Vaquero Logbooks

Vaquero Logbooks
These logbooks have been written by Al Morris, Chief Engineer and eventual Captain of the Vaquero.

Note: Corrections and punctuation have been added.
S.O. refers to Standard Oil.
Berths used: Berth 195 Wilmington; Berth 95 San Pedro
[zubetin? zubelin? zubilins?]

• October 1, 1932-January 19, 1934
  

100 numbered vertical pages. Hand-written in pencil.

• January 26, 1934-August 24,1935
  

100 numbered vertical pages. Hand-written in pencil.

• September 3, 1935-April 8, 1937
  

100 numbered vertical pages. Hand-written in pencil.

People named:

Aggie

Frank Anderson — 22 year old sailor of sailboat Hawaii that collided with the Vaquero

Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong

Sherman Armstrong

Elmer Awl (1899-1983) — Santa Barbara Yacht Club commodore in 1925; co-founder of Rancheros Visitadores; horseman

Juan Ayon (1887-1966) — Santa Rosa Island cowboy for 42 years

Joe B. (traveled to San Miguel with Bobbie Brooks)

Baker — Standard Oil man

Arthur Baughman

D. A. Baughman

Capt. Beansang

Earl Beig — [father of Ed Beig Feed Store?] and his wife

Charles Bell

Roy Benton

Bergen — Standard Oil man

Mrs. Berger

Nonie Bernard — Nonie & David on Pauba Ranch?

John Beroz aka Johnnie Beroiz (cook)

Edgar Besford [Bedford?]

Betsy

Louis Black

young Blake

R. L. Brooks [aka Bobbie Brooks] (1890-1973) — San Miguel Island lessee

Burton Brown

Clarence Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Brown

Mr. Browning ((going to San Miguel to count sheep)

Mrs. Bullock

Burns (deputy sheriff)

Tom Burns

K.C. — cattle buyer

Justinian Caire

Cogswell (involved with wharf repair)

Helen Crane

Jim Crew

Jack Crawford [John "Jack" Vickers Crawford] (1907- 2000)

Elmer Cruze

Curley (cowboy)

Mr. & Mrs. Daving

Rosemary De Camp

Captain Deidrick (California Whaling Co.)

Eddie

egg collectors

Mr. Ford [County supervisor]

N. R. Ford

Miss Foster

Frank

Fred [Fred Felix Caire]

Frenchie (1875-1962) — [Frenchy of Anacapa Island, during his residence on Santa Cruz Island]

Gardener — cowboy

Bill Gudman

George Hackton — cattle buyer

Mr. Hallsall

Mr. Hart

Mr. Hauser — Hauser Packing

Mr. Hertz (and 2 sons)

Ernest Horlan, also spelled Horlin [Harlan?]

Dr. Hurt

Hutchinson (involved with whale oil tanks)

Mr. Johnson

Mr. Jordan (funeral October 21, 1935)

Kennedy (marine inspector)

Kenyon (cowboy)

Kerckhoffs — Kerchkoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber

John Kitchen — [Kitchum]

Mr. Lamb — Bosch Zenith Co. in L.A. [radios]

Mr. Lane — Bosch Zenith Co. in L.A. [radios]

Larson's boat shop — San Pedro, est. 1923

Mr. Lathrop

“Leadbetter man”

Herbert Lester and family

A. T. Linch

Bill Lopez

Joe Lopez — Santa Rosa Island cowboy

Ray Lopez

Walter Lynch (and family) — Santa Rosa Island cowboy and foreman

Mr. Malone — brother-in-law of Mr. Ford and son

Dorothy Marne

Oscar Mauer — Mauer Cattle Co.?

Mr. McFadden

Morgan McGilvery

Miss McKitterick [McKittrick]

Louise Mills — sister of Nita Hayden Mills Vail (wife of N. R. Vail)

Doug Mitchell

“Young” Mitchell

Mr. Moody (marine inspector)

John Moore

Miss Moore

George Morgan

Miss Morris

D. R. Morris — Vaquero oiler, likely David, brother of Chief Engineer, Al Morris

Charles Murray — cattle buyer

Floyd Murray — cowboy

Mr. Nelson (Kohler engine dealer)

Carl Newcomb — Standard Oil man

Mrs. Nutting and daughter

Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien

O’Toole (cook)

Pad

Mr. Page — weights and measures

Mr. and Mrs. Palmer

6 potato diggers

Sam Presnell

Joe Priegel (sold steel cable in L.A.)

Bill Rabidean

Miss Randall

Mrs. Reed & Dr. Reed

Henry Rhode — [likely H. W. Rhodes, lighthouse supt.]

Bob Rodman — from Jalama Ranch

Jack Roherpaugh [Roripaugh] — from Pauba

Toor[?] Root

“Cattle buyer Rosie”

F. W. Rufus

Heyden Russell

Homer Rydell

Wayne Sachs and wife

Sleipnes

Bill Smith

C. W. “Smitty” Smith (1869-1954) — Santa Rosa Island foreman from 1914.

Mrs. Smith (Cuca Smith) (1888-1964) — Smitty's wife and mother of 3 children

Charles Smith, Jr.

Frances Smith

Mr. Stanton and son [Edwin Stanton and Edwin Jr. or Carey]

Mr. Stewart — (cattle buyer) and young son

Fred Stone

Swede (cowboy)

Thode

Dr. Townsend

Mr. Traub (also Mr. Traub)

Unlin (marine repairman or machinist)

Banning Young

Al Vail (1921-2000) — younger twin son of N.R. and Nita Vail

Dusty Vail (1914-2003) — Laura Perry “Dusty” Vail, daughter of William Banning Vail, 4th child of Walter Lennox Vail

E. N. Vail (Edward Newhall) (1893-1961) — 6th of 7 children of Walter Lennox Vail, original investor in Santa Rosa Island

Mrs. Nita Vail (1883-1951) — wife of N.R. Vail

N. R. Vail (1921-2005) Nathan Russell — elder twin son of N.R. and Nita Vail

Tom Vail — Thomas Edward Vail (1919-1993), 3rd child of William Banning Vail (1889-1934)

Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner [Wave and Hazel]— family friends from Los Angeles

Max Warriner (marine repairman or machinist)

Matt Walsh (Garbutt & Walsh boatyard, San Pedro) — financed by Frank Garbutt in 1907

Ware

Wheeler

Howard Wickersham (California Whaling Co.)

Mr. Wilkes

Jim Wilkinson (1875-1955) — also with Sandy, his son (1923-2006) and Uncle Tio

Sandy Wilkinson

Harry Wilson

Mr. Wong

P. B. Young (Phinneas Banning)—marine surveyor

October 1, 1932-January 19, 1934

• October 1, 1932

Deck hands finished scraping Onward's deck. Gave it priming coat Valdura red. Messrs. Lamb and Lane from Bosch Zenith Co. in L.A. down to look at mag. on Onward. It didn't function so they took it with them. No meals served today.

• October 2, 1932

Sunday all day. No work or cooking aboard.

• October 3, 1932

Deck hands burning paint off to the top of the house. One man working on Onward's deck cleaning out rotten spots and filling all holes and open seams with Dum Dum. Two men from Bosch Co. brought mag back. Put it in place and tried engine out. Engine missed and was hard to start on six volts. No cooking aboard.

• October 4, 1932

Crew on job at 8:15 a.m. Left for S.O. [Standard Oil] main channel Sta. arrived 8:35 a.m. Took 345 gallons bulk gas and 3229 gallons diesel oil at 9:55 a.m. Left for berth 95; arrived 10:10 p.m. Secured Standard Oil trucks, brought 100 sacks aqua jell. and about 15 tons misc. freight, about 2-½ hours loading. Meals to crew 27. Meals to Standard Oil 1. D. R. Morris oiler burned right wrist with midship guy.

• October 5, 1932

At 5:00 a.m. started loading 1000 sacks cement in hold. About 10:00 a.m. casing arrived. About 120 lengths, some 40 feet long. Most of it 30. Loading it on deck until 10:30 p.m. (130 tons). Left for Santa Rosa Island. N. R. Vail, Clarence Brown and Mrs. Berger. Standard Oil man aboard. Meals to crew 27.

• October 6, 1932

Arrived island at 10:25 a.m. Went long side bow in. At 1:00 p.m. started discharging freight. Worked until 5:00 p.m. Meals to crew 24. Vail Co. 2. Standard Oil 1.

• October 7, 1932

7:00 a.m. started working cargo. Stopped ½ hour at noon, finished at 3:30. Took 15 iron drums, 7 wood barrels, 12 empty gas barrels, 6 zubelins one shank and pin. N. R. Vail, Mr. Brown, Sam Presnell, Mr. Moody and Wheeler aboard at 5:30 p.m. Left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 24, Vail & Co. 3, Standard Oil 2.

• October 8, 1932

Arrived San Pedro berth 95 at 5:20 a.m. Secured cleaned deck. 2 carpenters working on starboard guard in p.m. Standard Oil truck got freight (½ hour loading truck.) Meals to crew 18. N. R. and Mr. Brown 2.

• October 9, 1932

Sunday all day. No work or cooking aboard.

