to coal as bunkers need repairs, reported fact to Office of Construction and Repairs.

Caulkers at work on board. Carpenters from shore working various repair jobs.

Officers and crew received pay for April.

Received on board 154 rations in advance except meat and vegetable portions for Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Stopped commuting crew’s rations.

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3 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

John Highland, Cook, deserted.

John Cook, Coal Heaver, deserted the vessel.

Shipped Frank P. Carter, Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

Shipped Frank Winter, Ordinary Seaman, rated Seaman

Crew reeving running rigging. Caulkers at work [on] decks and topside. Shore carpenters at work [on] repair jobs.

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4 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Receiving stores. Crew reeving rigging, etc.

Enlisted K. Sumata, Cook, [and] Henry Thurston, Coal Heaver.

Received from USRC Corwin 19 rifles of various kinds and sizes, 18 Smith & Wesson revolvers, fair, 700 45-70 ammunition and 160 revolver ammunition.

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5 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Receiving ship chandlery stores and outfits for wardroom and cabin.

Crew scraping deck seams and various[ly] employed getting ship ready for sea. Shore carpenters at work on board.

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6 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Navigator’s stores not having been authorized, no account taken of weather.

John Harvey, Seaman, [and] William Domburgh, Seaman, absent without leave.

Officers moved into wardroom, the filling of same being completed.

Crew variously employed getting ship ready for sea. Shore carpenters working on board. Mechanics from shore working in boiler.

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7 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

John Harvey, William Domburgh [Domberg in log] and N. Damianovich absent without leave; the two former 24 hours.

Enlisted H. Bergmann [Bergeman in log] as Seaman and rated Carpenter on trial.

Mechanics at work on boiler. All other work suspended.

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8 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

John Harvey, William Domburgh [Domberg in log] absent 48 hours: Deserters.

N. Damianovich absent without leave 24 hours.

By order of Commanding Officer received 506 rations from Pacific Marine Supply Co., the remainder of complement for May in advance, except meat and vegetable portions for Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Enlisted Charles Siebert [G. Siebert in log] as Ordinary Seaman and rated Seaman.

Crew employed during day shifting ballast in forward coal bunker at request of Chief Engineer J.A. Doyle, to make repairs to steam heater pipes – found no repairs were necessary.

Discharged Joseph Burns, 3^rd Oiler, for worthlessness.

[Inset]

Staley M. Landrey, 1600 East Broadway, Logansport, Indiana

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9 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

N. Damianovich absent 48 hours; deserter.

Enlisted T. Soyka, Ordinary Seaman, and rated Seaman.

Contractor and boiler makers working on vessel. Coaling ship delayed because steam pipes being covered.

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10 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Mechanics at work on boiler and minor repairs. Crew reeving off running rigging, boat falls, etc, scraping vessel outside and variously employed.

Received 2.44 tons coal from R. Dunsmuir & Co.

Received from Navy Yard 1 steam launch, 1 cutter and 1 gig with fittings complete except sails. Cemented fresh water tanks.

Rated William Griep from Fireman to 3^rd Oiler, [and] Charles Kavenaugh, Coal Passer to Fireman, by order of Commanding Officer.

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11 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Contractor at work on boiler. Carpenters from shore at work about vessel. Hoisted steam launch to fit beds.

William L. Jones enlisted as Coal Passer.

Receiving stores and outfits. Finished receiving ship chandlery.

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12 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Coaling ship. Received 2 cords wood. Finished receiving Engineer’s stores.

Workmen at work on boiler and machinery, and various odd jobs about decks. Contractor overhauling bilge pump which was found to be in very bad condition.

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13 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Crew coaling ship – got steam on main boiler and let fires die out again.

Receiving stores and outfits. Carpenters from shore variously employed, overhauling pumps, etc.

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14 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

All work suspended.

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15 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Discharged W. Kato, Wardroom Steward, and S. Matsuka, Boy.

Coaling ship. Carpenters from shore variously employed about vessel. Received stores and outfits.

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16 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Enlisted M. Nasaki [Nazaki in log] as Wardroom Steward, and C. Sawada, Boy.

Finished coaling ship. Receiving stores and outfits.

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17 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Tested magazine flood cock. Received 4026 rations, balance of 4686 allowed by Department telegram of 15^th instant. Receiving stores and outfits.

Carpenters from shore overhauling deadlights, painting outside.

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18 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Received 4 hand and 4 leg irons from USRC Golden Gate [Golden Gate was a Revenue Service tug].

Had dock trial of engine. While working engine, slowly carried away starboard quarter chock and portion of covering board which was found to be in very bad condition.

Receiving stores and outfits. Painted ship outside. Carpenters overhauling deadlights.

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19 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Received 2 barrels lard oil from S. Foster & Co.

Carpenters from shore overhauling deadlights, building table racks and variously employed. Crew painting yellow about decks. Receiving stores and outfits.

2^nd Lieutenant Ellsworth P. Bertholf detached and left vessel.

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20 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

2^nd Lieutenant Staley M. Landrey [Landry in log] reported for duty [a note with his home address is included in the logs for 6-8 May].

Received from Department, glasses, books, and flags as per invoice of Department letter of May 13, 1899.

Received from Hydrographic Office, 1 chart No. 68 [an updated version of the 1882 “Behring Sea and Arctic Ocean”].

Crew painting ship.

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21 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

All work suspended. Granted usual Sunday liberty.

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22 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Midnight to 9am:

Cloudy with light westerly breezes. Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Light to strong W to SW breezes.

Crew variously employed making preparations for sea. Carpenters from shore doing various jobs about ship.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light southwesterly breezes.

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23 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Midnight to 9am:

Partly cloudy. Light southerly airs to breezes.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate SE breezes.

While rigging in port quarter boat carried away, slapping piece [against] counter. Carpenters from shore at work repairing it.

Hauled ship to end of slip. Received from Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson bath tub and fixtures complete.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle breeze SE.

10.45: Thomas J. Gould, 2^nd Oiler, came on board drunk and with whiskey in his possession. Confined him in brig.

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24 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Midnight to 9am:

Light SE breeze and partly cloudy.

Crew performed usual morning duties and continued stripping rejected spars of vessel. Stowed ironwork from spars in hold.

9am to 4pm:

Cloudy with occasional showers. Gentle southeasterly to southwesterly breezes.

Stowing holds and securing for sea. Carpenter from shore repaired step to port after davit.

4pm to midnight:

Light southwesterly breezes and cloudy.

Exercised prisoner.

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25 May 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Midnight to 9am:

Light SW breezes and clear.

Washed down decks.

9am to 4pm:

Clear, hazy. Light to gentle westerly breeze.

Crew variously employed getting ship ready for sea.

Receiving stores and outfits.

4pm to midnight:

Clear. Light westerly breezes.

Granted liberty.

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26 May 1899

San Francisco and Sausalito, California

Lat 37.777, Long -122.386

Midnight to 8am:

Light westerly breezes and clear.

Washed down decks.

8am to meridian:

Gentle southwesterly breezes and clear.

Crew making preparations for sea. Received clothing from Navy Yard.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear. Gentle southwesterly breezes.

12.55 cast off lines and stood across bay.

At 2.05 anchored off Sausalito, 15 fathoms starboard chain.

At 1.00 released Thomas J. Gould, 2^nd Oiler, from confinement.

Rated Frank P. Carter, Seaman, to Quartermaster.

4pm to midnight:

Clear. Fresh southwesterly breezes.

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List of Officers

Rank	Name	Residence
1^st Lieutenant	Albert Buhner	Hotel Wellesey, 1433 California Street	Detached November 9, Department Orders November 1, USS Golden Gate, San Francisco
2^nd Lieutenant	Staley M. Landrey	St. Nicholas Hotel (1600 East Broadway, Logansport, Indiana)
2^nd Lieutenant	Claude S. Cochran	St. Nicholas Hotel	Detached November 4, Department Orders October 28, USS Bear, San Francisco
2^nd Lieutenant	Harry Gabriel Hamlet	California Hotel, 1243 Leavenworth Street, 1296 Van Ness Avenue	Detached October 11, Department Orders October 2, USS Onondaga, Baltimore, Maryland
2^nd Lieutenant	John I. Bryan	California Hotel	Detached November 29, Department Orders November 24, USS McCulloch, San Francisco
3^rd Lieutenant	Philip H. Scott	Gordonsville, Virginia	Reported November 4, Department Orders October 28
2^nd Lieutenant	William E. At Lee	USS McCulloch	Reported for temporary duty 6 December 1899. Returned McCulloch 18^th inst
1^st Lieutenant	William H. Cushing	Sausalito, California, Geneva Hotel	Reported December 15, Department Orders November 18.
Chief Engineer	Charles F. Nash	600 Bush, The Beresford	Reported February 24, Department Transfer February 15, 1900

LOG BOOK – MAY 27^th 1899 TO SEPTEMBER 30^th 1899

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[Printed instructions and information]

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List of Officers attached to and on board of the USS Thetis, commanded by 1^st Lieutenant A. Buhner, USRCS, during the period covered by this log book from May 27^th, 1899, to September 30^th, 1899

Albert Buhner	1^st Lieutenant
Staley M. Landrey	2^nd Lieutenant
Claude S. Cochran	2^nd Lieutenant
Harry Gabriel Hamlet	2^nd Lieutenant
John I. Bryan	2^nd Lieutenant
R.N. Hawley	Surgeon

List of Officers who have died, been detached, or transferred, on board of the USS Thetis, commanded by 1^st Lieutenant Albert Buhner, USRCS, during the period covered by this log book from May 27^th, 1899, to September 30^th, 1899

R.N. Hawley

Surgeon

Transferred to USS Bear, August 7, 1899

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LOGS FOR MAY 1899

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27 May 1899

Sausalito and at sea

Lat 37.81, Long -122.49

Midnight to 8am:

Light NNW airs and calm. Partly cloudy.

Washed down decks. Fitted and secured strongback to gig’s davits.

8am to meridian:

Clear and pleasant. Light to moderate NW and West breezes.

11.00: Underway – standing out over San Francisco on various courses, securing for sea.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear, hazy around horizon. Light westerly breezes, smooth sea.

Under steam full speed. Course West.

12.15: Point Bonita Lighthouse abeam 4 [miles], course WxN½N.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly cloudy. Gentle westerly breezes. Sea smooth.

4.50: Point Reyes abeam, course NW¾W ([patent log reading] 35.0). Set fore and aft sail.

6pm to 8pm:

Gentle westerly breezes and partly cloudy, hazy weather, sea smooth.

6.20: Stopped on account of hot bearing.

7.05: Ahead full speed, all fore and aft sail set, course NW¾W; Point Reyes Light bearing SExE, distant 18 miles.

8pm to midnight:

Partly cloudy to overcast and misty. Gentle to moderate breezes, westerly to northwesterly.

11.15 wind hauling ahead – in all sail (73.0), under steam, full speed, course NW¾W. Smooth sea.

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28 May 1899

At sea, Sausalito to Seattle

Lat 39.76, Long -124.10

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy, thick mist.

3.45: Point Arena abeam, course NW¾N (2.0).

Light to gentle breeze NW. Gentle westerly swell. Steaming.

4am to 8am:

Light to moderate northwesterly breezes. Overcast and misty. Moderate NW swell and sea.

Course NW¾N. Washed down deck.

8am to meridian:

Comes in overcast, ends clear, pleasant weather. Light northwesterly breezes.

Finished cleaning ship. Moderate head sea – decreasing at end.

Under steam, full speed, course NW¾N.

Meridian to 4pm:

Moderate breeze West. Clear and pleasant. Moderate head sea.

2.25: Set fore and aft sail (64.7).

3.00: Course NW¾W (68.5) in head sails and main staysail. Steaming with fore and main topmast staysails.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear to partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Gentle westerly breezes.

4.30: Set jib and main staysail, under steam and all fore and aft sail except flying jib and spanker.

Course NW¾W.

4.30: NW¾N.

6pm to 8pm:

Gentle to light breezes from northward and westward. Sea smooth. Northwesterly swell.

At 6.00 took in all sail, wind light.

7.30: Passed steamer standing to southward and eastward.

Course NW¾N (101.2).

8pm to midnight:

Clear to overcast. Light SW airs. Smooth sea.

8.45: Cape Mendocino Light abeam, course NNW¼W (6.5). Steaming.

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29 May 1899

At sea, Sausalito to Seattle

Lat 42.09, Long -124.70

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy with passing rain throughout watch. Light southerly airs.

2.30: Light to gentle westerly breeze, set all fore and aft sail except flying jib and main topmast staysail (46.6).

Steaming full speed, course NNW¼W.

4am to 8am:

Light to moderate breezes West to NNW, drizzling first, clearing latter part of watch.

4.50: Wind light ahead, took in sail (62.0), sea moderate.

Course NNW¼W.

8am to meridian:

Clear, hazy. Smooth. Moderate to light westerly breezes.

Crew variously employed.

9.55 Seal Rock abeam (95.7). Steaming.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant weather, light airs NW to light westerly breezes, sea smooth.

2.20: Stopped to adjust machinery.

2.45: Ahead full speed.

3.40: Made fore and aft sail (32.6).

Course NNW¼W.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly cloudy, light West to WSW breeze.

3.30: Set square sails.

Same course, all sail.

6pm to 8pm:

Light WSW breezes and cloudy. Sea smooth.

At 4.08 Cape Blanco Light abeam, distant 8 miles.

Course NNW¼W.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light to gentle southwesterly breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed under all sail. Course NNW¼W.

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30 May 1899

At sea, Sausalito to Seattle

Lat 44.91, Long -125.01 [position calculated from course and bearings]

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy and misty. Gentle SW increasing to moderate SSW [breeze] with misty rain at end. Gentle westerly swell.

3.20: Passed deep loaded two-masted black steamer heading southward.

4.00: In main staysail.

Steaming, all sail but main staysail.

4am to 8am:

Overcast and rainy with fog at intervals. SSW breeze increasing at end of watch.

7.00: Hauled down main topmast staysail, squared yards. Cleaning paintwork and boats, and shifting hanks to head of spanker.

Course NNW¼W. Moderate westerly breeze.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy. Moderate to fresh southerly breezes. Moderate following sea.

Under steam, full speed, square sail and jib. Course NNW¼W.

Crew cleaning paintwork.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy, thick mist. Stiff S to moderate SW breeze. Moderate sea.

Engine stopped 1.45 to 2.50.

2.55 passed two-masted steamer standing southward.

3.00: Set main staysail, steaming same course, square sails and topmast staysails.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy, misty at times. Light southwesterly breezes, smooth sea.

Steaming full speed with square sails, jib and main topmast staysail, course NNW¼W.

6pm to 8pm:

Light SE wind, overcast.

At 6.15 took in all sail, wind decreasing (36.7). Wind shifting to SE, sea smooth.

Course NNW¼W.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy.

9.40: Set head sails and main staysails (62.0). Steaming same course.

Light to gentle SE breezes.

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31 May 1899

At sea, Sausalito to Seattle

Lat 47.90, Long -124.88

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and rainy. Light to moderate northeasterly breezes. Smooth to moderate sea.

Steaming full speed with all fore and aft sail except spanker. Course NNW¼W.

4am to 8am:

Stiff to moderate NE breezes and rainy weather.

Watch washed clothes.

6.40: Set spanker, sea moderate with westerly swell, all fore and aft sail set. Course NNW¼W.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, misty, rain. Moderate westerly swell. Gentle NE breezes.

Crew cleaning ship.

10.25: Passed 2-masted steamer standing southward. Steaming same course and sail.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and drizzling rain. Light to moderate northeasterly breezes.

1.15: Furled sail (76.7). Course NNW¼W.

1.20: NxW.

2.10: Umatilla Reef Lightship abeam (83), steering various courses to northward and eastward for Straits of Fucca [Juan de Fuca Strait], at end of Tatoosh Island, steaming full speed.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, drizzling rain. Moderate to gentle breeze NE.

Steering various courses.

4.15: Tatoosh Lighthouse SE (97.8), course E½N. Made ship’s number [GVRQ] to signal station.

Steaming up Straits of Fucca [Juan de Fuca Strait].

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast and drizzling rain. Gentle NE breeze, misty at intervals.

Steaming up Straits of Juan de Fucca [Juan de Fuca Strait], course E½N. Passed Clallam Bay [Callinan Bay in log].

7.45: Pillar Point.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy and misty at times. Light northeasterly breezes.

Steaming full speed up Straits of Fucca [Juan de Fuca Strait].

10.27: Race Rocks Light abeam 3 miles, course ExN½N.

11.12: Ediz Hook Light abeam, Dungeness Light [New Dungeness Light] and Smith Island Light in sight at end.

LOGS FOR JUNE 1899

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1 June 1899

At sea and Seattle, Washington

Lat 47.60, Long -122.39

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, drizzling rain.

Steaming various courses up Straits of Fucca [Juan de Fuca Strait] and Puget Sound.

4.00: Passed Port Townsend, USRC Perry in port.

4am to 8am:

Overcast and rainy weather.

Steaming up Puget Sound, steering various courses.

4.25: Marrowstone Point.

7.00: Point No Point abeam.

7.45: Apple Cove Point.

Morning duties performed.

8am to 4pm:

Cloudy and misty, calm to light variable airs.

Standing up Puget Sound, various courses.

9.00: West Point.

9.35: Made fast to outer buoy at Seattle, Washington. USRC Grant and USRC Corwin in harbor.

10.00: Grant left harbor.

Rigged out gangways and employed at various duties.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy and misty, light southeasterly airs and calm.

Complement increased by two coxswains, Department order. Commenced commuting 6 rations.

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2 June 1899

Seattle, Washington

Lat 47.60, Long -122.39

Midnight to 9am:

Light SSE breeze and partly cloudy.

Morning duties performed.

6.00: USRC Corwin left harbor towing barge.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant, light variable breezes, generally southerly.

10.30: Commanding Officer granted Engineer in charge permission to blow down main boiler.

Fitting steam launch canopy and sails for main.

3.45: USRC Rush arrived towing USRC Nunivak.

Received books and blanks from Department.

4pm to midnight:

Calm, clear and pleasant.

Granted one watch liberty.

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3 June 1899

Seattle, Washington

Lat 47.60, Long -122.39

Midnight to 9am:

Overcast and cloudy, drizzling latter part. Calm to light SW airs. Misty.

Morning work done.

3.55 USRC Rush left port.

Liberty men returned.

9am to 4pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Gentle southwesterly breezes to light southeasterly breezes.

Crew scrubbing ship outside and painting same black. Working on sails for main and variously employed.

Received 1800 feet rough lumber from Seattle Hardware Co., for reindeer pens.

Received one otter boat from Captain Dorr F. Tozier, Revenue Cutter Service, at Port Townsend.

3.00: USRC Launch Guard came up harbor.

4pm to midnight:

Partly cloudy and cool. Gentle ESE breezes.

Gave watch liberty.

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4 June 1899

Seattle, Washington

Lat 47.60, Long -122.39

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SSE breeze and overcast, drizzling rain from 5.00.

Liberty men save James Smith, August Gerdes, and Charles Siebert, Seamen, returned on board.

Performed morning duties.

9am to 4pm:

Passing rain. Cloudy. Gentle breezes, generally SSE.

Granted liberty.

10.00: Inspected ship. Omitted muster on account of weather.

10.00: James Smith, Seaman, returned on board.

4pm to midnight:

Overcast, passing rain. Gentle ESE to light breezes and airs WSW.

8.00: Liberty men returned, also Seamen Charles Siebert and August Gerdes, both intoxicated, and Seaman Charles Siebert, disorderly and insolent when searched, resisting violently when it was attempted to place him in irons. Placed him in brig.

H. Bergmann, Carpenter, intoxicated, insolent and insubordinate, and ordered to his room.

Passing rain and gentle ESE to light breezes and airs WSW.

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5 June 1899

Seattle, Washington

Lat 47.60, Long -122.39

Midnight to 9am:

Light SE breeze and clearing weather.

Washed down decks.

At 6.30 fire was discovered in the Cabin companionway, sounded alarm and cutting away woodwork, flooded the space around the pipe from the stove into grate, extinguishing fire by 7.00. Upon removing the metal lining of the pipe compartment, found that the fire had started at a point where the wood was covered by hair felting, the greater portion of such casing being covered with asbestos; removed stove pipe and closed up pipe space.

Charles Siebert, Seaman, confined in brig without irons and on bread and water.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant, light variable airs and calm.

Crew employed painting ship outside.

11.40: USRC Rush arrived and made fast to buoy.

Compared chronometers at Western Union Telegraph Co.

Discharged K. Fujimoto [Fugimoto in log], Cabin Boy.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Calm to light southeasterly breezes.

Received telegram from Captain C.L. Hooper stating invoice clothing shipped from Mare Island this day.

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6 June 1899

Seattle, Washington

Lat 47.60, Long -122.39

Midnight to 9am:

Light SE breeze and partly cloudy.

Performed morning duties.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable airs, clear and pleasant.

Blacked ship outside. Variously employed.

Shipped T. Kowsada, Boy.

Received 4200 gallons fresh water.

4pm to midnight:

Clear. Pleasant. Calm.

Granted liberty until 9.30, when liberty men returned. Exercised prisoner. Awaiting arrival of clothing.

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7 June 1899

Seattle, Washington

Lat 47.60, Long -122.39

Midnight to 9am:

Light SE to westerly breeze and partly cloudy, hazy weather.

Performed morning duties. Loosed sails to dry.

Served ration to Seaman Charles Siebert and placed him in double irons to carry out original sentence.

Carpenter refitting grating around after wheel.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Light southeasterly airs and breezes.

Crew variously employed. Exercised prisoner.

12.00: Took irons off prisoner.

Discharged Frank G. Matsumoto [Matsimoto in log], Boy.

Enlisted J. Clark, Ordinary Seaman

Frank G. Matsumoto [Matsimoto in log], Boy, pronounced physically disqualified by vessel’s surgeon.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant, hazy over land. Gentle northwesterly breeze.

Awaiting arrival of clothing.

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8 June 1899

Seattle, Washington

Lat 47.60, Long -122.39

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs from NW, clear.

Performed morning duties.

9am to 4pm:

Clear, pleasant. Light to NW breeze, to gentle westerly.

Crew variously employed, fitting sails for main and painting bridge. Inspected bilges and found in excellent condition.

Enlisted K. Aoyama [O. Yama in log], Boy.

Released Charles Siebert from confinement and returned him to duty by order of Commanding Officer.

4pm to midnight:

Clear, pleasant, light to gentle West and slight SW breezes.

Received Department telegram, informing of loss of steamer Pelican, Latitude 50° N, Longitude 175° W. Informed Commanding Officer USRC Rush [1^st Lieutenant William H. Cushing].

Granted liberty. Liberty men returned.

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9 June 1899

Seattle and Port Townsend, Washington

Lat 48.11, Long -122.74

Midnight to 8am:

Clear, light SW airs.

6.30: Underway and steamed down [Puget] Sound, various courses.

6.45: Course West.

7.25: West Point abeam, changed course WNW.

Morning work done.

8am to 4pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Foggy at intervals. Light SW airs.

8.05: Point Jefferson abeam, fog shut in, standing down Puget Sound, various courses to northward and westward.

9.30: Point No Point abeam.

10.20: Bush Point.

10.55 Marrowstone Point, heaved up Port Townsend Bay.

11.30: Anchored off Port Townsend, Washington, 9 fathoms water, 35 fathoms starboard chain.

Received from Captain Dorr F. Tozier, Revenue Cutter Service, two boats.

Enlisted G. Hendricksen, Ordinary Seaman.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy, passing rain showers. Gentle to fresh SW to West breezes.

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10 June 1899

Port Townsend, Washington

Lat 48.11, Long -122.74

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SSE breeze and overcast.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to 4pm:

Overcast, drizzling rain. Gentle southerly breezes.

Carpenter shifting after davit for first cutter four feet forward. Received steam launch blocks from blacksmith on shore, alterations being necessary to make them fit.

Officers and crew received pay for May 1899.

4pm to midnight:

At 6.30: Granted liberty to one watch until 9.00pm.

7.15: Martin Keogh, Seaman, went ashore from dinghy at landing. Was apprehended and returned aboard at 1.00 by Executive Officer assisted by a policeman. Placed him in brig.

Seaman James Smith and Ordinary Seaman Fred Roberts absent without leave since 9pm.

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11 June 1899

Port Townsend, Washington

Lat 48.11, Long -122.74

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SW breeze, overcast and rainy.

Performed morning duties.

At 8.00 released Seaman Martin Keogh from brig.

9am to 4pm:

Cloudy and rainy. Light South breezes and airs.

10.00: Inspected ship. Omitted muster on account of weather. Granted watch liberty.

1.30: James Smith and Fred Roberts returned on board drunk, the latter being noisy and quarrelsome was placed in solitary confinement by order of Commanding Officer.

4pm to midnight:

Overcast and cloudy. Light southwesterly breezes.

Discharged William L. Jones, Coal Heaver, for incompetency.

7.30: Released Fred Roberts from confinement.

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12 June 1899

Port Townsend, Washington

Lat 48.11, Long -122.74

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle WSW breeze and overcast, rainy.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate breeze SW. Overcast.

Enlisted W. Edwards, Coal Heaver.

Discharged Charles Hoffman, Ordinary Seaman.

Discharged J. Johnson, Boatswain, his probationary term having been unsatisfactory.

Fitting pipes for all boats. Working on sails for main. Shifting hooking on bolts in gig.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle to moderate breeze, partly clear.

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13 June 1899

Port Townsend and at sea

Lat 48.11, Long -122.74

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle South breeze, overcast and rainy.

Performed morning duties. Securing boats for sea.

Rated Frank P. Carter Boatswain for probationary term.

Rated T. Soyka Quartermaster; James Smith, Seaman to Coxswain; Fred Roberts, Ordinary Seaman to Seaman; and Gustav M. Johnson, Boy to Ordinary Seaman.

Shipped William Jago, 1^st class Boy, and F. Stoddard as Ordinary Seaman, rating latter to Coxswain.

9am to Meridian:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Calm to light variable airs.

Making preparations for sea.

12.00: USRC Rush left harbor with USRC Nunivak in tow.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear. Light breeze southerly.

Received box of clothing from Northern Pacific Express Co., upon which the Commanding Officer paid $12.95 expressage.

Received express package from Northern Pacific Express Co., for Lieutenant William H. Cushing, commanding USRC Rush.

2.05: Underway, swinging ship for compass deviation.

2.50: Started ahead up Rosario Strait.

3.50: Stopped to repair engine off Partridge Point.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Light northwesterly breezes.

4.10: Ahead full speed to northward and westward.

4.20: Partridge Point bell buoy stood NNW.

5.15: Smith Island Lighthouse abeam.

6pm to 8pm:

Light airs and calm. Partly cloudy.

At 8.00 Village Point abeam. Took departure and changed course W¾N.

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear, cloudy to westward.

Steaming up Gulf of Georgia [Strait of Georgia], course W¾N.

8.25: Alden Bank buoy (31.3).

9.12: East Point Lighthouse (36.8).

10.35: Georgina Point [Georgiana in log] (47.4).

11.50: Point Roberts Lighthouse 3 miles abeam (58.8).

Sick report:

Prescribed for Thomas Singleton, H.L. Martinez, F. Stoddard and Martin Keogh

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14 June 1899

At sea and Union Bay, British Columbia

Lat 49.58, Long -124.88

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy and pleasant weather. Passing drizzling rain at end. Light variable breezes.

Steaming up Gulf of Georgia [Strait of Georgia], course W¾N.

12.20: WxN (60.0).

1.00: Made Entrance Island Lighthouse on port bow.

1.30: Course West.

2.25: Entrance Island abeam (75.3), distant 3.5 miles.

3.20: W½S.

4.00: WxS½S.

4am to 8am:

Light SW and variable winds. Cloudy. Drizzling rain first hour.

Steaming up Gulf of Georgia [Strait of Georgia].

5.15: Sighted Yellow Island Lighthouse [Chrome Island Lighthouse] bearing WxS½S.

7.15: Yellow Island abeam.

Steering various courses up Baynes Sound.

8am to 4pm:

Light SE to gentle NW breezes. Partly clear.

8.15: In log (21.7).

8.50: Made fast to buoy at Union Spit [Union Bay]. USRC Rush and USRC Nunivak in harbor.

Shifting balance shackles on anchors and variously employed. Hoisted out steam launch and sent to Comox for mail. Waiting opportunity to go alongside wharf.

Delivered express package to 1^st Lieutenant William H. Cushing.

Commanding Officer of HMS Amphion [Captain Frank Finnis] called officially on Commanding Officer.

4pm to midnight:

Partly clear. Calm and pleasant.

Sick report:

Treated Thomas Singleton, Charles Kavenaugh [Kavanagh in log] better.

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15 June 1899

Union Bay, British Columbia

Lat 49.585, Long -124.883

Midnight to 9am:

Light SE airs and partly cloudy.

Performed morning duties. Waiting opportunity to go alongside wharf.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant weather. Calm and light variable airs.

11.00 to 11.45: Steamed to coal wharf. Draft forward 12’ 9”, aft 15’ 3”.

2.30: Hauled fires and blew down main boiler.

3.50: Commenced coaling.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Calm.

6.00: Stopped coaling for the day.

Sick report:

Treated Thomas Singleton, Charles Kavenaugh [Kavanagh in log] recovered.

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16 June 1899

Union Bay, British Columbia

Lat 49.585, Long -124.883

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and partly cloudy.

Frank Winter, Seaman, Aubrey E. Elliott and Charles Schottker [Schottka in log], Ordinary Seamen, absent without leave. Description of same furnished [to] US Consul [Levi Edwin Dudley] and reward of $10.00 each offered for their return to the ship.

7.00: Continued coaling ship.

9am to 4pm:

Clear, calm and pleasant.

Coaling ship.

Noon: USRC Rush and USRC Nunivak left harbor. HMS Pheasant passed out.

12.30: HMS Icarus passed out.

4pm to midnight:

Clear, calm and pleasant. Variable airs at end.

6.00: Stopped coaling for the day. Granted liberty.

Ordinary Seaman Martin Keogh left the vessel at 11.00 without permission, but was intercepted and returned.

Sick report:

All well.

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17 June 1899

Union Bay, British Columbia

Lat 49.585, Long -124.883

Midnight to 9am:

Clear. Pleasant. Light NE breezes.

At 7.00 commenced coaling.

Frank Winter, Aubrey E. Elliott and Charles Schottker [Schottka in log] absent without leave.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and warm. Gentle NE breezes.

Coaling ship.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and calm.

6.00: Stopped coaling for day. Gave watch liberty.

Sick report:

All well.

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18 June 1899

Union Bay, British Columbia

Lat 49.585, Long -124.883

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and partly clear.

Performed morning duties and suspended work for day.

9am to 4pm:

Light to gentle NW breezes. Clear, pleasant.

10.00: Inspected ship, omitting muster on account of coaling. All unnecessary work suspended. Granted liberty.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and calm, pleasant.

Liberty men returned.

11.50: Ordinary Seaman August Gerdes left the ship without permission and with evident intention of deserting.

Sick report:

All well.

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19 June 1899

Union Bay, British Columbia

Lat 49.585, Long -124.883

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and partly clear.

August Gerdes, Ordinary Seaman, absent without leave, declared deserter at 12.15.

Executive Officer confined Charles Siebert, Seaman, in brig for attempting to desert.

At 18.15, while temporarily released from brig, Charles Siebert escaped and deserted. Petty Officers sent on shore were unable to locate him.

Continued coaling ship at 7.00.

Enlisted F. Heck, 1^st class Boy, and William Woods, Ordinary Seaman.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Light breezes to light airs NW.

Coaling ship.

3.00: Finished coaling ship, having received 328 tons bituminous coal from Union Colliery Co. of Victoria, British Columbia.

3.30: Executive Officer brought Frank Winter, Seaman, Charles Schottker [Schottka in log], Ordinary Seaman, and Aubrey E. Elliott, Ordinary Seaman, on board in single irons, they having been found stowed away on a lighter. Confined above in brig by order of Commanding Officer.

Filled tanks with fresh water.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Light northwesterly breezes.

4.15: Cast off lines and steamed to buoy.

Washed down decks, and hoisted boats.

Sick report:

Treated J. Clark.

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20 June 1899

Union Bay and at sea

Lat 49.345, Long -124.065

Midnight to 8am:

Calm and overcast.

6.10: Cast off from buoy and steamed down [Baynes] Sound.

7.00: Released Seaman Frank Winter, Ordinary Seamen Aubrey E. Elliott and Charles Schottker [Schottka in log] from brig and irons, and put them on extra duty, cleaning forward.

7.51 Yellow Island Lighthouse [Chrome Island Lighthouse] abeam, over log (22.7), course E½N.

Rove off two new lanyards, part main rigging and set up. Secured boats.

8am to meridian:

Partly clear, light westerly airs.

9.50: Stopped engine for repairs.

10.10: Ahead.

11.00: Course E½S.

Variously employed securing for sea. Steaming down Gulf of Georgia [Strait of Georgia].

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear and warm. Light variable airs.

Steaming various courses down Gulf of Georgia [Strait of Georgia].

2.15: Swung ship East to South for deviation.

End of watch Fraser River Lighthouse E½N, distant 3 miles.

Crew employed securing for sea and cleaning ship.

4pm to 6pm:

Slightly clear. Light variable airs. Smooth.

4.10: Point Roberts Lighthouse abeam (72.3).

5.30: Georgina Point Lighthouse [Georgiana in log, currently Active Pass Lighthouse] (80.9), course SExE full speed.

6pm to 8pm:

Light variable airs. Moderate breeze SW at end.

6.50: Course SE¼E.

7.00: Course SSE.

7.05: SE½E.

7.14 East Point Lighthouse, course SExS and entered De Haro Straits [Haro Strait].

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear, bright moonlight, gentle to moderate SW breeze.

Standing down Canal De Haro [Haro Strait] under steam full speed.

8.45: Turn Point [erroneously Fern Point in log], course SExS¼S.

10.45: Course South (13.0).

11.10: Discovery Island Light abeam (15.3), course SxW.

11.35: Course SSW.

Choppy sea.

Sick report:

Treated Martin Keogh.

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21 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 48.602, Long -125.210

Midnight to 4am:

Clear, moonlight until 2.00, then cloudy, squally. Stiff to gentle SW breeze. Chop [choppy] sea.

2.00: Race Island Light [Race Rocks Lighthouse] abeam, course WxS¼S (standard compass). Steaming full speed.

4am to 8am:

Moderate SW to light westerly breeze, partly clear.

Steaming down Juan de Fuca Strait.

5.50: Port Crescent abeam.

7.55: Neah Bay abeam.

Washed down, scrubbed berth deck hood. Commenced securing anchors for sea.

8am to meridian:

Light overcast and cloudy. Pleasant weather. Light westerly breezes. Smooth sea.

9.00: Tatoosh Island Lighthouse [Cape Flattery Lighthouse] bore S28E (mag), distant 7 miles, set course WxS (70.9).

Secured anchors for sea. Crew variously employed at ship’s duties.

Meridian to 4pm:

Slightly clear. Gentle breeze West. Smooth sea.

Steaming WxS. Bending sails on main. Carpenter building racks for life preservers in chart room.

4pm to 6pm:

Light overcast. Gentle westerly breezes, smooth sea.

Steaming full speed.

6pm to 8pm:

Moderate West breeze and partly clear.

Transferred 30 bags of coal from quarterdeck to bunkers. Course WxS, sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear, hazy. Light westerly airs to calm. Smooth. Moonlight.

Steaming WxS.

Sick report:

All well.

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22 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 49.47, Long -129.05

Midnight to 4am:

Partly clear to light overcast. Light southerly airs last half. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course WxS.

4am to 8am:

Light to gentle breezes southerly, partly clear, becoming overcast and drizzling at end.

5.30: Set all fore and aft sail.

6.30: Set square sails.

Struck 65 bags of coal into bunkers. Washed decks. Steaming full speed. Smooth sea. Course WxS.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, thick, raining. Moderate SE breeze.

Shifted main for main topmast staysail. Cleaning ship. Engine stopped for repairs between 9.40 and 10.20 and 10.30. Steaming all sail, course WxS.

12.00: Course W¾S.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast with drizzling rain first part. Moderate southerly breeze hauling to westward and becoming light.

3.00: Hauled up foresail.

3.40: Took in topsail and topgallant sail.

Under fore and aft sail and steam, full speed, course W¾S. Set clocks back 12 minutes between 10.00 and 11.00.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, cloudy, thick mist. Light breeze SW.

Steaming same course and sail.

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast, drizzling rain. Light westerly breeze.

6.30: Took in fore and aft sails. Steaming full speed. Sea moderate. Course W¾S.

8pm to midnight:

Comes in drizzling rain; latter part and ends cloudy. Light westerly breeze.

Steaming full speed, course W¾S.

Sick report:

Prescribed for J. Clark.

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23 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 50.43, Long -132.80

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast. Passing mist. Light breeze WSW. Smooth sea. Gentle SW swell.

Steaming W¾S.

4am to 8am:

Light WSW breeze, overcast and cloudy, misty first [part] of watch.

Struck remaining coal below. Steaming W¾S, full speed. Sea smooth.

8am to meridian:

Overcast and cloudy. Light westerly breezes.

Watch scrubbing paintwork. Steaming full speed W¾S. Set clocks back 12 minutes between 11.00 and 12.00.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy. Light breeze SW. Smooth sea. Gentle SW swell.

Making boat cushions, fitting bunt gaskets and painting white in cabin companionway.

Steaming W¾S.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy, pleasant weather. Light WSW breeze. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course W¾S.

6pm to 8pm:

Light WSW airs, overcast and cloudy.

Full speed. Sea smooth. Course W¾S.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy, smooth sea. Gentle SW swell. Light SW airs shifting to NW at end.

Steaming course W¾S.

Sick report:

Called to see Joe Mary at 6am and attended him several times during the day; not fit for duty.

Dressed Boatswain’s finger.

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24 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 51.39, Long -136.44

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, threatening weather, misty at times. Light West breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course W¾S.

4am to 8am:

Overcast, misty first part. Light westerly breeze, increasing at 8.00.

Washed decks. Sea smooth. Course W¾S.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, cloudy, smooth sea. Gentle to light westerly breezes, gentle SW at end.

Cleaning boats and making boat cushions. Set clocks back 15 minutes between 11.00 and 12.00.

Steaming course W¾S.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and cloudy, drizzling rain last hour. Gentle to moderate SW to SSW breezes. Smooth sea.

12.10: Set fore and aft sail (51.5). Steaming full speed, course W¾S.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, cloudy and raining. Moderate to stiff SW breeze. Choppy sea.

4.20: Set foresail and fore topsail.

5.50: Wind shifted to WSW; in all sail (87.7), course W¾S.

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast and rainy weather with stiff WSW breeze. Moderate sea.

Furled all sail. Steaming full speed, course W¾S.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast with drizzling rain at frequent intervals, clearing at end. Moderate westerly breezes. Moderate head sea.

Steaming full speed, course W¾S.

Sick report:

Joe Mary improving. Extracted teeth for Frank Winter [Winters in log] and Gustav M. Johnson.

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25 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 52.83, Long -140.20

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy, passing rain and mist. Smooth sea. Long SW swell. Light West breeze to gentle NW.

2.20: Set head sails and main staysail (36.3).

Steaming W¾S, sail as above.

4am to 8am:

Gentle to moderate NW breeze, overcast and misty first half, clearing latter half.

6.50: Set spanker and main trysail.

Moderate sea and SW swell. Steaming full speed, course W¾S.

8am to meridian:

Clear to overcast at end, foggy at intervals. Gentle WNW breezes. Moderate sea.

8.25: Shortened sail (73.3).

10.00: Inspected ship.

11.00: Set clocks back 17 minutes.

Steaming full speed, course W¾S.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy, occasional mist. Gentle breeze NW. Moderate sea. Long WSW swell.

12.15: Set fore and aft sail. Changed course to WxS½S (98.3). Steaming.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy. Light WNW breeze. Moderate southwesterly swell.

Under steam full speed and fore and aft sail. Course WxS½S.

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast and misty at intervals, gentle WNW breeze, clearing to westward. Moderate swell from SW.