• October 10, 1932

Finished burning paint on top of house. Gave Onward's deck second coat of Valdura red. Two carpenters working on starboard guard rail. No cooking aboard.

• October 11, 1932

Part of crew on job. at 10:00 a.m. started loading 6 in. drill pipe. 4 truckloads and one truck of small stuff in hold about 10 tons. ½ hour out for lunch at noon. Finished 4:00 p.m. for day. Meals to crew 21.

• October 12, 1932

8:00 a.m. started loading drill pipe. 100 sacks aqua jell in hold, one 2 wheel dolly on top of load. Finished loading at 3:00 a.m. (about 148 pcs. drill pipe, 3 collars and a fish tail bit. Two cooks going to the island, also Wheeler. At 6:30 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Meals to crew 27. Extra Vail Co. men 3 meals.

• October 13, 1932

Arrived island 7:20 a.m. Went longside bow in, nasty undertow. At dock put provisions and milk ashore at 1:00 p.m. Started discharging drill pipe. Worked until 5:00 p.m. Quit for the day. Meals to crew 27. Extra Veil Co. men 1. 6:00 p.m. moved out to anchor.

• October 14, 1932

At 7:15 a.m. went longside dock bow in, 7:30 a.m. started discharging cargo at 12:00 M. finished with cargo. No return cargo. At 2:50 p.m. left dock. Went to Carrington Pt. to pick up skiff that had gone for abalones. At 3:45 p.m. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 27. Vail Co. island men 3.

• October 15, 1932

Arrived San Pedro Berth 95 at 3:15 a.m. Foggy going into harbor. Secured cleaned ship. Meals to crew 15. No extras.

• October 16, 1932

Sunday all day. No work or cooking aboard.

• October 17, 1932

Deck hand gave top of house 2nd coat of Valdura green. Cleaned and painted with red lead starboard ventilator. Painted upper rail and port boom reset. Scraped synthetic wood out of holes in Onward's deck and started carpenter cutting out holes and replacing planks. No cooking aboard.

• October 18, 1932

Scraped port ventilators and red leaded same. Put graving piece in port molding where chain plates came out. Carpenter finished with Onward's deck. Put hardwood strips on forward deck. Hall down. Took Onward's coil to L.A.

• October 19, 1932

Deck hands setting pieces in rail on both sides aft where chain plates came out. Gave house another top coat Valdura green. Three men from phone co. down about putting phone on board. Hall down in p.m. with repaired coil for Onward. Put it on and finally got engine started after cleaning plugs. Started making box for phone plug. No cooking aboard.

• October 20, 1932

Took Onward to Standard Oil channel sta. Took 75 two gallons gas. Returned to San Pedro. Secured longside Vaquero in p.m. Standard Oil boat Pico came longside Onward and gave us 50 drums gas and 10 flamo. Also 5 gallons fly spray. Standard Oil truck brought some zubelins, reamers, etc. Put them on Onward (about 3 hours work on freight). N. R. and wife down. [Pete?] Hall came in p.m. Brought new rail for Onward and repaired hatch cover. At 6:45 p.m. left with Onward for Santa Rosa Island. Took Oscar Mauer and one Standard Oil man up.

• October 21, 1932

Onward arrived Santa Rosa Island at 8:00 a.m. Went longside dock. Took freight off working until 10:30 a.m. Went to Santa Barbara on Onward. Returning to San Pedro via train.

• October 21, 1932

Deckhands cleaning and painting white paint forward and aft. No cooking aboard.

• October 22, 1932

Burning paint on buffalo on upper deck. No cooking aboard.

• October 23, 1932

Sunday deck hands scraped upper deck and oiled it. No cooking aboard.

• October 24, 1932

Cleaned and painted white stanchions under top deck aft. Strong NE wind in evening. No cooking aboard.

• October 25, 1932

Fitting hardwood pieces on mast stays. No meals served. Drove to cattle yards at Wilmington and took measurements for more feed racks.

• October 26, 1932

Finished with hardwood on rigging. Spliced new cable in on starboard side. Stanchions on main deck aft. N. R. [Vail] down. Went to Wilmington stock yards with him. Taking measurements for more feed racks. No meals served.

• October 27, 1932

Two men working on feed racks at stock yards. Got material from Kerckhoffs. Delivered to yards. Deck hands working on deck and in hold. Getting ready for cattle. Put some panels in place.

• October 28, 1932

Went to stock yards and put oat hay for 15 cars cattle. At 9:00 p.m. cattle cars came. T + N. O. 14195 — 44; T + N. O. 14767 — 44; S.P. 73518 — 44; T + N. O. 62005 — 44; S.P. 72789 — 44; T + N. O. 61610 — 45; S.P. 71415 — 44; T + N. O. 61841 — 44; S.P. 70782 — 45; S.P. 74667 — 45; T + N. O. 14124 — 45; S.P. 74358 — 45; S.P. 74586 — 45; T + N. O. 62042 — [1 cow & 49 calves, some heifers]; S.P. 71134 — 43; total 671. [These are cattle car numbers of Southern Pacific and Texas and New Orleans Railroad]. No meals served.

• October 29, 1932

Crew on job. spread shavings in hold and on deck. Got supplies for island. Small amount of freight came for Standard Oil Co. 10 barrels boiler compound, 4 or 5 zubetins, some small boxes put on deck. At 4:10 p.m. left for Wilmington. Arrived Berth 195 at 4:25 p.m. Loaded 370 calves, fed balance and left in pens, and at 7:45 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. N. R. Vail, twins [Al and Russ Vail], Tom Vail, Joe Lopez and a relief cook going up. Meals to crew 24. Extra Vail Co. 6. [about ½ hr. loading Southern Pacific freight]. One calf died en route to the island. Threw it over the side.

• October 30, 1932

Arrived at island at 7:30 a.m. Went longside dock bow out. Cattle off. Discharged Standard Oil freight on dock (about 45 minutes discharging freight). At 10:00 a.m. left for Wilmington. All passengers staying on the island. Johnnie Beroiz cook going in with us. Meals to crew 28. Extra Vail Co. 5. Arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 930 p.m. Loaded calves & 1 cow, at 11: 15 p.m. Left for Santa Rosa Island.

• October 31, 1932

About 11:00 a.m. Ran into thick fog. Missed the dock. Bought up on outside Carrington Point. Arrived wharf at 12:00 p.m. Cattle going off. At 1:00 p.m. let go lines picked up anchor. Dropped port anchor and went into dock bow in at 2:00 a.m. Started clearing deck to take Standard Oil freight. 2:30 p.m. started loading freight. Gave Smitty 200 gallons diesel oil from our tanks for island stove. At 6:40 p.m. finished loading Standard Oil freight. About 60 tons drilling equipment, 13 & 18 inch. At 6:30 p.m. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 27. Vail Co. extra meals 4. N. R. and the 3 boys going in with us.

• November 1, 1932

Arrived San Pedro Berth 95 at 6:20 a.m. Secured at 9:50 a.m. Left for Berth 233 E. San Pedro. Arrived 10:00 a.m. secured at 10:30 a.m. Crescent Wharf and Warehouse. Crane started discharging cargo at 12:00. M. stopped for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Started again, finished 1:15 p.m. Left for Berth 95 San Pedro. Arrived 1:25 p.m. secured. Meals to crew 20. Vail Co. extra 4.

• November 2, 1932

Two men working on feed racks at Wilmington. No meals served aboard.

• November 3, 1932

Finished with feed racks at Wilmington corrals. Cut piece out of main engine generator belt and re-cemented it. Cleaned and painted main engine, muffler and exhaust pipe. No meals served aboard.

• November 4, 1932

Drove to Wilmington stock yards and secured one feed box to fence. Finished cementing main engine generator belt. No meals served aboard.

• November 5, 1932

At 8 a.m. left for L.A. dry dock. Arrived 8:10 a.m. In dock at 8:40 a.m. Dry at 10:30 dry dock. Gang cleaned bottom as ship was lifted. N. R. down at noon. Said 8 cars of cattle coming tonight. Took two men to Wilmington and put out feed for cattle. Cattle came at 9:00 a.m. 8 cars. No. S.P. 71148 — 30; T. N. O. 6185 — 46; T. N. O. —13210 44; S.P. 70644 — 46. This car had one calf down but we finally got him on is feet and he left the car under his own power; S. P. No. 71973 — 62; S. P. 72995 — 63; S.P. 71930 — 63; T. N. + O. 14237 — 63. No meals served on board.

• November 6, 1932

Sunday on dry dock. No work. No meals served. Fed cattle in p.m.

• November 7, 1932

Had piece of sheet metal put on front bow to protect it from anchor. Burned worm holes. Cemented all holes. Removed all sea strainers. Painted under them and replaced with new screws. Caulked a few butts also around stern. Had oil cleaned off hull aft above water line and painted. Black man and yard carpeted. Installing 3 electrolysis eliminators on outside of hull. Touched up all bare spots with copper paint and gave bottom one coat of International anti-fouling comp. with air. Deck hands painted smoke stack. At 2:55 afloat in dock. 3:00 p.m. left for Berth 95. Arrived 3:25 p.m. secured. No meals served aboard.

• November 8, 1932

Crew on job. Got after part of hold ready for Standard Oil freight. At 11:00 a.m. Standard Oil truck came. Worked until 12:00. M. Stopper 1 hour for lunch. Resumed loading. Filled 2 after pens in hold. Had to put 31 foot drill collar on deck. All Freight on board. at 3:30 p.m. got cattle panels in place. At 4:30 p.m. left for Wilmington. Arrived Berth 195 at 4:50 p.m. Loaded 361 calves and left for island at 7:00 p.m. No passengers. Standard Oil freight included 25 drums gasoline and oil, 200 sacks rotary jell, 100 sacks cotton seed hulls, 500 lbs. aluminum sulphate, one traveling block and hook, 1 mud cleaning machine, several hundred lbs. small stuff (well drilling equipment). Meals to crew 24.

• November 9, 1932

Arrived island at 6:35 a.m. Went longside bow in. Discharged cattle over starboard side. Finished discharging at 8:30 a.m. Cleared forward deck and discharged Standard Oil freight until 11:00 a.m. At 3:00 p.m. started loading Standard Oil drill pipe. Finished 5:30 p.m. 33 pieces on deck. Left for San Pedro at 6:10 p.m. Meals to crew 27.

• November 10, 1932

Foggy from Pt. Vincent in. arrived Berth 95 at 6:00 p.m. 2 Standard Oil trucks came and took drill pipe, brought tow oil drums and small box pipe fittings (1-½ hrs. load) Standard Oil freight. Put cattle hands in back in place. Self and 2 men went to Wilmington stock yard and got loose calf in pen. 2:51 p/m/ left left for Wilmington. Arrived Berth 195 at 3:15 p.m. Secured. Load 75 calves and yearlings. Leftover from last shipment and 365 calves and a few yearlings (last shipment). At 5:15 p.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 5:35 p.m. Secured. At 8:05 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. N. R. [Vail] and family, Helen Crane, Mrs. Reed & Dr. Reed & Nonie Bernard. Meals to crew 27. Extra island flunkey 1.

• November 11, 1932

Arrived island at 7:10 a.m. Went longside bow out. Discharged cattle. At 12:45 p.m. let go lines. Picked up starboard anchor and came longside bow in. Loaded 15 drill pipe. Finished at 2:00 p.m. Meals to crew 27. Extra Vail Co. & guests 10.

• November 12, 1932

Standard Oil truck took island provisions up to lower house. At 8:30 a.m. started loading Standard Oil drill pipe. At 11:30 a.m. finished with drill pipe. Gave island 450 gallons diesel oil. Ex Vaquero. At 1:00 p.m. Loaded a bunch of empty drums, barrels etc. Finished with the Standard Oil freight at 1:30 p.m. Crew painting on outside of hull. Spliced bowline on dock and lowered u bolt on outer dolphin at 5:25 p.m. Went out to anchor. Meals to crew 27. Test weights for cattle scales went up this trip.

• November 13, 1932

Sunday lying at anchor at 3:30 p.m. Picked up anchor and moved in close to the dock. Party came aboard and we left for San Pedro at 5:25 p.m. Brought F.M. Co. scale test weights back. Meals to crew 27. Extra meals Vail Co. 10.

• November 14, 1932

Arrived San Pedro berth 95 at 4:10 a.m. secured. Standard Oil trucks came and took drill pipe and balance of cargo. 60 long drill pipe and three shorts. 1 drill collar. 1 casing hook. 17 empty wood barrels and chemical drums. Meals to crew 18. Extra Vail Co. 10.

• November 15, 1932

Deck hands burning blistered paint off outside bulwarks. No meals served aboard.

• November 16, 1932

Crew burning paint and painting ship's side. Got wheels and axel and mad go-devil to hand. Hay on. No meals served aboard.

• November 17, 1932

Burning grey paint. Painted lower hull at 10:00 a.m. Left for Standard Oil main channel station. Arrived 10:15 a.m. Took 385 gallons bulk gas in tank and 105 gallons in 2 iron barrels for Santa Rosa Island. Also 3148 gallons diesel oil. At 11:55 a.m. left for Berth 95. Arrived 12:15 a.m. secured. Finished cart to haul hay. On at 3:00 p.m. Drove to Wilmington. Took cart. Put out 30 bales hay for cattle. Back aboard at 5:30 p.m. No meals.

• November 18, 1932

Burning paint on starboard bulwarks outside. Painted port side below guard. No meals.

• November 19, 1932

At 12:35 p.m. drove to Wilmington stock yards to unload 10 cars. Calves. They came at 2:00 a.m. Car No. S.P. 77736, 60; T. & N.O.14564, 60; T. & N.O. 61790, 59; S.P. 74547, 59; T. & N.O. 62034, 59; S.P. 70930, 59; S.P. 77664, 59; Total 598. [These are cattle car numbers of Southern Pacific and Texas and New Orleans Railroad]. Crew on job. Loaded Standard Oil freight. 2 cattle pens in hold and one on deck (4 hours loading). At 3:15 p.m. having put cattle pens in place left for Wilmington. Arrived Berth 195 at 3:25 p.m. Loaded 368 calves. Got 8 gallons ice cream from Harbor Creamery and left for San Pedro. Berth 95 at 6:10 p.m. secured. N. R. Vail and family, Miss Morris and another lady and girl in the Vail party. One Standard Oil geologist and John Beroz, island cook came aboard and we left for Santa Rosa at 7:20 p.m. Meals to crew 24. Standard Oil 1.

• November 20, 1932

Sunday arrived island 6:00 a.m. Went longside bow in. Cattle off over starboard rail. 7:45 a.m. started discharging Standard Oil freight. Took a bunch of empty gas and oil drums, some empty sacks and a little miscellaneous gear aboard. Put in hold. Finished 11:30 a.m. Let go lines and left for Wilmington at 11:40 a.m. Arrived Berth 195 Wilmington at 10:00 p.m. Loaded 220 calves and left for Santa Rosa Island at 11:35 p.m. Meals to crew 27. Extra meals Vail Co. 9.

• November 21, 1932

Arrived island at 11:20 a.m. Went longside bow out. Cattle off. At 5:30 p.m. left for San Pedro. All Vail party and 2 Standard Oil men coming in. Meals to crew 27. Standard Oil 2. Vail party 8.

• November 22, 1932

Arrived San Pedro Berth 95 at 5:10 a.m. Meals to Vail party 8. Crew 20. Crew worked about 45 minutes putting Standard Oil freight ashore aft of hold.

• November 23, 1932

Burning paint. Took old sheet metal off port bow. Fixed wood underneath. Ordered new sheet metal. No meals served on board.

• November 24, 1932

Thanksgiving day. No work aboard.

• November 25, 1932

Got new sheet metal from Hendry's for port bow. Took exhaust gooseneck off wench engine. Ordered new flex tubing for same. Burning paint. No meals.

• November 26, 1932

Working on sheet metal on port bow. Got one piece fitted around hawsepipe. Started on second one. No meals today.

• November 27, 1932

Sunday all day. No work or meals today.

• November 28, 1932

Finished with sheet metal on port bow. Painted around stern. N. R. [Vail] and twins down in p.m. Brought some things for island. Started burning paint off canvas on top of pilot house. Found canvas rotten took it off. Got new canvas. No meals.

• November 29, 1932

Crew on job. Got 2 skiffs from Cabrillo beach boat house to take to island. Put them on deck. About one ton of Standard Oil freight. Small boxes came on Standard Oil truck. Put it on deck. Finished taking old canvas off top of pilot house. Put new canvas and boards around edge. Got more green Valdura and gave it one coat. Waiting for more Standard Oil freight. It didn't come so we didn't go out, as we intended to do meals to crew 25. (30 minutes on Standard Oil freight.)

• November 30, 1932

100 sacks cotton seed hulls and 50 sacks aqua gel came on truck and we put it aboard (30 minutes). Re-set broken fair-leader for deep sea lead aft. At 5:35 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. No passengers. Meals to crew 15. Bucking head wind and sea all night.

• December 1, 1932

Arrived island 7:20 a.m. Went longside dock bow in. Too much wind to move cattle. All provisions ashore. Loaded Standard Oil freight. Took aboard 5 empty chemical drums and 4 wooden barrels. One sling load of reamers and cutters.At 12:35 p.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 11:00 p.m. secured. 27 meals.

• December 2, 1932

Rigged cargo booms and put 2 city skiffs in water. Sent 2 men to take them back to Cabrillo Beach. Standard Oil truck came in p.m. and we gave them what freight we had (20 min. work). Burning pain in p.m. Meals to crew 12.

• December 3, 1932

Burning paint over side. Making out monthly reports. No meals served.

• December 4, 1932

Sunday all day. No work aboard. No meals.

• December 5, 1932

Burning blistered paint on bulwarks. No meals.

• December 6, 1932

Burning blistered paint on bulwarks. No meals.

• December 7, 1932

Finished burning paint. Standard Oil boat Pico brought 30 drums gasoline, 1 drum cyl. oil. Put on deck. No meals.