Steaming full speed. All fore and aft sail set save ringtail. Course WxS½S.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy, partly clear last hour. Moderate head swell. Gentle breeze WNW.

Steaming same course and sail.

Sick report:

Joe Mary worse – fainted; off duty.

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26 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 53.45, Long -144.34

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy first part, latter part and end overcast and drizzling rain. Light NW to westerly breezes and airs. Smooth.

12.45: Wind drawing ahead, shortened sail (7.30).

Steaming full speed, course WxS½S.

4am to 8am:

Light NNW to NWxW breezes. Overcast and misty until 6.00, clearing afterwards.

5.00: Set jib, flying jib and fore top staysail.

6.00: Set main and main topmast staysail and spanker.

Steaming full speed. Smooth sea. SSW swell. Course WxS½S.

8am to meridian:

Clear to overcast. Light breeze NNW to West. Smooth sea. Moderate head swell.

8.50: In all sail (26.5).

Set clocks back 11 minutes between 11.00 and 12.00. Crew rigging boats. Steaming course WxS½S.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, pleasant weather. Light WSW to SW breezes. Smooth sea.

1.10: Changed course to WxS¾S (55.7). Steaming full speed.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, thick at end. Gentle breeze SxW. Moderate head swell.

4.50: Set fore and aft sail (78.5). Course WxS¾S.

6pm to 8pm:

Light to gentle breeze SW to SWxW. Misty first hour, clearing last hour.

6.25: Wind hauling ahead, in all sail (89.0).

Steaming full speed, course WxS¾S. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Clear and cool. Gentle westerly breeze. Smooth to choppy sea.

Steaming full speed.

8.10: Changed course to WSW.

Sick report:

Joe Mary slightly improved.

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27 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 54.05, Long -148.01

Midnight to 4am:

Partly clear first hour, overcast, threatening after. Moderate head sea. Increasing gentle to stiff WSW breeze.

Steaming course WSW.

4am to 8am:

Fresh to very fresh WSW breeze. Overcast and cloudy, clearing at end of watch. Sea moderate.

Washed decks. Carpenter making stretchers for boats, watch fitting boat bags. Course WSW.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Fresh to moderate westerly breezes. Moderate head sea.

Steaming full speed, course WSW. Crew making boat cushions and variously employed.

11.00: Set clocks back 13 minutes.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear, pleasant. Moderate head sea. Moderate West to WSW breeze.

12.15: Changed course to SWxW½W (85.9).

12.30: Set head sails (87.4).

2.25: In head sails (98.5), shifting topsail sheets.

Making boat cushions and bags, and otherwise variously employed. Steaming SWxW½W.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Moderate WxS breeze. Moderate head sea.

Steaming full speed, course SWxW½W.

6pm to 8pm:

Moderate WSW breeze, partly cloudy.

Steaming full speed. Primed bilge pump and oiled steam winch. Moderate sea. Course SWxW½W.

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear to overcast, cloudy. Moderate breeze WSW. Moderate head sea.

Steaming course SWxW½W.

Sick report:

Joe Mary apparently improving, but fainted on coming on deck at 5.30pm.

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28 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 54.15, Long -152.05

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and cloudy, drizzling rain after 3.00. Light to gentle SW to South breezes. Smooth sea.

2.30: Set all fore and aft sail (63.9).

Steaming full speed, course SWxW½W.

4am to 8am:

Moderate to gentle breeze, South to SSW. Overcast, foggy at intervals, with mist. Moderate sea from southward and westward.

Steaming full speed, course SWxW½W, fore and aft sail.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, cloudy, thick mist, raining last hour. Moderate head sea. Set clocks back 17 minutes between 11.00 and 12.00. Moderate to stiff breeze South.

Making boat cushions and variously employed under cover. Steaming course SWxW½W.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and cloudy, raining. Fresh to strong breeze from South. Moderate to rough sea, SSW.

Watch employed as in forenoon. Under steam full speed and all fore and aft sail, course SWxW½W.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, cloudy, thick and rainy. Stiff to fresh breeze South. Rough sea.

4.20: In jib and flying jib. Steaming course SWxW½W, fore and aft sail except jib and flying jib.

6pm to 8pm:

Moderate to stiff southerly breeze. Overcast and rainy.

6.20: Stopped engines to adjust machinery.

6.45: Ahead full speed. Sea moderating. Course SWxW½W.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy. Moderate to gentle South to SSE breezes. Moderate sea.

Steaming full speed all fore and aft sail except jib and flying jib, course SWxW½W.

Sick report:

Joe Mary about the same.

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29 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 54.23, Long -156.13

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy, thick and rainy. Rough to moderate head sea. Gentle breeze South, hauling to NW moderate.

1.00: In all sail.

3.00: Set fore and aft sail, course SWxW½W.

4am to 8am:

Stiff to fresh NNW breeze. Overcast, rainy. Sea moderate.

7.40: Hauled down flying jib, steaming full speed, all fore and aft sail except flying jib, course SWxW½W.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy to clear and pleasant. Moderate northwesterly breeze.

Watch variously employed. Steaming full speed, fore and aft sail except flying jib, course SWxW½W. Moderate sea.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear, pleasant. Gentle breeze NW to WSW. Moderate sea.

2.25: In all sail (86.6).

Watch variously employed. Steaming course SWxW½W.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear and pleasant. Light WSW breeze. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course SWxW½W.

4.00: Exercised at fire quarters, apparatus ready at 4.01.10. Mustered at stations for abandoning ship.

6pm to 8pm:

Light WSW breeze. Clear sky. Sea smooth.

Steaming full speed, course SWxW½W.

8pm to midnight:

Clear, moonlight, WSW breeze and smooth. Gentle SW swell.

Steaming course SWxW½W.

Sick report:

Joe Mary about the same.

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30 June 1899

At sea, Union Bay to Dutch Harbor

Lat 54.04, Long -160.85

Midnight to 4am:

Clear and pleasant. Light to gentle WSW breeze. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course SWxW½W.

2.05: Made Chernabour Island [Chernabura Island], bearing NWxW¼W.

4am to 8am:

Gentle WSW to WxS breeze. Clear weather.

5.50: Chernabour Island [Chernabura Island] abeam, NWxN½N.

Washed decks.

8am to meridian:

Gentle to moderate breeze WSW. Moderate sea. Set clocks back 16 minutes at 11.00. Partly clear.

Crew variously employed. Steaming course SWxW½W. Cleaned all small arms.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy. Gentle westerly breeze. Moderate sea on starboard bow.

Watch employed as in forenoon. Steaming full speed, course SWxW½W.

2.00: Stopped engine to adjust machinery.

2.08: Ahead full speed.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, cloudy, light breeze SWxW to NW. Smooth.

At 4.30, by order of Commanding Officer, confined M. Nasaki, Wardroom Steward, in double irons in brig on bread and water until further orders for deliberately scalding Ordinary Seaman J. Clark for no cause.

Steaming course SWxW½W.

5.00: Made land on starboard beam.

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast, cloudy. Light WSW breeze.

Steaming course SWxW½W.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy. Misty and foggy at frequent intervals latter part. Clear sky overhead at times. Gentle WSW breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course SWxW½W.

8.00: Sounded in 65 fathoms, no bottom.

10.30: Changed course to SWxW (100.2).

Sick report:

Joe Mary progressing favorably. Treated J. Clark for scald.

LOGS FOR JULY 1889

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1 July 1899

At sea and Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 54.35, Long -164.94 [position calculated from course and bearings]

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, passing mist. Gentle breeze West. Smooth sea.

2.30: Sounded in 82 fathoms, no bottom (30.2).

3.00: 65 fathoms, no bottom.

3.30: 66 fathoms, no bottom (36.9).

4.00: 82 fathoms, fine gray sand, changed course to WxN¼N (standard compass).

4am to 8am:

Gentle to light westerly breeze. Overcast, foggy at intervals.

4.00: Changed to WxN¼N.

Morning work done.

8am to meridian:

Overcast and foggy. Calm. Steaming full speed WxN¼N.

9.10: Made land ahead, from which time steered various courses until 10.37 to clear Ugamak [Island], then NxE.

11.00: Changed course to NNW¼W.

11.50: WSW¼W.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear, pleasant. Light to moderate variable breezes. Smooth.

Steering various courses along North shore of Akun Island.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear and pleasant. Moderate SW breeze to calm.

Steaming full speed, course SW.

4.20: SWxS (30.0).

[?] SSW¼W. Sea smooth.

6pm to 8pm:

Light southerly to fresh SE breeze.

4.20: Changed course SWxS (30.0).

5.20: Course SWxS½S (42.0).

6.50: Course SWxS (48.7).

7.00: Course SWxS½S (51.0).

7.50: SW¾W (56.0). Priest Rock bearing SxE.

Rated F. Heck, Boy, to Ordinary Seaman.

8pm to midnight:

Thick fog, fresh breeze, SE first part. Clear, calm latter part.

Heading various courses into Unalaska Bay.

9.15: Princess Head abeam, in log (66.2).

10.00: Anchored in Dutch Harbor, 15 fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain.

10.30: Steamer Charles Nelson arrived.

Sick report:

Joe Mary and J. Clark improving.

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2 July 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.893, Long -166.532

Midnight to 9am:

Light SE breeze and partly clear. Performed morning duties.

At 7.30: Released M. Nasaki from confinement in brig and double irons and returned him to duty.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Light breezes SE.

10.00: Mustered crew.

10.50: Underway.

12.10: Made fast to wharf. Granted liberty. Sent out fishing party.

4pm to midnight:

Clear. Light SE breezes to calm.

Sick report:

Joe Mary improving.

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3 July 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.891, Long -166.534

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle South breeze and clear, pleasant.

At 7.00 commenced coaling.

9am to 4pm:

Clear, pleasant. Calm to gentle southerly breezes.

Coaling ship.

12.35: USRC Grant anchored in harbor.

Received on board at request of Dr. Sheldon Jackson as trade goods 3 rifles and one box ammunition.

Received one barrel engine oil belonging to USRC Bear from store house at Unalaska.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Calm.

6.00: Stopped coaling for day.

Sick report:

Prescribed for 3 men on the whaler William Baylies and for four men on the Belvedere.

Joe Mary about the same.

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4 July 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.891, Long -166.534

Midnight to 9am:

Clear, pleasant. Calm.

Morning work done. Dressed ship (mast head). All except routine duties suspended.

9am to 4pm:

Clear. Light SE airs and breezes.

All work suspended. Gave crew day for races and sports.

4pm to midnight:

Clear. Calm to light SE breeze.

6.00: SS St. Paul arrived.

Sick report:

All well.

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5 July 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.891, Long -166.534

Midnight to 9am:

Light southerly airs and partly clear.

Performed morning duties.

4.00: SS St. Paul left the harbor.

7.00: Commenced coaling.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Calm to light southerly breezes.

Coaling ship. Filled tanks with fresh water, receiving 3000 gallons from North America Commercial Company.

4pm to midnight:

Clear, pleasant. Foggy over land latter part.

6.00: Finished coaling, having received 115 tons bituminous coal from North America Commercial Company.

6.30: Cast off lines and at 6.50 anchored in 17 fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain.

Sick report:

Prescribed for a Seaman on whaler Belvedere.

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6 July 1899

Dutch Harbor and at sea

Lat 54.49, Long -166.83

Midnight to 8am:

Light variable winds. Partly clear.

6.00: Underway.

6.25: Course NW¼N.

6.40: USRC Rush towing USRC Nunivak passed in.

Set fore and aft sail, ran two miles and in all sail at 6.50.

7.30: Cape Cheerful abeam, SW¼W, over log (66.5).

Washed decks, stowed lines below.

8am to meridian:

Partly clear, passing mist. Smooth sea. Light variable breezes, generally easterly.

8.25: Set fore and aft sail (73.3).

Engine stopped for adjustment 9.45 to 9.50.

10.05: Set square sails.

11.00: In square sails. Set clock back ten minutes.

Landed 3^rd cutter on quarterdeck for caulking. Struck all bagged coal into bunkers. Cleaning ship.

Steaming fore and aft sail set, NW¼N.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Light breezes to light airs, northward and eastward. Smooth sea.

3.15: Wind light; in sails (24.0).

Steaming full speed, course NW¼N. Watch making hobbles for reindeer and cleaning paintwork. Carpenter caulking 3^rd cutter.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear sky, passing light fog. Light airs to breezes NE.

Steaming same course.

6pm to 8pm:

Partly clear, fog at intervals. Smooth sea.

Course NW¼N. Steaming full speed.

Gave C. Sawada, Boy, 1 hour of extra duty for not answering bell call promptly.

8pm to midnight:

Light overcast and cloudy, drizzling rain last half hour. Light NE to SE airs and breezes. Sea smooth.

Steaming full speed, course NW¼N.

Sick report:

Prescribed for H. L. Martinez and Frank Winter. Joe Mary improving and able to do light work.

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7 July 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to St. Lawrence Island

Lat 56.96, Long -168.78

Midnight to 4am:

Partly clear sky, passing light fog. Smooth sea. Light southerly airs.

Steaming course NW¼N.

4am to 8am:

Light southerly airs and breezes. Partly clear first part, foggy from 7.00, when set fore and aft sail.

Washed decks. Carpenter reefing seams of 3^rd cutter, preparatory to caulking. Course NW¼N.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy with fog at frequent intervals. Light to moderate SW breezes. Smooth sea.

8.35: Sounded in 49 fathoms.

9.00: Passed steamer Laurada bound to southward.

9.50: Set square sails.

12.00: Sounded in 34 fathoms.

Steaming full speed, all sail, course NW¼N.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy. Light to gentle SSW breeze. Smooth sea.

Steaming, all sail, course NW¼N. Watch scrubbing hammocks.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy, foggy about horizon. Gentle SSW breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed with all sail, course NW¼N. Finished scrubbing hammocks.

6pm to 8pm:

Gentle SSW breeze. Overcast and foggy.

Primed and tested bilge pumps. All sail, course NW¼N. Smooth sea.

8pm to midnight:

Thick fog. Light SSW breezes and airs. Smooth sea.

10.25: In square sails.

Steaming, fore and aft sail, course NW¼N.

Sick report:

Prescribed for Aubrey E. Elliott and Gustav M. Johnson.

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8 July 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to St. Lawrence Island

Lat 59.23, Long -170.80

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and foggy. Light southwesterly breezes.

3.40: In main trysail. Steaming full speed, fore and aft sail, course NW¼N.

3.50: Took sounding in 26 fathoms, fine gray sand.

4am to 8am:

Light to gentle breeze SW, hauling to westward latter half of watch.

6.00: Furled square sails. Washed decks.

4.30: Hauled down main staysail.

Steaming full speed. Sea smooth. Course NW¼N.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, foggy, partly clear last hour. Smooth sea. Light breeze WSW to West.

11.20: In all sail (5.0).

Set clocks back 8 minutes at 11.30. Cleaning Hotchkiss gun and otherwise employed. Steaming course NW¼N.

12.00: Sounded in 24 fathoms.

Meridian to 4pm:

Light overcast, pleasant. Light NW airs, hazy latter part. Sea smooth.

Steaming full speed, course NW¼N. Gave crew afternoon for overhauling clothing.

4.00: Sounded in 30 fathoms.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear. Light SW airs, hazy. Smooth.

Steaming, course NW¼N.

6pm to 8pm:

Light airs from southward and westward. Partly clear. Smooth.

7.45: Sighted Cape Upright bearing West.

Carpenter having finished 3^rd cutter, hoisted and secured her.

8.00: Sounded in 29 fathoms, fine gray sand.

Steaming, course NW¼N.

8pm to midnight:

Light overcast and pleasant, clearing at end. Light to gentle South to SSE breezes. Sea smooth.

8.00: Course NNW.

Steaming full speed, St. Matthew Island in sight on port beam, until 10.30, when shut in by haze.

12.00: Sounded in 25 fathoms.

Sick report:

All well.

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9 July 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to St. Lawrence Island

Lat 61.63, Long -171.69

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast. Light to gentle breeze SSE. Smooth.

1.30: Made ice to northward and eastward. Shut in thick fog.

2.20: Set fore topsail and topmast staysail (95.5).

3.50: Set fore topgallant sail.

Steaming course NNW.

4am to 8am:

Moderate SE breeze, overcast, foggy.

At 6.06 fog shutting down thick and in close proximity to ice. Clewed up sails.

7.30: Set square sail and fore top staysail (28.4).

4.50: Sounded in 21 fathoms, fine gray sand.

Morning duties performed. Steaming full speed, course NNW.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, foggy and misty. Moderate southerly breezes, hauling to SW. Smooth sea.

8.15: Took sounding in 18½ fathoms, fine gray sand.

10.00: Inspected ship.

11.15: Set fore and aft sail.

Steaming full speed and all sail, course NNW.

12.00: Sounded in 18 fathoms, fine gray sand. Changed course to NNW¼W.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, thick, rainy. Moderate breeze SSW to SW. Smooth to choppy sea.

Steaming all sail NNW¼W.

4.00: Sounded in 15 fathoms, fine gray sand.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and foggy. Moderate southwesterly breezes.

Steaming full speed and all sail, course NNW¼W.

6pm to 8pm:

Moderate SW breeze, overcast, foggy.

7.00: Sounded in 14 fathoms.

8.00: Sounded in 25 fathoms.

Sea moderate. Steaming course NNW¼W.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy, thick fog, wet. Moderate to gentle SW breeze.

10.00: Sounded in 24 fathoms, fine gray sand.

11.00: In topgallant sail, flying jib and ringtail.

12.00: Sounded in 27 fathoms.

Steaming course NNW¼W. All sail but topgallant sail, flying jib and ringtail.

Sick report:

All well.

THE VOYAGES OF USRC THETIS
Operations in Alaskan and Russian waters

JP map Thetis 1900 Alaskan and Russian waters

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10 July 1899

At sea and St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

Lat 63.78, Long -171.75

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and thick fog. Gentle breezes to light airs from SW.

3.45: Shortened sail (59.0).

Steaming full speed, course NNW¼W.

4am to 8am:

Light variable airs, southward and westward. Overcast and foggy.

4.50: Made land ahead, close aboard (64.7).

Steered SxW until 5.00, then various courses along the land. Ordered increased speed. Sounded in 10 fathoms, shell bottom.

6.00: 11 fathoms, shell bottom.

6.45: Cape Savachoo [Savukahuk Point] East, close aboard.

7.00: Sounded in 8 fathoms.

Various courses full speed, furled sails.

8am to meridian:

Thick fog. Light variable airs. Long westerly swell.

Steering various northerly courses along land in 5 fathoms.

10.00: Anchored off village [Gambell], St. Lawrence Island, 9½ fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain.

Delivered mail to Mr. William Furman Doty.

Commanding Officer visited village officially.

Crew variously employed.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, foggy and misty. Gentle to moderate northeasterly breeze. Moderate sea.

Received from shore at the request of Dr. S. Jackson as trade goods, the following: 16 bolts white drill, 14 blankets, 15 large brass kettles and 22 small brass kettles.

1.30: Underway and stood NxW½W (94.6) under steam alone.

4pm to 6pm:

Thick, misty. Stiff to fresh breeze NE. Rough sea.

5.00: Set fore top staysail, main staysail, and main trysail. Course NxW½W.

6pm to 8pm:

Stiff to moderate breeze, NE to NExN. Overcast and rainy weather.

Steaming full speed. Sea moderating. Course NxW½W, fore top staysail, main trysail and top staysail.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy, rainy. Moderate to fresh NNE breezes. Moderate head sea.

Steaming with fore top staysail, main staysail and main trysail set, course NxW½W.

Sick report:

All well.

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11 July 1899

At sea, St. Lawrence Island to St. Lawrence Bay and to Lutke Harbor, Siberia

Lat 64.86, Long -171.25

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and thick, snow and hail. Fresh breeze NxE increasing to very fresh with moderate gale squalls. Rough sea.

12.30: Carried away main staysail sheet, heading by the wind, making NWxN.

2.30: Made Nonneangane Island [Ostrov Nuneangan] on lee beam, tacked ship, headed by the wind NExE.

Steaming, fore top staysail, main staysail, and main trysail.

3.15: Sounded in 19½ fathoms.

4am to 8am:

Fresh to stiff breeze, NxE to North. Overcast, snowing first part of watch. Wind and sea moderating at 8.00.

Steering by the wind, ENE to NE.

5.30: Sounded in 10 fathoms, shell and gravel.

6.00 and 7.00: 15 fathoms, no bottom, hand lead.

7.20: Sounded in 17 fathoms, gravel and shells.

Sea rough first of watch. Fore top and main staysails, main trysail set.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy and cold. Moderate to light North breezes. Moderate head sea.

8.25: Hauled down fore and aft sail and changed course to North.

10.37: NxW½W.

Steaming. Watch variously employed.

At end South Head [Mys Kriguygun] and North Head [Mys Nunyamo], St. Lawrence Bay [Zaliv Lavrentiya], in sight ahead. Kayne Island [Ostrov Arakamchechen] on port beam.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear, pleasant. Light NE breezes. Smooth sea.

1.40: Course N½W.

Crew variously employed. Steaming.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear and cool. Light northeasterly breezes. Smooth sea.

4.20: Course NxW (99.1).

5.00: NNE (2.7).

Steaming full speed.

6pm to 8pm:

Light NE breezes and partly clear. Steering various courses entering St. Lawrence Bay [Zaliv Lavrentiya].

7.35: South Head [Mys Kriguygun] abeam and steamed up Bay. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Light NE airs to breezes. Clear, pleasant.

9.35: Anchored in Lutke Harbor [Gavan Litke], 15 fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain. East end Lutke Island [Ostrov Litke] bearing ExS, house NE, ship’s head NxE½E.

Engineer in charge reported repairs necessary to bottom blow and bridge walls.

Commanding Officer granted permission to blow down main boiler. Started fires in donkey boiler.

Sick report:

All well.

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12 July 1899

Lutke Harbor, Siberia

Lat 65.637, Long -170.867

Midnight to 9am:

Light North to SE breeze and partly clear.

Washed decks. Scrubbed steam launch.

9am to 4pm:

Clear. Light to moderate SE breezes.

Sent an officer on shore to purchase reindeer.

Upon examination of main boiler found bottom blow valve, 9 socket bolts and seams leaking. Commenced repairing same.

By order of Commanding Officer issued 3 rations to reindeer herders.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate breeze SE to SE airs. Clear.

Sick report:

All well.

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13 July 1899

Lutke Harbor, Siberia

Lat 65.637, Long -170.867

Midnight to 9am:

Light SSE airs and partly clear.

Performed morning duties. Bent tackles for setting up backstays on foremast. Commenced cleaning boats outside.

9am to 4pm:

Comes in cloudy. Light easterly breezes latter part and ends with fresh ESE breezes, heavy rain.

During forenoon crew setting up head stays and fore topgallant and royal backstays. Carpenter building troughs for reindeer. Served 3 rations to native traders and natives on board during forenoon. Engineer’s force repairing and cleaning boiler.

4pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy. Fresh to light ESE to SE breezes.

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14 July 1899

Lutke Harbor, Siberia

Lat 65.637, Long -170.867

Midnight to 9am:

Light SE breezes, overcast and foggy.

Performed morning duties. Carpenter cut hole in water cask and made scuttle butt; covering chart room windows and building reindeer pens.

9am to 4pm:

Overcast and foggy with rain. Light SSE airs to stiff breezes.

Crew making swabs, strapping pigs for boat ballast and fitting sail for dinghy.

2.30: Steamer Albion arrived and anchored.

Carpenter building reindeer pens.

4.00: Started fires under main boiler.

4pm to midnight:

Overcast and foggy. Light SE breezes and airs.

6.00: Engineer in charge reported repairs to boiler finished.

6.15: Fire quarters, apparatus ready 6.15.50.

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15 July 1899

Lutke Harbor, Siberia

Lat 65.637, Long -170.867

Midnight to 9am:

Light to gentle SE breezes. Overcast and foggy.

Performed morning duties. Seamen fitting sail of 3^rd cutter. Making draw buckets. Strapping blocks for relieving tackles and variously.

9am to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy and foggy. Light southeasterly airs to breezes.

9.00: Underway and stood to northward anchoring at 9.05 in 7½ fathoms water, 30 fathoms port chain.

Commanding Officer visited shore. Mr. Conrad Siem [Conreid in log], agent of steamer Albion, visited vessel.

12.30: Sent steam launch and 3 cutters in charge of Lieutenant Hamlet to procure reindeer.

Remainder of crew employed during forenoon making sinnet draw buckets and variously. Afternoon mended clothes.

4pm to midnight:

Overcast and foggy. Light southeasterly breezes, fog lifting at intervals.

Received on board 14 reindeer for transportation to Alaska. Hoisted and secured boats.

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16 July 1899

Lutke Harbor, Siberia, and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska

Lat 65.43, Long -168.50

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and foggy. Light SE to gentle South breezes. Choppy sea at end.

12.15: Underway and stood down St. Lawrence Bay [Zaliv Lavrentiya].

1.00: Over log (32.8).

1.45: Course E½N (37.4).

2.00: North Head [Mys Nunyamo] abeam, course ExS½S (39.3).

2.40: Course East (43.0). Steaming full speed.

4am to 8am:

Moderate South to gentle SSE breezes. Overcast and foggy. Lookout stationed and sounding whistle.

4.30: Set jib, flying jib, fore top staysail, trysail, and spanker (55.5).

Sea smooth. Steaming full speed, course East.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, cloudy. Moderate to stiff breezes South. Moderate sea. Thick fog.

Steaming East.

10.00: Sounded in 29 fathoms.

11.00: 23 fathoms.

11.40: In jib and flying jib.

11.50: USRC Bear passed close aboard heading to westward. Stopped engine and lay by to speak Bear.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and foggy. Moderate to fresh southerly breezes. Moderate sea.

Standing various courses to eastward, various speeds, in company with USRC Bear for Cape Prince of Wales.

1.00: Shortened and furled sail.

2.10: Anchored off Cape Prince of Wales in 9½ fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain.

4pm to 8pm:

Overcast and foggy. Moderate breeze, heavy squalls. Moderate sea.

4.20: Sent 2^nd cutter with mail for USRC Bear.

5.30: Boat returned with request that Surgeon be sent to attend Surgeon S. J. Call, who was very ill. Sent Surgeon R. N. Hawley to Bear.

6.30: Bear got underway, having signaled for permission to take Surgeon R. N. Hawley to Port Clarence, which was granted.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy, foggy. Moderate to fresh SExS breeze. Moderate sea.

8.00: Veered to 60 fathoms port chain.

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17 July 1899

Cape Prince of Wales and Point Spencer, Alaska

Lat 65.42, Long -168.00

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, driving mist, thick. Fresh breeze SSE with moderate gale squalls. Moderate sea.

4am to 8am:

Moderate gale from SE. Overcast, squally and rainy.

6.05: Up anchor, steaming ahead slowly.

6.10: Full speed keeping off to SW to cat and fish anchor, put over log at 6.21 (3.0).

7.00: Course WSW (6.0).

7.10: SE (6.4).

7.30: Sounded in 20 fathoms, rocky bottom.

Set fore topmast staysail, and main trysail. Sea rough. Steaming full speed.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, foggy and rainy. Strong to moderate SE breezes. Rough head sea.

Steaming full speed, fore topmast staysail and main trysail, but doing little better than stemming current first 2 hours.

8.45: Course SExS.

11.00: SE.

12.00: ESE. Sounded in 22 fathoms.

By order of Commanding Officer, Joe Mary returned to duty.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and cloudy, thick and rainy. Stiff to fresh breeze SE. Rough sea.

Steaming ESE. Fore top staysail and main trysail.

Sounded at 1.00, 19 fathoms.

2.00: 13 fathoms.

3.00: 10½ [fathoms].

4.00: 9½ [fathoms].

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and rainy, foggy. Fresh SE breezes. Rough sea.

Steaming full speed with fore top staysail and main trysail set.

4.10: Course ExS.

4.50: East.

5.00: Made land on port beam.

6pm to 8pm:

Fresh to stiff SE to SSE breeze, overcast, rainy and foggy.

6.30: Course ExS.

6.55: Course SE (61.7). Shortened and furled sail.

7.23: SExS. Hauling down for anchorage near USRC Bear, outside of Point Spencer.

7.45: Slowed down, hauled in log.

7.50: Came to anchor in 7½ fathoms water, 45 fathoms chain, starboard anchor (66.0).

Banked fires. Seven whaling vessels and one steam schooner anchored inside spit.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, foggy and rainy. Moderate to stiff SSE breezes.

Commanding Officer USRC Bear [1^st Lieutenant David H. Jarvis] visited vessel.

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18 July 1899

Point Spencer and Port Clarence, Alaska

Lat 65.30, Long -166.44

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, rainy and foggy. Moderate South to SSE breezes. Smooth sea.

4am to 8am:

Moderate to stiff SSE [breezes]. Overcast and rainy, fog first of watch. Sea smooth.

Performed morning duties.

8am to 4pm:

Overcast and rainy. Moderate to light southeasterly breezes. Smooth sea.

9.15: Dr. S. Jackson called on Commanding Officer.

9.20: Captain Williams of whaler Belvedere came on board with sick member of his crew for medical attention; sent him to USRC Bear to be treated by Dr. R. N. Hawley.

9.45: Lieutenant Hamlet and Dr. S. Jackson went ashore on sand spit to determine advisability of landing reindeer there, returned at 10.50 with information that deer could be landed and cared for.

11.30: Hove up anchor and steamed into Port Clarence, coming to at 11.50 with 15 fathoms on starboard chain. Banked fires.

At 12.30 lowered three boats and commenced hobbling reindeer and loading them into boats.

1.20: Boats in charge of Lieutenant Hamlet, and accompanied by Dr. S. Jackson, left ship and landed deer in good condition. Scrubbed boats ashore.

Ship’s Surgeon attending Surgeon S. J. Call of Bear and owing to said Surgeon’s serious condition and at the request of Commanding Officer of Bear, Dr. R. N. Hawley was transferred temporarily to said vessel.

Commanding Officer called upon Commanding Officer of USRC Bear [1^st Lieutenant David H. Jarvis].

Sent on board Bear, at the request of her Commanding Officer, one old and spare binnacle which had been placed aboard this vessel in San Francisco by Captain Francis Tuttle, Revenue Cutter Service.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy and rainy. Gentle southeasterly to moderate northwesterly breezes.

10.40: Received reindeer trade goods from USRC Bear at request of Dr. S. Jackson.

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19 July 1899

Port Clarence, Cape Prince of Wales, and at sea

Lat 65.41, Long -167.46

Midnight to 8am:

Overcast and cloudy. Fresh to light northwesterly breezes.

Stowed barter goods received from USRC Bear below.

Chio, interpreter engaged by Dr. S. Jackson for reindeer bartering, came on board; commenced serving him one ration.

Morning duties performed.

8am to meridian:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Gentle southwesterly breeze. Smooth sea.

8.40: Underway and stood out of harbor.

9.00: Sand spit abeam (66.0), course WxS.

9.50: WxS½S.

11.40: West.

11.30: Set fore and aft sail (76.9).

12.00: Passed small steam schooner bound to southward and eastward.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Gentle SSW to moderate SE breezes. Gentle southerly swell.

2.45: In sail (93.4).

3.50: Anchored Cape Prince of Wales in 7 fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain.

Crew variously employed. Aired bedding.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear and pleasant. Moderate to fresh SE breezes. Choppy sea.

Mr W. T. Lopp visited vessel. Natives on board.

6pm to 8pm:

Stiff SE breeze and clear weather.

7.35: Up anchor and steamed to southward and westward.

7.56: Over log (95.3), set course West.

8.00: Set fore and aft sail except ringtail and spanker (95.9).

Steaming full speed. Sea moderate.

8pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Moderate breeze SSE. Moderate sea.

9.30: Fairway Rock abeam (5.7).

11.30: Eastern end of Ratmanoff Island [Big Diomede Island] abeam, distant 5 miles. In all sail (17.2), course West.

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20 July 1899

At sea, Whalen and Itchan, Siberia

Lat 66.274, Long -170.092 [position calculated from bearings]

Midnight to 4am:

Comes in clear and cold, latter part and ends partly cloudy. Fresh to moderate southeasterly breezes, hauling to southward. Choppy sea.

Steaming full speed, course West.

2.45: W½S.

3.00: WxS.

3.45: Steering various courses southwesterly for Whalen [Uelen], Siberia.

4am to 8am:

Gentle SW breezes and partly clear weather.

4.20: Stopped and came to off Whalen [Uelen] in 8½ fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain.

Banked fires. Natives came alongside and interpreter Chio questioned reindeer men as to procuring deer.

5.00: Natives went ashore.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, stiff SW to NE breezes, passing fog.

Sent officer on shore, who learned that no reindeer could be bought from the large herd nearby because illness in the family of the owner prevented by native superstition [sic].

10.10: Underway and steered West for Cape Inxow [Mys Inchoun].

Crew variously employed.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and rainy, foggy over land. Light to gentle northwesterly breezes.

Steaming various courses to westward along shore.

12.55: Slowed engine.

1.15: Ahead full speed. Scattering ice during watch.

3.30: Anchored in 9½ fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain, off Itchan [Itschan], Siberia

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, thick and rainy, passing drift ice, gentle breezes NW.

Natives came on board but would not trade for reindeer as the herders were some ten miles inland and those on board owned no deer. Could find no way to communicate with inland herds.

6pm to 8pm:

Moderate NW breezes, fog at intervals, overcast and rainy during watch. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Gentle breezes to light airs, northwesterly. Overcast, rainy and snowing.

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21 July 1899

Itchan and Cape Serdze-Kamen, Siberia

Lat 66.67, Long -171.08

Midnight to 4am:

Snowing, rainy, thick. Calm to gentle breezes NW.

Drift ice passing.

4am to 8am:

Gentle NW breezes, rainy and snowing throughout watch, drift ice passing near vessel.

Performed morning duties. Making reindeer hobbles and canvas cover for grating over Boatswain's locker.

8am to meridian:

Overcast and cloudy, thick snow first half, latter part drizzling rain and snow.

8.40: Underway and stood to westward along shore, steering various courses. Scattering ice. Sounding.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy, thick, rainy. Light to gentle breeze NxE. Scattering ice. Smooth sea.

12.40: Stopped off native village (73.3).

1.00: Ahead NWxW½W.

Steaming various courses northwesterly along land. Watch variously employed.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy, foggy over land. Light northerly breezes. Smooth sea.

4.45: Course NWxW½N (92.0).

5.18: WNW (97.0).

Steaming full speed.

6pm to 8pm:

Gentle to moderate North to NxE breezes, cloudy and overcast.

6.50: Cape Serdze [Mys Serdtse-Kamen’] bearing SSE, turned and steamed into small bay to southward of the cape, coming to anchor in 8½ fathoms water at 7.31 with 45 fathoms on port chain.

Banked fires and set sea watch. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy. Moderate breeze North.

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22 July 1899

Cape Serdze-Kamen, Siberia

Lat 66.88, Long -171.63

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and cloudy. Moderate North breezes.

4am to 8am:

Overcast and cloudy, clearing at intervals. Moderate northerly breezes, drift ice coming in bay in small quantities.

Morning duties performed.

8am to meridian:

Moderate North wind and partly clear.

Landed Lieutenant Hamlet and native interpreter Chio to ascertain if any reindeer could be purchased at Cape Serdze [Mys Serdtse-Kamen’] and if so to have them driven down on this side of the cape, as landing on windward side with ice drifting on shore is impossible.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly cloudy and cold. Moderate to fresh North breezes. Choppy sea.

Gave crew afternoon to overhaul clothing.

2.00: Seeing two men on beach, sent boat; found them to be natives.

4pm to 6pm:

Moderate to fresh North wind and cloudy.

At 5.00 got underway and steamed to windward, coming to at 5.15pm with port anchor in 7 fathoms water, veered to 45 fathoms.

6pm to 8pm:

Fresh North breezes, overcast and cloudy weather.

At 7.30 Lieutenant Hamlet and interpreter Chio returned accompanied by three reindeer men.

Wind increasing at end of watch. By order of Commanding Officer served three rations to reindeer men.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast and cloudy, drizzling rain last half. Fresh northerly breezes hauling to westward and increasing to strong breezes. Moderate sea.

8.00: Veered to 60 fathoms on port chain.

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23 July 1899

Cape Serdze-Kamen and Neutan, Siberia

Lat 66.982, Long -171.949

Midnight to 4am:

Stiff to very fresh NW breezes, overcast, rainy with heavy squalls at intervals. Vessel rolling. Sea choppy first half of watch. Wind moderating latter half.

4am to 8am:

Gentle to light NW wind first part, latter part of watch calm to light airs NE. Weather overcast and foggy.

Performed morning duties.

8am to meridian:

Overcast and foggy. Light northerly to westerly breezes. Moderate sea.

8.30: Underway and stood various courses around Cape Serdze-Kamen [Mys Serdtse-Kamen’].

11.45: Anchored off Neutan, to westward [of] Cape Serdze-Kamen [Mys Serdtse-Kamen’], Siberia, in 5 fathoms water, 30 fathoms on port chain.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear. Light westerly airs. Smooth sea.

Noon to 3.00: Lieutenant Hamlet on shore purchasing reindeer.

Natives on board. Preparing to receive reindeer.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light westerly airs.

Natives on board.

6pm to 8pm:

Light West airs and partly clear, fog set in at 7.40.

Lieutenant Hamlet and interpreter went on shore and conferred with deer men, returning at 7.15.

Reindeer men came aboard at 7.25 and refused to go after deer unless furnished whiskey, which was not done.

Hoisted boats and prepared to get underway when fog lifted.

8pm to midnight:

Thick fog. Light SW airs.

9.00: Native chief came off and promised to have deer herd to eastward of Cape Serdze-Kamen [Mys Serdtse-Kamen’] tomorrow.

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24 July 1899

Neutan and Cape Serdze-Kamen, Siberia

Lat 66.982, Long -171.949

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and foggy. Light westerly airs to breezes. Sea smooth.

4am to 8am:

Light westerly airs, foggy until 7.00, clearing last hour of watch.

At 7.00 reindeer men came off and stated that deer would be driven to nearest beach.

Carpenter repairing waist pump.

8am to meridian:

Clear, calm, pleasant.

Commanding Officer visited village.

10.00: Natives came off with information that deer herd was to eastward of Cape Serdze [Mys Serdtse-Kamen’].

11.44: Underway, towing 2 native canoes.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Light variable airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming various courses around Cape Serdze-Kamen [Mys Serdtse-Kamen’].

2.15: Anchored to southward and eastward of Cape Serdze-Kamen [Mys Serdtse-Kamen’]. Natives on board.

Awaiting arrival of deer herd.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear, calm and pleasant.

Awaiting arrival of deer herd. Natives on board.

6pm to midnight:

Clear and calm.

6.35.00: Sounded alarm of fire. First water 6.36.05, port gangway being closed for reindeer pens and decks filled with natives, interfering with manning and working of pumps.

7.15: Sent Lieutenant Hamlet ashore in charge of boats with interpreter and barter goods to exchange for reindeer.

Employed during remainder of watch in bartering, hobbling, and transporting reindeer to vessel.

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25 July 1899

Cape Serdze-Kamen, Whalen and at sea

Lat 66.33, Long -170.04

Midnight to 4am:

Clear and pleasant. Calm to light easterly airs.

2.20: Finished loading reindeer having received 40 on board.

Drift ice coming in sight to southward and eastward.

At 2.35 got underway and stood to southward and eastward, various courses along shore.

Last part of watch steaming through scattering ice, slow speed.

4.00: Ahead full speed.

4am to 8am:

Calm to light SE airs and cloudy. Steaming to SE along the land.

Performed morning duties.

8am to meridian:

Light to gentle SE breezes, overcast and cloudy.

11.00: Changed course to SExE (69.1), hauling off for East Cape [Mys Dezhneva].

Ice seen along beach during watch.

12.00: Utan [Inchoun] abeam.

Steaming full speed. Sea smooth.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear, pleasant. SE airs. Smooth.

Standing to southward and eastward for Whalen [Uelen].

2.30: Anchored off village in 9 fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain.

Sent officer on shore who learned that no deer could be obtained because member of family was still ill.

3.25: Underway.

Steaming around East Cape [Mys Dezhneva]. Crew variously employed.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear and pleasant. Light easterly airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed.

4.12 East Cape [Mys Dezhneva] abeam. Set course SE.

6pm to 8pm:

Light easterly to northeasterly breezes, clear weather.

Steaming full speed, course SE.

8pm to midnight:

Calm. Clear to partly cloudy. Smooth.

Steaming SE.

10.00: East end Krusenstern Island [Little Diomede Island] abeam (22.8).

12.00: Fairway Rock abeam.

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26 July 1899

At sea and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska

Lat 65.60, Long -168.10

Midnight to 4am:

First part light overcast and cloudy. Latter part misty, foggy over land.

Steaming full speed, course SE.

1.30: SE½S.

1.50: ESE.

Steering various courses to eastward for anchorage.

2.10: Hauled off ESE.

3.25: Fog lifting and Mr. W. T. Lopp having flag flying [on shore], turned and stood in for an anchorage.

3.25: Backed full speed, the leading Seaman G. Hendricksen calling no bottom at 13 fathoms when there was but 4 fathoms water.

3.50: Anchored in 6¾ fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain off Cape Prince of Wales.

4am to 8am:

SE breezes, moderate to fresh wind and rain squalls at intervals.

6.50: Mr. W. T. Lopp came on board.

Morning work done.

8am to meridian:

Stiff SE breezes, fresh squalls. Overcast, passing rain.

8.30: Two native boats attempted to reach ship but fell to leeward and returned to beach.

Cementing tanks and preparing distilling apparatus for use.

Meridian to 4pm:

Generally cloudy, foggy over land first part. Fresh to moderate SE breezes until Cape Prince of Wales was rounded, then light easterly to southeasterly breezes.

1.00: Underway and stood to windward.

Landed Mr. W. T. Lopp, turned and stood to leeward.

1.50: Boat returned ahead on course SExS (50.6).

2.27: SExE (52.7).

3.14: SExE½E (51.9).

Steaming full speed, sea smooth.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear. Light SE breezes to airs.

4.40: Hauled in to beach, stopped and sent boat ashore to some tents (64.0). People knew nothing of reindeer herd.

5.40: Ahead, coasting along beach in search of Mr. W. T. Lopp’s deer herd. Various courses.

6pm to 8pm:

Light SE airs and partly clear weather.

Steaming to eastward along coast, steering various courses.

6.15: Stopped and native boat came alongside and was taken in tow.

6.20: Ahead. Natives stated that deer herd was on beach nearby.

7.00: Stopped and came to in 7 fathoms with 45 fathoms chain on port anchor. Banked fires.

7.05: Commenced hobbling and boarding deer in boats.

7.35 Lieutenant Hamlet left vessel with first boat load.

8pm to midnight:

Wind light SE and cloudy, end of watch calm.

9.15: Having landed 40 deer in good condition and turned them over to Mr. W. T. Lopp’s herders,

washed decks and hoisted boats.

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27 July 1899

Cape Prince of Wales and at sea

Lat 65.73, Long -169.18 [position calculated from course and bearing]

Midnight to 4am:

Light overcast to clear and pleasant. Light variable airs and calm. Smooth sea.

4am to 8am:

Light SE breezes and partly clear weather.

7.00: Hove up anchor and steamed to westward.

7.21: Ahead full speed, course WxS¼S (69.6).

7.45: Set fore and aft sail (71.9).

8.00: Hauled down main staysail.

Steaming full speed, course WxS¼S. Sea smooth.

8am to meridian:

Partly clear, light SE airs. Smooth.

Cleaning boats and scrubbing quarterdeck with sand. Steaming West, fore and aft sail.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant, foggy last part. Light southwesterly airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed and all fore and aft sail except spanker, course West.

1.10: W½N (1.8).

4pm to 6pm:

Thick fog. Light SE airs and breezes. Smooth.

Steaming fore and aft sail, course W½N.

4.20: Made land ahead, close aboard. Stopped and backed-headed up NW (19.4).

4.55: In sail (22.3).

5.15: East Cape [Mys Dezhneva] SE, 1 mile, course WxN.

6pm to 8pm:

Calms to light SE breeze, foggy, clearing at intervals.

7.45: Off Utan [Inchoun] (38.0). Slowed engine.

At end of watch course WxN. Steaming slow speed. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Clear overhead, foggy overland and around horizon, lifting at times. Light to moderate ESE breezes.

Steaming slow speed, WxN. Sea smooth.

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28 July 1899

At sea and Ikalyuren, Siberia

Lat 66.80, Long -171.38 [position calculated from course and bearing]

Midnight to 4am:

Light fog first part, clear latter part. Smooth. Light SE to SSW airs.

Steering WxN, slow speed.

1.40: Full speed, course WxN½N. Scattering ice last hour.

4am to 8am:

Light variable airs and calms. Partly cloudy weather.

4.10: Course West.

4.40: Slowed down (76.5) and steered in to anchorage.

4.50: Stopped and came to in 8 fathoms water, with 45 fathoms chain, port anchor, Cape Serdze-Kamen [Mys Serdtse-Kamen’] bearing NWxW, distant about 10 miles.

Banked fires. Deer men came on board and stated that herds [were] inland but that they would, after the heat of the day, drive them to the coast for trading.

8am to meridian:

Calm, foggy at end.

Scraping fore topmast and fore topgallant mast. Natives on board.

9.00: Commenced distilling.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear. Calm and pleasant, light fog.

Natives on board. Employed as forenoon. Distilling. Awaiting arrival of deer herd.

4pm to 6pm:

Calm, clear overhead, foggy around horizon.

Awaiting arrival of deer herd.

6pm to 8pm:

Calm and partly clear first hour, foggy last hour of watch.

6.00: Stopped distilling apparatus.

Awaiting arrival of deer herd. Natives on board.

8pm to midnight:

Calm and foggy.

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29 July 1899

Ikalyuren, Itchan and at sea

Lat 66.80, Long -171.38

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and foggy. Calm.

4am to 8am:

Light to gentle SW breeze. Calm at intervals, foggy throughout watch. SE airs at 8.00.

4.50: Deer men came on board and stated that herd would soon arrive on beach.

5.30: Lieutenant Hamlet commenced bartering for deer, finished at 7.30, and leaving ship at 8.00 with three cutters and trade goods.

Put up reindeer pens and covered deck with ashes.

8am to meridian:

Calm to light variable airs, fog to clearing.

Lieutenant Hamlet and interpreter Chio on shore with barter goods purchasing deer.

At 11.00 sighted anchor.

11.40: First load of deer came alongside.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and warm, foggy around horizon.

2.40: Having finished loading deer, 27 in all, hoisted boats and got underway, standing to southward and eastward, towing native boat.

4pm to 6pm:

Light variable airs and clear.

Steaming to eastward along the land.

5.30: Came to anchor off Itschan in 7¾ fathoms water and veered to 45 fathoms port chain.

6pm to 8pm:

Light variable airs and calm. Clear, pleasant weather.

6.10: Lieutenant Hamlet and interpreter went ashore to ascertain whether deer could be obtained, returning at 7.45 with the information that herd was 10 miles inland and but few could be purchased by waiting several days.

7.55; Underway and steamed to southward and eastward towing native boat.

Course at 8.00 SExE¼E.

8pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant, hazy around horizon. Light northeasterly airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course SExE¼E.

10.20: SE¾E.

Midnight: Cape Inxow [Mys Inchoun] abeam. Towing native boat.

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30 July 1899

At sea, Cape Prince of Wales, and Oomevik River, Alaska

Lat 65.62, Long -168.24

Midnight to 4am:

Clear, pleasant. Calm to light NNW breeze at end.

12.55: Stopped and dropped tow.

1.00: Ahead (24.8), course ESE.

2.20: Course SE½E (33.9).

3.40: East Cape [Mys Dezhneva] abeam, 1 mile, course SE for east end of Krusenstern Island [Little Diomede Island]. Steam alone.

4am to 8am:

Light NW breeze and variable airs. Clear weather.

4.25: Commanding Officer ordered economical speed. Steered SE¼E from 7.05 to 7.15.

Stationed J. Clark, Ordinary Seaman, aloft 7.00 to 8.00 for threatening to strike Boatswain [Frank P. Carter] with belaying pin.

Swept decks and performed morning duties.

7.15: SE end Krusenstern Island [Little Diomede Island] abeam. Sea smooth.

8am to meridian:

Clear and pleasant. Gentle North breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course SE.

10.00: ExS.

11.25: Until end of watch various courses to eastward for an anchorage off Cape Prince of Wales.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Moderate breeze NNW. Choppy sea.

12.45: Anchored off Cape Prince of Wales, 45 fathoms port chain, 7 fathoms water.

1.40: Underway steering various easterly courses for Cape York.

Mr. W. T. Lopp and 2 deer herders came on board for passage to deer camp.

4pm to 6pm:

Fresh to strong North breezes, clear to overcast at end. Choppy sea.

Steaming full speed to eastward along shore.

4.50: Hauled up for anchorage off deer camp.

5.15: Anchored at mouth of Oomevik River [Anikovik River], Alaska, in 6 fathoms water, 60 fathoms port chain.

6pm to 8pm:

Fresh NxW to northerly breezes, squally at intervals, mist and overcast.

8pm to midnight:

Fresh northerly breezes, squalls of strong breeze, overcast, misty.

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31 July 1899

Oomevik River, Alaska

Lat 65.49, Long -167.69

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy and squally. Moderate gale to fresh breezes from North. Sea smooth.

4am to 8am:

Fresh to very fresh northerly breezes, overcast, misty at intervals.

Waiting for favorable weather to unload deer. Performed morning duties. Watch washed clothes.

8am to meridian:

Slightly clear, misty, squally. Fresh to very fresh breeze North.

Crew variously employed.

Meridian to 4pm:

Generally cloudy and squally. Fresh to strong North breezes.

Crew variously employed. Waiting to unload deer.

4pm to 6pm:

Stiff breeze, fresh squalls North, slightly clear.

6pm to midnight:

Stiff to moderate northerly breeze, partly clear weather, wind and sea decreasing.

7.40: Commenced loading deer into native boat, towed by 3^rd cutter in charge of Lieutenant Hamlet, and accompanied ashore by Mr. W. T. Lopp and his two deer herders.

9.25: Last boat load of deer left, ship’s side boat returning at 10.00.

Natives on boat left ship. Day ends with moderate NNW breeze, overcast and threatening weather.

LOGS FOR AUGUST 1899

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1 August 1899

Oomevik River, Alaska

Lat 65.49, Long -167.69

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy, threatening weather. Fresh to moderate North breeze. Sea smooth.

4am to 8am:

Moderate North wind and overcast.

Awaiting arrival of USRC Bear as agreed upon with Commanding Officer of that ship [1^st Lieutenant David H. Jarvis], to take on board Dr. R. N. Hawley and Dr. S. Jackson.

8am to meridian:

Northerly breezes, moderate to fresh, partly clear weather, overcast at intervals.

Watch variously employed making boat cushions, repairing main hatch hood, etc.

Meridian to 4pm:

Generally cloudy, overcast and rainy at end. Strong to moderate North breezes. Smooth sea.

Crew variously employed.

4pm to 6pm:

Moderate northerly breeze, overcast and rainy weather.

6pm to 8pm:

Cloudy and drizzling rain. Moderate to gentle northerly breezes.

8pm to midnight:

Moderate to fresh North breeze, overcast and rainy weather at intervals. Clearing at 9.00, light fog overland and to westward at 10.00.

Day ends with fresh North breeze, partly clear sky, fog along beach. Sea smooth.

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2 August 1899

Oomevik River, Alaska

Lat 65.49, Long -167.69

Midnight to 4am:

Partly cloudy. Light variable airs and calm. Sea smooth. Moderate southerly swell.

4am to 8am:

Calm and light variable airs. Overcast.

Performed morning duties. Awaiting arrival of USRC Bear.

8am to meridian:

Moderate to gentle NNW breeze, overcast and mist at intervals.

Crew variously employed.

8.45: Commenced distilling and filtering water.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy. Moderate to strong North breezes.

Crew variously employed below decks.

3.00: Lieutenant Hamlet and Mr. W. T. Lopp returned on board.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, cloudy. Misting rain. Fresh North breeze.

6pm to 8pm:

Fresh Northerly breeze, overcast and rainy.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy. Fresh to light northerly breeze.

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3 August 1899

Oomevik River and Point Spencer, Alaska

Lat 65.29, Long -166.92

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, drizzling rain, thick fog latter part. Light breeze North.

2.00: Wind shifted to SE and light.

Set Mr. W. T. Lopp on shore and at 2.50 underway, steering SExS (12.0).

4.00: ExS, for Point Spencer.

4am to 8am:

Light SE to moderate SSE breeze, overcast and foggy.

4.05: Course ExS.

4.10: Off Cape York, steered various courses.

7.45: Hauled up to ESE for anchorage outside Point Spencer.

Sea smooth.

8am to meridian:

Fresh to gentle SSE breeze and cloudy.

8.10: Came to in 7 fathoms water with 45 fathoms chain on port anchor, off Point Spencer.

Banked fires. Crew variously employed.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear. Light South breezes.

Crew variously employed. Awaiting arrival of USRC Bear.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear and pleasant weather. Light southeasterly airs.

4.05: Exercised at fire quarters, apparatus ready in 40 seconds. Mustered at stations for abandoning ship.

6pm to 8pm:

Light SE airs and partly clear weather, light at 6.30.

6.55: Underway and steered various courses around Point Spencer, coming to at 7.40 with 30 fathoms chain on port anchor, 5 fathoms water. Point Spencer bearing NW½W (standard compass).

Awaiting arrival of USRC Bear as agreed upon with Commanding Officer of that vessel [1^st Lieutenant David H. Jarvis].

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear. Light SE airs.

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4 August 1899

Point Spencer, Alaska

Lat 65.24, Long -166.78

Midnight to 4am:

Comes in cloudy and light rain. Latter part and ends clearing. Gentle SxE breezes.

4am to 8am:

Cloudy. Light southeasterly breeze.

7.00: Natives came on board.

Washed down decks. Loosed all sails to dry. No vessels in Port Clarence.

8am to meridian:

Partly clear, passing showers. Light airs and breezes SSE.

Boatswain examined rigging and spars, and Carpenter the ironwork aloft, and reported no serious defects.

11.00: Small schooner anchored under Point Jackson.

Crew variously employed. Furled sail. Awaiting arrival of USRC Bear as per agreement with Commanding Officer of that vessel [1^st Lieutenant David H. Jarvis].

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light variable airs.

Crew variously employed. Natives on board.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, passing showers. Light westerly airs.

6pm to 8pm:

Calm and overcast with passing showers.

At 7.00 bearing SSW sighted smoke of steamer standing to northward and westward.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy, passing rain squalls first half. Calm to light southwesterly airs.

Smoke of steamer to southward and westward hauling to northward, in sight until 11.00.

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5 August 1899

Point Spencer, Alaska

Lat 65.24, Long -166.78

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy. Light airs SW to West.

4am to 8am:

Calm and partly clear.

Washed decks. Cleaning boats inside. Awaiting arrival of USRC Bear as agreed upon with her Commanding Officer [1^st Lieutenant David H. Jarvis].

8am to meridian:

Calm and light variable airs, and clear, pleasant weather.

Crew employed cleaning boats and variously.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy. Light airs SW to light breezes NW.

Gave crew afternoon for making and mending clothes.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy with drizzling rain. Moderate to gentle northwesterly breezes.

6pm to 8pm:

Gentle NW breezes, overcast and drizzling rain.

7.30: Bent clean hammocks.

8pm to midnight:

Gentle breeze NW to moderate NE. Cloudy, passing mist.

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6 August 1899

Point Spencer, Alaska

Lat 65.24, Long -166.78

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and rainy. Clear sky to windward at end. Light NE breezes to light SE airs.

3.30: USRC Bear anchored nearby.

4am to 8am:

Moderate to fresh breeze SSE to SxE. Cloudy and overcast.

Washed decks.

7.00: Veered to 45 fathoms port chain, wind freshening and sea making.

8am to meridian:

Overcast and cloudy to slightly clear at end. Fresh breezes SxE to SSW.

9.00: Sent boat in charge of an officer to USRC Bear for mail.

Omitted muster by reason of inclemency of weather. Inspected ship. Dr. S. Jackson moved on board.

Meridian to 8pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Fresh to light SSW breezes.

Commanding Officer of USRC Bear [1^st Lieutenant David H. Jarvis] called upon Commanding Officer.

Surgeon R. N. Hawley came on board.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Moderate to gentle SSW breezes.

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7 August 1899

Point Spencer, Alaska

Lat 65.24, Long -166.78

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and cloudy. Light SW airs.

4am to 8am:

Light SSW airs and partly clear weather.

Watch scrubbed hammocks and clothes. Washed decks.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light SSW airs.

Commanding Officer visited USRC Bear.

Commanding Officer directed Surgeon R. N. Hawley to report to Commanding Officer of USRC Bear for temporary duty on that vessel.

Received barter goods from USRC Bear for reindeer trade. Sent boat ashore with Dr. S. Jackson.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and cloudy. Light westerly airs.

Crew variously employed.

3.45: USRC Bear underway for reindeer station.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light westerly airs.

6pm to 8pm:

Light westerly breezes and partly clear weather.

Tested bilge pumps and found them in good working condition.

8pm to midnight:

Light North to ENE airs. Cloudy.

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8 August 1899

Point Spencer, Cape Riley and at sea

Lat 65.24, Long -167.22

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Gentle ENE breezes.

2.45: USRC Bear anchored off Point Spencer.

4am to 8am:

Gentle to moderate ENE breeze and partly clear weather.

4.30: Up anchor and steamed to eastward.

4.36: Ahead full speed, course ENE.

5.15 to 6.30: Steered various courses in attempt to locate deer herd near Cape Riley.

7.00: Came to in 4½ fathoms water, 30 fathoms chain on port anchor. Banked fires.

7.10: Lowered 3^rd cutter and Dr. S. Jackson with interpreter went ashore to supply a starving W. T. Lopp deer herder with provisions to pay him off.

8am to meridian:

Clear, warm, pleasant. Light NE breezes. Smooth.

8.10: Boat returned with Dr. S. Jackson and interpreter, having landed provisions for deer herder.

8.45: Underway to WxN.

9.15: Set fore and aft sail (56.0).

9.45: Point Spencer abeam, in spanker, trysail and staysails. Set square sails, course SWxS for Kings Island [King Island] (63.9).

Crew variously employed. Carpenter repairing 2^nd cutter.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Gentle NNE to NW breezes. Sea smooth.

2.15: Set fore and aft sail. Steaming full speed with all sail, course SWxS.

Crew variously employed.

4pm to 6pm:

Gentle NW to moderate North breezes. Slightly clear. Smooth sea.

5.40: Course SW (3.8). West end King’s Island [King Island] SexE, 4 miles.

All sail but topgallant sail which was taken in at 5.45.

6pm to 8pm:

Moderate northerly breezes and partly clear weather.

All sail set but topgallant sail. Sea smooth. Course SW. Steaming full speed.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy. Moderate northerly breeze. Moderate sea.

Steaming full speed with all sail except topgallant sail. Course SW.

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9 August 1899

At sea and Providence Harbor, Siberia

Lat 64.43, Long -172.05

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and cloudy, passing rain squalls. Moderate breeze North. Moderate sea.

Same course and sail.

4am to 8am:

Moderate North to gentle NNW breeze, overcast and rainy.

Washed decks and scrubbing hammocks.

6.30: Wind backing to NNW braced up yards.

Sea moderate. Steaming full speed. All sail but topgallant sail, course SW.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy, clearing last half. Light northwesterly breezes to light SE airs. Smooth sea. Course SW.

9.00: Made land on starboard beam.

9.40: Made land on starboard bow, changed course to SSW½W, took in square sail.

10.25: Shortened sail (10.0).

Watch scrubbing hammocks and decks.

Meridian to 4pm:

Calm. Overcast, rainy, thick fog at end. Smooth.

12.45: Indian Point [Mys Chaplina] abeam, course SW (22.5).

Cleaning ship.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy and foggy. Calm to light southerly airs.

Steaming full speed, course SW.

6pm to 8pm:

Calm, overcast, cloudy and foggy.

6.20 to 8.00: Steering various courses, hauling in for Plover Bay [Bukhta Provideniya].

6.30: Full speed.

7.25: Economical speed, course NWxN¼N.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy. Calm. Smooth.

Steering various courses up Plover Bay [Bukhta Provideniya].

9.45: In log (68.7).

9.55: Anchored in Providence Harbor [Reyd Plover], Siberia, 18½ fathoms water, 75 fathoms port chain.

Engineer’s force adjusting crank-pin brasses and eccentric straps. Natives came on board with information that deer herds were 20 miles to westward near the coast.

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10 August 1899

Providence Harbor and Preobrashina Bay, Siberia

Lat 64.56, Long -174.39

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy and cool weather. Light airs to gentle northeasterly breezes.

4am to 8am:

Gentle NExN breezes, shifting to light variable airs. Overcast and rainy at intervals.

At 5.05 hove up anchor and steamed down Plover Bay [Bukhta Provideniya].

5.15: Full speed, course SSW¼W (68.7).

6.00: Steamed out of bay.

6.15: Course SW½W (73.5).

6.50: Course WSW½W.

7.05: Course W½S.

7.30: Hauled in for village, course W½N.

7.40: Slow speed.

7.55: Ahead full speed.

Morning work done.

8.00: Cape Uliachpen [Mys Ulyakhpen] bearing WNW½W, course W½N.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, passing rain first hour, partly clear latter part. Smooth.

8.40: Stopped off village to wait for native boat. Learned that deer herds were further to westward.

9.05: Ahead, course WNW¼W.

10.12: Cape Yakkown [Mys Yakun] abeam, course NWxW½W.

Crew variously employed.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant weather. Light westerly airs.

Steaming to westward along shore looking for deer camp.

12.22: NWxN½N.

12.35: NWxW½W.

1.32: WNW.

1.45: WxN.

3.45: Slow speed, heading up Preobrashina Bay [Bukhta Preobrazheniya].

4pm to 8pm:

Calm to light SW breeze, partly clear first of watch.

4.20: Anchored off native village, 19 fathoms water, 60 fathoms port chain.

4.30: Lieutenant Hamlet, Dr. S. Jackson and interpreter went ashore in search of deer men, returning at 6.25 with information that natives refused to drive their herds to the coast on account of lack of moss.

7.05: Hove up anchor and steamed out of bay to southward and westward.

7.10: Ahead full speed, course WSW.

7.40: Fog setting in from southwestward, steered NNW for Preobrashina Bay [Bukhta Preobrazheniya]. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy and foggy, drizzling rain last part. Light southwesterly breezes to light ENE airs at end.

Steaming various courses to westward for anchorage.

8.25: Anchored in Preobrashina Bay [Bukhta Preobrazheniya], Siberia, 7 fathoms water, 60 fathoms port chain.

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11 August 1899

Preobrashina Bay, Nunagen and at sea

Lat 64.93, Long -175.74

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, light fog first 3 hours. Calm. Gentle southerly swell.

4am to 8am:

Calm and partly clear.

Performed morning duties. Washed down decks. Continued blacking down for rigging.

8am to meridian:

Calm, cloudy, foggy at end. Smooth sea.

8.05: Underway and stood various courses to westward.

9.56: Slow speed, headed in for village WNW.

10.55: Anchored in 11 fathoms water off Nunagen [also known as Nunagan and Managen], Siberia. Natives came on board.

Watch tarring down.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear, pleasant. Light SW airs. Smooth.

12.55 underway, course SExE, economical speed (36.0).

Watch tarring down.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear, pleasant weather. Light northwesterly breezes. Sea smooth.

Steaming full speed, course SExE. Finished tarring down.

6pm to 8pm:

Calm, partly clear and pleasant weather.

8.00: Preobrashina Bay [Bukhta Preobrazheniya] bearing NE.

Course SExE. Sea smooth. Steaming full speed.

8pm to midnight:

Clean. Calm and pleasant. Smooth.

8.10: Course ESE (70.9).

9.30: ExS½S (77.5), steam alone.

12.00: Cape Chukotki [Mys Chukotskiy] abeam 2.6 miles, course ESE.

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12 August 1899

At sea and St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

Lat 63.78, Long -171.75

Midnight to 4am:

Clear, pleasant weather, hazy around horizon. Calm to light variable airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course ESE.

3.00: Made St. Lawrence Island on starboard bow.

3.15: Headed for Northwest Cape, course SE½E.

4am to 8am:

Calm to light NNE breeze, clear weather until 7.00, cloudy at end of watch.

6.26: Course SE½S.

6.50: SExE.

7.45: Came to anchor in 10 fathoms off village [Gambell], St. Lawrence Island, 60 fathoms port chain. Banked fires.

8am to meridian:

Moderate breeze North to NNE, cloudy.

8.30: Underway.

At 9.15 anchored in lee of village point [Northwest Cape], 10 fathoms water, 60 fathoms port chain.

Dr. S. Jackson visited village.

Employed boating off goods from mission station. Expended 1 boat anchor, lost by parting of warp.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy. Moderate to strong NNE breeze. Moderate sea.

Stowed stores below. Gave crew afternoon to overhaul clothing.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear. Stiff to fresh NNE to NE. Moderate sea.

4.05: Fire quarters, apparatus ready 52 seconds. Mustered at stations for abandoning ship.

6pm to 8pm:

Fresh NE breeze and partly cloudy weather.

7.25: Hove up anchor and steamed to southward and westward to get anchor secured.

7.45: Turned and steamed full speed to northward and eastward.

7.48: Course NExN. Sea moderate.

8pm to midnight:

Fresh NE breezes and cloudy, overcast at times. Moderate head sea.

Steaming full speed, course NExN.

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13 August 1899

At sea

Lat 64.24, Long -170.05 [position calculated from course and bearings]

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and cloudy. Misty at end. Stiff to fresh breeze NE to NNE. Moderate head sea.

Steaming full speed NExN.

4am to 8am:

NNE breeze, stiff to moderate gale 7.00 to 7.30. Fresh breeze greater portion of watch.

At 5.35 hauled off to NExE to carry sail. Set fore and main topmast staysail, main staysail and trysail, and spanker (58.0).

Moderate sea. Steaming at economical speed. Course by the wind NE¾E at end of watch.

8am to meridian:

Moderate to strong NxE breezes. Foggy first hour. Light overcast and cloudy remainder of watch. Moderate northerly sea.

Under same sail as previous watch. Steaming economical speed, by the wind. Making NE¾E.

10.00: Inspected ship.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, thick. Moderate sea. Moderate fresh breezes NxE to North.

By the wind, same sail, making from NExE½E to NE½E.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and thick fog. Moderate northerly breezes. Moderate sea.

4.00: Set jib.

Steaming with all fore and aft sail except flying jib, by the wind, making NE to NE¼N.

6pm to 8pm:

Moderate breezes, northerly to NxW. Overcast and foggy. Sea moderate.

All fore and aft sail set but flying jib. Course by the wind, NE¼E to NE½E.

8pm to midnight:

Moderate to gentle breeze NxW. Moderate sea. Overcast, cloudy, passing fog.

Steaming same sail by the wind, NExN¼N.

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14 August 1899

At sea and Teller Reindeer Station, Alaska

Lat 65.328, Long -166.494

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and cloudy weather. Gentle to moderate northwesterly breezes. Moderate sea.

Steaming with all fore and aft sail except flying jib. By the wind. Making course NExN¼N first 2 hours, then NNE.

4am to 8am:

Fresh to moderate breeze NW to NNE. Overcast and cloudy.

At 5.00 sounding in 8 fathoms, took in sail and changed course to NxW (57.0), increased speed.

7.25: Course ENE for Point Spencer.

7.45: In 5½ fathoms, course NE.

7.55: Course NxE. Sea moderate.

8am to meridian:

Overcast and cloudy. Misty at end.

9.30: Point Spencer abeam, course NExE. Steering various northeasterly courses for reindeer station.

11.05: Anchored off Teller Station, 5½ fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain.

Engineer’s force adjusting engine.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy with light passing rain. Moderate to gentle NW breezes.

Dr. S. Jackson visited shore. Natives on board.

4pm to 6pm:

Slightly clear. Gentle breeze NW. Natives on board.

6pm to 8pm:

Gentle NW breezes and partly clear. Natives left vessel.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy and cold. Gentle northwesterly breezes.

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15 August 1899

Teller Reindeer Station, Cape Riley, and at sea

Lat 65.22, Long -166.48

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and cloudy. Gentle to light breeze, NW to NxW.

4am to 8am:

Gentle breeze NxW to NNE, overcast and cloudy.

5.55: Up anchor and steamed to southward at slow speed.

7.55: Stopped to southward of Cape Riley and came to in 4½ fathoms water, 30 fathoms port anchor. Banked fires.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light northeasterly breezes.

Sent two boats ashore with Dr. S. Jackson to procure reindeer. Gave 5# hard bread and 10# bacon to 2 destitute miners.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy, light airs and breezes NE.

Building reindeer pens and boating off deer.

1.30 to 1.40: Shifted anchorage inshore. Anchored, 30 fathoms port chain, 4 fathoms water.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, light breezes NE.

6.00: Finished boating off deer, having received 40 deer in all.

6pm to 8pm:

Light NE breezes and cloudy to overcast.

7.15: Hove up anchor and steamed WxN½W (91.0).

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy, light to moderate breezes North. Smooth.

8.35: Course West.

9.30: Point Spencer abeam, course WxS. Steam alone.

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16 August 1899

At sea and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska

Lat 65.55, Long -167.97

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy, raining last half. Gentle breezes to moderate gale NxW.

Steaming full speed WxS.

1.35: West.

2.00: WxN½N.

2.35: NNW.

4.00: Anchored to eastward of Cape Prince of Wales, 7 fathoms water, 75 fathoms port chain.

4am to 8am:

Very fresh NNW breeze, overcast and rainy weather.

Morning duties performed.

8am to meridian:

Fresh breeze NNW. Cloudy and rainy.

Crew variously employed.

Meridian to 4pm:

Moderate gale NNW to NW. Overcast and drizzling rain.

Watch variously employed.

4pm to 6pm:

Fresh breeze. Moderate gale squalls NW. Cloudy and rainy.

6pm to 8pm:

Very fresh breeze to moderate gale NNW to NW. Overcast, cloudy and rainy weather.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy and rainy. Squally. Strong breeze to moderate gale NW, hauling to NWxW.

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17 August 1899

Cape Prince of Wales and Oomevik River, Alaska

Lat 65.49, Long -167.69

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy, rainy. Very fresh breeze. Moderate gale squalls. Choppy sea.

4am to 8am:

Fresh breeze to moderate gale from NW, overcast and misty.

By order of Commanding Officer placed Frank Donnelly, Fireman, in irons and confined him in forepeak for applying vile epithet to Thomas Singleton, Fireman, thereby provoking the latter to strike him.

Confined Thomas Singleton in brig and hand irons for fighting.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, cloudy. Fresh breezes to moderate breeze NW. Squally. Choppy sea.

8.50: Underway, steered various easterly courses along beach.

10.10: Anchored off mouth of Oomevik River [Anikovik River], Alaska, 6½ fathoms water, 45 fathoms port chain.

11.00: Released Thomas Singleton, Fireman, from confinement.

Sent boat with officer to procure skin boat; learned that deer herd was inland.

Meridian to midnight:

Overcast and squally. Gentle breeze NW. Moderate squalls.

3.30: Deer herd arrived on beach, commenced unloading deer.

8.00: Finished unloading deer, having delivered 40 to Mr. W. T. Lopp’s herders.

Wardroom Officers visited shore. Light NW breeze at end.

4.00: Released Frank Donnelly, Fireman, to stand his watch.

8.00: Confined him in single irons in brig by order of Commanding Officer.

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18 August 1899

Oomevik River, Cape Prince of Wales, and at sea

Lat 65.60, Long -168.11

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and cloudy. Light to gentle NNW breeze.

4.00: Released Frank Donnelly, Fireman, from confinement.

4am to 8am:

Moderate northerly breezes and partly clear weather.

Washed down decks and performed morning duties.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, cloudy, gentle to light breeze NE.

9.20: Underway and steamed to westward, various courses.

11.35: Anchored off Cape Prince of Wales, 45 fathoms port chain, 6½ fathoms water.

Mr. W. T. Lopp and natives came on board.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Gentle NE breezes.

Landing trade goods and stores.

Mr. W. T. Lopp and natives left vessel.

Native interpreter Chio left vessel.

3.50: Underway and stood to southward and eastward.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, misty, thick last hour. Gentle to moderate breeze NW.

4.38: Course SExE (48.5).

5.25: Set fore and aft sail (52.4).

6pm to 8pm:

Gentle NE to SSE breeze and partly clear weather.

6.40: Wind hauling, took in and furled sail (59.6).

Steaming full speed, course SExE. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy, foggy over land at times. Gentle SE breeze. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course SExE.

8.28: Off Cape York, course ExS½S (68.7).

9.00: ExS (71.5).

11.35 E½S (84.5).

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19 August 1899

At sea and Cape Riley, Alaska

Lat 65.22, Long -166.48

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, partly clear last hour. Light breeze SE to NE.

12.10: Slowed engine to await daylight, course South.

2.15: Ahead moderate speed ExN½N (91.2).

3.20: Course East (96.4), full speed.

3.45: Point Spencer abeam, course ExS (98.7).

4am to 8am:

Light NE breezes and cloudy to overcast.

4.45: Slowed engine and steered SE for camp of deer herders to southward of Cape Riley (55).

5.45: Came to in 3½ fathoms water with 45 fathoms chain on port anchor. Banked fires.

6.50: Sent boat ashore with Dr. S. Jackson to have herders drive deer to beach, boat returning at 7.20.

Rebuilding reindeer pens and variously employed.

8am to meridian:

Clear and pleasant weather. Light to moderate easterly breezes.

9.55 to 10.15: Shifted anchorage to northward to be near deer herd; anchored in 3 fathoms water, 15 fathoms port chain.

10.25: First load of deer came alongside.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear. Smooth. Gentle breeze ENE to East. Moderate squalls.

Boating off deer.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear to partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Moderate to light easterly breezes.

5.30: Finished loading deer, having received 40 deer in all. Delivered to Dr. S. Jackson 100# pork, the same to be returned at Dutch Harbor.

One Lapp deer herder [Per Larsen Anti] came on board for passage to Eton Station, Unalaklik [Unalakleet]; by order of Commanding Officer issued ship’s ration to him.

6pm to 8pm:

Light to moderate SE breezes, overcast and cloudy with mist at end of watch.

7.05 to 7.20: Underway at slow speed, shifting anchorage, coming to in 4¾ fathoms water, 30 fathoms chain port anchor. Banked fires.

Omitted fire quarters during the week by reason of deer penned in wait and to avoid stampede.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast and cloudy, passing showers first hour with moderate squalls. Gentle to light breezes SE to ENE.

9.00: Schooner anchored nearby.

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20 August 1899

Cape Riley and Sledge Island, Alaska

Lat 64.96, Long -166.88

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy weather. Light variable airs.

4am to 8am:

Light northerly to moderate SE breezes. Weather partly clear with passing showers until 7.00.

4.05: Underway and steamed WxN slow speed.

4.20: Full speed (5.6).

5.00: Course W½N.

5.20: West.

5.40: WxS.

5.55: Point Spencer abeam SxE (16.8).

6.11: Point Spencer E¼S, 9 fathoms, shaped course SSW (17.9).

8.00: Course SE.

Performed morning duties. Sea moderate.

8am to meridian:

Partly clear, hazy. Moderate to gentle breeze SE. Choppy sea.

10.00: Inspected ship, omitted muster on account of deck load.

Noon: Cape Douglass [Cape Douglas] abeam, 5 miles, changed course SExS.

All work suspended. Steam alone.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy, rainy last half. Gentle to light breezes South, hauling to East.

Steaming full speed, course SExS.

2.20: SSE (69.7).

3.35: S½W (77.5). Water shoaling to 5 fathoms.

3.45: Course SE (79.3).

Off Point Rodney [Cape Rodney] at end.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, thick, raining heavily. Light breeze with moderate squalls East. Moderate southerly swell.

Hauling around Point Rodney [Cape Rodney], various southerly and easterly courses.

5.10: In log (87.2).

5.25: Anchored in 5½ fathoms water, 60 fathoms port chain off native village [Sinuk].

6pm to 8pm:

Moderate to gentle easterly breeze, overcast, rainy weather.

6.50: Underway and steamed to eastward.

7.15: Came to with 45 fathoms port anchor, 4½ fathoms water, village [Sinuk] bearing NE½E, NE end Sledge Island SSE¾E. Banked fires.

Moderate southerly swell, causing surf on beach so that landing could not be made.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy with passing wind and rain squalls. Light to fresh SE to ESE breezes.

8.40: Underway and stood to southward.

9.30: Anchored in 8 fathoms water to leeward of Sledge Island, 45 fathoms chain port anchor, 2 vessels anchored nearby.

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21 August 1899

Sledge Island and Point Rodney, Alaska

Lat 64.50, Long -166.27

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, moon showing first hour, raining last hour. Moderate breeze ESE. Long southerly swell.

4am to 8am:

Gentle easterly breeze, overcast and rainy throughout watch. Moderate southerly swell.

Performed morning duties. Awaiting favorable weather to load deer. Southerly swell prevailing.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy with passing showers. Gentle ESE breezes. Moderate southerly swell.

Watch variously employed.

9.30: Started distiller.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and cloudy, passing showers. Gentle to light East; NE at end. Long southerly swell.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy, passing rain showers. Gentle to light breezes NE to ExN.

6pm to 8pm:

Light breeze backing northward, raining until 7.30, clearing later.

6.55: Southerly swell decreasing and wind backing to northward, hove up anchor and steamed to northward.

7.25: Anchored in 4½ fathoms water, 30 fathoms port chain, off native village [Sinuk] to southward of Point Rodney.

Sent officer ashore to ascertain if Antisarlook [Artisarlook in log] was in the village and could send native boats to land deer.

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear. Light WNW airs to calm. Long southerly swell.

8.30: Boat returned and reported landing impracticable. Could not make people on beach understand, using megaphone, on account of roar of surf.

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22 August 1899

Point Rodney and Golovin Bay, Alaska

Lat 64.37, Long -165.14

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy to clear. Cool. Calm to light northerly breezes. Smooth sea. Gentle swell.

4am to 8am:

Light northerly airs and breezes, clear weather with passing clouds first of watch, cloudy latter part, wind backing to northward. Surf on beach at village visible and heard on board.

5.45: Hove up anchor and steamed SE (87.3).

6.45: Water shoaled suddenly to 4¾ fathoms, stopped and backed engine, NE end of Sledge Island bearing SW.

7.05: Steamed ahead, course ExS (92.6).

8am to meridian:

Partly clear. Light to moderate breeze West and WxN. Moderate sea.

8.15: Course E½S (100.1).

9.45: Set topsail, topgallant sail, and fore top staysail (11.5).

10.00: Anvil City [Nome] abeam. Several vessels anchored.

11.00: Set clocks ahead 5 minutes.

Steaming with sail as above.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Moderate southwesterly breezes. Moderate following sea.

Steaming with square sails and fore topmast staysail, course ENE¼E.

12.15: Passed steamer “Saidie” [Sadie in log] bound to westward.

2.00: Passed small steamer bound to westward.

3.15: Course ExN.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly cloudy. Moderate to stiff breeze SSW to SW. Moderate following sea.

4.10: Passed 3 masted schooner heading to westward.

4.55: Course East (64.3).

5.40: ExS (71.1).

6.00: In all sail.

Steaming heading for Golovin Bay [Golovnin Bay].

6pm to midnight:

Moderate SW to WSW breeze and partly clear and threatening weather.

6.45: Steered E¼S for Cape Darby.

From 7.30 steering various courses for anchorage in Golovin Bay [Golovnin Bay].

7.50: In log (86.4) and slowed down.

8.40: Anchored off bluff, west side of bay in 4¾ fathoms water, 45 fathoms chain on port anchor. Banked fires. Rocky Cape [Rocky Point] SxW, Cape Darby ExS.