• December 8, 1932

Crew on job. Standard Oil trucks brought 160 lengths 4-inch drill pipe (44 ft. long). Put it on deck. 50 sacks aqual gel and 100 sacks cotton seed hulls. Also a few tons of bits, reamers, etc. Put all small stuff in hold. One boiler feed pump loading freight from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Also from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. At 9:15 left for island. 2 Standard Oil workmen on board. N. R. [Vail], Jim Wilkinson and Al Vail. Encountered head winds and had some rain. Meals to crew 27. Standard Oil men 2.

• December 9, 1932

Arrived at island 9:45 a.m. Went longside bow in. Worked 30 minutes in a.m. unloading Standard Oil freight. In p.m. worked from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Standard Oil freight. Put all freight on dock from hold, and one truck load of drill pipe. Raining in the morning when we arrived at island. Meals to crew 27. Standard Oil & N. R. [Vail] and party 3.

• December 10, 1932

At 7:45 a.m. started discharging Standard Oil pipe. Finished at 12:00 M. in p.m. Put some empty gas drums and a few bits aboard (30 minutes work). Gave Smitty 350 gallons diesel oil from our tanks at 6:00 p.m. Left for San Pedro. N. R. [Vail] and party aboard. Also one cowboy (Gardener) going in. Meals to crew 26. N. R. [Vail] party 4. Standard Oil 6. The two Standard Oil men who went up with us came back.

• December 11, 1932

Sunday Raining. Arrived San Pedro Berth 95 at 5:05 a.m. At 8:45 a.m. left for Cabrillo Beach Outer Harbor to deliver 2 skiffs. Returned to Berth 95 at 10:00 a.m. Meals to crew 12. Extra Vail Co. 4.

• December 12, 1932

Cleaning deck. Gave Standard Oil truck 15 empty gas barrels (Ex-island). At 10:30 a.m. another Standard Oil truck came from Murphy and took balance of freight. (time discharging 45 minutes). Raining hard in p.m. No meals.

• December 13, 1932

Working on deck cleaning up. Got skiff from hbr. yard and put on dock longside to repair. Fixed some broken cattle panels. No meals.

• December 14, 1932

Put skiff on deck. Put new board on bottom and caulking it. No meals.

• December 15, 1932

Took driven pulley off main engine generator. Working on skiff. No meals.

• December 16, 1932

Finished repairing skiff. Gave it coat of paint outside. Painted port bow and top of house. No meals.

• December 17, 1932

Painting inside skiff. Standard binnacle. Got new coil for for wench engine. No meals.

• December 18, 1932

Sunday all day! No work or meals on board.

• December 19, 1932

Put stanchion for hand line on forward side of bridge. Cleaned out dirt in stove fuel tank and changed piping. No meals.

• December 20, 1932

Cleaning and red-leading rusty pipes on deck and in forward hold. Had new stove pipe made and installed on top of house. No meals.

• December 21, 1932

Cleaning and red-leading pipes in fore hold. No meals. Also ventilators.

• December 22, 1932

Finished cleaning ventilators in fore hold. Overhauled deck bilge. No meals.

• December 23, 1932

Crew on job. Put all deck panels ashore. Standard Oil truck brought 100 sacks cotton seed hulls and 100 sacks aqua jell. Put in hold. 15 sacks re-cleaned barley came for Vail Co. Put in hold. At 1:30 p.m. left for Berth 232E. Arrived 2:00 a.m. Truck didn't come so we waited until it came about 3:30 p.m. Brown hoist put it on deck. At 3:50 p.m. left for Berth 95. Arrived 4:00 p.m. Took one spool wire and one rotary drum aboard. Also some small misc. freight. At 6:10 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Meals to crew 27. No passengers. Heavy head swell outside.

• December 24, 1932

Bucking heavy head seas until 4:00 a.m. Got under lee of island. Arrived Santa Rosa at 9:20 a.m. Too much undertow to go longside. Dropped starboard anchor. Went ashore and brought 13 Standard Oil men, Smitty & Joe aboard. Also 2 island cooks. At 10:00 a.m. left for Santa Barbara. Arrived Santa Barbara at 1:50 p.m. Let men off on dock and went out to anchor. At anchor the rest of the day. Meals to crew 27. Co. 1.

• December 25, 1932

Sunday and Christmas. All day lying at anchor. Meals to crew 27.

• December 26, 1932

At 10:00 a.m. up anchor. Went longside wharf 13. Standard Oil men, two island cooks, Smitty and son Eddie, Joe Lopez, Carl Newcomb Jr., N. R. [Vail] and 4 children came aboard and we left for Santa Rosa Island at 10:25 a.m. Arrived island at 1:50 p.m. Went longside bow in discharging and taking on freight until 5:15 p.m. Brought back one drilling drum, several hundred lbs. 6 in zubilins [?], cutters, bits, etc. 8 empty wood barrels, 14 empty iron barrels, one Mack truck. At 6:00 p.m. left for San Pedro. N. R. [Vail] and party, , and two Standard Oil men going in. Meals to Standard Oil men 6. N. R. [Vail] and party 3. Meals to crew 27.

• December 27, 1932

Arrived at San Pedro Berth 95 at 5:15 a.m. secured. Put empty gas drums and flamo tanks on dock. At 9:30 a.m. left for East San Pedro. arrived Berth 232. At 9:40 a.m. secured. Crescent Wharf and Warehouse crane put truck on dock and loaded balance of freight with the exception of wood barrels and 4 chemical drums on another Standard Oil truck. At 10:35 a.m. left for San Pedro. arrived Berth 95 at 10:45 a.m. secured. Meals to crew 27. N. R. [Vail] party 5.

• December 28, 1932

Clean and painting pipes under house. Distributed balance of Christmas honey. No meals.

• December 29, 1932

Working on rusty pipes. Moved dunnage getting ready to oil lower deck. Got windmill parts from Express Co. for island. No meals.

• December 30, 1932

Oiling main deck. Repaired valve on starboard air tank. No meals.

• December 31, 1932

Put new moulding of forecastle outside. No meals.

• January 1, 1933

Sunday also New Years Day. No work. No meals.

• January 2, 1933

Gave main deck another coat of tar oil. No meals.

• January 3, 1933

Renewed pipe fittings and check on oil line to main engine. No meals.

• January 4, 1933

Crew on job. Standard Oil boat Pico brought 8 drums flamo. Standard Oil truck brought about 1000 lbs. freight. Put on deck. At 6:00 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. No passengers. Meals to crew 24.

• January 5, 1933

Arrived island at 6:50 a.m. Went longside dock bow in. Discharged what freight we had loaded. 37 empty drums, 1 flamo, 7 acet. and 3 oxy, about 200 lbs. old cutters, some old sacks. Finished at 8:00 a.m. Gave Smitty 400 gallons diesel oil for island stove from Vaquero's tanks. Waited for Standard Oil mail until 9:50 a.m. Left for San Pedro. Oscar Maurer having been tested in a fight with a buck deer. Going in for repairs. Arrived San Pedro Berth 95 at 7:50 p.m. Meals to crew 27. Xtra meals to Oscar Maurer 2.

• January 6, 1933

Put all gas drums on dock. Standard Oil came and we gave him balance of cargo. 12 men working 1 hour on cargo. Painted cargo booms, no meals. January 1st inventory fuel oil 1700 gallons; cylinder oil 350 gallons; gasoline 50 gallons; light bulbs 40; coffee 14 lbs.; fruit 45 cans; hand soap 15 bars; soap powder 12 lbs.; 4 small bottles catsup; 17 cans soup; 10 cans pumpkin; 1 case corn; 18 cans string beans; 6 cans tomatoes; 17 cans peas; 24 cans milk; 8 cans pork & beans; 9 cans sauerkraut; 15 cans hominy; 2 cases ginger ale.

• January 7, 1933

Painted mast and blocks. Puts some pieces of old tires on skiff gunwale. No meals aboard.

• January 8, 1933

Sunday. No work or meals aboard.

• January 9, 1933

Spliced eye in line for bow spring. Overhauled fire buckets and ordered three new ones. Cleaned pt. [?] work on outside of engine room and touched up bare spots. No meals.

• January 10, 1933

Painting on outside of engine room both grey and white. Piece of galvanized steel came from C.J. Hendrys for hatch combing and nailed in place with hatch nails.

• January 11, 1933

Working on stack inside galley. No meals.

• January 12, 1933

Burning and chipping paint in galley. No meals.

• January 13, 1933

Finished with stack in galley. Washed ship down. 20 sacks of ground barley and some island provisions came. No meals.

• January 14, 1933

25 drums and ten flamo tanks came via Standard Oil boat Pico. Crew on job. Small truck load of Standard Oil freight came in p.m. Got island supplies. At 6:30 p.m. left for Santa Rosa. Oscar Mauer and one Standard Oil man going up. Meals to crew 10.

• January 15, 1933

Stiff head wind from below Gull Rock to island. Arrived 7:10 a.m. Went longside bow in. Discharged groceries and standard Oil freight. Took aboard 7 wooden barrels; 20 iron barrels; 12 flamo tanks and one turbo generator, one boiler feed pump, one clutch drum, one brake band and a few hundred lbs. misc. cutters, etc. At 11:50 a.m. left for San Pedro one sick fisherman from fish boat L.A. coming in with us (time on Standard Oil freight 2 hours).