Day ends with light southerly breezes and partly clear weather.

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23 August 1899

Golovin Bay and at sea

Lat 64.48, Long -162.95

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy weather. Light SW breezes.

4am to 8am:

Light southerly wind and cloudy.

At 4.00 dispatched Lieutenant Hamlet, accompanied by Dr. S. Jackson, on shore to gather information of deer herd and about landing deer on board.

8am to meridian:

Light SW to SSW breeze and overcast.

10.10: Lieutenant Hamlet and Dr. S. Jackson returned with native boats for landing deer.

10.45: Underway and steamed to northward.

11.00: Stopped and anchored 30 fathoms chain port anchor, 4½ fathoms water. Banked fires.

Commenced loading deer. Lapp herder [Per Larsen Anti] went ashore.

Loaned to Dr. S. Jackson from rations 4 sacks flour, 20# coffee, 21# salt pork and 20 lbs beans.

Meridian to 6pm:

Cloudy, rainy last part. Light to gentle southwesterly to northwesterly breezes.

3.45: Last deer left the ship. Took down reindeer pens and washed deck.

6pm to 8pm:

Light NNW breeze to light variable airs, overcast and misty.

7.05: Underway. Steaming various courses to southward.

Sea moderate. Steaming full speed.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast and misty to partly clear. Light variable breezes to moderate NNW light at end. Sea smooth.

8.40: Course SWxW¾W (94.3).

9.20: Rocky Point abeam (96.3).

Steaming moderate speed.

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24 August 1899

At sea and Anvil City, Alaska

Lat 64.485, Long -165.451

Midnight to 4am:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather, light overcast at intervals. Gentle northwesterly breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course SWxW¾W.

2.30: Made Cape Nome on starboard bow.

4am to meridian:

Light breeze NW to ESE and partly clear weather.

5.50: Cape Nome abeam, course WxS.

Steered various courses into anchorage off Anvil City [Nome], where stopped and anchored at 7.30. Banked fires, 60 fathoms chain, 8 fathoms water.

8.30: Sent boat ashore, in charge of Lieutenant Hamlet, to land Dr. S. Jackson; boat returned at 12.00.

Watch scraping and oiling spanker boom and cleaning steam launch.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant weather. Light ESE to southwesterly breezes.

Watch scrubbing paintwork and variously employed.

4pm to 8pm:

Clear. Light southerly breezes and airs. Smooth.

7.00: Reverend Mr. Axel E. Karlsen came on board for passage to Unalaklik [Unalakleet].

8pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant weather. Light southerly breezes.

8.40: Boat returned with Governor John Green Brady, Dr. S. Jackson and Mr. William A. Kjellman [W. J. Kjellman in log] for passage to Unalaklik [Unalakleet].

8.55: Underway and steamed to eastward.

10.45: Cape Nome abeam, course E½N (53.9).

11.00: Passed steamer bound to westward.

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25 August 1899

At sea and Unalaklik, Alaska

Lat 64.19, Long -161.74

Midnight to 4am:

Clear. Smooth. Light SSW airs. Steam alone.

2.50: Made Cape Darby ahead, changed course to E½S (93.4).

4am to 8am:

Light breeze, South to SSE and clear weather.

5.45: Rocky Cape [Rocky Point] abeam (13.8). Sighted steamer bearing S½W, bound to westward.

At 6.00 Rocky Cape [Rocky Point] bearing NxW½W (15.5), course E½N.

7.25: Cape Darby N½W (25.1).

Washed down decks and performed morning duties. Cleaning steam launch.

8am to meridian:

Light southeasterly breezes and clear weather.

Steaming full speed, course E½N.

8.35: E¼S.

10.11: E½S. Sea smooth.

11.50: Exercised at fire quarters, apparatus ready in 2 minutes, first stream 37 seconds. Mustered at stations for abandoning ship.

Meridian to 4pm:

Clear, pleasant. Smooth. Light variable airs.

12.35: Course ESE (61.5).

1.45: Course SExE (69.4).

2.40: SE½E (75.8).

3.30: In log (81.5). Steering various courses and speeds for anchorage.

4pm to 6pm:

Clear and pleasant. Light northerly airs.

4.10: Anchored off Unalaklik [Unalakleet], Alaska, 4½ fathoms water, 30 fathoms port chain.

Loading reindeer trade goods in boats.

6pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Gentle northerly breezes to light northeasterly airs.

Finished loading trade goods into boats and 6.00 lowered steam launch.

At 6.50 Governor Brady, Dr. S. Jackson, W. A. Kjellman [W. J. Kjellman in log] and Reverend A. E. Karlsen left ship.

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26 August 1899

Unalaklik, Alaska

Lat 63.88, Long -160.87

Midnight to 8am:

Moderate to light East to ENE breeze, squalls at intervals.

Performed morning duties. Commenced painting hull outside.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, rainy. Light breeze ENE to ESE. Smooth.

Blacking outside.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and rainy. Light to moderate easterly breeze.

All work suspended.

4pm to 8pm:

Overcast and rainy. Gentle ExS breezes.

4.30: Two boats left ship for village to bring Governor Brady [and] Dr. S. Jackson on board.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast and rainy. Light SE to East breezes.

9.00: Boats returned with Dr. S. Jackson, Mr. W. A. Kjellman [W. J. Kjellman in log] and Dr. Peter Hugh James Lerrigo for transportation.

By order of Commanding Officer disrated Frank P. Carter, Boatswain, to Seaman for insolence to Officer of the Deck.

Received from Dr. S. Jackson 4 sacks flour, 20# coffee, 21# salt pork and 50# beans which was borrowed from rations on 23^rd instant.

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27 August 1899

Unalaklik and Besboro Island, Alaska

Lat 64.04, Long -161.12

Midnight to 8am:

Day commences calm, overcast and rainy. Watch ends with stiff SxW breezes and rainy weather.

Rated F. Stoddard, Coxswain, to Boatswain for probationary period.

6.00: Commenced lowering steam launch.

6.35 launch in water.

7.05: Launch in charge of Lieutenant Hamlet with Dr. P. Lerrigo aboard left vessel for village to bring Governor Brady and others on board.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, threatening weather. Moderate to fresh southerly to southwesterly breezes.

9.30: Launch in tow of a sail boat from village returned to river.

10.05: Sea becoming too rough, got underway and stood to westward.

11.00: Changed course to NWxW for Besboro Island. Steaming full speed. Sea moderate.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy weather with stiff southerly breeze and passing rain.

1.10: Off SE end Besboro Island, slowed down.

1.15: Anchored in 6½ fathoms water (sticky bottom) with 45 fathoms on port chain. Banked fires.

4pm to 8pm:

Cloudy with drizzling rain. Fresh to strong South breezes.

8pm to midnight:

Stiff to fresh South to SSE breezes. Overcast, rainy and squally.

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28 August 1899

Besboro Island, Alaska

Lat 64.11, Long -161.29

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and rainy. Strong southerly breezes with moderate gale squalls. Moderate sea.

4am to 8am:

Fresh southerly wind to moderate gale. Overcast and rain squalls. Moderate sea.

At 6.00: Shifted anchorage nearer to shore, coming to at 6.30 in 5 fathoms water and 45 fathoms on port chain.

8am to meridian:

Fresh breeze to moderate gale from southward, overcast, rainy and squally weather.

Watch cleaning paintwork in forecastle head. Engineer’s force repaired valves in steam pipes of wash room.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy and squally, drizzling rain at frequent intervals. Gentle to strong SSW breezes, blowing in squalls.

Watch variously employed.

1.00: Started distiller.

4pm to 6pm:

Gentle to stiff SSW breeze, overcast with squalls at intervals.

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast and cloudy. Gentle SSW breezes with fresh squalls. Smooth sea.

7.00: Stopped distiller.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast and cloudy. Moderate squalls at intervals. Misty at end of day.

Gentle SSW breezes greater part of watch.

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29 August 1899

Besboro Island, Unalaklik and St. Michael, Alaska

Lat 63.88, Long -160.87

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy, rain at intervals. Calm to light variable breezes.

4am to 8am:

Light southerly wind and overcast.

At 5.00 got underway and steamed to SE.

Morning work done.

8am to meridian:

Overcast and cloudy. Light easterly breezes.

8.05: Came to anchor off Unalaklik [Unalakleet] in 4¾ fathoms water and veered to 45 fathoms on starboard chain.

9.40: Shore boat came alongside and following named persons were taken on board for passage to St. Michael: Mrs. Axel E. Karlsen, wife of Swedish missionary, Miss Melina Johnson, teacher and an invalid, and Miss Katrina Ivanoff, also Dr. P. Lerrigo for St. Lawrence Island.

Launch was seen towing out of harbor. Sent cutter to assist. Crew variously employed.

Meridian to 4pm:

Generally overcast and cloudy, drizzling rain last half hour. Light southerly breezes.

12.20: Launch returned having lost propeller. Governor Brady and Lieutenant Hamlet on board.

12.45: Underway and stood to southward and westward.

12.51: SSW (100.3).

2.25: Made Egg Island, course SSW¾W.

4.00: Course SSW.

4pm to 6pm:

Light airs and breezes from SSW to East. Overcast and drizzling rain at intervals.

4.50: Egg Island abeam (26.5).

6.00: Slowed down, spoke USRC McCulloch.

6pm to 8pm:

Light easterly breezes, overcast and drizzling.

6.20: Came to anchor in St. Michael Bay in 4 fathoms water with 30 fathoms chain on starboard anchor and banked fires.

Commanding Officer of USRC McCulloch [Captain Washington C. Coulson] visited ship.

Governor Brady left vessel.

Mrs. Axel E. Karlsen, Miss Melina Johnson and Miss Katrina Ivanoff left vessel.

8pm to midnight:

Light easterly breeze, overcast and drizzling rain.

At 8.00 US Army launch came alongside and Major Patrick Henry Ray, US Army, his secretary Mr. Van Hook, and an orderly came on board for passage to Anvil City [Nome].

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30 August 1899

St. Michael and at sea

Lat 63.48, Long -161.92

Midnight to 8am:

Calm and light NE airs, overcast and drizzling.

Performed morning duties.

Commanding Officer called on Commanding Officer of USRC McCulloch [Captain Washington C. Coulson].

8am to meridian:

Cloudy and drizzling rain. Light easterly breezes.

Crew variously employed. Received stationery from Department. Landed stores belonging to Dr. S. Jackson and taken on board at St. Lawrence Island.

Post Surgeon Horatio Richmond Marsh attended 3 sick men of crew.

12.00: Underway and stood out of harbor.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, misting rain. Smooth. Light westerly airs to calm.

12.05: Over log (33.0), steered various courses.

12.30: Course WNW (35.8).

1.15: Course West (40.9).

2.35: NE end Stuart Island abeam, 2.8 miles (49.5).

Steam alone. Passed two steamers bound in to St. Michael.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, misty at times. Calm to light westerly to SW airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course West.

6pm to 8pm:

Light westerly breeze and partly clear weather. Sea smooth.

7.00: Cape Darby bearing North.

Steaming full speed, course West.

8pm to midnight:

Partly cloudy. Light westerly breezes and smooth.

9.25: Course W½S, slowed to moderate speed (98.2).

T. Soyka, Quartermaster, placed off duty on account of sickness.

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31 August 1899

At sea and Anvil City, Alaska

Lat 64.48, Long -165.67

Midnight to 4am:

Clear and pleasant. Light westerly airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming course W½S.

3.30: Off Cape Nome, course W¾N (32.3).

4am to 11am:

Light breeze from westward and calm. Partly cloudy weather.

5.30: Course WNW½W.

6.00: In log (47.2).

6.12: slowed down and steered for anchorage off Anvil City [Nome].

6.25: Came to in 7½ fathoms water, 45 fathoms chain on starboard anchor. Banked fires.

8.25: Sent two boats ashore landing Major P. Ray, US Army, his secretary, orderly, and Mr. W. A. Kjellman [W. J. Kjellman in log].

10.35: boats returning.

11am to meridian:

Light westerly airs to calm. Smooth.

11.20: Underway, course SW full speed (47.3).

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light southerly breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming moderate speed until 2.00, when full speed was ordered.

2.17: West end Sledge Island abeam, 3.5 miles (63.4), course SW.

12.20: Placed Frank P. Carter [Seaman] in single irons in solitary confinement on bread and water for striking the Boatswain while both were on berth deck, and attempting to strike him with the irons and making a murderous threat against the Boatswain in the presence of the Commanding Officer, the Executive Officer, 2^nd Assistant Engineer J. Bryan and the Officer of the Deck.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy. Light breezes SE. Smooth.

6.00: Made fore and aft sail, course SW, full speed.

6pm to 8pm:

Gentle SSE breeze, partly cloudy first hour, overcast and foggy last hour.

All fore and aft sail set. Steaming full speed.

8.00: Economical speed, course SW. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, fog and misty latter part. Light SSE breezes.

Steaming economical speed with all fore and aft sail, course SW. Sea smooth.

LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1899

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1 September 1899

At sea and St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

Lat 63.90, Long -171.42

Midnight to 4am:

Foggy. Light SSE breezes to variable airs. Smooth.

3.20: In sail (45.3).

2.00: Sounded in 7 fathoms.

3.00: 17 fathoms.

4.00: 19 fathoms.

Steaming moderate speed.

4.00: Full speed.

4am to 8am:

Light variable winds and partly cloudy weather.

4.15: Sighted St. Lawrence Island bearing South.

5.00: Course WSW.

Performed morning duties. Steaming full speed.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, foggy at intervals. Calm to light SSE airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course WSW.

10.10: SW¾W (93.6).

11.50: In 9½ fathoms water, hauled to westward, slow speed.

12.00: Ahead full speed.

Set clocks back 20 minutes.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy. Light South airs and breezes. Smooth.

12.25: Course SSW.

Loaned to Dr. S. Jackson, to be returned at Dutch Harbor, 73# hard bread from ship’s stores.

3.00: Anchored off village [Gambell], St. Lawrence Island, 45 fathoms starboard chain, 8 fathoms water.

Dr. Lerrigo left ship.

Dr. S. Jackson visited shore.

Landing freight for Dr. Lerrigo.

J. Clark, Ordinary Seaman, on extra duty scrubbing paintwork, for insolence to Executive Officer.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy. Foggy around horizon. Light variable airs. Smooth sea.

5.20: Boat returned with Dr. S. Jackson.

6pm to 8pm:

Light variable airs and calm.

6.35: Underway and steamed at slow speed to southward and westward.

6.35: Over log (18.8).

6.47: Full speed.

7.00: Course South (20.4).

7.17: Course S½W (22.2).

Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Clear at intervals first hour, thick fog at times, overcast latter part. Light SSE breeze. Moderate squalls SSE to South. Gentle head swell.

9.45: Course SxW (37.4).

Steaming full speed.

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2 September 1899

At sea, St. Lawrence Island to Dutch Harbor

Lat 62.60, Long -171.75

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy, foggy and misty. Gentle easterly breezes. Moderate southerly swell.

Steaming full speed, course SxW.

2.20: Course SExS¼S (65.0). Set fore and aft sail except flying jib.

4am to 8am:

Overcast and foggy. Moderate to stiff breezes from East and ExS.

Steaming full speed. Morning work done.

4.15: Hauled down main staysail at 5.00, course SExS¼S.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, misty and rainy. Passing thick fog. Choppy sea. Stiff to moderate breeze East.

11.30: Set clocks back 14 minutes.

Employed making jackasses and oil bags.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast and cloudy with drizzling rain and fog. Moderate sea. Moderate to gentle breezes East to SExE.

3.00: Shortened and furled sail.

Steaming full speed, course SExE¼S.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy, thick mist. Moderate breeze SE. Moderate sea.

Steaming full speed SExS¼S.

J. Clark, Ordinary Seaman, on extra watch for insolence to Executive Officer.

4.00: Sounded fire alarm. 4.00.50: apparatus ready.

6pm to 8pm:

Gentle to moderate SE breezes, overcast, foggy and misty weather.

Steaming full speed. Sea moderate. Course SExS¼S.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast and misty, foggy from 9.00 to 11.00. Gentle southeasterly breezes. Moderate sea.

Steaming full speed, course SExE¼S.

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3 September 1899

At sea, St. Lawrence Island to Dutch Harbor

Lat 60.63, Long -170.49

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy, foggy first hour, passing rain squalls. Moderate sea. Moderate breeze SExS.

Steaming full speed, course SExE¼S.

4am to 8am:

Moderate SExS breeze, overcast, foggy and misty weather.

6.10: Sounded in 32 fathoms, fine gray sand. Sounded in 28 fathoms.

8.00: T. Soyka, Quartermaster, returned from sick to duty.

Performed morning duties. Steaming full speed.

8am to meridian:

Overcast and cloudy, foggy and misty at times. Moderate to strong SE breezes.

Steaming full speed, course SExE¼S. Moderate sea ahead.

10.00: Inspected ship, omitting muster on account of bad weather. Set clocks ahead 12 minutes.

Meridian: Took sounding in 31 fathoms, fine gray sand.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy, rainy. Fresh breeze SE, very fresh squalls. Rough sea.

12.32: Set fore top staysail, main staysail, main trysail, and spanker. Slowed engine and kept off by the wind making SxE (48.6). Log in from 12.55 to 1.25.

2.00: Sounded in 29½ fathoms

3.00: 24 fathoms.

4.00: 30 fathoms.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy, squally and rainy. Strong southeasterly breezes. Rough sea.

Same sail as preceding watch, steaming slow speed by the wind, making SxE and S½E.

6.00: Sounded in 32 fathoms water.

5.00: Exercised prisoner 15 minutes.

6pm to 8pm:

Stiff to very fresh breeze from southeastward. Sea rough.

Steering by the wind, making S¼E and South.

7.00: Sounded in 30 fathoms.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, cloudy, passing rain. Fresh breeze SxE to South. Very fresh squalls. Rough sea.

8.00: Tacked ship to eastward by the wind, heading from SExE to SE. Same sail.

9.00: Sounded in 32 fathoms.

10.00: 30 fathoms.

11.00: 30 fathoms.

12.00: 28 fathoms.

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4 September 1899

At sea, St. Lawrence Island to Dutch Harbor

Lat 59.37, Long -169.92

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast and cloudy, misty at times. Clear sky overhead between 12.00 and 1.00. Moderate to gentle SSW breeze.

Steaming slow speed with fore topmast and main staysail, main trysail, and spanker. Course SE. Moderate sea.

4am to 8am:

Moderate to stiff breeze South to SSW, overcast and misty, fog at intervals.

Sounding at 5.00 30 fathoms, 6.00 30 fathoms, 7.00 27 fathoms, 8.00 29 fathoms.

4.25: Furled sail and steered SExS¼S, full speed (81.5).

Performed morning duties. Steaming full speed. Sea moderating.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, cloudy and misty. Moderate SSW breeze. Moderate sea.

8.30: Set fore topmast and main staysails, main trysail, and spanker (1.4).

9.10: Set jib, main topmast staysail. Slowed engine to moderate speed.

11.40: Set flying jib.

9.00: Sounded in 28 fathoms.

10.00: 28 fathoms.

11.00: 27 fathoms.

12.00: 28 fathoms.

Steam and fore and aft sail set, course SExE¼S.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy and misty, slightly clear last hour. Gentle SSW breezes. Moderate to smooth sea.

12.20: Course SExS.

Steaming moderate speed with all fore and aft sail.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, passing light fog. Gentle breeze SSW. Moderate southerly swell.

Same course, sail and speed.

5.00 and 6.00: Sounded in 28 fathoms.

Frank P. Carter [Seaman] released from irons and confinement and returned to duty.

6pm to 8pm:

Light southerly breeze, overcast and misty, foggy at intervals.

Steaming at economical speed. Sea smooth. Sounded at 5.00 in 33 fathoms.

6.35: Wind light and backing to southward, took in all sail (47.4), course SExS.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast and cloudy and misty. Light southerly breeze. Smooth sea.

Steaming moderate speed, course SExS.

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5 September 1899

At sea, St. Lawrence Island to Dutch Harbor

Lat 57.53, Long -167.97

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy, thick fog latter half. Moderate swell. Moderate to gentle SSW breezes.

Steaming, course SExS.

4am to 8am:

Moderate breeze SSW to SW; overcast, misty and foggy, clearing at intervals.

5.00: Sounded in 28 fathoms.

5.55: Set fore and aft sail save flying jib (103.0). Swell moderating from southward.

7.44: Sounded in 36 fathoms.

Steaming SExS.

8am to meridian:

Gentle [sic] overcast, foggy and misty. Clear sky at intervals. Moderate SW breezes. Moderate sea.

9.25: Set ringtail and flying jib.

10.00: Course SExS½S.

Steaming moderate speed with all fore and aft sail, 3 small schooners in sight during watch and one steamer bound to northward.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, cloudy, passing mist. Moderate to gentle SW to South breezes. Moderate southerly swell.

Same course and sail.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, cloudy with mist and fog. Gentle southwesterly breezes. Moderate sea.

Same course and sail.

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast, cloudy and misty weather. Moderate sea. Wind backing from SSW to SxW.

8.00: Took in all sail.

Course SExS½S. Steaming at economical speed.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, misty and rainy. Moderate sea. Gentle to moderate breeze SxW.

10.00: Passed steamer heading to northwestward.

9.00: Sounded in 36 fathoms.

10.00: 40 fathoms.

11.00: 40 fathoms.

12.00: 42 fathoms.

Course SExE½S.

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6 September 1899

At sea, St. Lawrence Island to Dutch Harbor

Lat 55.81, Long -167.41 [position calculated from previous day and course]

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy and drizzling rain. Gentle to light southerly breezes. Moderate head sea.

Steaming full speed, course SExE½S.

4.00: Sounded in 50 fathoms water.

4am to 8am:

Light to gentle southerly breeze, overcast, cloudy and drizzling. Moderate southerly sea.

Steaming economical speed. Performed morning duties.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, cloudy. Slightly clear last hour, drizzling rain and mist. Gentle southerly swell.

8.45: Course SSE (26.3), steaming.

9.00: Sounded in 56 fathoms.

10.00: 51 fathoms.

11.00: 60 fathoms.

12.00: 60 fathoms.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear at times, pleasant weather. Light southerly airs to light southwesterly breezes.

12.15: SxE½E.

1.55: Set fore and aft sail (50.7).

2.50: Took in sail (55.1).

3.25: Course S½E.

Steaming full speed. Sea smooth.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear, light southerly to SW airs and breezes. Long southerly swell.

Steaming S½E.

6pm to 8pm:

Partly cloudy, light breeze SW backing to SSE at 7.00.

Steaming full speed. Southerly swell. Smooth sea.

Course changed at 8.00 to SxE.

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear, pleasant weather, light overcast at times. Light southeasterly airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming moderate speed.

8.00: Course SxE.

10.00: Sounded in 75 fathoms.

12.00: 81 fathoms.

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7 September 1899

At sea and Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.894, Long -166.526

Midnight to 4am:

Slightly clear at intervals. Misty around horizon. Light airs and breezes from SSE to SW. Gentle SW swell.

Steaming SxE.

1.00: Sounded in 80 fathoms.

2.00: 100 fathoms.

3.00: 100 fathoms.

4am to 8am:

Light winds from southwestward and calms, weather partly clear.

4.15: Ahead full speed.

4.45: Sighted land ahead.

6.00: Shaped course SxW¼W for entrance to Unalaska Bay.

6.15: North Head, Akutan Island, bore ExS.

Performed morning duties and roused up mooring lines on deck.

8am to 4pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather, drizzling rain latter part. Calm to light northerly breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed various courses to southward up Unalaska Bay.

9.00: Passed USRC Rush bound out.

10.30: Anchored in Dutch Harbor, 17 fathoms water, 60 fathoms starboard chain.

Officers from USRC McCulloch visited vessel.

Commanding Officer visited USRC McCulloch.

1.30: Underway and at 2.05 made fast to dock.

US Army Transport Athenian left harbor [Athenian was bound for Manila with troops for the Philippine-American war].

Hauled fires and blew down boiler.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy, foggy at times with drizzling rain. Light northwesterly breezes.

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8 September 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.891, Long -166.534

Midnight to 8am:

Calms and light NW breeze, overcast and drizzling weather.

Made ready to coal and at 7.25 commenced coaling ship.

8am to 4pm:

Cloudy, passing rain. Calm to light breeze NW.

8.30: USRC Corwin made fast to wharf.

10.35: USRC Grant anchored in harbor.

Received on board box directed to Secretary of the Treasury [Lyman Judson Gage], containing branded seal pup.

Seaman Martin Keogh [Keough in log] injured foot by coal barrow falling on him; 2^nd Oiler Thomas J. Gould injured shoulder while working around engine, both attended by Surgeon from USRC McCulloch.

12.30: HMS Icarus and US Army Transport Victoria arrived and anchored.

Engineer’s force cleaning boiler.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy. Gentle to moderate breeze WNW. Squally.

6.00: Stopped coaling. Granted liberty.

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9 September 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.891, Long -166.534

Midnight to 8am:

Day commences with moderate NW breeze and overcast.

Prepared to continue coaling. Carpenter commenced caulking open seams port side of hull. Blacked boat davit spans, guys and Jacob’s ladders and boom pennants.

8am to 4pm:

Cloudy, rain last half. Gentle to light southwesterly breezes.

Coaling ship. Received from North America Commercial Company, 100# salt pork, 73# hard bread, in full payment for loans to Dr. S. Jackson from ration stores.

Dr. S. Jackson left the vessel.

9.00: HMS Pheasant left harbor.

10.20: USRC McCulloch left harbor.

10.45: US Army Transport Victoria came alongside wharf.

4pm to midnight:

Overcast and rainy. Light variable breezes.

5.20: Stopped coaling for the day. Washed main deck.

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10 September 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.891, Long -166.534

Midnight to 8am:

Calm and partly clear, light SW airs at 8.00.

Performed morning duties.

For not keeping his watch as Quartermaster from midnight to 4am on deck, disrated George B. Hughes to Seaman and quarantined him on board ship until further orders.

8am to 4pm:

Partly clear. Light breeze SSW to ESE, fresh squalls in afternoon.

10.00: Inspected ship, omitted muster on account of lying alongside coal wharf.

Granted watch liberty. Sent out fishing party. All work suspended.

4pm to midnight:

Partly clear to overcast, passing rain squalls. Moderate breeze ESE to East. Moderate to fresh squalls.

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11 September 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.891, Long -166.534

Midnight to 8am:

Stiff to moderate breeze SE to East, rainy weather.

Performed morning duties.

At 7.00 commenced coaling ship.

8am to 4pm:

Overcast and rainy. Moderate breeze to whole gale from East to ENE, blowing very heavy squalls during afternoon.

Coaling ship until 12.00, then stopped for day on account of gale and rain. Unrove steam launch falls and athwart tackles, fore sheets and fish falls, and got them out as extra fasts, there not being enough fasts on the vessel to safely secure her to wharf.

USRC Rush and a steam schooner anchored in harbor.

Rated Hans Nielson [Nelson in log], Seaman, to Quartermaster.

4pm to midnight:

Overcast, rainy and squally, clear sky at intervals. Fresh breezes to fresh gale from eastward.

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12 September 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.891, Long -166.534

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate to stiff breezes East to North. Overcast, rainy and squally.

6.30: Commenced coaling.

9am to 4pm:

Cloudy, rainy and squally. Moderate breeze North, increasing to moderate gale squalls, fresh breeze in afternoon.

Coaling ship with overflow from transport Victoria.

4.00: Victoria finished coaling.

Started fires under main boiler, blew down donkey boiler.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh breeze WNW to West. Moderate gale squalls with rain.

6.00: Stopped coaling.

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13 September 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.891, Long -166.534

Midnight to 8am:

Fresh westerly to WNW breeze, overcast, clearing end of watch.

6.30: Commenced coaling.

8am to 4pm:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Gentle to light westerly breezes. Moderate southwesterly breezes.

Coaling ship.

At request of Commanding Officer of USRC Corwin [Captain William J. Herring], delivered to that vessel 168 rations from [those] of this vessel.

Boatswain F. Stoddard sick and off duty.

4pm to midnight:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Moderate southwesterly breezes.

4.50: US Army Transport Victoria went to sea.

6.00: Stopped coaling for the night.

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14 September 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.894, Long -166.526

Midnight to 8am:

Fresh SW breeze, decreasing during watch, calm at 8.00.

6.30: Commenced striking coal below from wharf and deck.

7.10: Finished loading coal on deck, having received 192 tons, also 4200 gallons fresh water and 180 lbs 3¾” Manila.

7.35: Unmoored ship and at 7.55 stopped and came to in 17 fathoms water, 60 fathoms chain on starboard anchor. Banked fires.

While working away from dock, about 5 fathoms, 5 inches line fouled in wheel.

8am to 4pm:

Light variable airs and calm. Overcast.

Cleaning ship and boats, chopping line out of wheel and blacking over bare spots outside. Rove new falls and hoisted steam launch.

Mr. Guy Heustis, son of Collector of Customs, Port Townsend, came on board for passage to San Francisco, as guest of Commanding Officer.

10.55: USRC Corwin left harbor.

3.45: Steamer Excelsior arrived.

4pm to midnight:

Overcast and cloudy. Calm to light SE airs.

J. A. Stone, MD, E. W. Biddle, DDS, and Mr. Paul Mitchell, teacher at St. George Island, all of San Francisco, came on board for passage to that port, and as guests of Wardroom Officers.

7.45: US Army Transport Port Albert anchored outside sand spit.

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15 September 1899

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Lat 53.894, Long -166.526

Midnight to 8am:

Light SSE to moderate SE breeze, increasing at end of watch.

Performed morning duties. Rove off fore sheets. Commenced cleaning paintwork in forecastle head.

8am to 4pm:

Cloudy and squally, threatening weather. Moderate gale to moderate breeze from southeastward.

Scrubbed and washed clothes.

Steamer Portland came up bay and went to Unalaska.

2.00: Sent for mail.

Scrubbed paintwork about main and quarterdecks.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy. Moderate to light southeasterly breeze and calm, bright moonlight at times.

Mr. Guy Heustis left vessel to take passage on USRC Grant.

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16 September 1899

Dutch Harbor and at sea

Lat 54.33, Long -165.60 [position calculated from course and bearings]

Midnight to 8am:

Light winds South, shifting to NW, overcast and rainy.

6.05: Underway and steamed out of harbor, slow speed.

6.20: Full speed, course North.

6.20: Over log (72.0).

7.00: Course North.

7.30: Cape Kalekhta [Cape Kalekta] bearing ExS, changed course to NxE (77.9).

7.54 course NNE (79.3).

Sea smooth.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, foggy and rainy. Moderate sea. Moderate WSW breeze.

9.45: Course NExN (89.0).

10.15: North Head abeam, course NE (91.7).

11.30: Akun Head abeam, course ENE (100.0).

Crew variously employed.

Boatswain F. Stoddard sick and off duty.

Steam alone.

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, foggy and rainy, clearing latter part. Moderate westerly breeze. Moderate following sea.

Steaming course ENE.

2.15: ExN (16.8). Made Scotch Cap ahead.

2.42: East (19.5).

3.05: ExS (21.9).

4.00: ExS½S (28.1).

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, cloudy and misty. Confused swell.

4.30: Sighted steamer standing into Unimak Pass.

4.05: Sounded fire alarm, apparatus ready 4.05.35.

4.15: Set topsail, foresail and fore top staysail (29.5).

4.35: Course ESE.

5.10: Cape Khituk [Seal Cape] NNE, 10 miles (35.6).

6pm to 8pm:

Fresh to very fresh westerly breeze, overcast first hour, clearing weather second hour, wind and sea increasing to 7.40, decreasing later.

Steaming full speed. Fore top staysail, topsail and foresail, course ESE. Sea smooth. Vessel rolling.

8pm to midnight:

Strong breeze from West. Cloudy. Bright moonlight. Rough following sea.

Steaming foresail, topsail and fore top staysail, course ESE. Vessel rolling heavily at times.

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17 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 53.17, Long -161.50

Midnight to 4am:

Partly clear to overcast, cloudy. Stiff breeze, West, freshening at times; heavy SW swell, moderate sea, vessel rolling deeply.

2.00: Course ExS.

Black steamer, two masts, topsail schooner crossed wake close aboard heading SE.

Expended four Coston signals, three worthless.

4am to 8am:

Clearing weather, moderate West breeze, shifting to NW.

At 5.45 sea rough but moderating during watch, vessel rolling moderately. 2-masted steamer in sight on starboard quarter until [unspecified].

Course ExS. Square sails and fore topmast staysail set.

8am to meridian:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather, moderate WNW breezes, moderate following sea.

8.40: Set fore topgallant sail.

Steaming full speed with square sails and fore topmast staysail. Course ExS.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear to cloudy, pleasant, moderate to light breezes, WNW to NW, shifting at end to WSW in light squall.

1.50: Set main topmast staysail, and main trysail, and at 3.50 took them in.

Square sails and fore topmast staysail set, steaming ExS.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear, pleasant weather, gentle WSW breezes to light westerly airs. Sea smooth, moderate swell.

4.20: Set all fore and aft sail except flying jib.

5.30: Wind becoming light, shortened sail.

Steaming full speed. Course ExS.

6pm to 8pm:

Light NW airs backing to southward, partly clear. Sea smooth.

Steam alone, full speed. Course ExS.

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear, moonlight. Light airs and breezes West to NW, light NW breeze at end, smooth sea, gentle SW swell.

Steaming ExS.

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18 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 52.09, Long -157.20

Midnight to 4am:

Partly clear to cloudy. Pleasant weather. Light westerly breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed, course ExS.

4am to 8am:

Light variable airs from NE to southward and westward, drizzling rain 7.20 to 8.00.

7.30: Set square sails.

8.00: Set all fore and aft sail.

Sea smooth. Course ExS. Performed morning duties.

8am to meridian:

Partly clear, pleasant. Smooth. Gentle westerly swell. Light variable breezes and airs.

Rated George B. Hughes, Seaman, to Coxswain.

Set clocks ahead 14 minutes at 11.00.

10.00: In all sail.

Steaming ExS. Watch scrubbing clothes.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear, pleasant weather. Smooth sea. Calm.

Steaming full speed, course ExS. Watch scrubbing clothes and paintwork about quarterdeck.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear. Calm. Smooth. Squally in SE.

Steaming ExS.

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast, clearing latter part. Calms, light NE airs end of watch.

Steaming full speed, course ExS. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear and cool. Light to gentle northerly breeze. Smooth sea.

10.00: Set all fore and aft sail (92.8).

Steaming full speed, course ExS.

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19 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 51.02, Long -153.27

Midnight to 4am:

Partly clear, moonlight. Smooth. Moderate breeze NNE.

Steaming, same sail.

4.00: Hauled down main staysail.

4am to 8am:

Moderate NNE to stiff northerly breeze, weather partly clear. Overcast and threatening.

6.00 to 7.30: Sea increasing to moderate.

Performed morning duties.

5.35 to 5.55: Main staysail set and hauled down galley range, smoking.

6.40: Set ringtail.

Course ExS. Steaming full speed. All fore and aft sail except main staysail.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, threatening weather. Fresh NNW to NW breezes. Moderate sea.

8.20: Set main staysail.

9.15: Foresail and topsail.

12.00: Furled flying jib.

Under steam, full speed, all sail except topgallant sail and flying jib. Course ExS. Watch cleaning small arms and scraping bright wood of steam launch.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy. Fresh breeze NW to WxN. Moderate sea.

2.00: In fore and aft sail except fore topmast staysail.

Course ExS. Foresail, topsail, and fore topmast staysail. Watch scraping bright wood of steam launch.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy, drizzling rain at intervals. Fresh westerly breezes. Moderate following sea.

Same sail and course as in previous watch.

6pm to 8pm:

Stiff WxS to WSW breezes, overcast and cloudy.

Steaming full speed, foresail and fore topsail set. Moderate following sea. Course ExS.

8pm to midnight:

Clear, bright moonlight. Stiff to moderate breeze WxS to SWxW. Moderate sea.

10.50: Set jib, main staysails and trysail.

Steaming ExS, foresail, topsail, jib, staysails and trysail.

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20 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 49.87, Long -149.33

Midnight to 4am:

Partly clear and pleasant to overcast at end with drizzling rain. Gentle southwesterly breezes hauling to southward.

2.30: Set spanker.

3.30: Furled square sails.

Steaming full speed with all fore and aft sail except flying jib. Course ExS. Sea smooth.

4am to 8am:

Moderate southerly to stiff SSW breeze. Overcast and drizzling, clearing latter part.

4.30 to 6.00: Main staysail down to prevent range smoking.

7.05: Set flying jib.

8.00: Set square sails.

Performed morning duties. Sea moderate. Course ExS. All sail but ringtail.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy first hour, hail and rain, then rain, squally at times. Moderate to stiff breeze, South to SSW.

8.35: In spanker.

9.55: Set spanker.

10.15: In topgallant sail and flying jib.

12.00: Set ringtail.

Watch scraping strongbacks. Steaming, all sail but topgallant sail and flying jib. Course ExS.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy, wind and rain squalls at times. Fresh southwesterly breezes. Moderate sea.

2.00: Took in spanker.

3.40: Main staysail.

Steaming full speed, topsail, foresail, jib, fore and main topmast staysail and trysail. Course ExS.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear. Moderate to stiff breeze WSW. Heavy SW swell. Moderate sea.

Steaming same course and sail.

6pm to 8pm:

Moderate breeze WNW to WSW and partly cloudy weather, moonlight.

6.20: Hauled down main top staysail, trysail and ringtail.

Steaming full speed, moderate following sea, jib, fore top staysail, foresail and fore topsail set. Course ExS.

8pm to midnight:

Partly clear, pleasant weather, bright moonlight. Moderate westerly breezes. Moderate cross sea from SW to West.

Under steam, full speed, same sail and course.

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21 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 48.77, Long -145.55

Midnight to 4am:

Clear, pleasant. Moderate to stiff breeze West. Moderate sea, heavy SW swell. Vessel rolling deeply first two hours.

Same course and sail.

4am to 8am:

Gentle breeze to light airs westerly and clearing weather. Sea decreasing. Moderate SW swell.

Washed decks. Watch washed clothes. Steaming full speed under foresail, topsail, fore top staysail and jib.

8am to meridian:

Clear and pleasant. Calm to light southeasterly breezes. Moderate swell.

8.25: In all sail (97.5).

11.45: Set all fore and aft sail (17.3).

Steaming full speed. Course ExS. Watch scrubbed clothes.

Meridian to 4pm:

Slightly clear to overcast and cloudy. Light to moderate breeze SE, increasing. Moderate sea, confused swell.

3.00: In flying jib.

Painting white on quarterdeck. Steaming ExS. Fore and aft sail except flying jib.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and threatening weather. Fresh to strong SE breezes. Moderate sea.

4.00: Changed course to East.

5.22: Furled jib.

Steaming full speed with staysails, trysail and spanker.

6pm to 8pm:

Fresh to very fresh SE breeze, overcast, rainy and wind increasing last hour.

7.10: Hauled down main top staysail.

Steaming full speed under fore topmast staysail, main staysail, main trysail and spanker. Course East. Sea moderate.

8pm to midnight:

Moderate gale SSE increasing to whole gale South. Rough sea.

Heading by the wind making ENE.

11.30: Main staysail tack carried away, took it in. Main trysail halliards carried away, took it in. Canopy of steam launch carried away, cut it adrift.

Steam, slow speed, fore topmast staysail and spanker.

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22 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 48.59, Long -144.05

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, cloudy, rainy and squally. Moderate to whole gale from southward, hauling to westward, blowing in heavy squalls. Rough sea. Vessel rolling deeply at times.

Hove to under slow steam, fore topmast staysail and spanker, starboard tack, heading ESE.

1.00: Got out oil bags.

4am to 8am:

Whole gale, violent squalls at intervals, blowing strongest 6.00 to 8.00, wind from southward hauling to SSW. Overcast and rainy.

Vessel shipped several seas in waist during watch. Spanker outhaul block carried away by sister hooks breaking. Bent new block and outhaul stranding, shifted end for end. Vessel rolling heavily. Hove to under fore topmast staysail and spanker, also main trysail after 7.00.

2 oil bags over forward, one in waist, and starboard water closet bowl filled with oakum and oil.

Rove off new halliards for trysail and sheet for fore topmast staysail. Starboard tack, by the wind.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, storming, partly clear at end. Strong gale to very fresh breeze and moderate gale, dropping last hour.

By the wind heading South, starboard tack, fore topmast staysail and spanker. Vessel making good weather under oil bags.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear. Moderate gale to fresh breezes WSW. Rough SW sea with cross swell.

By the wind heading South, starboard tack, same sail as previous watch. Steaming.

4pm to 6pm:

Slightly clear. Moderate breeze WSW. Heavy cross swell.

5.00: Set main staysail.

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast and cloudy. Gentle SW breezes. Heavy to moderate SW swell. Ship rolling moderately.

Course by the wind, South to SxE. All fore and aft sail set but jib, flying jib and ringtail.

6.20: Hauled out head of spanker and set main top staysail.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast and misty. Light southwesterly breezes hauling to SE.

9.00: Took in spanker.

11.00: Hauled down staysail.

Steaming full speed, fore top staysail and trysail. Course SSE to SE. Moderate southerly swell.

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23 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 47.25, Long -142.73 [position calculated from course and 8am position]

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, misty. Gentle breeze South increasing to stiff SSW. Moderate sea. Westerly swell.

4.05: Course SExE to bring swell aft. Set main staysails.

2.00: Set spanker.

3.00: In main top staysail.

Steaming SExE. Fore topmast and main staysail, main trysail and spanker.

Gave Charles Schottker [Schottka in log] and Louis J. Kruger extra duty for fighting.

4am to 8am:

Stiff southerly, decreasing to moderate SSW breeze, squalls early in watch. Sea moderate, vessel rolling to southerly swell.

Rove off new spanker foot outhaul, bent new block and shifted head downhaul end for end.

4.30: Released Charles Schottker [Schottka in log] and Louis J. Kruger from extra duty.

Main staysail down from 4.15 to 5.55 on account of galley range smoking.

All fore and aft sail set but flying jib, jib, and main top staysail. Course by the wind.

8am to meridian:

Moderate to strong South breezes. Overcast and misty. Moderate sea.

8.45: Course ExS. Set main topmast staysail.

Steaming full speed. All fore and aft sail except jib and flying jib. Watch variously employed.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear. Misty at intervals. Stiff to fresh breeze South. Moderate sea.

Same course and sail. Gave crew afternoon for mending clothes.

4pm to 6pm:

Partly clear, misty and squally at times. Strong South breezes. Moderate sea abeam.

Same course and sail. Omitted fire quarters on account of bad weather.

6pm to 8pm:

Overcast first hour, clearing latter part. Misty, squalls at intervals. Moderate sea from southward.

Same course and sail.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, clearing at intervals. Misty. Fresh breeze South, squally. Moderate sea.

Same course and sail.

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24 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 46.37, Long -138.07

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy, clear sky overhead at times. Fresh to strong southerly breezes. Moderate beam sea.

Steaming full speed with all fore and aft sail except jib and flying jib. Course ExS.

4am to 8am:

Overcast, cloudy and misty, clearing latter part. Stiff southerly breeze, squally at intervals. Sea moderate from southward.

Steaming full speed with all fore and aft sail except jib and flying jib.

8am to meridian:

Partly clear sky, misty and hazy. Moderate to stiff breezes South. Moderate sea.

10.00: Inspected ship, omitted muster.

Steaming same sail. Course ExS½S. Set clocks ahead 20 minutes at 11.00.

Meridian to 4pm:

Cloudy, hazy. Fresh to moderate South breezes. Moderate sea.

Same sail and course.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and cloudy. Squally to westward. Moderate sea. Long SW swell. Moderate breeze South.

Same course and sail.

Disrated F. Stoddard, Boatswain, to Seaman, his own request.

6pm to 8pm:

Same weather, wind and course with sail as preceding watch.

8pm to midnight:

Moderate to gentle southerly breezes. Generally overcast, clearing at times. Misty at end. Smooth sea. Moderate southwesterly swell.

Steaming full speed, same sail and course as preceding watch.

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25 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 45.27, Long -134.98

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast, drizzling rain and mist. Moderate to gentle breeze SxE. Moderate SW swell.

Steaming same course and sail.

4am to 8am:

Gentle breeze SxE to SSE, overcast, cloudy and misty, foggy latter half and rainy.

Performed morning duties. Watch washed clothes. Sea moderate. Steaming full speed under fore and main topmast staysails, main staysail and trysail, and spanker. Course ExS½S.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Gentle SSE breezes. Smooth sea.

10.10: Set jib.

Steaming full speed with all fore and aft sail except flying jib. Watch variously employed.

12.00: Course ESE.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear to cloudy. Gentle breezes SSE. Smooth. Gentle SW swell.

Steaming ESE. Same sail.

Rated Frank P. Carter, Seaman, to Boatswain.

Variously employed.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light breezes to light airs SE. Smooth sea.

4.20: Shortened sail (86.5).

Steaming full speed. Course ESE.

6pm to 8pm:

Light breeze variable from East to SE, partly clear.

Steaming full speed, course ESE. Sea smooth.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast and misty. Smooth. Gentle westerly swell. Light airs and breezes, East.

Steaming course ESE.

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26 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 43.87, Long -132.12

Midnight to 4am:

Cloudy, clear overhead at times, then light passing rain squalls. Light easterly to gentle northeasterly breezes. Smooth sea.

Steaming full speed. Course ESE.

3.45: Set all fore and aft sail except flying jib and main staysail (57.8).

4am to 8am:

Gentle to stiff breeze NE and partly cloudy to overcast.

5.30: Set main staysail and flying jib.

6.30: Weather threatening, hauled down flying jib.

Washed down decks. Watch scrubbed hammocks. Steaming full speed. Sea smooth. Course ESE.

8am to meridian:

Stiff breeze NE. Moderate sea. Overcast and cloudy.

Steaming same course and sail. Watch scrubbing hammocks.

Seaman H. L. Martinez injured his eye while scrubbing with lye.

At 11.00 set clocks ahead 12 minutes.

12.00: Course ExS½S.

Meridian to 4pm:

Fresh NE breeze. Cloudy and squally, misty at times.

Steaming same sail. Course ExS½S. Moderate sea. Scrubbing oars and boat gear of 2^nd and 3^rd cutters.

4pm to 6pm:

Stiff to fresh breezes NE. Moderate sea. Overcast and cloudy. Squally.

5.50: In jib.

Steaming ExS½S, all fore and aft sail except jibs.

6pm to 8pm:

Fresh to very fresh NE breezes, overcast and squally.

7.50: Squally weather, hauled down and furled main top staysail.

Sea moderate. Vessel pitching moderately. Steaming full speed under fore top staysail, main staysail, trysail and spanker. Course ExS½S.

8pm to midnight:

Partly cloudy, squally at times first part. Fresh to gentle breezes NE. Moderate sea.

Steaming full speed same sail and course.

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27 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 42.73, Long -129.35

Midnight to 4am:

Overcast. Moderate to gentle breezes East. Moderate sea.

12.30: In all sail (78.0).

Steaming ExS½S.

4am to 8am:

Light variable airs and breezes, wind hauling to southward and eastward.

6.25: Set fore topmast staysail and jib, main staysail, trysail.

Washed down decks and performed morning duties. Steaming full speed, course ExS½S. Sea smooth.

8am to meridian:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Light southerly breezes and airs. Sea smooth.

8.40: Set spanker.

11.05: In all sail (42.0).

Watch cleaning boats.

Meridian to 4pm:

Partly clear, hazy, warm, pleasant, calm. Light WSW airs at end. Smooth sea.

12.30: Course ESE (50.5).

Cleaning boats.

4pm to 6pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather, hazy. Light variable airs. Smooth sea.

Steaming course ESE.

6pm to 8pm:

Light variable airs and calms. Overcast and cloudy. Sea smooth.

Steam alone, full speed, course ESE.

8pm to midnight:

Overcast, hazy, smooth. Westerly swell. Calm.

Steaming ESE.

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28 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 41.06, Long -126.04

Midnight to 4am:

Light overcast and cloudy. Sea smooth. Moderate swell.

Steaming ESE.

4am to 8am:

Light variable airs and calm. Southerly breeze at 8.00, overcast and cloudy.

Washed decks.

7.45: Set fore and aft sail except flying jib and main staysail (89.0). Two sail vessels on starboard bow.

8am to meridian:

Overcast, warm and pleasant. Calms and westerly airs. Smooth.

Painting about decks.

9.20: In all sail (1.0).

10.10: Set fore and aft sail except spanker.

Course ESE. Set clocks ahead at 11.00

Meridian to 4pm:

Overcast, warm weather. Calm. Smooth sea.

1.00: In sail (25.3).

Steaming full speed, course ESE, one sail in sight to northward during watch. Painting davits and yellow about decks.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast, pleasant. Smooth. Calm.

Steaming same course.

6pm to 8pm:

Calms, light variable airs and light SE breeze at 8.00. Sea smooth.

Steam alone and full speed, course ESE.

8pm to midnight:

Cloudy and hazy. Light easterly breezes. Sea smooth.

Steaming full speed.

9.05: Course SE½S (83.4). Log foul between 9.00 and 10.00.

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29 September 1899

At sea, Dutch Harbor to San Francisco

Lat 38.98, Long -124.03

Midnight to 4am:

Partly clear sky, foggy and misty first two hours. Light SE airs. Smooth.

Engine slowed from 2.00 to 2.30 on account of fog.

Steaming course SE ½ S.

4am to 8am:

Calm and light variable winds. Cloudy to overcast, foggy and misty after 6.30. Sea smooth.

Steaming full speed. Watch cleaning paintwork in waist. Course SE½S.

8am to meridian:

Calm to light northwesterly breezes. Overcast and misty. Sea smooth.

Steaming full speed. Course SE½S.

Meridian: Made Point Arena fog signal. Scrubbing paintwork.

Meridian to 4pm:

Foggy, moderate breeze NW. Smooth sea. Moderate westerly swell.

12.15: Changed course to SExE (89.5).

12.20: Sounded in 70 fathoms water.

1.00: Course SE¼E.

Painting on deck. Steam alone.

4pm to 6pm:

Overcast and foggy. Fresh WNW breezes.

Steaming course SE¼E. Moderate following sea.

5.50: Sounded in 60 fathoms water, mud (30.0).

6pm to 8pm:

Stiff WNW breeze, foggy, blue sky overhead. Sea moderate.

Course SE. Sounded every half hour.

8pm to midnight:

Thick fog, misty, rainy. Fresh to stiff breeze WNW. Moderate sea.

8.05: Course SExS (45.5).

8.45: SExS½S (49.2).

9.15: Course WxN (51.6).

Steaming slow speed. Passed steamer standing to northward at 9.00. Heard Point Reyes fog whistle about East. Sounding every half hour.

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30 September 1899

At sea and San Francisco, California

Lat 37.80, Long -122.49 [position calculated from bearing]

Midnight to 4am:

Foggy with clear sky overhead. Fresh to moderate WNW breezes. Moderate to smooth sea.

Steaming slow speed. Course WxN.

3.35: Course ESE (67.6).

Sounding every half hour.

4am to 8am:

Stiff NW to WNW breeze, overcast and foggy weather.

Sounded half hourly until 7.15, then every 15 minutes.

6.20: Made Point Reyes fog signal bearing ENE.

Performed morning duties. Sea moderate. Course ESE. Steaming at slow speed.

8am to 4pm:

Foggy. Moderate breeze West. Moderate sea.

Steering various ESE’ly courses for [San Francisco] Light Ship, sounding frequently.

10.30: Close alongside [San Francisco] Light Ship, stopped and received on board Pilot Swanstrom from schooner “Bonita”.

10.40: Ahead, fog lifted. Steaming into San Francisco harbor, various courses.

11.10.00: Sounded fire alarm, first stream 11.11.05. Stationed crew for abandoning ship. Made vessel’s number [GVFQ] in passing Point Bonita.

12.40: Anchored off Meiggs Wharf [Meigs in log], 7 fathoms water, 45 fathoms starboard chain. Banked fires.

Passengers and Pilot left vessel. Sent US mail on shore.

4pm to midnight:

Clear. Gentle breeze SW to calm.

Granted one watch liberty.

F. Stoddard, Seaman, sick and off duty.

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LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1899

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1 October 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.8094, Long -122.4125

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

Morning work done. Liberty men returned except Frank P. Carter, Boatswain; Charles Burns, Master-at-Arms; Frank Winter [Winters in log], Seaman; Fred Roberts, Seaman; K. Yasumaga, Cabin Steward; and James Smith, Coxswain.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant weather. Calm to light westerly airs to gentle southwesterly breezes.

11.00: Gave watch liberty. All work suspended during day.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Gentle southwesterly breezes.

4.30: US Army Transport Glenogle [Genogle in log] went to sea.

4.30: Fred Roberts, Seaman, returned on board.

5.00: Coxswain James Smith and Frank Winter [Winters in log], Seaman, and at 9.20 Frank P. Carter, Boatswain, and Charles Burns, Master-at-Arms, returned on board.

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2 October 1899

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.8094, Long -122.4125

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear, hazy weather.

Washed down decks.

At 7.00 liberty men returned, George B. Hughes, Coxswain; Martin Keogh, Seaman; J. Clark, Ordinary Seaman; K. Yasumaga, Cabin Steward, absent without leave since 7am 1^st instant.

9am to 4pm:

Calm in am, hazy. Moderate west to light WSW breezes in pm, clear, hazy.

Cleaning ship, landing stores and variously employed.

J. Clark and Martin Keogh returned at 4.00.

Returned to Louis Wenle & Co 2 sextants and 3 chronometers, rented for the cruise. Sent one depth recorder to Louis Wenle & Co to be overhauled.

4pm to midnight:

Light WSW breezes to calm.

Granted liberty.

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3 October 1899

San Francisco and Sausalito, California

Lat 37.8094, Long -122.4125

Midnight to 9am:

Clear sky, hazy. Calm.

7.00: K. Yasumaga [Yasamuga in log], Cabin Steward, and George B. Hughes, Coxswain, returned. William Griep, 3^rd Oiler, and H. Bergmann, Carpenter, absent without leave.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Clear, hazy. Calm to gentle southwesterly breezes.

Crew employed scrubbing vessel outside.

10.00: H. Bergmann returned on board.

1.10: Underway and stood across bay, anchoring off Sausalito at 1.50, in 3 fathoms water, 30 fathoms on starboard chain.

Sent by Wells Fargo & Co Express box branded seal pups to Secretary of Treasury [L. J. Gage].

Received Department’s telegram directing that vessel be taken to safe anchorage and all of crew be discharged except 12.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and calm.

5.20: Granted liberty.

7.35: Hauled fires and blew down for clearing and scaling.

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4 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Clear and calm, hazy.

Scrubbed decks. Loosed sail to dry.

9am to 4pm:

Received from Paymaster, Mare Island Navy Yard, invoice of clothing furnished to crew of this vessel June 13 last.

Commanding Officer USTB Farragut [Lieutenant Commander Reginald F. Nicholson] called officially.

Crew cleaning holds.

William Griep, 3^rd Oiler, returned at noon.

Unbent all sail.

4pm to midnight:

Clear, calm, pleasant.

Granted liberty.

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5 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm, foggy.

Morning work done.

Charles Burns, Master-at-Arms, and Charles Kavenaugh [Cavanaugh in log], Fireman, absent without leave.

9am to 4pm:

Calm to light variable airs, foggy.

Cleaning main hold and unreeving running rigging.

Commanding Officer called on Commanding Officer USTB Farragut [Lieutenant Commander R. F. Nicholson].

4pm to midnight:

Clear, light fog first part. Light westerly breezes and calm.

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6 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle NW breeze and partly clear; light fog at 7.00.

Washed down decks and scrubbed hammocks and bags.

Charles Burns, Master-at-Arms, returned on board.

Charles Kavenaugh [Cavanaugh in log], Fireman, absent without leave.

9am to 4pm:

Calm, partly clear sky, hazy, smoky.

Shipped 5 boxes and one bag by Sausalito Ferry to S. Foster & Co., for Dr. S. Jackson.

Officers and crew received pay for June, July, August and September.

Charles Cavanaugh, Fireman, returned on board.

By authority Department telegram 2^nd instant, discharged H. Bergmann, Carpenter; Charles Burns, Master-at-Arms; Thomas J. Gould, 2^nd Oiler; George B. Hughes, Coxswain; T. Soyka, Quartermaster; F. Stoddard, Seaman; James Smith, Coxswain; G. Hendricksen, H. L. Martinez, Louis J. Kruger, Martin Keogh, Frank Winter, Joe Mary, Seamen; Charles Kavenaugh [Cavanaugh in log] and Frank Donnelly, Firemen; J. Clark [Clarke in log], F. Heck, William Woods and Aubrey E. Elliott [Elliot in log], Ordinary Seamen; Henry Thurston, Tony Casassa [Cassassa in log] and W. Edwards, Coal Heavers; K. Yasumaga, Cabin Steward; William Jago, C. Sawada [K. Sawada in log] and T. Kowsada [Kawada in log], Boys.

4pm to midnight:

Calm. Smoky.

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7 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and light variable winds.

Washed decks.

Rated H. Smith, Quartermaster, to Master-at-Arms, and Charles Schottker, Ordinary Seaman, to Seaman.

9am to 4pm:

Clear overhead, foggy and hazy. Calm to light variable breezes.

Sent 1^st and 3^rd cutters ashore to be scrubbed. Gave one watch liberty. Inspected work during afternoon.

4pm to midnight:

Clear overhead, foggy and smoky around horizon. Calm and light variable breezes.

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8 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and light variable winds greater portion of watch.

Washed decks.

Seaman Fred Roberts, Fireman Thomas Singleton, and 3^rd Oiler William Griep absent without leave since 8.20.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and light variable airs; moderate NNE breeze 10.00 to 10.30.

10.00: Inspected ship.

12.00: [3^rd] Oiler William Griep and Seaman Fred Roberts returned on board.

4pm to midnight:

Clear. Variable airs.

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9 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Clear. Calm.

Morning work done.

Thomas Singleton, Fireman, absent without leave.

9am to 4pm:

Clear overhead, smoky and foggy around horizon. Warm. Moderate westerly breeze to light variable airs.

Cleaned dinghy. Put covers on gig, 1^st and 2^nd cutters. Engineer’s force cleaning boilers.

4pm to midnight:

Clear overhead, smoky and foggy. Calm and light variable breezes.

5.00: Thomas Singleton, Fireman, returned.

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10 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Clear overhead. Foggy and smoky. Calm and light variable airs.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Light breeze WSW to SW, freshening in afternoon.

Lieutenant Hamlet received Department letter 2^nd instant, through Commanding Officer, detaching him and assigning him to duty on USRC Onondaga at Baltimore, Maryland.

4pm to midnight:

Partly clear with light rain shower. Light variable airs and breezes.

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11 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Light rain at 6.00. Moderate to light westerly breezes.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Light to moderate westerly breezes.

11.00: USTB Farragut got underway, returning to moorings at 2.45.

Crew cleaning ship. Hoisted ashes.

2^nd Lieutenant Hamlet detached and left vessel, Department orders 2^nd instant.

4pm to midnight:

Partly cloudy, pleasant weather. Light westerly breeze.

Telegraphed Department for authority to purchase 24 fresh rations weekly at 17¢ per ration.

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12 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Partly cloudy, threatening weather. Light northwesterly breezes.

Morning work done.

Frank P. Carter, Boatswain, Charles Schottker, Seaman, absent without leave.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate to fresh southerly breeze, partly cloudy weather; rain at intervals.

Received Department telegram even date directing purchase of rations from contractor and exchange for fresh ones. Sighted anchor and shifted berth.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy with heavy rain showers. Light to moderate southerly breeze.

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13 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, West to SSW, rain at intervals.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Cloudy with light rain showers. Gentle to light westerly breezes.

10.40: Shifted anchorage.

10.00: Frank P. Carter, Boatswain, and Charles Schottker, Seaman, returned on board.

Crew variously employed.

4pm to midnight:

Light southerly airs and calm. Cloudy.

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14 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light variable airs and calm. Partly cloudy, pleasant weather.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Calms and light variable airs. Clear and pleasant.

4pm to midnight:

Calms and clear weather. Moderate SW breeze at sunset.

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15 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calms and light southwesterly airs.

Performed morning duties.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant weather. Calm and light southwesterly airs.

All work suspended.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Light westerly airs and calm.

Commanding Officer absent these 24 hours.

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16 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable breezes and clear, wind freshening from SW in afternoon.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and calm.

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17 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant, foggy around horizon. Calm to gentle westerly breezes.

Scrubbed hammocks and variously employed.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Calm.

Commanding Officer absent these 24 hours.

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18 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Clear to partly cloudy and foggy. Light to moderate westerly breezes.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable winds and calm, light fog.

H. Smith, Master-at-Arms, absent without leave since 10.00.

4pm to midnight:

Light southerly breeze and overcast, foggy weather.

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19 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light to fresh SxE breezes, overcast.

Morning work done.

H. Smith, Master-at-Arms, absent without leave.

9am to 4pm:

Fresh to strong southerly breezes. Overcast and cloudy. Moderate sea.

Crew variously employed.

Discharged M. Nasaki [Nazaki in log], Wardroom Steward, and K. Aoyama, Boy, expiration of enlistment.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy and rainy latter part. Moderate to fresh southerly breezes.

Commanding Officer absent these 24 hours.

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20 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Overcast and rainy. Fresh to moderate breeze southward.

Morning work done.

H. Smith, Master-at-Arms, absent without leave.

9am to 4pm:

Fresh breeze from southward, rainy weather.

Shipped George Matsushita [Matoushita in log] as Wardroom Steward, and S. Waki as Boy.

10.00: H. Smith, Master-at-Arms, returned on board; quarantined him until 31^st instant.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh southerly breeze, overcast and rainy weather.

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21 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Cloudy and rainy. Fresh to light southerly to southwesterly breezes.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Cloudy, pleasant weather, foggy over land. Calm and light variable breezes.

Gave crew afternoon to overhaul clothes.

4pm to midnight:

Cloudy. Light to moderate southwesterly breezes.

Commanding Officer absent these 24 hours.

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22 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Partly clear to cloudy. Fresh to light southwesterly breezes.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Light southwesterly to southerly breezes. Cloudy to clearing weather.

Inspected ship.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze, freshening after sunset.

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23 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light northerly breeze and clear weather.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Calm to light variable breezes.

Crew variously employed.

11.30: Frank P. Carter, Boatswain, returned from liberty 2 hours over time.

Hoisted ashes.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Calm to light variable breezes.

Commanding Officer absent these 24 hours.

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24 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Clear, foggy around horizon. Calm and light variable airs.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable winds and partly cloudy.

10.45 to 11.10: Sighted anchor, shifted berth and at 11.20 came to with 30 fathoms chain on starboard anchor. Banked fires.

4pm to midnight:

Light variable winds and clear weather.

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25 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light westerly airs and partly cloudy weather.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and warm. Foggy around horizon. Calm to light variable airs.

Crew variously employed.

4pm to midnight:

Clear. Light NW breezes.

2^nd Lieutenant Claude S. Cochran, left vessel on 24 hours’ temporary leave granted by Commanding Officer.

Commanding Officer absent these 24 hours.

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26 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light northerly airs and foggy.

Morning duties performed.

9am to 4pm:

Light westerly breeze and clear weather.

Sent Charles Schottker, Seaman, to Marine Hospital Surgeon for dispensary treatment.

4pm to midnight:

Light westerly breeze and clear.

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27 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Mid to 10am:

Light variable airs and clear weather.

Morning work done.

2^nd Lieutenant Cochran returned on board.

10am to 4pm:

Clear and warm. Calm and light northwesterly airs.

Crew variously employed. Hauled fires and blew down main boiler. Started fires under auxiliary boiler.

11.00: USTB Farragut left anchorage.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Calm to light northwesterly breeze.

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28 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Clear and pleasant. Calm and light northwesterly airs.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Light breeze, NW to SSW, and clear.

Received Department orders nos. 48 to 59 inclusive.

4pm to midnight:

Light southerly to SSW breeze and clear.

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29 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SE to light East breeze and clear.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Partly cloudy to overcast and heavy rain at end. Moderate southeasterly breezes to calm.

All work suspended.

4pm to midnight:

Overcast and rainy, partly clear at end.

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30 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Cloudy, pleasant weather. Calm to light southeasterly breezes.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Calms and light WSW breeze. Clear weather.

10.30: Commenced distilling water using donkey boiler.

Received Department orders of 24^th instant, assigning Lieutenants Landrey and Cochran as members of Board to investigate charges preferred against 2^nd Assistant Engineer George H. Paul of USRC Rush.

Received from Department copies of requisitions.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate WSW breeze to calm. Weather clear.

4.30: Stopped evaporator.

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31 October 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

Morning work done. Sighted anchor, found it clear and let go again, 30 fathoms chain.

9am to 4pm:

Clear and pleasant. Calm and light variable airs.

Crew variously employed.

9.50: Started distiller.

K. Sumata, Cook, absent without leave.

Discharged Frank P. Carter, Boatswain.

4pm to midnight:

Clear and pleasant. Calm and light variable airs.

4.30: Stopped distilling.

LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1899

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1 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Clear to cloudy and foggy, cool weather. Calm to light northwesterly airs.

Morning work done.

K. Sumata, Cook, returned at 8.00.

8.00: Started distiller.

9am to 4pm:

Light northerly breeze to calm. Weather clear to hazy.

Collector of Customs at San Francisco [John P. Jackson] paid officers and crew for October, 1899.

4pm to midnight:

Calms and light West airs.

Stopped distiller at 4.30.

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2 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light to gentle westerly breeze, partly cloudy and hazy weather.

Morning work done. Started distiller at 7.30.

9am to 4pm:

Light to moderate westerly breezes. Clear to partly cloudy.

William Griep, 3^rd Oiler, absent without leave since 10.00.

Received ship chandlery as per requisition for November 1899, from Charles J. Hendry Son & Co., contractors at San Francisco.

4pm to midnight:

Partly cloudy, pleasant. Light variable airs.

4.00: Stopped distilling.

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3 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light variable airs. Partly cloudy, hazy latter part.

Morning work done.

7.00: Started distiller.

William Griep, 3^rd Oiler, absent without leave.

9am to 4pm:

At 10.00 William Griep, 3^rd Oiler, returned on board having been absent 24 hours without leave. Quarantined him until 15^th instant and deducted one day’s pay.

11.35: USRC Rush came alongside and transferred one coir hawser to this vessel for stowage.

1.30: USRC Rush steamed to anchorage.

Roused coir hawser to foremast head to dry.

Rated H. Smith, Master-at-Arms, to Boatswain, temporarily, from 1^st instant inclusive.

4pm to midnight:

Light variable airs and rainy weather.

Received Engineer’s stores for current month, save lard oil, 25 gallons of which only was allowed.

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4 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light WNW airs to calm and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and clear.

Fred Roberts, Seaman, absent without leave since 9.00.

3^rd Lieutenant Philip H. Scott reported for duty, Department orders October 28, CFS.

2^nd Lieutenant Cochran left the vessel, detached, Department orders October 28, CFS.

Stopped distilling water.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear to foggy.

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5 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and partly cloudy.

8.30: Fred Roberts, Seaman, returned aboard.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable winds and partly clear weather.

Inspected ship.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh to moderate SW breeze and clear.

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6 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SW breeze and foggy weather.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Light SW breeze and clear.

Cleaned gun preparatory to bronzing.

Thomas Singleton, Fireman, sent to Marine Hospital.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze and clear.

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7 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light variable breeze, foggy to cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Light WSW breeze to calm, clear and hazy.

Crew making cover for Hotchkiss gun.

Discharged Gustav M. Johnson, Ordinary Seaman, at his own request, he having enlisted for cruise only.

1^st Lieutenant Albert Buhner received Department letter of 1^st instant detaching him and assigning him to command of steamer USRC Golden Gate.

2^nd Lieutenant Landrey received Department letter of the 2^nd instant detaching him from this vessel upon the reporting of his relief, [2^nd] Lieutenant Walker W. Joynes, and assigning him to duty upon the steamer USRC McCulloch.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and light variable airs, cloudy to overcast.

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8 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and rainy.

Shipped Fred Fletcher as Boy and rated him Ordinary Seaman.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Fresh SW to moderate SSW breeze and rainy.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh to moderate SSW breeze and rainy.

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9 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and rainy.

Performed morning duties.

9am to 4pm:

Light to gentle South breeze, rainy to clear.

2^nd Lieutenant Landrey’s orders of 2^nd instant revoked by Department telegram 7^th instant.

1^st Lieutenant Buhner turned over the command to 2^nd Lieutenant Landrey and left the vessel, detached. Department orders 1^st instant.

4pm to midnight:

Light to gentle South breeze and cloudy.

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10 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate to fresh South breeze and rainy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle South breeze and rainy.

Scrubbed decks.

2^nd Assistant Engineer Bryan left the vessel for temporary duty on USRC Golden Gate in obedience to orders of Commanding Officer, authority Department telegram 10^th instant OLS.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and cloudy.

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11 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and overcast, rain at intervals.

Deck force cleaning forecastle head and scrubbing all decks with ashes.

4pm to midnight:

Calm to light SE breeze, heavy rain middle of watch.

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12 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle South breeze and clear.

At 10.00 inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

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13 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle North breeze and clear.

Fred Roberts, Seaman, received treatment from Marine Hospital Surgeon.

Released William Griep, 3^rd Oiler, Fred Roberts, Seaman, and K. Sumata, Cook, from quarantine.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle North breeze and clear.

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14 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle North breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate West breeze and clear.

Gunner from USRC Rush [Frank Emil Ostrom] bronzed Hotchkiss gun. Scaled and red leaded slop chute.

Requested Executive Officer to send men from USRC Rush to stow coir hawser.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh to gentle SW breeze and clear.

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15 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SW breeze, rainy to clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to fresh breeze from South and West.

At 10.00 wind freshening, squally and overcast until post meridian.

Seamen at work on gun cover and painting slop chute and canvas extension black.

4pm to midnight:

Wind and rain decreasing. Clearing weather.

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16 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Overcast and cloudy.

Morning work done.

9am to 4pm:

Calm to gentle SW breeze, clear to overcast.

Landed dinghy on deck to clean and paint.

George Matsushita [Matoushita in log], Wardroom Steward, on liberty, sent substitute and statement that he was unable to come by reason of sickness.

4pm to midnight:

Strong SSW breeze, rainy to cloudy.

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17 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle West breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable breeze and partly cloudy.

Deck force commenced cleaning bright wood and planking of dinghy, preparatory to varnishing and painting.

4pm to midnight:

Light variable breeze, heavy showers.

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18 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light West breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable breezes and clear.

General cleaning.

4pm to midnight:

Light to gentle variable breeze and foggy.

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19 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle WSW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate breeze, WSW to SW, and partly clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and partly clear.

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20 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable breeze and clear.

At work on dinghy.

Gunner from USRC Rush [F. Ostrom] bronzed gun.

Fred Roberts, Seaman, received medical treatment.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate SSE breeze to gale, misty and squally.

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21 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate SSE gale to gentle SSE breeze and rainy.

9am to 4pm:

Light NW airs, rainy to clear.

Sighted anchor, found it clear, and let go veering to 30 fathoms chain. Tested steam fire pump with 30 lbs steam on donkey boiler. Cleaned out forward water tanks.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

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22 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light NW Airs and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Light NW breeze and clear.

Painted dinghy inside.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

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23 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

Received from Department books and blanks as per requisition.

Discharged George Matsushita [Matoushita in log], Wardroom Steward, authority General Order 13.

4pm to midnight:

Calm to light West airs.

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24 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light to gentle West breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle variable breeze and clear.

Painted dinghy and touched up hull outside.

Enlisted Herman Neelay [Hermer Neelay in log], [Wardroom] Steward, on probation.

4pm to midnight:

Calm to light West airs and clear.

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25 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light NW breeze and cloudy.

Half masted colors out of respect to late Vice President Garret Hobart.

9am to 4pm:

Light NW breeze and cloudy, overcast at intervals.

Boatswain [C. Johnson] and Seamen from USRC Rush stowed coir hawser in main hold of this vessel.

Assistant Engineer Bryan reported on board from temporary duty on USRC Golden Gate, Department Orders 11^th instant, CFS.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW breeze and cloudy.

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26 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light NW airs and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable airs and clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Light variable airs to calm and foggy.

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27 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and gentle SW breeze, foggy and overcast.

Received by mail from Department and delivered to Mark James Tanner, his warrant as Chief Oiler, Revenue Cutter Service.

Lieutenant Landrey granted 30 days’ temporary leave of absence by Department letter 20^th instant, to commence upon adjournment of Board investigating charges against Assistant Engineer G. Paul [of USRC Rush].

4pm to midnight:

Calm and foggy.

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28 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle West breeze, foggy to rainy.

2^nd Assistant Engineer Bryan received Department Order 24^th instant, detaching him and assigning him to duty on USRC McCulloch.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh West breeze and rainy.

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29 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate West breeze, cloudy to clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to stiff NW breeze, squally at intervals with rain.

2^nd Assistant Engineer Bryan left the vessel, detached, Department Order 24^th instant, CFS.

Distilling water during watch. Deck force fitting oars for dinghy and varnishing bright wood of latter.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW airs to calm and clear.

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30 November 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable breeze and clear.

Work suspended on account of Thanksgiving Day.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1899

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1 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Calm to gentle NNW breeze and clear with passing clouds.

Lowered dinghy into water for use and landed gig on deck for cleaning and painting. All hands received pay for November. Distilling water from 9.30 to 4.00.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW airs and clear.

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2 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to gentle NW breeze, clear to foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Light NW breeze and clear.

General cleaning.

K. Sumata, Cook, returned from liberty 4 hours late.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW breeze and clear.

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3 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate NW breeze and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate to fresh NW breeze and clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate to fresh NW breeze and clear.

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4 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Fresh to moderate NW breeze and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and cloudy.

Scraped paintwork in gig.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle NW breeze and cloudy.

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5 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle to moderate North breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle North breeze and clear.

Scraping gig.

4pm to midnight:

Light NNW breeze and clear.

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6 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light SE airs and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SE breeze and clear.

11.35: USRC Rush left anchorage and steamed toward San Francisco.

Prepared gig for painting.

In obedience to Department telegram of even date, [2^nd] Lieutenant William E. At Lee reported for duty during Lieutenant Landrey’s absence, attending Board of Investigation on USRC Rush.

Thomas Singleton, Fireman, in hospital since 6^th ultimo, continued 30 days, account of sickness incurred in line of duty.

4pm to midnight:

Light West breeze, clear to cloudy.

Fred Roberts, Seaman, quarantined until 16^th instant, for breaking liberty 6 hours.

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7 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light West breeze and rainy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate West breeze, rainy to clear.

Making grab line.

Lieutenant Landrey attending investigation on board USRC Rush.

4pm to midnight:

Light West airs to calm and clear.

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8 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Strong SW breeze, squally and rainy to calm and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm to SW airs ending NW, clear with passing clouds.

Lieutenants Landrey and Scott attending investigation on board USRC Rush.

Painting gig.

4pm to midnight:

NW airs to calm, clear and fine.

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9 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and clear.

Painting gig. Engineer’s force painting steam launch boiler. No work in progress during afternoon.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

Lieutenants Landrey and Scott, attending investigation on board USRC Rush, returned on board at 6.30pm.

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10 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to westerly airs, clear to cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Light westerly airs and partly cloudy.

4pm to midnight:

Light SE airs and cloudy.

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11 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light SE airs to breeze, cloudy to rainy.

9am to 4pm:

SSW to SW gentle breeze, squally with passing showers.

Lieutenants Landrey and Scott attending investigation on USRC Rush.

H. Smith, Boatswain, returned six hours late from liberty, quarantined until 22^nd instant.

Measured coal in bunkers and found surplus of 20,000 lbs.

By authority Department letter 4^th instant, reduced old rations to new, causing an expenditure of 225. Issued 4 new rations.

4pm to midnight:

Light variable breeze and rainy.

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12 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze from SW to NW with occasional heavy squalls and accompanied with a heavy rain until 6.00, then light passing rain.

9am to 4pm:

Light westerly breeze to calm and overcast ending with gentle West breeze and clearing.

Cleaning small arms.

11.30: Sighted starboard anchor, found it to be clear and let go again.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle West breeze to calm, partly cloudy, fine weather.

4.50: Lieutenants Landrey and Scott returned.

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13 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light NW breeze, fine clear weather with passing clouds.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable breeze and clear.

Painting gig and cleaning out lockers in cabin.

Lieutenants Landrey and Scott attending investigation on board USRC Rush.

4pm to midnight:

Light variable breeze and clear.

USTB Farragut anchored in harbor.

Lieutenants Landrey and Scott returned on board.

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14 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light to moderate SE breeze and rainy.

9am to 4pm:

Fresh SE breeze and rainy.

Cleaning oars.

USRC Rush anchored in harbor.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh to strong SE breeze and rainy.

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15 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

SE squalls with rain.

Scrubbed bags and hammocks.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SW breeze and squally.

1^st Lieutenant William H. Cushing reported on board and assumed command as per Department Orders, 18^th ultimo.

C. Johnson, Boatswain, Revenue Cutter Service, reported on board for duty having been transferred from USRC Rush, Department Order 18^th ultimo.

11.20: USRC Rush left anchorage and steamed to San Francisco.

H. Smith, Boatswain, disrated to Master-at-Arms.

Making lap cloth for dinghy and cleaning lamps.

Lieutenant Landrey attending investigation on USRC Rush.

Fred Fletcher, Ordinary Seaman, received treatment from Marine Hospital Service.

4pm to midnight:

Light breeze, squally and rainy, clearing about 10.30. Ends with bright moonlight and gentle NW breeze.

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16 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Begins clear and fine with gentle NW breeze, ends with passing showers.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable breezes, clear with passing showers and squalls.

Cleaning cabin.

Lieutenant Landrey attending investigation on board USRC Rush.

Received from Department 10 provision return blanks.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW airs to calm, squally to clear.

Lieutenant Landrey returned aboard.

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17 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light NW breeze and clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW airs and clear.

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18 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

USC&GS McArthur left harbor at 8.00

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NNE breeze and clear.

Varnished brightwork in gig and overhauled Boatswain's locker and Paymaster’s hold. Received ship chandlery and Engineer’s stores for December.

Lieutenant Landrey attending investigation aboard USRC Rush.

4pm to midnight:

Light NNE breeze and clear.

Lieutenant Landrey returned aboard and Board of Investigation having adjourned, [2^nd] Lieutenant At Lee returned to duty on USRC McCulloch.

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19 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle NE breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

Overhauling Boatswain's locker. Distilling from 7am to 4pm.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate to fresh NNE breeze and clear.

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20 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Strong NW to North breeze and clear.

2^nd Lieutenant Landrey left vessel on 30 days’ temporary leave granted by Department letter 20^th ultimo.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate NW breeze and clear.

Painted steerage. Finished overhauling and hoisted gig.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate NW breeze, clear and cool.

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21 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate NW breeze, clear and cool.

Cleaning and overhauling Boatswain's locker.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate NW breeze and clear.

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22 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate NW breeze and clear.

Charles Schottker, Seaman, sick and off duty.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate NW breeze and clear.

Sent boat ashore for sand.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate NW breeze, clear and cool.

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23 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate NW breeze, clear and cool.

General cleaning.

USRC Rush anchored in harbor.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh NW breeze, clear and cool.

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24 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate to fresh NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Strong NW breeze and clear.

Inspection.

At 10.00 USRC Rush’s steam launch lost propeller while on way to landing and drifted up bay. Sent dinghy and landed party to assist in towing launch to wharf.

4pm to midnight:

Strong NW breeze and clear.

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25 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Strong to fresh NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

All work suspended.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate to strong NW breeze and clear.