• January 16, 1933

Raining. Standard Oil truck got freight. Put empty gas barrels and flamo tanks on dock. Notified San Pedro Sales Dept. (Time on Standard Oil freight 2 men 1 hour 30 minutes). Meals to crew 9.

• January 17, 1933

Cleaning and burning paint on lower house. Getting bids on reinforcing stack. No meals.

• January 18, 1933

Finished burning paint on outside of engine room. Gave it one coat of paint. No meals.

• January 19, 1933

Raining and blowing all day. No work or meals aboard.

• January 20, 1933

Raining. Cleaned and transposed No. 1 & 6 fuel valves in main engine. No meals.

• January 21, 1933

Put asbestos sewing on wench, engine, exhaust pipe. Cleaning out equipment in starboard life boat. Made new strong-back braces. No meals.

• January 22, 1933

Sunday. No work and no meals.

• January 23, 1933

Working on strong back braces for port life-boat. Raining til noon. Painted wench engine. No meals.

• January 24, 1933

Working on port life boat. N. R. [Vail] and John Kitchen down in p.m. Looking at smoke stack. No meals.

• January 25, 1933

Working on galley window and shutter. Scraped and varnished one of each. Started shearing rivets off stack collar outside. No meals.

• January 26, 1933

Finished shearing rivets. Punched about ⅔ of them out. Found Kohler plant [generator] battery. Pretty sick. Took it to batter doctor to be tested and have new terminal put on. No Meals.

• January 27, 1933

Finished punching rivets out of stack. Did some painting on port side lower house. Also chipped some paint on life-boat. Fall blocks ring came for smoke stack in p.m. Got repaired Kohler battery and put in place. No meals.

• January 28, 1933

Put half of ring in smoke stack. Worked all day drilling and riveting it in place. No meals.

• January 29, 1933

Sunday all day. Raining plenty. No work or meals.

• January 30, 1933

Working all day on smoke stack. N. R. [Vail] down. Said Standard had threw up the sponge. No meals.

• January 31, 1933

Put 2nd plate inside smoke stack. Drilling and riveting until dark. No meals. Kohler layed down on the job. Took mag. off and found breaker spring broken. Got new spring and replaced in mag. Cleaned mag. and put back in place.

• February 1, 1933

Working on stack until noon. Didn't finish. Crew on job. Kerckhoff truck brought casing cutter and misc. tools. At 5:40 p.m. left for Standard Oil main channel station. Arrived 5:50 p.m. Took 3312 gallons diesel oil, 270 gallons gas, 5 gallons coal oil and filled water tank. At 7:10 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. One Standard Oil man on board. Meals to crew 9. Standard Oil 1 (1 hour on Standard Oil freight).

• February 2, 1933

Arrived island 7:00 a.m. Went longside bow in. Standard Oil freight on dock. Also put a few tons of ingoing freight on board. (About 2 hours work). Meals to crew 27. 5:00 a.m. mate Williams hurt finger by wheel house window falling on them.

• February 3, 1933

At 2:00 a.m. left dock and went out to anchor on account of easterly wind and swell crew doing odd jobs on deck and in engine room in a.m. At 12:40 p.m. went longside dock bow in. Loading Standard Oil freight from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. One Moreland truck, one caterpillar, one Dodge sedan, one Ford pickup, some empty gas barrels, some wooden barrels, flamo tank, and a few tons of misc. drilling equipment. A 5:45 p.m. left for San Pedro. 16 Standard Oil men on board. 2 ex-island cooks and Oscar Maurer going in. Meals to crew 27. Gave Smitty 450 gallons fuel oil ex-Vaquero tanks.

• February 4, 1933

Arrived San Pedro Berth 95 at 5:45 a.m. Put Ford and Dodge on dock. Also empty gas barrels and flamo tanks. At 10:50 a.m. left for Berth 233 E. San Pedro. Arrived 11:05 a.m. C. W. [Smith] and W. H. Co. crane lifted Moreland truck and caterpillar and other freight on dock. At 12:40 p.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 12:45 p.m. secured. Meals to crew 20.

• February 5, 1933

Sunday all day. No work or meals.

• February 6, 1933

Working on stack. Finishing patch inside. No meals.

• February 7, 1933

Working on stack. Also cabin shutters. No meals.

• February 8, 1933

Working on shutters. No meals.

• February 9, 1933

Cut end off on patch in stack. Using drill and air gun. Overhauled starting contact on Koehler which was dirty from rain water. Working on shutters in p.m. No meals.

• February 10, 1933

Finished stack gave inside ring coat of anti-corrosive paint. No meals.

• February 11, 1933

Patch small holes in canvas on top of house. Gave lower part of stack one coat of paint. Gave top of house coat of paint. Re-puttied some of the state room windows. No meals.

• February 12, 1933

Sunday all day. No work or meals.

• February 13, 1933

Painted smoke stack inside and out. N. R. [Vail] down in p.m. Got new glass in pilot hose window. No meals.

• February 14, 1933

Took exhaust pipe off wench engine and had leaking places brazed. Got piece of chain and had it brazed onto gas tank plug, so we could lock plug in place. Took all windows out of pilot house and put piece of rubber hose at bottom of door. No meals.

• February 15, 1933

Working on starboard life boat davits and blocks chipping paint. Finished chipping. No meals.

• February 16, 1933

Chipped old paint off Pert life boat davits. Cleaned rusty quadrant collar on rudder post. Gave all cleaned iron work one coat of red oxide. No meals.

• February 17, 1933

Crew on job. Got 3 slacks unslaked lime for island. Cleaning ship in p.m. At 8:25 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Mr. Baker, Standard Oil man, N. R. Vail and family, also Mr. Bean and family going up. Meals to crew 9. Bucking heavy head winds and seas all night.

• February 18, 1933

Arrived on island at 11:10 a.m. Went longside dock bow in. Took gas engine welding machine and one drilling engine on board for Standard Oil Co. Finished at 12:00 M. Blowing hard all day. Meals to crew 27. Vail party 8, Standard Oil 1.

• February 19, 1933

Sunday crew cleaning ship, paint work etc. 3 of crew went for abalones. At 6:30 p.m. left for San Pedro. Vail party and Standard Oil man returning. Meals to crew 27. Vail party 5.

• February 20, 1933

Arrived San Pedro Berth 95 at 6:00 a.m. secured. At 8:50 a.m. left for Berth 232C E. San Pedro Arrived 9:05 a.m. Crescent Wharf and Warehouse crane lifted drilling engine off on dock. At 9:20 a.m. left for Berth 95 San Pedro. Arrived 9:35 a.m. secured. Standard Oil truck came and got the electric welding rig. Finished at 11:00 a.m. Meals to crew 18. Vail party 9. Standard Oil man one.

• February 21, 1933

At 8:00 a.m. moved Vaquero inside dolphin at end of dock. Berth 94 secured to dolphin and wharf. Repaired starboard life boat cover. Cut piece out of tire and nailed dolphin over wire cable. No meals.

• February 22, 1933

Foggy until almost noon. Burning paint off rail on upper deck. Gave starboard life boat cover coat of Oranite canvas preserver. No meals.

• February 23, 1933

Burning paint off rail aft. Sand papering and painting. Ran extra line to dolphin from fore castle head. No meals.

• February 24, 1933

Burning old paint off galley and rail on starboard side. Cleaned and red leaded life boat davit guys. No meals.

• February 25, 1933

Burning paint off rail aft in a.m. Chipped rust off hatch combing on after hatch main deck. Gave coat of red oxide. Gave davits coat of white. No meals.

• February 26, 1933

Sunday all day. No work or meals.

• February 27, 1933

Burning paint on top rail. Also painting same. N. R. [Vail] down in p.m. No meals.

• February 28, 1933

Burning paint off rail. Overhauled belt-pulls from Pilot House to engine room. Fixed lock on starboard engine room door. No meals.

• March 1, 1933

Cleaning iron work and painting with red oxide making out monthly reports. Gave donkey fall dose of graphite. No meals.

• March 2, 1933

Working on upper deck fixing rotten spots. Burning paint in galley. No meals.

• March 3, 1933

Finished fitting dutchmen in deck. Working on rigging turnbuckles, burning paint in galley. No meals.

• March 4, 1933

Finished cleaning and painting turnbuckles in rigging with red oxide. Covered threads with canvas. Burning paint in galley. No meals.

• March 5, 1933

Sunday all day. No work on board. No meals.

• March 6, 1933

Burning paint in galley. No meals.

• March 7, 1933

Burning paint in galley. Gave ceiling coat of flat white. Picked up stray skiff in bay and put on deck. No meals.

• March 8, 1933

Finished burning paint in galley. Gave it all one coat of flat. No meals.

• March 9, 1933

Cleaning cup racks and dish cupboard. Burning paint on galley doors. No meals.

• March 10, 1933

Finished burning inside of doors on galley. Put racks and cupboards in place. Did some painting. No meals.

• March 11, 1933

Finished painting in galley. No meals.

• March 12, 1933

Sunday all day. No work or meals.

• March 13, 1933

Finished putting light conduits, shelves etc. back in galley. Made new guy for port life boat davit. Also new lifting pennant for skiff. Painted after main deck hatch combing and hand fire pump forward. No meals.