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26 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate gale to fresh breeze from NW.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate to gentle NW breeze and clear.

USRC Rush left harbor.

Sighted anchor, clear, shifted berth, and veered again to 32 fathoms.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle to fresh NW breeze and clear.

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27 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Fresh NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate to gentle NW breeze and clear.

Painted forward windlass and forecastle.

Thomas Singleton, Fireman, returned from hospital.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle to fresh NW breeze and foggy.

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28 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Fresh NW breeze and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate NW breeze and clear.

Painting steerage and cleaning main hold. Cleaning and painting in engine room.

Received of S. Foster & Co: 60 lbs ham, 336 lbs potatoes, 42 lbs onions, 42 lbs prunes, and 15 lbs butter.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

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29 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Fresh to moderate NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze, clear to cloudy with light showers.

Broke out and aired boat sails and scrubbed gratings. Distilling from 8.00 to 4.00.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and foggy.

At 7.00 fresh SE gale came out with heavy rains.

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30 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Heavy SE squalls to gentle SW breeze and clearing.

9am to 4pm:

Light SW breeze, cloudy to overcast.

General cleaning.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and overcast.

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31 December 1899

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and cloudy. Afternoon, strong SE breeze with showers.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh to moderate SE breeze with showers.

LOGS FOR JANUARY 1900

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1 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SE breeze, cloudy and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SE breeze, cloudy and foggy to rainy.

All work suspended.

4pm to midnight:

Light SE breeze, foggy and heavy rain.

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2 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm, foggy and rainy. At 5.00 light SE breeze increasing to moderate gale.

9am to 4pm:

Fresh to whole gale from SE, South, and SW, with heavy rain and fog.

At 9.30 let go port anchor with 15 fathoms and veered to 45 on starboard.

Afternoon, gale abating to moderate in squalls. Distilling 7.30 to 4.30.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate squalls SxW to light SE breeze and rainy.

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3 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light NW airs to calm and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and foggy.

Hove up port anchor, foul hawser cleared, and hove in to 32 fathoms on starboard anchor.

Washed down. Tested fire pumps. Distilling 10.00 to 4.00.

4pm to midnight:

Calm to light NW airs and foggy.

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4 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and hazy.

Sighted anchor, clear, and let go again veering to 13 fathoms. Scrubbing steam launch.

At 11.30 USRC Bear came alongside and put aboard for storage: spare stores, sails, hawsers, etc., Department letter December 29.

Officers and crew received pay for December.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle SW breeze to calm and overcast.

At 6.30 USRC Bear cast off and steamed to anchorage.

Veered to 32 fathoms starboard chain.

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5 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate SSE breeze, rainy to cloudy.

USRC Bear left harbor.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate to gentle breeze from SE, South, to SW and cloudy.

Scrubbed steam launch. Distilling 8.30 to 4.30.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze and partly clear.

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6 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clearing.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and clear.

General cleaning. USTB Farragut left moorings for practice and later returned.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear to foggy.

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7 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SSE breeze to calm, with heavy rain.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle West breeze and clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

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8 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle West breeze to calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light South breeze to calm and clear.

Dried and restowed boat sails. Received from Department “Merchant Vessels US, 1899”. Distilling from 8.00 to 12.00.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle to moderate NW breeze and clear.

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9 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and clear to hazy.

Fitted hemp topping lift to port swinging boom.

Received ship chandlery and Engineer’s stores as per requisition.

Received from Department 10 Provision Returns and 20 Reports Fitness of Officers.

Overhauling steam launch machinery. Distilling from 9.30 to 4.30.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

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10 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

Fitting hemp topping lift to starboard swinging boom and cleaning steam launch. Distilling from 8.00 to 1.30.

4pm to midnight:

Light to gentle NW breeze and clear.

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11 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light to gentle NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light NW breeze to calm and clear.

Broke out and aired fasts. Overhauling launch machinery. Distilling from 12.00 to 4.30.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW breeze and clear.

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12 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to light NW breeze and hazy.

Fitted canopy frame to launch and scrubbed forecastle.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW breeze and hazy.

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13 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light NE breeze and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Light NE breeze and foggy.

General cleaning. General Order No. 60 received and read by Commanding Officer to officers on board.

4pm to midnight:

Light West breeze and foggy.

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14 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle North breeze and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle North breeze and cloudy.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Calm to moderate West breeze and cloudy.

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15 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light West airs and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and cloudy.

Making launch cushions.

USRC McCulloch anchored in harbor.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and partly clear.

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16 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

Making launch cushions.

Leave of Lieutenant Landrey extended 30 days, Department letter 10^th instant.

Captain Calvin L. Hooper, Revenue Cutter Service, Superintendent Construction and Repairs Pacific Coast, and Chief Engineer J. A. Doyle came on board in USRC Golden Gate and made preliminary inspection, and requested Commanding Officer to report on repairs necessary to make vessel comfortable for officers and crew to live on board in port.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

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17 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to gentle North breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle North breeze and clear.

Making launch cushions. Engineer’s force repairing canopy frame for launch.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle North breeze and clear.

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18 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle North breeze, clear to cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle North breeze and cloudy.

Scrubbing paintwork and repairing canopy frame.

Commanding Officer preparing report on necessary repairs.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh NW breeze and cloudy.

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19 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Fresh to moderate NW breeze and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and cloudy.

Scrubbing paintwork. Finished repairs to canopy frame.

2^nd Lieutenant Landrey informed that Board of Investigation on 2^nd Assistant Engineer Paul [of USRC Rush] was dissolved by Department order 12^th instant.

Charles Schottker, Seaman, received treatment from Marine Hospital Surgeon.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW breeze and cloudy.

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20 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle NW breeze, cloudy and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm to gentle NW breeze, foggy to clear.

General cleaning.

Charles Schottker received treatment from Marine Hospital Surgeon.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW airs and clear to foggy.

Dinghy rescued a kayak capsized in bay.

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21 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs to gentle breeze NW and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and cloudy.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle to moderate NW breeze and cloudy.

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22 January 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle NW breeze and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and cloudy.

Making boat cover.

Received from Department: 1 “Salary Tables”, 1 “Customs Regulations”, 1 “Navigation Laws: ’99”, 6 “Reports Secretary Treasury”, 6 “General Orders 60”.

Received of Whitaker & Ray Co, 1 unabridged dictionary.

4pm to midnight:

Calm to light NW airs and cloudy.

K. Sumata, Cook, absent without leave since 10am.

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23 January 1900

Sausalito and San Francisco, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light to gentle NW breeze and cloudy.

K. Sumata, Cook, returned 19 hours over time and was quarantined until February 7.

9am to 4pm:

Light to gentle NW breeze and cloudy.

Making boat cover.

USRC Golden Gate came alongside and towed vessel to San Francisco. Towing from 3.05 to 3.50.

Anchored off Barge Office in 4½ fathoms with 30 fathoms starboard chain.

Charles Schottker, Seaman, received medical treatment.

4pm to midnight:

Light NE breeze and cloudy.

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24 January 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW airs and clear.

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25 January 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light NW breeze and clear.

USRC Rush left anchorage.

USRC Golden Gate came alongside and shifted Thetis into berth left vacant by Rush. Anchored in 3 fathoms with 30 fathoms starboard chain.

Captain Hooper, Chief Engineer Doyle, and 1^st Lieutenant Foley aboard inspecting vessel.

Received of Goodall, Perkins & Co: 3000 gallons fresh water.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and foggy.

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26 January 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light NW airs to breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and clear.

Chief Engineer Doyle on board taking measurements for shaft for launch.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW airs to breeze and clear.

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27 January 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light NW breeze and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm, cloudy and foggy.

General cleaning.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and cloudy.

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28 January 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light NE breeze and foggy to clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NE breeze and cloudy with light rain.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Light NE airs and rainy.

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29 January 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light NE breeze, foggy to clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light NE breeze and clear.

Received from Department: 1 “Beacons, Buoys, etc, ’99”.

4pm to midnight:

Light NE breeze, clear to cloudy.

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30 January 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate to gentle breeze from NE to North and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle North breeze and clear.

Lieutenant Foley aboard with bidders on repairs.

Received of the Standard Oil Co: 20 gallons water white oil, 2 cases.

4pm to midnight:

Light North breeze and clear.

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31 January 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light to gentle North breeze, cloudy and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle North breeze and cloudy.

Chief Engineer Doyle aboard inspecting machinery.

Parties aboard preparing bids on bunker plates.

4pm to midnight:

Light North breeze and foggy.

LOGS FOR FEBRUARY 1900

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1 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light North breeze and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle North breeze and partly clear.

Measured coal in bunkers and found surplus of 20,000 pounds.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle North breeze and cloudy.

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2 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and rainy to cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and partly clear.

4pm to midnight:

Light West breeze and clear to foggy.

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3 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to gentle SW breeze and cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SW breeze and clearing.

General cleaning.

Chief Engineer Doyle on board with bidders on repairs to machinery.

Received shaft for launch.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW airs and foggy.

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4 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle North to NE breeze, cloudy to clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Light NE breeze and clear.

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5 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NE breeze and clear.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

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6 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear to foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Light North to moderate West breeze and clear.

Officers and crew received pay for January.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh NW breeze and clear.

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7 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Fresh to gentle NW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate NW breeze and clear.

Lieutenant Foley aboard making plan of berth deck.

Received authorized requisitions for February.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW breeze, clear to foggy.

Received rudder for launch.

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8 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to gentle East breeze and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle East breeze changing to West in post meridian.

Lowered steam launch and got steam.

Received ship chandlery and Engineer’s stores as per requisition for February.

Received of contractor 140 rations.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze to calm, foggy to clear.

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9 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to gentle NW breeze, clear to foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle NW breeze and clear.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

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10 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light North breeze and clear.

Delivered to Boesch Lamp Co 22 lamps and lanterns to be altered and repaired.

Vouchers and requisitions submitted to Collector and reported to Department.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle SW breeze and clear.

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11 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light SW airs and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SW breeze and clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze and clear.

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12 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light SW airs to calm and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm with dense fog to clear.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze and clear.

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13 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light SW airs and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SW breeze and fair.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle to light SW breeze and clear.

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14 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light SW airs, cloudy and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SW breeze and partly clear.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

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15 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SE breeze changing to SW and clear.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze to calm.

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16 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light SW breeze and clear.

Carpenter Bert Powers reported for duty in accordance with Department’s authority to Captain Jefferson A. Slamm dated January 20^th.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW airs to calm.

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17 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light NE breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light NE breeze and clear.

Officer set Carpenter to work to stop leaks in quarterdeck.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze and clear.

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18 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SW breeze, cloudy, foggy and light rain.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate to gentle SW breeze, cloudy and squally to clear.

Inspection.

At 10.30 dragged anchor, let go port anchor. Hove up starboard anchor, foul; cleared and catted it.

Requested Commanding Officer of USRC Golden Gate [Captain Albert Buhner] to tow vessel back to anchorage.

At 2.30 USRC Golden Gate came alongside and towed vessel out in stream.

At 3.00 anchored in 7 fathoms, with 32 fathoms starboard chain.

Lieutenant Landrey reported for duty from leave of absence granted by Department letter, January 10.

4pm to midnight:

Calm to gentle NW breeze and clear.

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19 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.813, Long -122.413

Midnight to 9am:

Light NW breeze to calm and partly clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle South breeze, clear to cloudy and drizzly.

Carpenter at work on quarterdeck.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate SE breeze and rainy.

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20 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.813, Long -122.413

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SW breeze and rainy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SW breeze and rainy.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle West breeze and rainy.

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21 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.813, Long -122.413

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clearing.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle West breeze and clear.

Received from Boesch Lamp Co one new water-gauge lamp and 22 lamps and lanterns repaired and altered. Delivered to same firm 8 lamps and lanterns to be repaired and altered.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle West breeze, clear to foggy.

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22 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.813, Long -122.413

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SE to NE breeze and clear.

Omitted dressing ship and saluting on account of lack of flags and ammunition.

9am to 4pm:

Light to moderate SW breeze and partly cloudy.

Sighted starboard anchor, clear, and landed it on rail. Let go port anchor, veering to 45 fathoms chain.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

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23 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.813, Long -122.413

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and partly cloudy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SW breeze and clear.

Carpenter stopping leaks in quarterdeck.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze and clear.

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24 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.813, Long -122.413

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and partly clear.

9am to 4pm:

Calm to gentle SW breeze and partly clear.

Received 30 gallons water white oil (3 cases) from Standard Oil Co.

Chief Engineer Charles F. Nash reported for duty, Department telegram 15^th instant.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle SW breeze and clear.

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25 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.813, Long -122.413

Midnight to 9am:

Light SW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate SW breeze and clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh SW breeze, foggy to clear.

At 8.30 let go starboard anchor with 20 fathoms chain and veered to 65 fathoms on port anchor.

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26 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate SW breeze and clear.

At 8.00 sighted port anchor, clear, and veered again to 45 fathoms. Hove up starboard anchor.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SW breeze and partly cloudy.

USRC Golden Gate came alongside and towed vessel to old anchorage, where anchored at 10.15 with 30 fathoms on port anchor in 4 fathoms water.

In obedience to letter of Lieutenant James M. Moore, temporarily commanding USRC Grant, the following members of the crew of the USRC Corwin reported on board: Julius Ipsen, Quartermaster; Gustav A. Weishaupt, Coxswain; Andrew Anderson, Coxswain; Albert Schank, Ordinary Seaman; John J. Burgin, Ordinary Seaman; and Frank Combs, Fireman.

Carpenter at work on quarterdeck. Received authorized requisitions for March.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze and clear.

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27 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light to gentle SW breeze and clear.

Received ship chandlery and Engineer’s stores as per requisition for March. Setting up rigging.

Carpenter at work on quarterdeck.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate SW breeze to calm and clear.

At 6.00 started quartermaster’s watch.

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28 February 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light NW airs and clear.

At work on rigging.

9am to 4pm:

Calm to light WSW breeze and clear.

Thomas Symes, Quartermaster, from USRC Bear and recently discharged from Marine Hospital, came on board in obedience to Department telegram of 27^th instant to Captain Hooper, for retention until arrival of Bear.

Crew staying masts. Received of contractor 186 rations.

Sent John J. Burgin [Bergen in log], Ordinary Seaman, to Marine Hospital.

4pm to midnight:

Light West breeze and clear.

LOGS FOR MARCH 1900

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1 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light West breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light North breeze and clear.

Staying foremast. Carpenter at work on cabin companion.

4pm to midnight:

Calm and clear.

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2 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

Staying masts. Received 8 lamps and lanterns from Boesch Lamp Co, repaired and altered.

9am to 4pm:

Calm to light South breeze and clear.

Staying foremast and seizing off rigging. Vouchers and requisitions for March submitted to Collector and Department informed.

Officers and crew with the exception of men transferred from USRC Corwin and USRC Bear received pay for February.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle South breeze and clear.

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3 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light South breeze, cloudy and rainy.

S. Waki, Boy, deserted.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate SW breeze, clear to overcast and rainy.

General cleaning.

At 10.00 sighted port anchor, foul, cleared and secured it. Let go starboard anchor with 30 fathoms chain.

Enlisted W. Yamamoto, Boy, on probation.

4pm to midnight:

Light to gentle SW breeze and rainy.

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4 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light SW breeze, rainy to clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light SW breeze and clear to squally and rainy.

Inspection.

John R. Whalen, 3^rd Oiler, reported for duty from USRC Grant, with statement that he had been ordered verbally by Captain Tozier, Revenue Cutter Service, to proceed to this vessel, and that he had not arrived with the other men because he had been put in jail in Seattle.

4pm to midnight:

Variable breeze and rainy.

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5 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light variable breeze and partly clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable breeze, cloudy to clear.

Setting up rigging. Carpenter removing remains of top chests.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle variable breeze and cloudy.

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6 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SE breeze and rainy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SE breeze and rainy.

Crew making swabs and boat cover.

Sent Fred Fletcher, Ordinary Seaman, to Marine Hospital.

Detailed Fred Roberts, Seaman, on berth deck.

Carpenter fitting locks and keys in cabin.

4pm to midnight:

Light SSE breeze and cloudy.

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7 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light SSE breeze, overcast and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle SSE breeze and cloudy.

Hans Nielson [Nilsen in log], Quartermaster, returned 4 hours late from liberty and quarantined one week.

At work on rigging and boat cover. Carpenter fitting locks and keys in cabin.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh SSE breeze, cloudy to rainy.

Fred Roberts, Seaman, quarantined until 24^th instant for striking K. Sumata, Cook.

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8 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate to light SSE breeze and rainy.

9am to 4pm:

Light SE to gentle SW breeze, overcast and rainy.

Sighted starboard anchor, clear, and let go port anchor, veering to 30 fathoms chain.

Carpenter at work on locks and keys in cabin.

4pm to midnight:

Light West breeze and cloudy.

Measured coal and took up surplus of 22180 lbs.

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9 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm, cloudy and rainy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and clear.

Seizing off rigging.

Albert Schank, Ordinary Seaman, received medical treatment.

Received stationery as per requisition for December. Carpenter at work on cabin lockers.

At 10.15 fire quarters, 1^st water 55 seconds.

4pm to midnight:

Light NW airs to calm and clear.

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10 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Calm and foggy to clear.

General cleaning.

4pm to midnight:

Light variable breeze and clear.

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11 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light SE airs and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Calm to gentle WSW breeze and clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Light SW breeze to calm and clear.

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12 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light NE airs, clear to foggy.

9am to 4pm:

Light West to SW breeze and clear.

Setting up topmast rigging. Carpenter at work on locks and keys in cabin.

Fred Fletcher, Ordinary Seaman, returned from hospital.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle SW breeze, foggy to cloudy.

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13 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SW breeze to calm, cloudy and foggy.

Scrubbed ship outside.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate SW breeze and fair.

Setting up rigging. Carpenter at work in wardroom. Sighted port anchor, clear, and veered again to 30 fathoms.

Julius Ipsen, Quartermaster, sent to Marine Hospital.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate to light WSW breeze, clear to cloudy.

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14 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light WSW airs and cloudy.

At 12.30 USRC Bear anchored close by.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle WSW breeze and clear.

Carpenter repairing launch. Crew making boat cover and cleaning dinghy.

USRC Rush left for Sausalito.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle to moderate WSW breeze and cloudy.

USRC McCulloch passed down at 4.20.

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15 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light WSW breeze and cloudy.

Frank Combs [Coombs in log], Fireman, absent without leave.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate WSW breeze and cloudy.

Varnished bright work in dinghy. Carpenter repairing launch.

Received “Treasury Decisions July to December 1899”, and “Report Light House Board 1899”.

Sent Thomas Symes, Seaman, aboard USRC Bear.

Received of contractor 248 rations, additional for March, submitted vouchers to Collector and informed Department.

4pm to midnight:

Light to moderate WSW breeze and cloudy.

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16 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Variable airs and cloudy.

Frank Combs [Coombs in log], Fireman, returned 24 hours late from liberty and quarantined until April 1^st for disobedience of orders, not returning aboard when ordered by the Executive Officer.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to fresh SW breeze and clear.

At 10.45: USRC Bear made fast alongside and began receiving her stores and ammunition stored in this vessel.

12.30: Dropped starboard anchor underfoot to prevent dragging.

3.30: Finished discharging stores of USRC Bear except 2 sections coir hawser not wanted by her Commanding Officer [Captain Francis Tuttle].

At 3.50 in casting off, Bear carried away port whisker boom, losing end overboard, also breaking iron band on flying jib boom and bolt securing back rope to cat-head.

4pm to midnight:

Fresh to moderate SW breeze and cloudy.

Cleared and hove up starboard anchor.

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17 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light SW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate SW breeze and clear.

At 10.00 fire quarters, 1^st water 40 seconds.

General cleaning.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate SW breeze and clear.

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18 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle West to light SW breeze, cloudy to clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light to moderate WSW breeze and clear.

Inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle WSW breeze and cloudy.

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19 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light WSW breeze, cloudy to clear.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate WSW breeze and clear.

Repairing service on rigging injured by USRC Bear. Carpenter at work on doors, etc.

4pm to midnight:

Light South airs to calm and clear.

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20 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light East airs and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Light variable airs and clear.

Deck force resewing port jib and flying jib boom guys, and lifting port whisker to fit new bolt for port back rope.

In obedience to letter of 19^th instant from Superintendent of Construction and Repairs, Pacific Coast, [1^st Lieutenant Foley] disconnected distiller and transferred it with cock, connecting pipe and flange to USRC Bear.

Julius Ipsen, Quartermaster, returned from Marine Hospital.

Commanding Officer appointed Lieutenants Landrey and Scott and Chief Engineer Nash as Hull Board.

4pm to midnight:

Moderate to light SW breeze and clear.

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21 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light SW airs and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Moderate SW breeze and clear.

Repairing rigging injured by USRC Bear. Carpenter making pump handles.

Discharged John J. Burgin, Ordinary Seaman, by authority of Department letter 15^th instant, and Commanding Officer notified him of the fact by letter.

Received of Goodall, Perkins & Co 3000 gallons fresh water.

Received of Standard Oil Co 40 gallons water white oil, in cans.

3^rd Lieutenant Scott detached by Department letter 15^th instant and directed to join USRC Bear.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle SW breeze and clear.

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22 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate SW breeze and clear.

9am to 4pm:

Fresh WSW breeze and partly clear.

Commanding Officer received amended muster roll from Captain Tozier, Revenue Cutter Service, of the men transferred from the USRC Corwin.

At 11.00 dropped port anchor under foot; at 4.00 wind decreasing, hove up port anchor.

4pm to midnight:

Stiff WSW to moderate SW breeze and partly cloudy.

Lieutenant Scott left vessel to report for duty on board USRC Bear.

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23 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and partly clear.

Let go port anchor and hove up starboard one.

9am to 4pm:

Calms to moderate WSW breeze and clearing.

Scrubbed bags and hammocks. Crew employed scraping woodwork in second cutter and at other duties.

4pm to midnight:

Day ends calm and partly cloudy.

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24 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm, partly cloudy.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to 4pm:

Light WSW breeze and partly cloudy.

Scrubbed decks with sand.

10.30: Sent steam launch with baggage of Commanding Officer, returning at 1.30 from Sausalito.

Hull Board submitted following report:

Several planks of sheathing in bad condition and seams large; leaks in wardroom and berth deck lockers; some corrosion on iron bulkheads in coal bunkers; all pumps in good condition generally; forward and midship deck pumps in good condition generally but needing gooseneck connections; main deck bilge pump needs new chain to winch and auxiliary bilge pump needs thorough overhauling.

4pm to midnight:

Gentle to moderate WSW and partly clear.

At 8.00 light fog.

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25 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle WSW breeze and partly clear.

Charles Schottker, Seaman, absent without leave since 7.00.

9am to 4pm:

Gentle to moderate WSW breeze, partly clear.

10.00am inspection.

4pm to midnight:

Day ends with moderate WSW breeze and partly clear.

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26 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate to gentle WSW breeze, partly clear.

Charles Schottker, Seaman, returned on board 24 hours late.

Performing morning duties.

9am to 4pm:

Light breeze WSW to NW and clear.

1^st Lieutenant Cushing, Commanding Officer, left the vessel to assume command of the USRC Rush, in obedience to Department order of the 17^th instant.

2^nd Lieutenant Landrey left the vessel to join the USRC Rush, in obedience to Department order of the 17^th instant.

2^nd Lieutenant Frederick Gilbert Dodge reported on board in obedience to Department order of the 17^th instant.

4pm to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze NW, and clear.

Captain William J. Herring reported on board, and assumed command, in obedience to Department order of the 17^th instant.

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27 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze NW and clear.

Performed morning duties.

At 8.00 sighted port anchor, and came to again, port anchor, 30 fathoms chain.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to light SW breeze, partly cloudy.

Cleaned and painted 2^nd cutter, and variously employed. Engineer’s Department employed cleaning and repairing no. 1 auxiliary boiler.

Received requisitions for month of April from Department.

Day ends calm and partly clear.

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28 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and slightly foggy.

Usual morning duties performed.

9am to midnight:

Calm to gentle breeze SW, and clear.

Crew employed repairing canopy of steam launch, painting 2^nd cutter inside and variously.

Engineer’s force cleaning no. 1 auxiliary boiler.

Day ends with light SW airs and clear.

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29 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light airs SW and clear.

Performed morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, SW and clear.

Painted and varnished 2^nd cutter, repaired canopy for steam launch, and put same in place.

Engineer’s force cleaning no. 1 auxiliary boiler and at other duties.

Day ends calm and clear.

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30 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and hazy.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Calm to moderate breeze SW and clear, to foggy.

Crew variously employed.

Day ends calm and dense fog.

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31 March 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and foggy.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate to gentle breeze WSW and overcast with occasional rain.

Deck force scrubbing decks with sand.

Engineer’s force cleaning department.

Discharged W. Yamamoto, Boy, by authority of General Order #13.

Day ends with gentle breeze, WSW, and overcast.

LOGS FOR APRIL 1900

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1 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs WSW and cloudy.

Sighted port anchor and finding it foul, came to with starboard anchor and 30 fathoms chain; cleared port anchor.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze WSW to SSW, overcast and cloudy with light rain.

At 9.30 muster and inspection.

Shipped T. Okada as Boy, on two months’ probation.

Day ends with calm and hard rain.

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2 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs to moderate breeze SSE to SE, overcast and raining to partly clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze to light airs, WSW, overcast to raining.

Cleaned small arms and counted ammunition.

Engineer’s force cleaning department, and overhauling after store room.

Received 360 rations, articles of ship chandlery and Engineer’s stores as per requisition for current month.

Received from USRC McCulloch the following articles: 1 6-pounder Hotchkiss gun, no. 10; 1 top carriage; 1 pivot socket; 1 cage stand; 1 breech block and mechanism; 1 shoulder piece; 1 sponge and handle; 1 gun cover; 4 drill cartridge; 1 accessory box; 8 full boxes common shells for 6-pounder; 7 full boxes saluting charges for 6-pounder; 1000 rounds (1 box) 45 caliber ammunition for sub caliber.

Day ends with light airs WSW and hard rain.

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3 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle WSW breeze to calm and partly clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to moderate breeze WSW and clear.

At 10.00 shifted anchorage on account of being too near the wharf, and at 10.20 came to, starboard anchor, 30 fathoms chain.

Officers and crew received pay for month of March 1900; seven men who were transferred from USRC Corwin received pay for months of February and March 1900.

Hans Nielson [Nielsen in log], Quartermaster, and Charles Schottker, Seaman, [who] left the steam launch while at the landing, without permission, with manifest intention of not returning, are declared deserters.

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4 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.811, Long -122.414

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

Frank Combs, Fireman, absent without leave, with manifest intention of not returning, is declared a deserter.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to light breeze, SW to WSW, and partly cloudy.

Sent vouchers to Collector of Customs, as per requisitions for current month.

Crew variously employed. Engineer’s force employed in department.

Day ends with light airs, WxS, and clear.

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5 April 1900

San Francisco and Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear, to light haze.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to meridian:

Light airs, South, and clear.

At 9.50 USRC Golden Gate came alongside and took Thetis in tow, and steamed for Sausalito.

At 10.50 came to off Sausalito, California, in 3¼ fathoms water, starboard anchor and 25 fathoms chain.

Crew variously employed.

Fred Fletcher, Ordinary Seaman, received treatment from Marine Hospital Surgeon.

Meridian to midnight:

Light airs to light breeze, South to SW, and clear.

At 1.00 Captain Herring left the ship in obedience to Department order of March 28, 1900.

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6 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate gale to moderate breeze, SW, overcast and cloudy; foggy at intervals.

Thomas Singleton, Fireman, absent without leave.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate to fresh southerly breeze and overcast.

Stored arms in convoy, cleaned hand and leg irons. Engineer’s force employed in department.

Received from Standard Oil Co 20 gallons special marine engine oil.

Day ends with fresh breeze SW and cloudy.

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7 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate to strong breeze, NW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

Thomas Singleton, Fireman, absent without leave.

9am to midnight:

Fresh to moderate breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew employed scrubbing decks and cleaning paintwork. Engineer’s force cleaning department.

Day ends with light NW airs and clear.

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8 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs to gentle breeze, South, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

Thomas Singleton, Fireman, absent without leave.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle breeze, South to WSW, and clear.

At 10.00 muster and inspection.

Day ends with light breeze, WSW, and clear.

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9 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle SW breeze and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

Thomas Singleton, Fireman, and Andrew Anderson, Coxswain, absent without leave.

9am to midnight:

Light airs to moderate breeze, West to SW, and clear.

At 10.30 Thomas Singleton, Fireman, returned on board, and quarantined 30 days for absence without leave.

At 2.30 Andrew Anderson, Coxswain, returned on board and quarantined one week for absence without leave.

Crew employed sandpapering and varnishing thwarts and gunwales of third cutter.

Day ends with light SW breeze and clear.

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10 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs to light breeze, NW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, SxE to WSW, and clear to cloudy.

Employed at various duties about the vessel.

Engineer’s force cleaning department. Blew down boiler to steam launch, preparatory to making repairs to engine and boiler.

Day ends with gentle breeze, SW, cloudy with occasional rain.

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11 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate to gentle breeze, SW, and light rain.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze to moderate gale, ESE to South, overcast and raining with hard squalls.

Received from Department five (5) copies “Revised Regulations, Uniform of Officers, Cadets and Enlisted Men”.

Hoisted steam launch for overhauling and cleaning. Crew employed cleaning and sandpapering outside of steam launch. Engineer’s force cleaning boiler of steam launch and overhauling machinery.

Day ends with violent squalls with hard rain.

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12 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate gale to moderate breeze, South to WSW, overcast, squally and raining to partly clear at end of watch.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate to strong breeze, SW, and partly clear.

Painted steam launch outside. Engineer’s force overhauling boiler and engine of steam launch.

Day ends with moderate breeze, SW, and clear.

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13 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SW, and partly clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to moderate breeze, SW, and cloudy.

Sighted and cleared starboard anchor; came to with port anchor and 30 fathoms chain.

Crew employed scraping and varnishing bright woodwork on steam launch, and painting canopy. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery of steam launch.

Day ends with calm and clear.

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14 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light variable airs and clear.

Performed usual morning duties. Put steam launch in water and got steam on her.

9am to midnight:

Calm to moderate breeze, South, and clear.

Crew variously employed. Engineer’s force employed in department.

By authority of Department telegram of 14^th instant transferred to USRC Rush, one binnacle complete with liquid compass no. 503.

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15 April 1900

Sausalito, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to gentle NW breeze and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze to light airs, NW to SW, and clear.

At 10.00 muster and inspection.

Day ends with light airs, SW, and clear.

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16 April 1900

Sausalito and San Francisco, California

Lat 37.854, Long -122.474

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light SW airs and cloudy.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SW, and clear.

By authority of Department letter of 14^th instant, received from USRC Rush, for storage, one binnacle and standard compass.

At 1.20 tug Fearless came alongside and took Thetis in tow, at 2.35 cast off tow line and made fast to Section #2, Sea Wall, San Francisco, California.

Hoisted steam launch.

Received order from 1^st Lieutenant Foley, Assistant to Superintendent Construction and Repairs, Pacific Coast, to pack all articles in holds and store rooms, except the messing and bathing arrangements of officers and crew, in cases, for storage on shore, in the Appraiser’s Building.

Day ends with light breeze, WxN, and clear.

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17 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.809, Long -122.403

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle to light breeze, SW, and clear to partly cloudy and overcast.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, SW, and overcast.

Received from S. Foster & Co 12 cases for packing outfits in holds and store rooms of Thetis, in order to send them to Appraiser’s Building, for storage.

Received from Department flags and bunting as per requisition for current month.

Andrew Anderson, Coxswain, released from quarantine.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed packing articles of ship’s property in cases, for storage, on shore.

Day ends with gentle breeze, SW, and cloudy.

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18 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.809, Long -122.403

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SW to SSW, and partly clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, SSW, and cloudy.

Received from S. Foster & Co ten (10) packing cases and one bale of excelsior to use in packing articles of ship’s property.

Crew employed in breaking out and packing movable articles of ship’s property, from store rooms and holds.

At 6.00pm hauled ship ahead one length, and at 6.48 made fast to Section Two, Sea Wall.

Day ends with light SW airs and cloudy.

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19 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.809, Long -122.403

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle to light breeze, SSW, and cloudy.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light airs to light breeze, SW to SSW, and overcast.

By authority of Department letter of 13^th instant, transferred Fred Roberts, Seaman, to USRC Rush.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed breaking out and packing articles of ship’s property, in cases, for storage on shore. At 1.00 dray came down to ship, loaded same, and at 3.30 sent load to Appraiser’s Building for storage.

Sent Gustav A. Weishaupt, Coxswain, to Marine Hospital.

At 6.00 discovered that eight (8) pigs of lead weighing about 400 lbs had been stolen out of the steam launch; this lead was used for ballast in launch.

Day ends with light airs, SxW, and raining.

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20 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.809, Long -122.403

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs to gentle breeze, SSW, overcast and raining.

Performed usual morning duties.

At 8.00 began loading cases and articles of ship’s property into drags, for storage on shore.

9am to midnight:

Light airs to gentle breeze, SW, and partly clear.

Crew employed loading drays with cases and bundles of articles of ship’s property. Engineer’s force employed breaking out after store room, all tubes, pipes, bar iron and grate bars, and stowing same on deck.

Received from S. Foster & Co one packing case.

Day ends with light southerly breeze and partly clear.

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21 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.809, Long -122.403

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

Usual morning duties performed.

9am to midnight:

Light airs to moderate breeze, SSW, and clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed loading articles of ship’s property on drays, and taking same to Appraiser’s Building for storage.

John R. Whalen, 3^rd Oiler, quarantined ten days for insolence and insubordination.

At about 12.45 John R. Whalen, 3^rd Oiler, left the ship without permission, with manifest intention of not returning; is declared a deserter.

At 1.30 finished sending articles of ship’s property on shore, for storage; having sent four dray loads from deck department, and two from Engineer’s department.

Day ends with gentle breeze, SW, and clear.

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22 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.809, Long -122.403

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SSW and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, SW, and clear.

At 10.00 muster and inspection.

At 3.30 Captain Charles F. Shoemaker, Chief of Division, Revenue Cutter Service, came on board, accompanied by Captain Francis Tuttle [Frank Tuttle in log, Commanding Officer of USRC Bear], Revenue Cutter Service, and 1^st Lieutenant William H. Cushing [Commanding Officer of USRC Rush], Revenue Cutter Service.

Captain Shoemaker made an inspection of cabin, wardroom, berth deck, and decks over same.

At 4.30 Captains Shoemaker and Tuttle and Lieutenant Cushing left the vessel.

Day ends with calm and clear.

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23 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.809, Long -122.403

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light airs, SW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

At 9.30am Constructor James W. Lee, Revenue Cutter Service, and 1st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, Assistant to Superintendent of Construction and Repairs, Pacific Coast, came on board to inspect the ship, and draw up plans for repairs.

At 10.30 USRC Golden Gate came alongside, and at 10.45 cast off from wharf, and was towed to foot of Main Street, where made fast to wharf at 12.20, preparatory to going in the dry dock.

By authority of Department letter of March 23^rd, delivered to Captain Tuttle, Revenue Cutter Service, commanding USRC Bear, one other boat, and received from USRC Bear one old dinghy.

By authority of Department telegram of 19^th instant, transferred to USRC Rush one azimuth circle; also transferred to USRC Rush by order from Captain Hooper’s office, one case of surgical instruments complete, and one apothecary’s scales with weights.

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24 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.784, Long -122.384

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 6.00 put steam launch in water.

At 7.00 hauled ship on dry dock; 7.15 began pumping out dock, at 9.00 finished pumping out dock.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Captain Charles F. Shoemaker, Chief of Division, Constructor James W. Lee, 1^st Lieutenant Foley, and Chief Engineer Doyle, Revenue Cutter Service, inspected hull and interior of ship, for the purpose of repairing and changing the arrangements and fittings of ship.

Transferred to USRC Rush, William Griep, 3^rd Oiler, by authority of Department letter of 18^th instant, and Captain Charles F. Shoemaker’s order of this date.

Crew employed at various duties.

By authority of Captain Charles F. Shoemaker’s order, transferred to USRC Manning, one steam launch, and one binnacle complete, with US Navy compass #115.

Workmen from shore cleaning bottom of ship, preparatory to cementing and painting same.

Day ends with light West breeze and clear.

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25 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.784, Long -122.384

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

Painters employed cleaning and cementing hull of vessel, preparatory to painting. Crew employed scaling rust from stern casing.

9am to midnight:

Strong breeze, West, and clear.

Constructor J. W. Lee, 1^st Lieutenant Foley, and Chief Engineer Doyle, Revenue Cutter Service, employed overhauling ship and drawing up plans and specifications for repairs.

Painters from shore employed painting ship outside. Crew cleaning and painting ironwork on stern and under pintles, and stern post.

At 6.00 painters finished painting, having painted ship two coats from keel to water line, with Woolsey’s copper paint.

Tried magazine flood cocks and found them rusted so they would not work.

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26 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze WNW and clear.

At 7.00 began filling dock; at 8.15 floated off dock and made fast to steamer Manauense.

Received from USRC Manning, one steam launch in broken and dilapidated condition, half full of water, with broken canopy and machinery a mass of rust; authority of letter of April 25^th.

9am to midnight:

Fresh breeze to moderate gale, West, and clear.

At 9.45 USRC Golden Gate made fast alongside, and towed Thetis to Arctic Oil Works, foot of Center Street [currently 16^th Street].

At 10.45 made fast to dock, and USRC Golden Gate cast off.

Gustav A. Weishaupt, Coxswain, returned on board from Marine Hospital.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, on board during the day drawing up specifications for repairs.

Hoisted old steam launch, received from USRC Manning.

Day ends with strong NNW breeze and clear.

Found excess of 5 tons of coal in space supposed to contain ballast.

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27 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Strong breeze to moderate gale, WNW, and clear.

Performed morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Strong breeze, NW and clear.

Constructor J. W. Lee, 1^st Lieutenant Foley, and Chief Engineer Doyle, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board examining ship and drawing up specifications for repairs.

Crew employed bailing out old steam launch from USRC Manning, removing old canopy of same, and at various duties about ship.

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28 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, NW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate to gentle breeze, NNW to North and clear.

Constructor J. W. Lee, 1^st Lieutenant Foley, and Chief Engineer Doyle, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board examining ship and drawing up specifications for repairs and alterations to hull, decks and machinery.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed assisting officers in making examination of vessel.

Day ends with gentle northerly breeze and clear.

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29 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle to light breeze, SW, and overcast.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SW, and partly clear.

Granted usual Sunday liberty.

Omitted muster and inspection on account of vessel being at wharf, under repairs.

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30 April 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, NW, and cloudy.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light airs to gentle breeze, SW, and overcast.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, making out specifications for repairs to vessel.

Crew variously employed.

Received order from Captain Charles F. Shoemaker, Chief of Division, Revenue Cutter Service, to have as many Petty Officers and members of the crew, as could be spared, to attend the funeral of Captain C. L. Hooper, Revenue Cutter Service, on Tuesday, May 1^st.

Day ends calm and overcast.

LOGS FOR MAY 1900

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1 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light breeze, SW, and partly clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

At 8.30 C. E. Johnson, Boatswain; Mark James Tanner, Chief Oiler; Gustav A. Weishaupt and Andrew Anderson, Coxswains; and Albert Schank [Schanck in log], Ordinary Seaman, left the vessel to attend the funeral of Captain C. L. Hooper, Revenue Cutter Service, deceased.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW, and partly clear to overcast with occasional light rain.

At 11.30 Chief Engineer C. F. Nash, Revenue Cutter Service, left the vessel to attend funeral of Captain C. L. Hooper, Revenue Cutter Service.

At 6.45pm Petty Officers and men returned on board.

Day ends calm and cloudy.

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2 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to gentle breeze, SW, and partly clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to moderate breeze, West, and partly cloudy.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, employed making out specifications for repairs.

Crew employed scaling old paint and rust off of iron bulkhead to poop deck, and painting same.

Day ends calm and overcast.

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3 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light airs, SSE, and overcast.

Performed usual morning duties.

Painted iron bulkhead to poop deck.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NNE, overcast with occasional light rain.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board making out specifications for repairs.

Crew employed scaling ash chute [schoot in log], and ironwork about decks, and red leading same.

Received from Department two (2) copies “Coast and Geodetic Survey Bulletin No. 40, Alaska”.

Officers and crew received pay for April 1900.

Received from Standard Oil Co 15 gallons water white oil.

Blew down donkey boiler.

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4 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, SE, overcast and light rain.

Performed usual morning duties.

Albert Schank [Schanck in log], Ordinary Seaman, absent without leave.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, SE, and partly cloudy with occasional showers.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board, making examination of condition of vessel, and preparing specifications for repairs and alterations to hull and machinery.

Engineer’s department employed cleaning and inspecting donkey boiler, with a view to repairing same. Crew employed scaling old paint and rust off boiler hatch, ventilators, etc. on quarterdeck over boiler and engine room.

Day ends with light southerly airs and overcast.

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5 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light to gentle SE breeze and partly clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze SE and partly clear.

Discharged Albert Schank [Schanck in log], Ordinary Seaman, for insubordination, absence without leave and general uselessness.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board making out specifications for repairs.

Officers and crew assisting inspecting Officers in examining vessel, boring [boaring in log] spars, etc.

Chief Engineers Doyle and Nash, Revenue Cutter Service, inspected donkey boiler #2 with a view to repairing and changing position of same.

Day ends with gentle breeze, SE, and cloudy.

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6 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SW, and partly clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to moderate breeze, SW, and partly clear to clear.

Muster and inspection omitted on account of vessel being laid up for repairs.

Granted usual Sunday liberty.

Day ends with light southerly airs and partly clear.

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7 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Calm to light airs, SE, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, West, and clear.

Sent down fore, fore topsail and fore topgallant yards.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board examining and boring [boaring in log] timbers, keelson and yards, and making out specifications for alterations and repairs.

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8 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle breeze, WSW, and clear.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, employed making out specifications for repairs to vessel, and in boring various part of vessel. Bored bowsprit, jib boom, timbers on berth deck and about the stern, for the purpose of ascertaining the condition of the vessel’s timbers and planking.

Crew cleaning deck pumps. Engineer’s force employed taking apart steam-winch for the purpose of cleaning same.

Day ends calm and clear.

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9 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

[Thetis is placed out of commission.]

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and overcast.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, SW, and clear.

Crew employed during am in scraping and cleaning deck pumps. Engineer’s force taking apart steam-winch.

By authority of letter of 7^th instant, from Captain C. F. Shoemaker, Revenue Cutter Service, Chief of Division, transferred to USRC Manning: Julius Ipsen, Quartermaster; Fred Fletcher, Ordinary Seaman; Herman Neelay, Wardroom Steward; and K. Sumata, Cook; and discharged Andrew Anderson and Gustav A. Weishaupt, Coxswains, and T. Okada, Boy.

Stopped issuing rations, and commuted one ration each, for remaining members of Petty Officers and crew, for subsistence.

Placed vessel out of commission.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board making out specifications for alterations and repairs.

Detailed H. Smith, Master-at-Arms, as night watchman.

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10 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW and partly clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light to strong breeze, WNW, and partly cloudy to clear.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board preparing specifications for repairs and alterations to hull and quarters of vessel.

Crew variously employed.

Day ends with moderate gale, WNW, and clear.

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11 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate gale, WNW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate gale, NW, and clear.

Received from S. Foster & Co 50 lbs of excelsior and 7 packing cases, for packing cabin and wardroom outfits.

Constructor J. W. Lee and 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board until 1.00 in making out specifications for alterations and repairs to vessel.

Discharged Thomas Singleton, Fireman, by authority of Department letter of 7^th instant.

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12 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to fresh breeze, NW, and clear to overcast.

Crew employed at various duties about the vessel. Engineer’s force employed in department.

Day ends with light breeze, NW, and partly clear.

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13 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light southerly airs and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, NW, and clear.

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14 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew employed packing wardroom outfits.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew employed packing, boxing, and storing in wardroom store room, on berth deck, all articles of cabin and wardroom furniture and fittings.

Engineer’s force overhauling machinery of steam launch.

In pm Constructor J. W. Lee and 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, came on board and accompanied two bidders on hull repairs, throughout the ship.

Day ends with moderate breeze, NW, and clear.

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15 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

Crew employed removing fixtures, lamps, etc. from wardroom state rooms, for the purpose of storing same.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

Constructor J. W. Lee, Revenue Cutter Service, employed on board with Whalen Brothers, going over specifications and work to be done in repairing ship.

Crew employed packing and storing articles of cabin and wardroom outfits.

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16 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning and painting deck pumps.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

Constructor Frank W. Hibbs, USN, and representative from Fulton and Risdon Iron Works, came on board and in company with Constructor J. W. Lee, 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, and Chief Engineer Doyle, Revenue Cutter Service, examined hull, quarters, decks and machinery of vessel, with a view to bidding on work of overhauling and repairing same.

Crew employed cleaning steam winch. Engineer’s force overhauling and cleaning machinery of steam launch.

Day ends with light breeze, NW, and clear.

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17 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NNW, and clear.

Crew cleaning steam winch. Engineer’s force overhauling and cleaning machinery of steam launch.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, WNW, and clear.

Representatives from Fulton and Risdon Iron Works on board the vessel, going over the specifications, and examining the vessel with a view to bidding on alterations and repairs.

Crew employed cleaning steam winch. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery of steam launch.

Day ends with light NW breeze and clear.

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18 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze to moderate gale, NW, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning steam winch. Engineer’s force employed cleaning and overhauling machinery of steam launch, and painting same.

Representatives from Fulton and Risdon Iron Works on board, examining hull, spars, machinery, etc., and taking measurements.

Day ends with strong breeze, NW, and clear.

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19 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Strong to light breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning steam winch. Engineer’s force cleaning engine of steam launch.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning and painting steam winch. Engineer’s force cleaning engine and machinery of steam launch.

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20 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle NW breeze and clear.

Muster and inspection omitted, ship being out of commission.

Day ends with light breeze, NW, and clear.

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21 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning steam winch. Engineer’s force overhauling steam launch machinery.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning and painting steam winch. Engineer’s force cleaning and painting machinery of steam launch.

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22 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs WNW and clear.

Performed morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light airs to strong breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning and painting steam winch. Engineer’s force overhauling and cleaning machinery of steam launch, and painting same.

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23 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, NW, and overcast.

Crew employed cleaning steam winch. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery of steam launch.

9am to midnight:

Moderate gale, WNW, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning steam winch. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery of steam launch.

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24 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze WNW and clear.

Crew employed cleaning and painting steam winch. Engineer’s force employed overhauling machinery of steam launch.

Received from the Appraiser’s Building, cases no. 8 and 9 containing carpenters tools, nails, etc.

Day ends with light breeze, NW, and clear.

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25 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light to gentle breeze, NW to SE, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Strong breeze, SE to WNW, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning steam winch. Carpenter cleaning out sick bay. Engineer’s force overhauling machinery of steam launch.

Day ends with light breeze, SW, and overcast.

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26 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

Crew employed painting steam winch. Engineer’s force adjusting journals and valves of steam launch engine.

Day ends with light breeze, NW, and clear.

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27 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, North, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

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28 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, WNW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, WNW, and clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed putting steam winch together and adjusting the bearings etc.

Carpenter at work in sick bay, cleaning out same and scraping the floor.

Day ends with moderate breeze, NW, and clear.

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29 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, East, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed putting steam winch together and adjusting bearings.

Carpenter at work in sick bay, and removing bulkhead and shelves of old armory and lamp locker, for purpose of building new boatswain’s locker.

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30 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, WNW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

Observed the day as a holiday.

Men from P. F. Dundon’s shop on board examining machinery, with a view to making bid on work of repairing same.

Day ends with light breeze, NW, and clear.

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31 May 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, NW, and partly clear.

Officer and crew received pay for current month.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed putting steam winch together, and painting same.

Carpenter removing bulkheads and shelves in lamp locker.

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LOG BOOK – JUNE 1^st 1900 TO JANUARY 31^st 1901

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[Cover and blanks]

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[List of Officers]

Rank	Name	Residence
2^nd Lieutenant	Frederick Gilbert Dodge	The “Repelier”, #781 Sutter Street, Phone East 156
Chief Engineer	Charles F. Nash	The “Beresford”, #600 Bush Street, San Francisco

LOGS FOR JUNE 1900

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1 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Fresh breeze, NW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Fresh to strong breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed assembling parts of steam winch, and taking apart steam ash hoist.

Carpenter fitting up boatswain’s locker.

Day ends with light breeze, NW, and clear.

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2 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and overcast.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SW, and overcast.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed cleaning steam ash hoist.

Carpenter fitting shelves and drawers in boatswain’s locker.

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3 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and overcast.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and cloudy to partly clear.

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4 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed cleaning steam ash hoist.

Carpenter fitting shelves and drawers in boatswain’s locker.

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5 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SW to NW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, NW and clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed cleaning, overhauling, and painting steam ash hoist.

Carpenter fitting up boatswain’s locker, on the berth deck.

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6 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed disconnecting steam windlass, preparatory to cleaning and painting same.

Carpenter at work fitting up boatswain’s locker.

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7 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed cleaning and overhauling machinery of steam windlass.

Carpenter employed fitting shelves and compartments in boatswain’s locker.

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8 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Strong breeze, NW, and partly clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed cleaning steam windlass.

Carpenter at work fitting shelves and lockers in boatswain’s locker.

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9 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and calm.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Light to fresh breeze, NW, and clear.

Crew and Engineer’s force employed overhauling and cleaning steam windlass.

Carpenter employed fitting lockers etc. in boatswain’s locker.

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10 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and cloudy.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, WSW to WNW, and partly clear.

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11 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and clear.

Performed usual morning duties.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to strong breeze, West, and clear.

Crew employed cleaning steam windlass.

Engineer’s force cleaning machinery and bright work of main and auxiliary engines.

Carpenter at work in sick bay.

Turned vessel over to John W. Dickie [formerly Dickie Brothers Shipyard, and later John W. Dickie & Son], contractor on hull work.

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12 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, WSW, and overcast.

Contractor on hull work started work tearing out cabin and skylights and hatches on quarterdeck.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SW, and cloudy.

Received from Excelsior Redwood Co 37 feet of sugar pine for transoms in sick bay.

Contractor J. W. Dickie’s force at work tearing up quarterdeck, cabin companionway and skylight, ripping ceiling out of cabin, tearing off after end of wardroom, removing bridge, etc.

Eight men employed during forenoon, and twelve during afternoon.

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13 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SW, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor J. W. Dickie’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, WSW, and overcast.

Contractor J. W. Dickie’s force employed tearing up quarterdeck, ripping out ceiling around propeller well, removing chart room from main deck, tearing out after bulkhead of wardroom and clearing out staterooms of Executive Officer and Chief Engineer, removing all racks, lockers, etc. from wardroom pantry, tearing out cabin pantry and water closet, and taking down iron bunker bulkhead in engine room for purpose of removing donkey boiler.

Eighteen men employed during the day on woodwork, and five men on ironwork. Ship’s force employed stowing away and taking care of all property removed during course of work.

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14 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, SW to West, overcast and cloudy to partly clear.

Contractor J. W. Dickie’s force employed tearing up quarterdeck, tearing out propeller well, removing iron bulkhead at forward end of engine room, tearing coamings [combings in log] off of wardroom skylights; lifted old chart house off of main deck and landed it on the wharf. Rigged shears, landed yards on wharf, and prepared to take out masts and donkey boilers.

Eighteen (18) men employed during the day on woodwork; five (5) men on iron bulkheads, and seven (7) riggers.

Ship’s force employed stowing and taking care of all property removed during the day.

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15 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SW to SE, and partly clear to overcast and light rain.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to moderate breeze, West, and cloudy to clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing up quarterdeck, removing upper end of stern post in cabin, making alterations in chart house to fit same for galley, making new skylights for wardroom and cabin, removing engine room skylight and taking out steam winch.

Riggers took out and landed two donkey boilers and main smokestack on wharf.

Boiler makers removing iron bulkheads in upper boiler room, in order to remove donkey boilers, and taking out iron bulkhead forward of main boiler.

Ship’s force assisting generally about work, storing all movable articles of ship’s property.

Eighteen (18) men employed during day on woodwork, twelve (12) men on ironwork, and seven (7) riggers.

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16 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to strong breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making wardroom skylights and coamings, remodeling old chart house into galley, working on propeller well, removing quarterdeck rail, taking ballast out of after hold and landing it on wharf, working at iron bulkheads, etc. Took out main topgallant, main topmast, and main lower mast, and landed them on the wharf.

Ship’s carpenter at work in sick bay, rest of ship’s force taking care of and storing ship’s property.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, thirteen (13) men on ironwork, and five (5) riggers.

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17 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Light to fresh breeze, West, and clear.

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18 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor J. W. Dickie’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to strong breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making new wardroom and cabin skylights and coamings, working on propeller well, tearing log-rail and covering board off of quarterdeck, working on new galley, riveting iron bulkheads of coal bunkers, fairing up main hatch, coamings, etc.

Unhung rudder and landed it on the wharf.

Ship’s carpenter employed in sick bay, rest of ship’s force variously employed looking after ship’s property.

Received from Excelsior Redwood Co 60 feet of redwood and 27 feet of ash, for use in sick bay.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) men on ironwork, and four (4) riggers.

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19 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West to NE, and clear to overcast and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making new cabin and wardroom skylights and coamings, laying out patterns and moulds for new pilot house and chart room, putting in floor beams for donkey boiler platform, riveting up starboard coal bunker bulkhead, and clearing away for new work around stern, in cabin over old propeller well.

Removed engine room skylight and steam launch, and landed them on the wharf.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-six (26) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) men on ironwork, and five (5) riggers.

5145bd4aa2fc8ee89200455f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_013_1.jpg)

20 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and cloudy to clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Strong breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making engine room skylight and coamings, removing main deck rail and boat davits, riveting up iron bulkheads, working on propeller well and rudder-casing, etc.

Sent down fore topgallant mast. Took out old galley stove and bilge pump and landed them on the wharf.

Ship’s carpenter at work in sick bay, rest of ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty (20) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) men on ironwork, and four (4) riggers.

5145bd4aa2fc8ee892004561: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_014_0.jpg)

21 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Calm to moderate breeze, West, and overcast to clear.

Contractor’s force employed making skylights and coamings for engine room, cabin and forecastle deck, fitting new covering board on stern, working on rudder post and propeller well, fastening floor beams for donkey boiler platform, fastening angle iron for forward bulkhead and preparing to move main boiler.

Ship’s carpenter at work in sick bay.

Engineer’s force scaling and painting port donkey boiler, and scaling rust from forward end of main boiler, preparatory to painting same; rest of ship’s force employed taking care of ship’s property.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

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22 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making engine room skylight and coaming, laying out pilot house and chart room, making companionways and coamings for cabin, engine room and forecastle deck, riveting up iron bulkheads, etc.

Ship’s carpenter at work in sick bay, rest of ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4aa2fc8ee892004565: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_015_0.jpg)

23 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making skylights, hatches and coamings for cabin, engine room and forecastle deck, preparing to move main boiler; remodeling old chart house for galley and building new pilot house and chart room.

Boiler makers working on donkey boiler platform and bunker bulkheads.

At 11.30 riggers landed port donkey boiler on USRC Golden Gate, for transportation to Mare Island Navy Yard.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) men on ironwork, and five (5) riggers.

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24 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and overcast.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

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25 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to strong breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making booby hatches for cabin and engine room companionways, making engine iron skylight, removing decayed timbers from bulwarks of quarterdeck and putting in new timbers, working on stern, closing propeller well, etc.

Boiler makers laying off new bulkhead forward of boiler and new platform for donkey boiler.

Riggers removed fore topmast, fore lower mast, two anchors, revolving gun and carriage from forecastle deck, and landed them on the wharf.

Ship’s force variously employed assisting riggers, cleaning machinery, etc.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) men on ironwork, and five riggers.

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26 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing out rotten timbers in bulwarks around quarterdeck, putting in new waterways across stern, scarphing new pieces on covering board of quarterdeck, making new booby hatches for cabin, engine room and forecastle deck, working on iron bulkheads, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) men on ironwork, and four (4) riggers.

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27 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, West, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to strong breeze, West, and overcast to clear.

Contractor’s force employed making booby hatches for cabin, engine room and forecastle deck, making engine room skylight, fitting box for rudder stock in stern, fitting timbers in old propeller well, cutting out and renewing rotten timber heads in quarterdeck bulkheads, and building new pilot house and chart room.

Boiler makers working on iron bulkhead forward of boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed cleaning up about the vessel.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) men on ironwork, and four (4) riggers.

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28 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making new booby hatches for cabin, engine room and forecastle deck, new engine room skylight, filling in old propeller well, putting new waterways on forward end of quarterdeck, port side, tearing out old main fife-rail, tearing out stern timbers, knees, and fashion piece [fashion timber] on port side, etc.

Boiler makers fitting new iron floor in starboard bunker, for donkey boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

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29 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to strong breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, new booby hatches for cabin, engine room and forecastle deck, and new engine room skylight, filling in old propeller well, tearing out stern timbers, knees and fashion piece on port side, tearing up old main deck, etc.

Boiler makers working on new iron bulkhead forward of boiler, and on new donkey boiler platform.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

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30 June 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, SE, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Officers and crew received pay for current month.

Contractor’s force employed tearing up main deck, building new pilot house and chart room, new booby hatches for cabin and engine room, new engine room skylight, fitting new main rails, tearing out rotten planking and plank shear on port quarter, filling in old propeller well, etc.

Boiler makers fitting iron bulkhead forward of boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

LOGS FOR JULY 1900

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1 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

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2 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, South, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to strong breeze, West, and clear.

By authority of Department letter of 20^thultimo, increased the compensation of the Petty Officers of Thetis to that paid Petty Officers of vessels now on cruise to Alaska, including commuted rations, to take effect from July 1^st, 1900.

Contractor’s force employed tearing up main deck, tearing out rotten planking and plank shear and timbers on port quarter, filling in old propeller well and rudder casing, ripping off iron bark sheathing under counters to make good disposition of butts, fitting new main rail, building new pilot house and chart room, and new engine room skylight, cleaning chain plates in main rigging, etc.

Boiler makers fitting new iron bulkhead forward of boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

2^nd Lieutenant F. G. Dodge received Department order of the 26^th ultimo, directing him to hold himself in readiness for telegraphic orders to USRC Grant.

5145bd4aa2fc8ee892004579: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_020_0.jpg)

3 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making new engine room skylight, new booby hatch for forecastle deck, new pilot house and chart room, putting in new main rail, tearing up main deck, fitting new planking, plank shear and timbers on port quarter and stern of vessel, tearing out after beam of main deck, working on iron bark sheathing under counters, etc.

Boiler makers riveting floor for donkey boiler and fitting new iron bulkhead forward of boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

In accordance with orders of this date, from 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley, Revenue Cutter Service, Superintendent of Construction and Repairs, Pacific Coast, held board of survey on certain articles of old material, removed from USRC Thetis.

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4 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WNW, and clear.

Observed the day as a national holiday.

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5 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to fresh breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new engine room skylight, new pilot house and chart room, new booby hatch for forecastle deck, fitting new covering board and plank shear on port quarter, tearing up main deck, etc.

Boiler makers employed fitting new bulkhead forward of boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirty (30) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee89200457f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_021_1.jpg)

6 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing up old main deck, tearing out margin strakes of planking and waterways on main deck, caulking around propeller well, and putting iron bark on starboard side under counter, putting new planks on stern, building new pilot house and chart room, and new booby hatch for forecastle deck, new rudder, etc.

Boiler makers riveting up new iron bulkhead forward of boiler, and tearing off old iron deck plates forward of boiler hatch.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004581: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_022_0.jpg)

7 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, new booby hatch for forecastle deck, putting iron bark sheathing under counter on starboard side, tearing out margin strake of planking and waterways on starboard side of main deck, put new carling under after end of main hatch, caulking around propeller well, etc.

Boiler makers finishing up work on lower part of iron bulkhead forward of boiler, and riveting side sheaths on upper part of same.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004583: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_022_1.jpg)

8 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, West, and clear.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004585: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_023_0.jpg)

9 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, putting iron bark over old propeller well on starboard side, ripping out waterways on starboard side of main deck, making new rudder, fitting new carlings in main deck for location of main fife rail, etc.

Boiler makers fitting new steel deck plates on quarterdeck forward of boiler hatch, riveting new plates in upper coal bunkers to forward bulkhead, fastening angle iron on donkey boiler platform, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed removing old coal chutes from main deck, overhauling steam windlass, etc.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004587: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_023_1.jpg)

10 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to strong breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, tearing out rotten timbers on starboard side of main deck, tearing out rotten planking and plank shear amidship on port side, beading new deck planking, making new rudder, planing [plaining in log] off new planking on stern and port quarter, caulking iron bark sheathing on starboard side under counter, etc.

Boiler makers riveting new steel deck plates under steam winch on forward end of quarterdeck, and new bulkhead forward of main boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004589: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_024_0.jpg)

11 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, new booby hatch for forecastle deck, putting in new deck plank and waterways on main deck, tearing out iron bark sheathing and planking under counter on port side, making new rudder, beading deck planking, tearing out and replacing rotten timber on starboard side of main deck, etc.

Boiler makers riveting new iron bulkhead in bunkers forward of boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee89200458b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_024_1.jpg)

12 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing out rotten timbers under port quarter, and amidships on port side, putting in new margin strakes of planking and waterways on main deck, bolting down new main deck, building new pilot house and chart room, painting all new woodwork, caulking new planking around stern and on port quarter, hewing out new deck beams, etc.

Boiler makers riveting up new iron bulkhead forward of main boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee89200458d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_025_0.jpg)

13 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, finishing booby hatches for cabin, engine room, and forecastle deck, fitting new waterways on starboard side of main deck and margin strakes of planking, making new margin strakes for quarterdeck, fitting new timbers and planking under counter on port side, and amidships on port side.

Boiler makers fitting new iron bulkhead forward of boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee89200458f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_025_1.jpg)

14 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, putting new timbers in amidships on port side, putting new planking on port side under counter, bolting in new waterways on starboard side of main deck, building new rudder, chipping and cleaning iron deck beams of forecastle deck, boat davits, cleats, etc.

Boiler makers riveting up new steel bulkhead forward of main boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, and fourteen (14) men on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004591: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_026_0.jpg)

15 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle breeze, West, and clear.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004593: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_026_1.jpg)

16 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, laying new main deck, putting in new margin strake of planking on starboard side of main deck, putting in new after main deck beam, putting in new planking amidships and under counter on port side, making new rudder, beading new deck planking, scaling and cleaning iron deck beams of forecastle deck, etc.

Boiler makers at work on steel bulkhead forward of main boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, and six (6) men on ironwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004595: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_027_0.jpg)

17 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, making new rudder, laying new main deck, putting new planking under counter and amidships on port side, etc.

Boiler makers fitting and riveting new steel bulkhead forward of boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, and eight (8) men on ironwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004597: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_027_1.jpg)

18 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, and new rudder, laying new main deck, planing off new planking amidships on port side, putting on new iron bark sheathing under port quarter, etc.

Boiler makers riveting up new steel bulkhead forward of main boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Received of Standard Oil Co 20 gallons of water white oil.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, and ten (10) men on ironwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee892004599: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_028_0.jpg)

19 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, laying new main deck, putting iron bark sheathing under counter on port side, tearing out waterways and covering board on starboard side of quarterdeck and removing rotten timbers under same, chipping and cleaning iron deck beams under forecastle deck, etc.

Boiler makers working on new steel bulkhead forward of main boiler, and on boiler hatch.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, and ten (10) men on ironwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee89200459b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_028_1.jpg)

20 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and overcast.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, laying new main deck and caulking same, putting on new iron bark sheathing under counter on port side, tearing off bulwark’s planking, plank shear and removing rotten timbers amidships on starboard side, etc.

Boiler makers employed during forenoon on iron bulkhead forward of boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers, and ten (10) men one half day on ironwork.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee89200459d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_029_0.jpg)

21 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle breeze, West, and overcast.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, fitting new main rail, tearing out rotten timber heads on starboard side of quarterdeck, clearing up berth deck preparatory to tearing up same, and burning paint off of beams in wardroom ceiling.

Caulkers caulking new main deck.

Boiler makers riveting new angle iron on top of boiler hatch.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, ten (10) men on ironwork, and five (5) caulkers.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee89200459f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_029_1.jpg)

22 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle breeze, West, and clear.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee8920045a1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_030_0.jpg)

23 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building new pilot house and chart room, fitting new timbers amidships on starboard side in place of defective ones, removing covering board and log rail on forecastle deck, tearing out after bulkhead of cabin, laying new quarterdeck, etc.

Caulkers caulking new main deck.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and five caulkers.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee8920045a3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_030_1.jpg)

24 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Received by mail, from Department, seven (7) copies of “Register of Officers and Vessels US Revenue Cutter Service”, July 1, 1900.

Contractor’s force employed tearing out rotten planking below water line amidships, on starboard side of of vessel, building new desk for chart room, tearing up old forecastle deck, caulking new main deck, laying new quarterdeck, making new covering for cabin skylight, getting out new teak rail for quarterdeck, laying sill for after end of wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and five (5) caulkers.

Upon removing the wedges for the purpose of putting a graving piece in the mizzen lower mast, at quarterdeck partners, discovered the mast to be so far decayed as to necessitate a new lower mast.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee8920045a5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_031_0.jpg)

25 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to strong breeze, West, and clear.

Chief Engineer C. F. Nash received telegraphic order of 25^th instant from Department, detaching him from USRC Thetis and ordering him to USRC Manning, for temporary duty.

Contractor’s force employed caulking new main deck, laying new quarterdeck, building after end of wardroom, tearing up forecastle deck, removing iron bark sheathing and tearing out rotten planking amidships on starboard side, landed new galley in place on main deck.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and five (5) caulkers, and four (4) riggers.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee8920045a7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_031_1.jpg)

26 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

Chief Engineer C. F. Nash left the ship in obedience to Department telegram of 25^th instant.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new quarterdeck, building after end of wardroom, putting in new timbers amidships on starboard side, ceiling up inside of galley, caulking new main deck, tearing off forecastle deck, log rail, cat heads, etc., took out mizzen mast and landed it on the wharf, put new engine room skylight in place.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) riggers, two (2) caulkers entire day, and three (3) caulkers one half day.

5145bd4ba2fc8ee8920045a9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_032_0.jpg)

27 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new quarterdeck, putting in new coamings of cabin skylight and engine room companionway, building after end of wardroom, tearing up forecastle deck, building desk for chart room, placing iron skid beams in place across main deck, caulking wardroom deck, tearing out rotten planking amidships on starboard side, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045ab: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_032_1.jpg)

28 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building after end of wardroom, fastening iron skid beams, laying beams for extension of deck over wardroom, building new desk for chart room, tearing up forecastle deck, removing rail from top of wardroom, caulking staterooms in wardroom and new outside planking, putting in new timbers amidships on starboard side, preparing to move main boiler, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045ad: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_033_0.jpg)

29 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Light to moderate breeze, WNW, and partly clear.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045af: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_033_1.jpg)

30 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying quarterdeck, tearing up forecastle deck, laying new forecastle deck covering boards, laying beams and carlings for extension of deck between after end of wardroom and galley, caulking cabin and wardroom decks, building desk for chart room, tearing up deck on after end of wardroom to make good disposition of butts, putting in new timbers and planking amidships on starboard side, lifting main boiler, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

At 5.10pm USRC Golden Gate arrived from Mare Island Navy Yard with donkey boiler on board and made fast to wharf.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045b1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_034_0.jpg)

31 July 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

At 9.00 lifted donkey boiler from USRC Golden Gate, and landed it in position.

9am to midnight:

Light to gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Officers and crew received pay for current month.

Contractor’s force employed laying new quarter and forecastle decks, laying new forecastle deck covering board, building desk for chart room, tearing up deck on top of after end of wardroom, building after end of ward room, putting on new planking and iron bark sheathing amidships on starboard side, moving main boiler, caulking new planking, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Two plumbers employed from 10.00am taking out old water closets, fitting new piping, etc.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, and three (3) caulkers.

LOGS FOR AUGUST 1900

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1 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new forecastle deck and covering board for same, building after end of wardroom, putting in new planking and iron bark sheathing amidships on starboard side, fitting new covering board and waterways on starboard side of quarterdeck, caulking outside planking and iron bark sheathing, moving main boiler, etc.

Plumbers employed fitting new pipes and connections for seamen’s water closets.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045b5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_035_0.jpg)

2 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light to strong breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new forecastle deck, building after end of ward room, burning old paint off of wardroom, laying new covering board on top of after end of wardroom, chipping and painting iron tie plates of forecastle deck, fitting new covering board on starboard side forward part of quarterdeck, putting in new planking amidships on starboard side, tearing out rotten timbers abreast of main hatch on port side, sheathing up cabin, moving main boiler, etc.

Put in new fore lower mast and fore top, caulking cabin deck and steerage.

Boiler makers fitting iron beams of quarterdeck over donkey boiler.

Plumbers connecting pipe and fitting force pump in new position.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, ten (10) men on ironwork, five (5) riggers, and two (2) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045b7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_035_1.jpg)

3 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new forecastle deck, laying new covering board around extension of deck between after end of wardroom and galley, wedging foremast, burning old paint off of wardroom, sheathing up cabin, caulking steerage, putting new covering board on starboard side of quarterdeck, putting on new planking amidships on starboard side, tearing off rotten planking and removing rotten timbers amidships on port side, moving main boiler, etc.

Boiler makers putting new top on boiler hatch.

Plumbers running new pipe for flushing forward water closets.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, ten (10) men on ironwork, three (3) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045b9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_036_0.jpg)

4 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new forecastle deck, putting in new log rail on forecastle deck, sheathing up cabin and casing up deck beams, putting in new planking and plank shear moulding amidships on starboard side, tearing out rotten planking amidships on port side, fitting new waterways for starboard side of quarterdeck, burning off old paint in wardroom, moving main boiler, caulking steerage staterooms, etc.

Plumbers running pipe for flushing forward water closets.

Boiler makers at work on boiler hatch.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) caulkers, two (2) plumbers, and ten (10) men one half day on ironwork.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045bb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_036_1.jpg)

5 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze to moderate gale, West, and clear.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045bd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_037_0.jpg)

6 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Received of G. M. Josselyn & Co 296 lbs of hemp lanyard stuff for lower rigging.

Received of Excelsior Redwood Co lumber to the amount of $9.42 for building issuing room for rations.

Contractor’s force employed laying new forecastle deck and new log rails for same, sheathing up cabin and casing in deck beams, caulking wardroom staterooms, laying new waterways on starboard side of quarterdeck, putting in new planking amidships on starboard side, tearing out rotten planking amidships on port side, moving main boiler, etc.

Plumbers laying pipe for flushing forward water closets.

Boiler makers at work on boiler hatch.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) men on ironwork, two (2) plumbers, and one (1) caulker.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045bf: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_037_1.jpg)

7 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, WNW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze to moderate gale, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking and plank shear moulding amidships on starboard side, tearing out rotten planking and timbers amidships on port side, sheathing up cabin and casing in deck beams, putting new step under mainmast, putting new waterways in on starboard side of quarterdeck, moving main boiler, caulking deck under forecastle, etc.

Plumbers running pipe for flushing forward water closets.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045c1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_038_0.jpg)

8 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new margin strake of planking on starboard side of quarterdeck, sheathing up cabin and casing in deck beams, tearing out rotten covering board and waterways on starboard side from after end of wardroom to forward part of fore rigging, tearing out rotten planking and removing rotten timbers amidships on port side, moving main boiler, bolting in step for mainmast, etc.

Plumbers running flushing pipe.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) plumbers, and one (1) caulker.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045c3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_038_1.jpg)

9 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed sheathing up cabin and casing in deck beams, building stateroom, pantry, and lavatory in cabin, laying extension of deck between after end of wardroom and galley, tearing out rotten waterways on starboard side from after end of wardroom to forward part of fore rigging, tearing off rotten planking and removing rotten timbers amidships on port side, moving main boiler, etc.

Boiler makers fitting new top to boiler hatch.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, seven (7) men on ironwork, and one (1) caulker.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045c5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_039_0.jpg)

10 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, and overcast.

At 8.00am contractors resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WNW, and overcast.

Contractor’s force employed sheathing up cabin, building spare stateroom, lavatory, pantry and companionway in cabin, laying new deck over wardroom, tearing out rotten timbers on starboard side, tearing off rotten planking and removing rotten timbers on port side, painting new work, putting knees on stern post under old propeller well, moving main boiler, etc.

Boiler makers at work on boiler hatch and securing main boiler.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-six (26) men employed during the day on woodwork, seven (7) men on ironwork, and one (1) caulker.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045c7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_039_1.jpg)

11 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and overcast.

Contractor’s force employed laying extension of deck over wardroom, sheathing up cabin, building spare stateroom, lavatory, pantry, water closet and companionway in cabin, tearing out rotten timbers amidships on port and starboard sides, caulking outside planking, burning old paint off of wardroom, putting knees on stern post under old propeller well, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-six (26) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045c9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_040_0.jpg)

12 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and cloudy.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and overcast.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045cb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_040_1.jpg)

13 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and overcast.

Mark James Tanner, Chief Oiler, sick and off duty.

Contractor’s force employed building cabin staterooms, lavatory, pantry, and companionway, putting in new timbers amidships on port side, tearing off rotten planking and iron bark sheathing on starboard side, building house for steam steerer, restowing ballast, caulking deck over wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ca2fc8ee8920045cd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_041_0.jpg)

14 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, overcast and misty.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and overcast.

M. J. Tanner, Chief Oiler, absent sick.

Contractor’s force employed building cabin companionway, securing engine room skylight, cabin, and engine room booby hatches, flooring over coal bunkers and restowing ballast, building house for steam steerer, putting new log rail on forecastle deck, caulking top of wardroom, putting in new timbers amidships on port side, tearing off rotten planking and removing rotten timbers on starboard side, making new cat heads, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

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15 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, overcast and misty.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW, overcast and cloudy.

M. J. Tanner, Chief Oiler, absent sick.

Contractor’s force employed building house for steam steerer, fitting and securing wardroom skylights, securing pilot house and chart room in place, tearing out old berth deck planking, refastening ship outside, tearing off iron bark sheathing and rotten planking on starboard side, putting in new timbers amidships on port side, restowing ballast, caulking top of wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

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16 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SW, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW, and overcast.

M. J. Tanner, Chief Oiler, absent sick.

Contractor’s force employed tearing up old berth deck planking and laying new deck, building house for steam steerer, securing pilot house and chart room in place, tearing off rotten planking on starboard side, putting in new timbers amidships on port side, making new mast wedges for mainmast, cleaning out hold, caulking top of wardroom, etc.

Put in main lower mast, sent up main top and placed lower rigging over mast.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, and 4 riggers.

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17 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

M. J. Tanner, Chief Oiler, absent sick.

Contractor’s force employed tearing up old berth deck planking and laying new deck, working on pilot house and chart room, refastening ship outside, building house for steam steerer, caulking top of wardroom, putting in new timbers on starboard side, putting on new planking amidships on port side, wedging mainmast, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

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18 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, SW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW, and clear.

M. J. Tanner, Chief Oiler, reported on board with certificate from Dr. C. J. Schweltze [Schwelze in log] stating that he had been confined to his room with inguinal swelling since the 13^th instant.

Contractor’s force employed tearing up old berth deck planking and laying new deck, tearing out rotten timbers on starboard side, putting in new planking amidships on port side, building house for steam steerer, restowing ballast, caulking top of wardroom, wedging main lower mast, making new cat heads, working on pilot house and chart room, etc., cemented deck in galley.

Twenty-nine (29) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, and two (2) masons one half day.

Received of Excelsior Redwood Co lumber to the amount of $4.39 for building clothing room.

Ship’s force variously employed.

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19 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and partly clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and clear.

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20 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SW, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing up old berth deck planking and laying new deck, putting in new planking amidships on port side, putting in new timbers and planking on starboard side, sheathing up under extension of deck and in galley, building house for steam steerer, restowing ballast, painting new woodwork, caulking top of wardroom, cleaning and painting boat davits, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

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21 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, WSW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building house for steam steerer, tearing up old berth deck planking and laying new deck, putting in new planking amidships on port and starboard side, caulking berth deck, building shifting bulkhead in main coal bunker, cleaning ironwork, boat davits, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

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22 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new quarter and berth decks, building house for steam steerer, putting in new covering board amidships on port side, tearing out rotten plank shear, covering board and waterways forward on starboard side, caulking berth deck, fitting new coal chutes in main deck, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

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23 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new quarterdeck, putting in new covering board amidships on port side, tearing out rotten waterways forward on starboard side, building steerage skylights, building armory and wardroom pantry, fitting coal chutes in main deck, caulking berth deck, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

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24 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new quarter and forecastle decks, putting in new timbers forward on starboard side, fitting coal chutes and bunker plates in main deck, restowing ballast, cleaning out coal bunkers, caulking outside planking, building steerage skylights, working on armory, wardroom pantry and Chief Engineer’s stateroom, cleaning ironwork, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

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25 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, WNW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying forecastle deck, fitting new cat heads in place, caulking berth deck and outside planking, fitting new waterways on starboard side, putting iron bark sheathing on port side, working on after end of wardroom and armory, cleaning out coal bunkers, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4da2fc8ee8920045e5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_047_0.jpg)

26 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

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27 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle to moderate breeze WNW and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new forecastle deck, tearing up old berth deck planking, fitting cat heads, fastening chain plates of main and mizzen rigging in place, putting in new waterways forward on starboard side, putting on new iron bark sheathing amidships on port side, working on after end of wardroom and armory, caulking forecastle deck, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-eight (28) men employed during the day on woodwork, two caulkers during the forenoon, and one during the afternoon.

5145bd4da2fc8ee8920045e9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_048_0.jpg)

28 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, WSW, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, WNW, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed laying new berth deck, tearing out rotten waterways, covering board and timbers forward on port side, tearing off iron bark sheathing and rotten plank forward on starboard side, fitting cleats and eye-bolts in forecastle deck, fitting new scuppers in main deck, restowing ballast in coal bunkers, sheathing up after part of wardroom and pantry, caulking forecastle deck, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirty (30) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

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29 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing out rotten planking and waterways forward of port side, putting in new planking forward on starboard side, sheathing up after end of wardroom, armory, and wardroom pantry, fastening bitts on forecastle deck, restowing ballast in coal bunkers, finished laying new berth and forecastle decks, put in new mizzen lower mast, sent up cross trees and placed lower rigging over mast head, cemented deck in galley, caulking forecastle deck, etc.

Received of Excelsior Redwood Co lumber to the amount of $4.35 for shelving in clothing room.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirty (30) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, four (4) riggers, two (2) masons, and one (1) tinsmith lining bins [binns, obsolete spelling used in log] in issuing room.

5145bd4da2fc8ee8920045ed: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_049_0.jpg)

30 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing off rotten planking forward on port side, tearing off iron bark sheathing and rotten planking forward on starboard side, putting in new coamings for booby hatch on forecastle deck, fitting new cat heads, sheathing up wardroom, planing off old main and mizzen topmasts, scraping cross trees, caulking waterways and covering boards on quarterdeck, etc.

Sent up fore topmast and placed rigging over same.

Officer and crew received pay for current month.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirty (30) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, four (4) riggers, and one (1) tinsmith lining bins in issuing room.

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31 August 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00am contractor resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing off rotten planking forward on port and starboard sides, fitting cat heads, sheathing up wardroom, building wardroom pantry, putting up dressers and lockers in galley, sheathing up cabin and building cabin pantry, caulking forecastle deck, refastening ship outside, scraping off old paint, cleaning ironwork, etc.