• March 14, 1933

Repairing and painting skiff picked up on beach. Cleaned galley tables. No meals.

• March 15, 1933

Painted rigging turn buckles. Fitted board in bottom of engine room gangway panel. Went to Wilmington stock yards and put new board in loading platforms. No meals.

• March 16, 1933

Put dunnage on deck. Got Got stanchions out of after hold. At 9:30 a.m. went longside dock at Berth 95. Got cattle panels aboard and put in place. Filled water tanks. No meals. Took crew to lunch.

• March 17, 1933

Crew on job. Got 3 loads sawdust on deck in p.m. Man from Santa Ana brought stallion to go to island. Put him aboard at Berth 95. At 7:45 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. E.N. Vail, Bill Gudman and Hayden Russell on board. Meals to crew 12. Vail Co. 6.

• March 18, 1933

Arrived island at 8:55 a.m. Anchored on range. Took cowboys ashore in skiff. Brought bale of hay aboard for horse. Wet sawdust. Blowing hard all day and all night. Westerly wind. Meals to crew 18. Extra cowboys 3.

• March 19, 1933

Sunday. at 1:00 p.m. went longside dock bow out. Loaded 210 feeder steers (island weight 187,675). T 3:20 p.m. left for Wilmington. Bill Gudman going in with us. Ed staying on island. Meals to crew 18.

• March 20, 1933

Arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 2:35 a.m. secured to cattle dock. Cattle off (hard to get out of hold). Loaded in P.E. cars Nos. 8507 — 30 head; 8501 — 30 head; 8500 — 30 head; 8509 — 30 head; 8502 — 31 head; 8505 — 30 head; 8503 — 29. Shipped to Pacific Cotton Feed Yards at 5:35 a.m. Left for San Pedro. At 5:50 a.m. arrived Berth 95. Bill Gudman and oiler off. At 5:55 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Good weather to Gull Rock. Strong wind from there to island. Arrived 5:50 p.m. Went longside bow out. Loaded 184 feeders for Pacific Cotton Oil Feed Yards. At 7:40 p.m. left for Wilmington. Meals to crew 18.

• March 21, 1933

Arrived Wilmington at 6:10 a.m. Berth 195. Cattle off. At 7:45 a.m. started loading cars. All R.E. cars, No. 8503 — 31 steers; 8505 — 31 steers; 8501 — 30 steers; 8507 — 30 steers; 8502 — 31 steers; 8509 — 31 steers; Total 184. At 8:30 a.m. steers loaded. At 8:45 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 9:05 a.m. secured. At 7:00 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Meals to crew 15.

• March 22, 1933

Arrived island at 7:20 a.m. Anchored on range at 4:00 p.m. Went longside dock bow out. Loaded 209 feeder steers and left for Wilmington at 5:30 p.m. Meals to crew 18.

• March 23, 1933

Arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 5:05 a.m. Cattle off at 6:40 a.m. Left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 7:00 a.m. secured. 3 men from US Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey brought some supplies for temporary radio station on Santa Rosa Island. At 7:30 a.m. left for island. 3 Standard Oil men, Newcomb, Bergen and Baker on trip. Meals to crew 18.

Time reported to Kerckhoff for March 62 hours

• March 24, 1933

Arrived island at 8:00 a.m. No one on dock to take line. Took Standard Oil men ashore in skiff to Vaquero lines and we went longside dock bow out. Put Coast & Geodetic supplies on wharf. At 3:00 p.m. left for Wilmington. 210 feeder steers (weight 182,875) aboard. Standard Oil Men staying on island. Meals to Standard Oil men 3. Crew 21.

• March 25, 1933

Arrived Wilmington Berth 95. At 2:00 a.m. cattle off. At 3:45 a.m. waited for mates until 4:30 a.m. Left for Santa Rosa Island. Arrived Santa Rosa at 4:00 p.m. Went longside bow in. Loaded Standard Oil freight until 6:05 p.m. Let go lines and went longside dock bow out. Loaded 185 feeder steers and left for Wilmington at 8:30 p.m. E.N. Vail and three Standard Oil men going in. Meals to crew 21. Extra Mr. Vail 1.

• March 26, 1933

Sunday arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 7:40 a.m. Cattle in pens. At 8:35 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 9:00 a.m. secured. Working on Standard Oil freight until 12:30 p.m. At 7:25 p.m. left for Standard Oil Main Channel sta. At 7:40 p.m. arrived station. Took 150 gallons bulk gas, about 20 tons Standard Oil freight occupying two cattle pens. 2875 gallons diesel oil. At 8:50 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Meals to crew 21. E.N. Vail 1, Standard Oil men 3.

Total cattle reported to city March 998.

• March 27, 1933

Arrived island at 8:35 a.m. Anchored on range. Worked 2 hours getting cattle panels repaired and in place. At 1:30 p.m. went longside dock bow out. Loaded 300 small steers for Nutting Ranch on Mainland. Also took 4 horses aboard. At 5:00 p.m. went out to anchor. (Weight 146,625). Meals to crew 21.

• March 28, 1933

At 2:15 a.m. left for Gaviota, C. W. Smith and Heyden Russel on board. Arrived off Gaviota Pass and anchored at 6:30 a.m. Raining. Put cattle and horses overboard and left for Santa Rosa Island at 9:30 a.m. Heyden staying at Gaviota. Breaker spring on Kohler mag broke putting Kohler out of commission. At 12:40 p.m. arrived island. Went longside dock bow out. Change #1 exhaust valve. At 4:00 p.m. loaded 312 yearlings (wt. 149,550). At 5:10 p.m. went out to anchor. Meals to crew 21. Smitty 2 Heyden 1.

• March 29, 1933

Up [?]-times. At 2:35 a.m. left for Gaviota. Arrived 6:40 a.m. Cattle off. At 10:00 a.m. left for Santa Barbara. At 1:20 p.m. touched at Santa Barbara wharf. Smittie and Kitchum off on dock. Proceeded to Sea Cliff below Rincon. Arrived 2:55 p.m. anchored. Went in skiff to steel island and inshore to wharf. Back to Vaquero and left for Santa Barbara at 4:10 p.m. Arrived at Santa Barbara at 6:00 p.m. Anchored off end of dock. Meals to crew 21. Smitty and Kitchum 4.

• March 30, 1933

At 2:00 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. E.N. Vail, Elmer Awl, Smitty, Kitchum and Heyden aboard. Arrived island at 5:50 a.m. Anchored on range. Party ashore in skiff. Meals to crew 21.

• March 31, 1933

Heavy ground swells running. Moved out by Onward. At 1:40 p.m. left for Santa Barbara. E.N. Vail, Awl, Smitty, and Heyden aboard. Extra meals 4. Meals to crew 21. Arrived Santa Barbara at 5:15 p.m. Anchored. Party ashore in skiff. Fog cleared up at 5:30.

• April 1, 1933

At 6:15 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island with Smitty aboard. Very foggy. Arrived island at 9:50 a.m. Went longside dock bow out. Gave Smitty 400 gallons diesel oil from Vaquero tanks. At 1:00 p.m. loaded 214 feeder steers and left for Wilmington. At 2:10 p.m. foggy. Meals to crew 21. Smitty 1. (Weight 200,610).

• April 2, 1933

Arrived Wilmington Berth 195. At 1:20 a.m. cattle off and in pen. At 2:30 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Foggy. arrived island at 1:25 p.m. Went longside dock bow out. Loaded 211 steers for Benton. (Weight 198,950). At 3:10 p.m. left for Wilmington. John Kitchum going in. Meals to crew 21. Extra cowboy 1. One horse.

• April 3, 1933

Arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 2:30 a.m. Cattle and horse off and in pens. Fed all the hay in the warehouse. At 4:55 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 5:20 a.m. secured. Meals to crew 21. Cowboy 1.

• April 4, 1933

Working on cattle panels. Got piece of galvanized sheet metal for starboard bow. Started putting it on. No meals aboard.

• April 5, 1933

Finished with sheet metal on starboard bow. Had anchor wild cat bar. straightened and made larger on end to fit holes in wild cat. Worked over deck dunnage. No meals.

• April 6, 1933

Burning paint on outside upper house. No meals.

• April 7, 1933

Burning paint on house. No meals.

• April 8, 1933

Working on house removing paint. No meals.

• April 9, 1933

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• April 10, 1933

Taking paint off upper house. Fixed Kohler fan belt and pumped ship. No meals.

• April 11, 1933

Moved Vaquero to Berth 93 inside of dolphin. At 8:00 a.m. burning paint on house. No Meals. Blowing hard in p.m.

• April 12, 1933

Burning paint. No meals.

• April 13, 1933

Burning paint. No meals. N. R. [Vail] down in p.m. 2 Edison batteries. (10 cells in B6).

• April 14, 1933

Burning paint on house. No meals aboard.

• April 15, 1933

Sand papering house. Gave it one coat of flat. Working on Kohler engine. Also wench engine battery. No meals.

• April 16, 1933

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• April 17, 1933

Strong SW wind blowing. Working on wench engine and Kohler batteries. No meals aboard.

• April 18, 1933

Blowing hard. Burning paint early in a.m. Did some painting on inside of doors. No meals.