Sent up mizzen topmast. Tinsmith lining bins in issuing room. Boiler makers putting patch in coal bunker bulkhead.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirty (30) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, four (4) riggers, two (2) boiler makers, and one (1) tinsmith.

LOGS FOR SEPTEMBER 1900

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1 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Calm and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WNW, and clear.

By authority of Department letter of June 25^th 1900 (CFS), shipped Andrew Anderson as Ordinary Seaman and rated him Seaman from date.

Contractor’s force employed tearing out iron bark sheathing and rotten planking forward on starboard side, tearing out rotten timbers forward on port side, sheathing up cabin and wardroom, building dressers in galley, putting thick wood on after part of forecastle deck for steam winch and main stays, refastening ship outside, fitting log rail for quarterdeck, putting fresh water pumps in galley, caulking forecastle deck, etc.

Boiler makers trimming off edges of boiler hatch.

Tinsmith at work on issuing room.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirty (30) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, two (2) boiler makers, three (3) plumbers, and one (1) tinsmith.

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2 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, and overcast.

At 8.00 two plumbers and one painter resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, WNW, and cloudy.

Two plumbers employed during the day putting in new main deck scuppers, and one painter priming new woodwork in cabin and wardroom.

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3 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force, except ship joiners, resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, WSW, and overcast.

Contractor’s force employed tearing out rotten planking and timbers forward on starboard side, tearing out iron bark sheathing and rotten planking forward on port side, refastening ship outside, caulking new outside planking, putting in new scuppers and air ports, lining bins in issuing room, putting new log rail on quarterdeck, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fifteen (15) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, two (2) plumbers, and one (1) tinsmith.

5145bd4da2fc8ee8920045f7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_051_1.jpg)

4 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SW, overcast and misty.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW to West, overcast and raining to partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing out iron bark sheathing and rotten planking forward on port side, tearing out rotten timbers forward on starboard side, refastening ship outside, putting in new scuppers and air ports, fitting log rail and chocks on quarterdeck, caulking forecastle deck, sheathing up cabin and wardroom, lining bins in issuing room, etc.

Sent up main topmast.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, two (2) plumbers, one (1) tinsmith, and five (5) riggers one half day.

5145bd4da2fc8ee8920045f9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_052_0.jpg)

5 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed tearing out iron bark sheathing and rotten planking forward on port side, tearing out rotten timbers forward on starboard side, fitting eye and ring bolts in forecastle deck, putting new bulkheads on main deck, caulking forecastle deck, lining bins in issuing room, connecting galley pumps to sea valve and fresh water tank, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Sixteen (16) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, two (2) plumbers, and one (1) tinsmith.

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6 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new timbers forward on starboard side, tearing out iron bark sheathing and rotten planking forward on port side, caulking forecastle deck, sheathing up cabin and wardroom, putting on new main deck bulwarks, fitting new billboards, connecting cabin closet to sea valve, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Nineteen (19) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4da2fc8ee8920045fd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_053_0.jpg)

7 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new timbers forward on starboard side, tearing out iron bark sheathing and rotten planking forward on port side, caulking on forecastle and quarterdecks, fitting new billboards, sheathing up cabin, putting on new main deck bulwarks, building dressers and lockers in galley, refastening ship outside, connecting galley pumps and sinks to sea valve, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-six (26) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

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8 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed laying new quarterdeck, tearing out iron bark sheathing and rotten planking forward on port side, putting in new planking forward on starboard side, sheathing up cabin, building dressers in galley, caulking quarterdeck, etc.

Plumbers making connections to cabin closet, galley pumps, sink, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-seven (27) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4da2fc8ee892004601: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_054_0.jpg)

9 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

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10 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and cloudy.

At 8.00am caulkers resumed work.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, overcast and misty.

Two (2) caulkers employed during the day caulking quarterdeck.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004605: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_055_0.jpg)

11 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on starboard side, tearing out rotten timbers forward on port side, caulking quarterdeck, putting new scuppers and deadlights in quarterdeck, building lockers in galley, sheathing up cabin.

Plumbers making connections to cabin bath tub.

Machinist at work on steam winch.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-one (21) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) caulkers, two (2) plumbers, and two (2) machinists.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004607: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_055_1.jpg)

12 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, SW, overcast and raining with thunder and lightning, to partly clear at end of watch.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SW, overcast and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on starboard side, tearing out rotten timbers forward on port side, caulking berth deck, sheathing up cabin, fitting stanchions for new rail around top of wardroom, etc.

Plumbers connecting cabin closet to sea valve, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-five (25) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) plumbers, and one (1) caulker.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004609: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_056_0.jpg)

13 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WSW, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on starboard side, putting in new timbers forward on port side, sheathing up cabin, caulking and planing quarterdeck, fitting stanchions for rail around top of wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) caulkers during forenoon, and two (2) during afternoon.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee89200460b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_056_1.jpg)

14 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, SE, overcast with light rain.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, SE, and overcast with occasional light rain.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on starboard side, putting in new timbers forward on port side, sheathing up cabin, building cabin side-board, putting new scuppers in quarterdeck, building lockers in galley, caulking berth deck, etc.

Plumbers connecting cabin water closet, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) plumbers, and one (1) caulker.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee89200460d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_057_0.jpg)

15 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on starboard side, putting in new timbers forward on port side, paneling cabin, building cabin sideboard, fitting dish racks in cabin pantry, building lockers in galley, putting new rail around top of wardroom, fitting stanchions for new rail around quarterdeck, caulking berth deck, etc.

Plumbers connecting cabin water closet to sea valve, putting in new air ports, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) plumbers, and one (1) caulker.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee89200460f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_057_1.jpg)

16 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004611: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_058_0.jpg)

17 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on port and starboard sides, paneling cabin, building cabin side board, putting new rail around top of wardroom, fitting stanchions for new rail around quarterdeck, building lockers and putting up shelves in galley, caulking quarterdeck, etc.

Plumbers putting in new air ports.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004613: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_058_1.jpg)

18 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on port side, putting in new covering board forward on starboard side, paneling cabin, building cabin sideboard, putting new deck lights in quarterdeck, fitting stanchions for quarterdeck rail, fitting deck lights and cleats in forecastle deck, caulking quarterdeck, etc.

Plumbers fitting new scuppers in quarterdeck, new airport in Captain’s stateroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004615: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_059_0.jpg)

19 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, WNW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on port side, putting in new covering board and plank shear moulding forward on starboard side, building cabin side board, planing quarter and forecastle decks, putting new scuppers in quarterdeck, fitting up new galley range, caulking quarterdeck, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Received from G. M. Josselyn & Co 18 lbs 2¼”, 50 lbs 2½”, 99 lbs 2¾”, and 71 lbs 2” lanyard stuff, 28 lbs spunyarn and one side of rigging leather, to be used for mizzen lower, fore, main and mizzen topmast rigging, topgallant and royal backstays, jib and flying jib guys, back ropes, etc.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004617: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_059_1.jpg)

20 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on port side, putting in new waterways and plank shear moulding forward on starboard side, putting in new ceiling under forecastle, putting pin and awning bands on fore and main masts, planing quarterdeck, caulking covering boards, pitching forecastle deck, etc.

Plumbers lining dressers in galley, fitting galley range, lining after end and top of galley with asbestos and galvanized iron, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004619: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_060_0.jpg)

21 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on port and starboard sides, putting new rail around quarterdeck, fitting stanchions for rail around forecastle deck, fairing up cabin skylight, making pilot house ladder, fitting davits, caulking waterways and wardroom staterooms, etc.

Plumbers lining galley dressers, fitting galvanized iron behind galley range, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee89200461b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_060_1.jpg)

22 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on port side, fastening new planking and stanchions forward on starboard side, building pilot house ladder, sheathing up wardroom, fitting new rail around quarter and forecastle deck, caulking outside planking, etc.

Plumbers fitting up galley range, lining galley dressers with lead, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee89200461d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_061_0.jpg)

23 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee89200461f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_061_1.jpg)

24 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new covering board and plank shear moulding forward on port side, planing off and caulking new outside planking forward on starboard side, fitting rail around quarter and forecastle decks, building lockers in cabin pantry, sheathing up wardroom, etc.

Plumbers lining galley shelves with zinc, setting up range, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Seventeen (17) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004621: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_062_0.jpg)

25 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting new iron bark sheathing on starboard side forward, putting in new planking forward on port side, fitting new rail around quarter and forecastle decks, fitting new brass rail around top of pilot house, building lockers in cabin pantry, caulking new outside planking, etc.

Plumbers fitting up galley range, connecting cabin bath tub, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Seventeen (17) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004623: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_062_1.jpg)

26 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting new iron bark sheathing on starboard side forward, putting in new planking forward on port side, fitting new head boards to gangways, fitting new bunker plates in quarterdeck, paneling wardroom, fitting new rail around quarterdeck, building lockers in wardroom pantry, working on log rail of forecastle deck, caulking new outside planking, etc.

Plumber lining dresser in cabin pantry with zinc, fitting up galley range, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004625: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_063_0.jpg)

27 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on port side, putting new iron bark sheathing on starboard side forward, working on log rail of forecastle deck, fitting new rail around quarterdeck, building lockers in wardroom pantry, paneling wardroom, fitting new air ports in after end of wardroom, caulking new outside planking, etc.

Plumbers lining dresser in cabin pantry, fitting suction pipe to force pump, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004627: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_063_1.jpg)

28 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on port side, putting new iron bark sheathing on starboard side forward, paneling wardroom, building dish lockers in wardroom pantry, putting berths back in wardroom staterooms, putting new air ports in after end of wardroom, working on log rail of forecastle deck, caulking new outside planking, etc.

Plumbers putting in new air ports.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004629: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_064_0.jpg)

29 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new planking forward on port side, putting new iron bark sheathing on starboard side forward, replacing berths in wardroom staterooms, putting new air ports in after end of wardroom, building new main fife-rail, caulking new outside planking and deck under berths in wardroom staterooms, working on log rail of forecastle deck, etc.

Plumbers fitting coal bunkers in galley, putting in new air ports, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-four (24) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) plumbers and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee89200462b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_064_1.jpg)

30 September 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW to SW, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW, and partly clear.

LOGS FOR OCTOBER 1900

5145bd4ea2fc8ee89200462d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_065_0.jpg)

1 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SSW, and overcast with light rain.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SSW, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed putting iron bark sheathing on port and starboard sides forward, caulking new outside planking, building main fife-rail, fitting bunker plates in main and berth decks, replacing berths in wardroom staterooms, etc.

Plumbers connecting steam table in cabin pantry, putting in new air ports, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-three (23) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) plumbers, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee89200462f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_065_1.jpg)

2 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, SE, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SE, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed putting new iron bark sheathing on port and starboard sides forward, caulking new outside planking, putting graving pieces in ceiling of berth deck, putting up bulkhead for Captain’s storeroom under cabin, building new main fife-rail, bolting on new billboards, putting eye bolts in covering board of quarterdeck and in thick wood around main mast, fitting shutters in skylights, replacing berths in wardroom staterooms, etc.

Plumbers putting new lead in air ports of berth deck, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) plumbers, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004631: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_066_0.jpg)

3 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, SE, overcast and raining to partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SE, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed putting new iron bark sheathing on port side forward, replacing berths in wardroom staterooms, fitting shutters to skylights, building main fife rail, fitting covering board across after end of extension of deck, repairing ceiling in berth deck, caulking new outside planking, etc.

Plumbers running steam pipe to cabin bath tub.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-one (21) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) plumbers, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004633: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_066_1.jpg)

4 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, SE, overcast and raining.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SE, overcast and raining.

Contractor’s force employed fitting shutters to skylights, replacing berths in steerage and wardroom staterooms, building desk in Executive Officer’s stateroom, building new bulkhead in after end of steerage, caulking berth deck, etc.

Ship’s carpenters not at work on account of rainy weather.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Eight (8) men employed during the day on woodwork, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd4ea2fc8ee892004635: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_067_0.jpg)

5 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting new iron bark sheathing on port side forward, putting in new bulwarks on starboard side forward, fitting shutters to skylights, making tubs for topsail yard parrels, fitting pin rails for main rigging, bolting thick wood on forecastle deck for gun mount, scraping old paint off of spars, burning old paint off of berth deck, building desk in Executive Officer’s stateroom, caulking iron bark sheathing, etc.

2^nd Lieutenant John Mel [Mell in log] running wires for electric bells.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, and ten (10) painters.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee892004637: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_067_1.jpg)

6 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed bolting thick wood on forecastle deck for gun mount, building desk and transom in Executive Officer’s stateroom, replacing berths in steerage staterooms, scraping old paint off of spars, burning old paint off of berth deck, caulking iron bark sheathing, fitting shutters to skylights, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Received of John A. Roeblings Sons & Co 130 feet of 2¾” wire rope for new jib stay.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) caulkers, and ten (10) painters.

2^nd Lieutenant John Mel [Mell in log] running wires for electric bells.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee892004639: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_068_0.jpg)

7 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee89200463b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_068_1.jpg)

8 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting new bulwarks on port and starboard sides forward, planing off spars, refastening ship outside on starboard side, fitting shutters to skylights, fitting oil tanks under forecastle head, building desk in Executive Officer’s stateroom, burning old paint off of berth deck, caulking iron bark sheathing, etc.

Plumbers connecting pipe to forward water closets.

2^nd Lieutenant John Mel [Mell in log] running wires for electric bells.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, ten (10) painters, two (2) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee89200463d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_069_0.jpg)

9 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed refastening ship outside, fitting new rail on quarterdeck, fitting shutters to skylights, building desk in Executive Officer’s stateroom, fitting oil tanks under forecastle deck, planing and painting spars, caulking outside planking, burning old paint off of berth deck and outside of hull, etc.

Plumbers putting in seamen’s water closets, etc.

2^nd Lieutenant John Mel [Mell in log] running wires for electric bells.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, eleven (11) painters, two (2) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee89200463f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_069_1.jpg)

10 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed refastening ship outside, building clothes locker in Executive Officer’s stateroom, planing and painting spars, fitting quarterdeck rail, fitting doors to lockers in galley and cabin pantry, burning old paint off of berth deck and outside of hull, caulking outside planking, etc.

2^nd Lieutenant John Mel [Mell in log] running wires for electric bells.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, thirteen (13) painters, two (2) caulkers and two (2) plumbers.

Received from G. M. Josselyn & Co one coil house line and one deadeye.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee892004641: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_070_0.jpg)

11 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SE, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed refastening ship outside, wedging sheathing in berth deck, fitting quarterdeck rail, paneling Captain’s stateroom, building desk and clothes locker in Executive Officer’s stateroom, planing strong backs and swinging booms, hanging doors to lockers in galley and wardroom pantry, caulking outside planking, burning old paint off of cabin, steerage, berth deck and outside of hull, staying masts, etc.

2^nd Lieutenant John Mel [Mell in log] running wires for electric bells.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, thirteen (13) painters, five (5) riggers, two (2) caulkers and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee892004643: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_070_1.jpg)

12 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed refastening ship outside, paneling Captain’s stateroom, building clothes locker in Executive Officer’s stateroom, fairing up deck under forecastle head, wedging sheathing in berth deck and sick bay, fitting shutters on skylights, hanging locker doors in wardroom pantry, burning old paint off of steerage, berth deck and outside of hull, fitting quarterdeck rail, caulking outside planking, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twenty-two (22) men employed during the day on woodwork, thirteen (13) painters, two (2) caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee892004645: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_071_0.jpg)

13 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SW, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SW, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed refastening ship outside, putting scuppers in after end of pilot house and galley, fitting lifts to skylights, fitting quarterdeck rail, caulking berth deck, burning old paint off of wardroom and outside of hull, refitting berth in Executive Officer’s stateroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Eighteen (18) men employed during the day on woodwork, thirteen (13) painters, 2 caulkers, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee892004647: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_071_1.jpg)

14 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee892004649: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_072_0.jpg)

15 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed refastening ship outside, building desk and replacing berth in Executive Officer’s stateroom, fitting lifts to skylights, burning old paint off of wardroom, caulking berth deck, setting up rigging, etc.

Plumbers fitting seamen’s water closets and urinal, running steam pipes, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Ten (10) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) painters, seven (7) plumbers, two (2) caulkers and five (5) riggers.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee89200464b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_072_1.jpg)

16 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, SW, overcast and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed caulking berth deck, fastening steam winch in place on forecastle deck, fitting scuppers for water closets, paneling wardroom and Executive Officer’s stateroom, fitting locks to doors, burning old paint off of wardroom and outside of hull, setting up rigging, etc.

Plumbers fitting seamen’s water closets and urinal, running heater pipes, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) painters, four (4) riggers, two (2) caulkers, and six (6) plumbers.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee89200464d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_073_0.jpg)

17 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, SW, and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Received Department letter of 12^th instant transmitting drafts in payment of September payrolls of USRC Thetis.

Contractor’s force employed cutting holes for water closet scuppers, paneling wardroom, building transom in Chief Engineer’s stateroom, fitting locks to doors, making chart board, setting up rigging, burning old paint off of wardroom and outside of hull, etc.

Plumbers fitting seamen’s water closets, running steam and water pipes, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) painters, six (6) plumbers, and five (5) riggers.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee89200464f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_073_1.jpg)

18 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, South, overcast and raining.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, South, overcast with light rain.

Contractor’s force employed fitting scuppers for forecastle deck and water closets, building lamp locker, fitting oil tanks in place, fitting locks to doors, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, paneling wardroom, fitting quarterdeck rail, burning old paint off under forecastle head, painting berth deck, etc.

Plumbers fitting officers’ water closets, running steam and water pipes, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, seventeen (17) painters, and six (6) plumbers.

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19 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, SE, overcast and raining.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate gale to moderate breeze, SSW, overcast and raining.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new scuppers under forecastle head, paneling wardroom, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, making chart board, fitting locks to doors, painting berth deck and wardroom staterooms, etc.

Plumbers fitting pipe for flushing forward water closets, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, twenty (20) painters, and six (6) plumbers.

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20 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SW, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WSW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed sending up fore and main topgallant masts, setting up rigging, painting yards, wardroom and steerage, staining cabin and rubbing down hard wood, putting in new scuppers, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, making chart board, etc.

Plumbers putting in seamen’s water closets, fitting pipe for flushing closets, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) painters, six (6) plumbers, and six (6) riggers.

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21 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

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22 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.763, Long -122.384

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

Singled up fasts and made preparations for going on the dock.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WNW, and clear.

At 9.15 tug boat made fast, cast off from wharf and at 10.30 went on the dock at Union Iron Works.

Contractor’s force employed removing old rudder braces, fitting pintles and gudgeons for new rudder, fitting knee under stern post, putting in new scuppers, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, painting cabin and wardroom, building lamp locker, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed; cleaned off all sea valves and strainers.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) painters, and two (2) plumbers.

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23 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.763, Long -122.384

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, WNW, and clear.

At 1.15 vessel floated off the dock, tow boat made fast, and towed vessel to old berth at Center Street Wharf [currently 16^th Street], where made fast at 2.15.

Contractor’s force employed bolting on rudder gudgeons, putting figures for draft on stern post, putting in sea valve for cabin water closet, painted new iron bark sheathing under old propeller well, building lamp locker, putting in new scuppers under forecastle head, painting cabin and wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, fourteen (14) painters, and two (2) plumbers.

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24 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new scuppers, scraping outside of hull, working in Chief Engineer’s stateroom, putting pintles on new rudder, making chart board and ladders, painting wardroom, steerage, skylights, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, eight (8) painters, and two (2) plumbers.

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25 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in new scuppers, building lamp locker, placing water tank in position, fitting coal chutes, scraping outside of hull, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, making chart board, fitting ironwork on new rudder, setting up rigging, running water pipe from supply tank to wardroom staterooms, painting cabin, wardroom, and under forecastle head, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

2^nd Lieutenant F. G. Dodge received Department order of the 19^th instant.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, eight (8) painters, four (4) riggers, three (3) plumbers, and two (2) boiler makers.

5145bd4fa2fc8ee89200465f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_077_1.jpg)

26 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, North, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed scraping outside of hull, fairing up deck under forecastle head, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, fitting ironwork on new rudder, building lamp locker, fitting pipe from fresh water tank to wardroom staterooms, fitting coal chutes, painting cabin, wardroom, and under forecastle head, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, ten (10) painters, three (3) plumbers, and two (2) boiler makers.

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27 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NNW, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, North, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed scraping outside of hull, building lamp locker, fitting coal chutes, working on Executive Officer’s and Chief Engineer’s staterooms, fitting pipe from fresh water tank to wardroom staterooms, painting cabin and under forecastle head, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, nine (9) painters, three (3) plumbers, and two (2) boiler makers.

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28 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, North, and partly clear.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, North, and clear.

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29 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, North, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, North, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed fitting stanchions for rail around extension of deck and on top of galley, fitting side light screens, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, fitting rail for cabin companionway, building lamp locker, burning old paint off of outside of hull, painting cabin, fitting pipe for flushing water closets, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, seven (7) painters, and three (3) plumbers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004667: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_079_1.jpg)

30 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, North, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, North, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed building mess lockers on berth deck, building lamp locker, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, fitting stanchions for rail around extension of deck and on top of galley, scraping outside of hull, painting wardroom and berth deck, fitting pipe for flushing water closets, setting up rigging, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, eight (8) painters, three (3) plumbers, and five (5) riggers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004669: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_080_0.jpg)

31 October 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate to fresh breeze, North to SE, overcast and raining.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate to gentle breeze, SE to NW, overcast and raining to clear.

Contractor’s force employed building mess chests on berth deck, working on wardroom stateroom, scraping outside of hull, making hose racks, lining lamp locker with zinc, fitting pipe for flushing water closets, painting wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, eight (8) painters one half day, and three (3) plumbers.

Owing to a misunderstanding of 1^st Lieutenant D. P. Foley’s instructions in regard to the rate of pay of Seamen enlisted by authority of Department letter of June 25^th 1900 (CFS), Andrew Anderson, Seaman, was enlisted at the rate of $40.00 per month and one commuted ration. Upon learning that there was no commuted ration allowed, I so informed him, and discharged him at his own request. R. G. Dodge, 2^nd Lieutenant.

LOGS FOR NOVEMBER 1900

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1 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, SE, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

Shipped A. Isaakson and C. Gulbrasen as Seamen, by authority of Department letter of June 25^th (CFS).

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, SE to West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building mess lockers on berth deck, working on wardroom staterooms, fitting locks to doors, lining lamp locker with zinc, fitting belaying pins in new rails, fitting pipe for flushing water closets, painting berth deck, setting up rigging, sending up yards, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, three (3) plumbers, and seven (7) riggers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee89200466d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_081_0.jpg)

2 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SE, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building mess lockers on berth deck, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, lining ice boxes with zinc, fitting ironwork on new rudder, scraping outside of hull, putting up bench in Carpenter’s shop, making hose racks, painting galley and wardroom, setting up rigging and sending up yards, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, three (3) plumbers, and ten (10) riggers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee89200466f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_081_1.jpg)

3 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building mess lockers on berth deck, working on Chief Engineer’s stateroom, making hose racks, making glass racks for cabin pantry, scraping outside of hull, hanging new rudder, lining ice boxes with zinc, painting wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, three (3) plumbers, and six (6) riggers for three hours.

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4 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and clear.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004673: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_082_1.jpg)

5 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, NW, and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

Detailed C. E. Johnson, Boatswain, for temporary duty in supply store.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and foggy to partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed building mess lockers on berth deck, scraping outside of hull, fitting marble slabs and wash bowls in wardroom staterooms, making glass racks for cabin pantry, caulking deck under forecastle head, lining ice boxes with zinc, making new ladders, setting up topmast rigging, painting in cabin, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters, three (3) plumbers, two (2) caulkers, and seven (7) riggers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004675: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_083_0.jpg)

6 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, NW, overcast and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and foggy.

The ship’s dinghy, which was made fast astern, was stolen sometime during the night; reported its loss to police station and requested the police to use every effort to find same.

Contractor’s force employed building mess lockers on berth deck, caulking ship outside, fitting gun racks in armory, fitting marble slabs and wash bowls in wardroom staterooms, lining ice boxes with zinc, making glass racks for cabin pantry, painting under forecastle head, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters, three (3) plumbers, and five (5) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004677: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_083_1.jpg)

7 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, North, overcast and foggy.

Contractor’s force employed building mess lockers on berth deck, lining ice boxes with zinc, making new ladders, caulking outside of ship, fastening gun mount on forecastle deck, fitting gun racks in armory, connecting wash bowls in cabin and wardroom to fresh water supply tank, painting in cabin and under forecastle head, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, three (3) plumbers, and three (3) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004679: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_084_0.jpg)

8 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, North, and dense fog.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, North to NW, and foggy.

Contractor’s force employed making gun racks for armory, planing deck in cabin, fitting shelves in paint locker, fastening iron plates on deck under forecastle head in wake of chain cables, restowing ballast in coal bunkers, fitting brass nose pieces on new ladders, caulking ship outside, painting in cabin and on berth deck, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, three (3) plumbers, and eight (8) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee89200467b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_084_1.jpg)

9 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NNW, and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NNW to NW, overcast and foggy to clear.

Contractor’s force employed making gun racks for armory, fitting locks to doors, eye bolts for davit guys, brass work on gangway head boards and on door sills, restowing ballast in coal bunkers, caulking outside of ship, lining ice boxes and connecting wardroom bath tub to fresh water supply tank, painting in cabin and wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, two (2) plumbers, and eight (8) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee89200467d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_085_0.jpg)

10 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed fairing up deck on top of wardroom, tiling deck in galley, making gun racks for armory, fitting hand steerer, caulking hull outside, securing wash bowls to marble slabs in wardroom staterooms, painting in wardroom and on berth deck.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, two (2) plumbers, seven (7) caulkers, and two (2) masons.

5145bd50a2fc8ee89200467f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_085_1.jpg)

11 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, West, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NW, and partly clear.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004681: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_086_0.jpg)

12 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

Relieved H. Smith, Master-at-Arms, from duty as night watchman and detailed A. Isaakson, Seaman, as night watchman.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, WNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed covering deck over wardroom with felt and #3 canvass [canvas], fitting hand steerer, caulking outside of hull, fitting rail around forecastle deck, painting galley, deck over wardroom and canvass on deck, restowing ballast, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twelve (12) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, two (2) plumbers, and seven (7) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004683: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_086_1.jpg)

13 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NW, and partly clear.

Officer and crew received pay for month of October 1900.

Contractor’s force employed covering deck over wardroom with felt and #3 canvass, fitting hand steerer, painting masts, canvass on deck over wardroom, rubbing down paint in wardroom, cleaning out hold, caulking outside of hull, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, two (2) plumbers, and seven (7) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004685: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_087_0.jpg)

14 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NW, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed fitting hand steerer, planing deck in pilot house and wardroom, cleaning out hold, fitting marble slabs in Captain’s stateroom, cabin lavatory, and spare cabin stateroom, painting wardroom and fore and main masts, caulking hull outside, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Twelve (12) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, two (2) plumbers, and eight (8) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004687: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_087_1.jpg)

15 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SE, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, SE, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed fitting hand steerer, flashing canvass on deck over wardroom, fitting rail around forecastle deck, cleaning out berth deck, painting spars, pilot house, chart room, and wheel house inside, caulking outside of hull, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, two (2) plumbers, and eight (8) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004689: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_088_0.jpg)

16 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SE to SSW, overcast and cloudy with hard rain to partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SSW to SW, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed fitting hand steerer, flashing canvass on deck over wardroom, planing wardroom deck, scraping hull outside, fitting rail around forecastle deck, caulking hull outside, painting spars, cabin, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, two (2) plumbers, and eight (8) caulkers one half day.

5145bd50a2fc8ee89200468b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_088_1.jpg)

17 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, South, overcast and raining to partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, South, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed fitting side board in wardroom, caulking ship outside, making wheel box for hand steerer, painting spars, cabin, cabin bathroom, etc., fitting rail around forecastle deck, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, two (2) plumbers, and eight (8) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee89200468d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_089_0.jpg)

18 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SW, and cloudy.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SW, and partly clear.

5145bd50a2fc8ee89200468f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_089_1.jpg)

19 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SSW, overcast and raining.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, SSW, overcast with light rain squalls.

Received from Standard Oil Co 40 gallons of water white oil.

Contractor’s force employed making wheel box for hand steerer, planing decks in cabin and wardroom, cleaning out coal bunkers, scraping hull outside, fitting bag racks on berth deck, painting wardroom and under forecastle deck.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters, two (2) plumbers, and two (2) caulkers.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004691: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_090_0.jpg)

20 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, SSW, overcast with light rain.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, SSW, overcast and raining.

Contractor’s force employed making wheel box for hand steerer, painting berth deck, painting cabin and varnishing bright woodwork.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Fourteen (14) men employed during the day on woodwork and five (5) painters.

Day ends with moderate gale, SSW, and hard rain.

5145bd50a2fc8ee892004693: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_090_1.jpg)

21 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate gale to moderate breeze, SSW, overcast and raining.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SSW to West, overcast and raining to clear.

Delivered to USRC Golden Gate, for transportation to Mare Island Navy Yard, one 53-mm Hotchkiss gun complete, one carriage complete with deck mount for same, and one sponge brush and rod.

Contractor’s force employed fitting sideboard in wardroom, making wheel box for hand steerer, planing deck in cabin, lining shelves in lamp locker with zinc, painting in cabin and wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Ten (10) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters, and two (2) plumbers.

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22 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light variable airs and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light variable airs and cloudy.

Received from general store 50 gallons boiled linseed oil. Sent old capstan to Appraiser’s Building for storage.

Contractor’s force employed fitting gun racks in armory, putting in topsail and topgallant halliard bolts, making wheel box for hand steerer, painting hull outside, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters, and two (2) plumbers one half day.

5145bd51a2fc8ee892004697: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_091_1.jpg)

23 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, East, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, East, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed fitting gun racks in armory, planing berth deck, fitting coamings for grating about wheel box, fitting gangway boards in position, putting up bag racks, painting outside of hull, spars, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Thirteen (13) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd51a2fc8ee892004699: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_092_0.jpg)

24 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NE, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NE, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed fitting coamings around wheel box and making gratings for same, fitting gun racks in armory, planing berth deck, puttying outside of hull, painting spars, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Eight (8) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd51a2fc8ee89200469b: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_092_1.jpg)

25 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, East, and cloudy.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NE, and cloudy.

5145bd51a2fc8ee89200469d: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_093_0.jpg)

26 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NE, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NE, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed puttying seams of outside planking above the plank shear moulding, planing berth deck, making grating over quadrant aft, and fitting racks in armory.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Received three barrels of cement for outside caulking.

Seven (7) men employed during the day on woodwork and eleven (11) painters.

5145bd51a2fc8ee89200469f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_093_1.jpg)

27 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NE, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NE, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed making gratings for quarterdeck, over quadrant, planing berth and steerage deck planking, cementing seams and recesses over bolts on outside of hull, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Seven (7) men employed during the day on woodwork, and ten (10) painters.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046a1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_094_0.jpg)

28 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NE, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NE, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed making gratings for quarterdeck, over quadrant, planing off covering board, painting hull outside, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Seven (7) men employed during the day on woodwork, and ten (10) painters.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046a3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_094_1.jpg)

29 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NE, and cloudy.

At 8.00 painters resumed work.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NE, and clear.

Painters employed cementing seams in outside of hull.

Five (5) painters employed during the day.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046a5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_095_0.jpg)

30 November 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NE, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NE, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed making gratings for quarterdeck, over quadrant, working on cabin sideboard, painting davits, bitts, wardroom, outside of hull, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Six (6) men employed during the day on woodwork, and eleven (11) painters.

LOGS FOR DECEMBER 1900

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1 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NE, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NE, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed bolting chuck pieces on stern post for rudder brace, working on cabin side board, planing deck under forecastle head, painting outside of hull, davits, galley, steerage, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Eight (8) men employed during the day on woodwork, and ten (10) painters.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046a9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_096_0.jpg)

2 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, NE, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NE, and clear to overcast.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046ab: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_096_1.jpg)

3 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, NE, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NE, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed making racks for silverware in cabin and wardroom sideboards, painting davits, steerage, berth deck, wardroom, and under forecastle head.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Five (5) men employed during the day on woodwork, and eleven (11) painters.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046ad: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_097_0.jpg)

4 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, North, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, North, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed making racks in armory for cutlasses, painting davits, galley, berth deck, and under forecastle head.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Five (5) men employed during the day on woodwork, and seven (7) painters.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046af: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_097_1.jpg)

5 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, North, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, North, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed making cutlass racks in armory, painting davits, bitts, ironwork about decks, berth deck, under forecastle head, and putting gold leaf on wardroom.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Five (5) men employed during the day on woodwork, and five (5) painters.

At 6.30 received engine for steam steerer.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046b1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_098_0.jpg)

6 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, North, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed building foundation for steam steering engine, setting down spikes in deck under forecastle head, painting jib boom, headgear, bulwarks, canvass on deck over wardroom, etc.

Plumbers fitting hand rails to ladders, covering deck in steam steering house with lead, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Seven (7) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters, and two (2) plumbers one half day.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046b3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_098_1.jpg)

7 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, NNW, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

Received, by mail, from Department, the following books:

2 copies Customs Regulations, 1899.

2 copies Distance and Bearing Tables.

1 copy American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, 1901.

1 copy Tide Tables, 1901.

1 Code List of Merchant Vessels, US, 1900.

1 List of Merchant Vessels, US, 1900.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed fitting engine for steam steerer in place, decking over house for steam steering engine, painting cabin, wardroom, and berth deck, caulking under forecastle head, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Seven (7) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters, and two (2) caulkers one half day.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046b5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_099_0.jpg)

8 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, North, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, North, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed fitting engine for steam steerer, covering deck of house for same with felt and canvass, painting in wardroom, cabin, under forecastle head, and outside of pilot house, caulking coamings around lamp locker, and closets under forecastle head, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Seven (7) men employed during the day on woodwork, four (4) painters, and one (1) caulker one half day.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046b7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_099_1.jpg)

9 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, North, and cloudy.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, North, and partly clear.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046b9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_100_0.jpg)

10 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, North, and dense fog.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs to gentle breeze, North, and foggy.

Captain Oscar C. Hamlet, Revenue Cutter Service, Superintendent Construction and Repairs, Pacific Coast, and Constructor James W. Lee, Revenue Cutter Service, visited the ship.

Contractor’s force employed fitting shaft for steam steerer, fairing up main hatch coamings, painting in cabin, berth deck, and pilot house, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Seven (7) men employed during the day on woodwork, five (5) painters in forenoon, and six (6) painters in afternoon.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046bb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_100_1.jpg)

11 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, North, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, North, and partly clear.

Officer and crew received pay for November, 1900.

Contractor’s force employed fitting leads for steam steering gear, fitting racks on galley range, putting in speaking and sounding tubes from pilot house to engine room, painting rail around quarterdeck, hatch coamings, scraping berth deck ladders, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Seven (7) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters in forenoon and four (4) in afternoon, two (2) plumbers, and two (2) machinists one half day.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046bd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_101_0.jpg)

12 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, East, and dense fog.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, East to SE, overcast and raining.

Contractor’s force employed fitting leads for steam steering gear, putting in speaking and sounding tubes, painting on berth deck and scraping berth deck ladders.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Five (5) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046bf: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_101_1.jpg)

13 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, East, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, NE, and cloudy.

Contractor’s force employed fitting leads for steam steering gear, sounding and speaking tubes, painting under forecastle head, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Five (5) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046c1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_102_0.jpg)

14 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate gale, SE to South, overcast and raining.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate gale, SE to SW, overcast and raining with hard squalls.

Contractor’s force employed fitting sounding tubes, painting wardroom bathroom, gilding trucks, and rubbing down hard woodwork in cabin.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Got out extra lines and fenders for securing the ship.

One (1) man employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and two (2) plumbers.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046c3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_102_1.jpg)

15 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, East, and partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, East, and partly clear.

Contractor’s force employed fitting leads for bell wires.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Three (3) men employed during the day on woodwork, and four (4) plumbers.

Returned 45 gallons boiled linseed oil to general supply store.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046c5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_103_0.jpg)

16 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, SE, overcast and raining.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze to moderate gale, SE, overcast and raining.

5145bd51a2fc8ee8920046c7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_103_1.jpg)

17 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate gale to strong breeze, SE, overcast and raining to partly clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SE to NW, and overcast to clear.

Contractor’s force employed fitting leads for bell wires, painting and rubbing down hard woodwork in cabin, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Two (2) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046c9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_104_0.jpg)

18 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SW, and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, SW, and overcast.

Contractor’s force employed fitting leads for steam steering gear, putting in sounding tube from engine room to pilot house, fitting lifts to engine room skylight, varnishing hardwood in cabin, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Three (3) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046cb: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_104_1.jpg)

19 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, North, and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, NE, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed fairing up outside of planking on stern of vessel, fitting leads for steam steering gear, fitting speaking tube from pilot house to Captain’s stateroom, painting canvass on deck over wardroom, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Three (3) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046cd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_105_0.jpg)

20 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, South, and cloudy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, South, overcast and raining.

Contractor’s force employed fitting leads for steam steering gear, putting in speaking tube from Captain’s stateroom to pilot house, painting house for steam steering engine, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Three (3) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046cf: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_105_1.jpg)

21 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed putting in speaking tubes and bell wires, painting main deck bulwarks, covering boards, chain runners aloft, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Three (3) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046d1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_106_0.jpg)

22 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SE, and foggy to partly clear.

At 8.00am contractor resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Gentle breeze, West, and overcast.

Contractor’s force employed fitting leads to steam steerer, fitting speaking tube from Chief Engineer’s stateroom to engine room, painting covering board on main deck, fitting steam steering gear, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Three (3) men employed during the day on woodwork, two painters, four (4) plumbers, and two (2) machinists.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046d3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_106_1.jpg)

23 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SSW, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, SSW, and clear to overcast.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046d5: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_107_0.jpg)

24 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, NNW, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, NNW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed fitting shafting for steam steering engine, fitting lifts to steerage skylights, fitting bell pulls and speaking tubes to engine room, scraping quarterdeck rail, painting covering boards, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Three (3) men employed during the day on woodwork, three (3) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046d7: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_107_1.jpg)

25 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, SSW, and foggy.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, SSW, and foggy.

Observed the day as a holiday.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046d9: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_108_0.jpg)

26 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, East, and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, East, overcast and foggy.

Contractor’s force employed fitting shafting for steam steering engine, painting steerage skylights, varnishing rail around quarterdeck, fitting bell pulls, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Three (3) men employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046db: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_108_1.jpg)

27 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, NE, and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NE, and clear.

Received on board one new otter boat.

Contractor’s force employed fitting bell pulls and sounding tube, painting lower deadeyes and straps, varnishing quarterdeck rail, etc.

Ship’s force variously employed.

One (1) man employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046dd: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_109_0.jpg)

28 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SE, and clear.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light airs, NW, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed during the day fitting bell wires for gong and jingle bells, and varnishing all skylights.

Ship’s force variously employed.

One (1) man employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046df: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_109_1.jpg)

29 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light breeze, SSE, and overcast.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, NE, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed finishing up on bell wires and sounding tubes, painting covering boards, varnishing pin rails, scraping fore topmast and oiling same.

Ship’s force variously employed.

One (1) man employed during the day on woodwork, two (2) painters, and four (4) plumbers.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046e1: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_110_0.jpg)

30 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Moderate breeze, NW, and clear.

9am to midnight:

Moderate breeze, NW, and clear.

5145bd52a2fc8ee8920046e3: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Thetis/vol595/vol595_110_1.jpg)

31 December 1900

San Francisco, California

Lat 37.765, Long -122.383

Midnight to 9am:

Light airs, East, and foggy.

At 8.00 contractor’s force resumed work on repairs.

9am to midnight:

Light breeze, East, and clear.

Contractor’s force employed covering bell wires.

Ship’s force variously employed.

Two (2) men employed on woodwork during the day.