• April 19, 1933

Burning paint in a.m. Strong wind came up. Did some repairs on door locks. Put new flex galvanized wire on lower deck stanchions. No meals.

• April 20, 1933

Cleaned out starboard life boat. Everything covered with oil on account of plug leaking in second ring. Tried out Edison batteries. Kohler working fine. Made box for extra Edison battery. No meals.

• April 21, 1933

Finished burning paint off after end of house and ice box. Made new box for 2 Edison battery. Cleaned battery cells and gave coat of paint.

• April 22, 1933

Working on battery for Kohler. N. R. [Vail] and 2 other men came aboard in p.m. Sand papered house for painting. No meals.

• April 23, 1933

No work or meals aboard.

• April 24, 1933

At 7:55 a.m. moved from behind dolphin to Berth 95 secured. At 8:10 a.m. put all deck panels ashore. Got two loads of shavings and put in hold. Changed oil in Kohler. No meals aboard.

• April 25, 1933

Crew on job. Cleaned some fertilizer off deck. Got supplies for island trip. At 1:05 p.m. left for East San Pedro. Arrived Berth 233 at 2:15 p.m. secured. Loaded one Mac 7 ton truck, 1 Graham Hurry-Up wagon, 1 Studebaker ditto, 1 Holt 30, 1 Fordson crane. Also tools and oxygen and acetylene tanks. At 3:30 p.m. left for Berth 95. Arrived 3:40 p.m. Took 12 8 x 8 x 20s aboard for Standard Oil Co. More provisions came for island. At 6:15 p.m left for island. 16 Standard Oil men aboard. Meals to crew 18.

• April 26, 1933

Arrived island at 6:20 a.m. Went longside dock bow in, discharging Standard Oil freight until 8:30 a.m. At 10:05 a.m. left for Santa Barbara. C. W. Smith aboard. Fine weather. Arrived Santa Barbara at 1:20 p.m. anchored. Smitty and self ashore in skiff. Got some more supplies for island. and brought aboard R. L. Brooks; 4 sheep shearers. Brought their dunnage aboard. Meals to crew 24. Standard Oil men 16.

• April 27, 1933

At 2:15 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. N. R. [Vail] and E. N. Vail, R. L. Brooks and Smitty aboard. Also 5 sheep shearers and Bill Lopez. Arrived island at 5:45 a.m. Anchored close in. Put Vails, Smitty and Lopez on dock in skiff. Also a few groceries. At 6:25 a.m. left for San Miguel Island. Arrived Cuyler's Harbor at 8:55 a.m. Anchored. Bobbie [Brooks] took his stuff ashore. At 1:30 p.m. Bobbie having come back aboard we left for Santa Rosa Island. Arrived 3:00 p.m. Anchored. At 6:10 p.m. N. R. [Vail] and Ed [Vail] Bobbie and John Kitchens having come aboard we left for Santa Barbara. Stopped and talked to fish boat at 1st point. Gave them a rack of shears etc. to take to San Miguel. At 6:30 p.m. under way again for Santa Barbara. Arrived 9:50 p.m. Vails and Bobbie [Brooks] off on dock. At 10:00 p.m. left for San Pedro. Stopped 30 minutes on account of bilge pump. Meals to crew 26. Brooks men 6. Co. extras 3.

• April 28, 1933

Arrived San Pedro Berth 95 at 8:05 a.m. US steamboat inspectors aboard for annual inspection. At 11:05 a.m. left for East San Pedro. Arrived Berth 233 at 11:10 a.m. Put auto sling ashore. At 11:15 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 11:25 a.m. secured. All fire extinguishers discharged, tested hose, all of it condemned. Got 3 50-foot length new hose from Hendrys. Meals to crew 20. Extra 1.

Dockage to Kerckhoff 285 hours —12 days.

• April 29, 1933

Making a new hose rack forward. Working on monthly reports. No meals.

• April 30, 1933

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• May 1, 1933

Painting upper house. Took inlet main engine pump on manifold off and tested for leak. No meals aboard.

• May 2, 1933

Repairing starboard life boat. Working on main engine bilge pump. Replaced manifold and several pieces of 2-inch brass pipe in suction line. No meals aboard.

• May 3, 1933

Working on main engine, bilge pump. Also did odd jobs on deck. No meals.

• May 4, 1933

Finished with main engine pumps. Got some parts from Eng. agency. Frank moving cattle dunnage in hold. No meals.

• May 5, 1933

Crew on job. Took port anchor chain out and ran kinks out of it. Straightened out shavings in hold. Put new safety valve in fire pump line. Meals to crew 18. Carl Newcomb Standard Oil man (one). At 7:05 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. 4 tank men and Carl Newcomb on board. Rough as Sam Hill all night. Heavy head cross sea. Making little headway until dawn.

• May 6, 1933.

Arrived Island at 10:00 a.m. Went longside bow in. Put workmen's dunnage and island supply on dock. at 11:00 a.m. stopped for lunch. At 1:00 p.m. started loading Standard Oil freight. Worked until 6:00 p.m. Quit for the day. Meals to crew 27. Standard Oil men 3.

• May 7, 1933.

At 7:00 a.m. started loading Standard Oil freight. Stopped at 11:00 a.m. At 12:45 p.m. loading again. At 7:00 p.m. finished loading. Had 3 mud pumps and a rotary table and several tons of misc. gear in the hold. 2 Kelleys [?] a lot of 3-inch pipe and some more misc. equipment and 4 boilers on deck. At 7:25 p.m. left for Santa Barbara. Carl Newcomb, one cowboy and 3 Standard Oil men on board. Meals to crew 27. Arrived Santa Barbara at 11:00 p.m. 2 men off on dock. Went out to anchor (according to Newcomb figures 150 tons freight.)

• May 8, 1933.

Up anchor and fast to north side of dock at shear legs. At 6:50 a.m. wharf hoist lifted the 4 boilers off. At 1:00 finished with boilers. Moved to south side dick, secured. Discharging freight until 4:35 p.m. Went out to anchor. At 5:00 p.m. finished for the day. Meals to crew 27.

• May 9, 1933.

Longside dock ready to start discharging freight at 7:00 a.m. (Orders of Carl Newcomb) Discharging freight until 12 M. Stopped one hour for lunch. At 1:00 p.m. working on gear getting ready for 5 heavy lifts. Put rotary table on dock. Wind blew so hard from the SW that the wharfinger told us to move to the other side of the dock. At 2:00 p.m. we did so. Got in lee of warehouse. Put three mud pumps and one rotary drum on trucks. Finished with all freight at 4:30 p.m. Meals to crew 27.

• May 10, 1933.

At 2:00 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Arrived 5:45 a.m. 5 Standard Oil workmen and Carl Newcomb aboard. Went longside bow in secured. Gave Smitty 700 diesel oil out of Vaquero tanks. Worked 1-½ hours loading Standard Oil freight. Meals to crew 27.

• May 11, 1933.

Started taking cargo at 7:15 a.m. At 9:15 a.m. stopped to put another gypsy head. At 11:00 a.m. loading again until 12:30 p.m. Stopped for lunch. At 1:30 p.m. started again. Loaded until 5:00 p.m. Meals to crew 27.

• May 12, 1933.

7:00 a.m. started loading freight. Stopped at 12:00 M. for lunch. Going again at 1:00 p.m. Loaded drill pipe on deck. Stopped at 3:00 p.m. At 4:30 p.m. loaded gas engine and water pump in hold. Finished at 5:10 p.m. Meals to crew 27.

• May 13, 1933.

Started loading 6-inch drill pipe at 7:00 a.m. At 11:30 a.m. stopped for lunch. At 12:30 resumed loading. At 1:30 p.m. stopped for the day. Meals to crew 27.

• May 14, 1933.

Sunday up betimes [?]. At 7:00 a.m. started loading Standard Oil freight. Finished and left for Santa Barbara at 9:00 a.m. 11 Standard Oil men, Smitty, and Joe Lopez on board. About 180 tons freight including 6-inch drill pipe, lumber timbers, most of the derrick, Wickasha gas engine and pump, several sections of boiler smoke stack, 2 condensers, 2 hurry-up wagons, one Fordson. Arrived Santa Barbara at 12:30 p.m. Went longside dock on east side. Put 2 hurry-up wagons and Fordson on dock. At 2:40 p.m. went out to anchor inside breakwater. Meals to crew 27. Extra meals Smitty 1 Joe 1.

• May 15, 1933.

At 6:30 a.m. went longside dock bow out, s. side secured. 7:00 a.m. started discharging freight. Stopped at noon for lunch. At 1:00 p.m. going again. Stopped at 4:00 p.m. About ¾ of the drill pipe off and derrick steel. Also most of the timbers. Meals to crew 27.

• May 16, 1933.

Lying longside dock all night. At 7:00 a.m. started discharging drill pipe. Some supplies for island came from L.A. Got supplies for boat. At 5:30 p.m. finished discharging, left fresh water pump and the pipe it was setting on in hold (too heavy for our gear). Meals to crew 27. Xtra island men Vail Co. 2.

• May 17, 1933.

At 2:15 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Arrived wharf at 5:45 a.m. Went longside bow in. Secured at 7 a.m. Started loading freight at 9:10 a.m. Capt. Beansang fell into the hold at main hatch lighting on his right shoulder and head making a cut on top of the head about an inch long. We dressed it. Also skinned his right ear. Apparently no bones broken. Smitty and self both offered to take him to Santa Barbara for medical attention, but he refused to go. At 4:45 stopped fpr the day. (one hour out for lunch). Meals to crew 27.

• May 18, 1933.

Loaded about 60 tons 4" drill pipe on deck. (Dressed Capt's cut head). At 4:00 p.m. finished loading and left for Santa Barbara. Started loading 7:00 a.m. one hour out for lunch. Strong wind and heavy seas running. Held up to seas for 2 hours then changed course for destination. Arrived Santa Barbara wharf at 8:45 p.m. Carl Newcomb off on dock. Went out to anchor. Meals to crew 27. Xtra Standard Oil 1.

• May 19, 1933.

At 6:00 a.m. went longside dock, discharging cargo from 7:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Stopped 1 hour for lunch. Meals to crew 27. Layed at dock all nite. Capt. didn't want to go to doctor.

• May 20, 1933.

Discharging cargo from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 . Finished with cargo. Handled ship and flushed and refilled water tanks. Meals to crew 27. Asked Capt. if he would go to Dr. but he didn't think it was necessary.

• May 21, 1933.

Sunday at 2:00 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Carl Newcomb aboard. Arrived island at 5:30 a.m. Went longside bow in. Secured. At 7:00 a.m. started loading freight. Stopped one hour for lunch. Stopped for the day at 5:00 a.m. Meals to crew 27.

• May 22, 1933.

Started loading freight at 7:00 a.m. Stopped one hour for lunch. Stopped for the day at 5:00 p.m. Meals to crew 27.

• May 23, 1933.

Started loading freight at 7:00 a.m. Stopped one hour for lunch. Stopped for the day at 5:00 p.m. Meals to crew 27.

• May 24, 1933.

Loading freight from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (1 hour out for lunch). One hour for supper. at 6:30 p.m. resumed loading. Stopped loading at 8:00 p.m. Left for San Pedro. 12 Standard Oil men going in. Meals to crew 27.

• May 25, 1933.

At 6:40 a.m. we hit something. Felt like a rock to me, but it didn't stop our headway only momentarily. We were running in a thick fog at the time and it was foggy until we arrived at Berth 233. East San Pedro at 7:30 a.m. secured. At 9:00 a.m. Crescent Wharf & Arewhouse Co. started discharging us. At 4:45 p.m. moved around corner of pier into slip and secured for the night. At 5:00 p.m. ship making water through forward bilge. Kept fire pump running steady pumping 2" pipe full. Meals to crew 23.

• May 26, 1933.

Kept bilge pump going all night at 7:40 all bilges dry. Stopped pump. Starting on cargo at 8:00 a.m. At 10:40 a.m. started bilge pump again. Boat getting higher in the water and not leaking so much. At 8:50 p.m. freight all out, at 9:00 p.m. left for Berth 94. Arrived 9:15 p.m. Secured.

• May 27, 1933.

At 7:25 a.m. left for L.A. dry dock. Arrived 7:40 a.m. in dock at 8:00 a.m. and marks of apparently a rock on the port side of the keel full length of the vessel. Bottom was not very dirty. Yard men cleaned her as she came up. Yard men started working on the bow under the direction of Banning Young. N.R.[Vail] & Mrs. Bullock down in p.m. No meals aboard.

• May 28, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• May 29, 1933.

Yard working on hull. Renewing forefoot, They nailed canvas over the hole and let the forward pontoon down and took the Louie Black on along side our bow. They then resumed work on our hull. No meals aboard. We took remaining kinks out of port anchor chain and loosened up dunnage in after end of hold. Took all valves out of valve chest on fire pump after getting a bid of $72.00 for the job from L.A. Yard. Decided I would do it myself while I was resting. No meals aboard.

• May 30, 1933.

Memorial Day. Yard working 2 shifts on hull. Self working on fire pump and wench engine. No meals.

• May 31, 1933.

Yard working on forefoot and shore aft. Got new valves and springs for fire pump and started putting them in place. No meals. Yard nailed canvas over forefoot preparatory to sinking pontoon to take Louis Black off dock.

• June 1, 1933.

At 7:00 a.m. sunk dock and took tow boat Louie Black off. Dry again at 8:00 a.m. Resumed work on hull. Finished with fire pump. Put main engine pump manifold in place. Put new 2-inch ell in wench engine exhaust line. No meals aboard.

• June 2, 1933.

Yard working on hull. Gave Vaquero coast of copper paint. Carpenter work finished at 3:00 p.m. Heaved both anchor chains and anchors on board and at 4:00 p.m. started sinking dock afloat at 4:20 p.m. at 4:25 p.m. Left for Berth 94. Arrived 4:40 p.m. Secured. No meals aboard.

• June 3, 1933.

New skipper (Sleihues). At 8:15 a.m. left for Standard Oil Main Channel Sta. arrived 8:25 a.m. Took 355 gals. gasoline. 5 galls. coal oil and 3763 galls. diesel oil at 10:15 a.m. left for Berth 94. At 10:25 a.m. arrived Berth 94. Got cattle panels aboard and in place. Got 3 loads of shaving and put on deck. Nonie Bernard brought a cowboy. Jim Crew came aboard. At 5:50 p.m. left for Santa Barbara. Meals to crew 15. 3 extra.

• June 4, 1933.

Sunday. Arrived Santa Barbara at 3:40 a.m. Anchored off end of dock. At 4:30 a.m. went longside dock. Took Ed Vail's Ford aboard, Ed and N.R. [Vail], Heyden Russell, cowboy Mac, an old gentleman & _____ came aboard and we left for Santa Rosa at 3:15 a.m. Blowing east wind and raining Standard Oil wench engine wouldn't start. Had to clean plugs. Got her going and put Ford on dock. (8 extra meals). Raining at 2:30 p.m. Went out to anchor. Meals to crew 18.

• June 5, 1933.

At 6:50 a.m. N.R. and E.N. Vail, Jim Crew. The appraiser and another man came aboard and we left for trip around the island via north side. Back at dock and longside bow. In at 11:30 a.m. party ashore. At 1:00 p.m. started loading Standard Oil freight. Knock down houses, one road grader, some pipe, a couple of tanks and Ed's Ford. Finished at 3:00 p.m. At 3:20 p.m. let go lines. Picked up port anchor and went longside dock bow out. Loaded 107 beef cattle and at 5:10 p.m. left for Wilmington. The party of 5 going in with us. Extra meals 10. Meals to crew 18.

• June 6, 1933.

Arrived Wilmington at 4:00 a.m. Cattle off and in corrals. Fed 10 bales hay. At 5:30 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 94 at 5:50 a.m. Put Ed's car on dock and party left for L.A. At 12m started putting Standard Oil freight on dock. Finished at 2:30 p.m. In evening went to Wilmington stock yards and gave cattle 3 bales of hay. Extra meals Vail party 5, crew 14.

• June 7, 1933.

At 4:00 a.m. drove to stock yards at Wilmington waited from 4:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Before truck came for cattle. Last truck left with cattle at 9:15 a.m. Took cylinder head off wench engine and to shop to grind and re-seat valves. Exhaust valves pretty bad. Straightened out cattle panels, Found defective shackle in anchor chain. Took it out. No meals.

• June 8, 1933.

Crew on job. Cleaned paint work. Put new piece of planking in forecastle deck. Ran starboard anchor chain out and took shackle at end out, replacing it with one that was cracked. Put good one in center of chain. Self and Wilson at U.S. Inspectors office in p.m. Left for Santa Rosa Island. Meals to crew 15. No passengers this trip.

• June 9, 1933.

Arrived island at 5:45 a.m. Anchored. At 3:00 p.m. went longside dock bow out. Loaded 84 beef (weight 94,535) steers and 111 feeder steers (115,215) at 5:15 p.m. Left for Wilmington (while at island went ashore and out short splice in stern line.) Meals to crew 24.

• June 10, 1933.

Arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 4:10 a.m. secured. Tide too low to discharge cattle. At 7:30 a.m. put cattle off. E.N. [Vail] down about 11:00 a.m. Said leave cattle in yard. Cleaned water troughs. At 12:05 p.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 94 at 12:25 p.m. secured. At 6:35 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. E.N. Vail and 2 cattle buyers and 1 cowboy on board. Extra meals 4. Meals to crew 24.

• June 11, 1933.

Weight of calves. 20,860; weight of heifers 10,975; weight of cows 30,150; weight of steers 89,900 = 161885. Sunday arrived island at 5:20 a.m. Anchored. At 4:30 a.m. went longside dock bow out. Loaded 73 calves for Rosenzweig & Sample; 15 heifers for Union Packing Company; 33 cows for Union Packing Company and 81 beef steers. At 6:15 p.m. left for Wilmington. Ed and the two buyers going in. Extra meals 3. Meals to crew 24.

• June 12, 1933.

Foggy all night. Arrived Wilmington 5:20 a.m. Cattle off and in pens. Found broken water pipe and water shut off. Put plug in line and turned water on. Fed steers hay. At 6:55 a.m. left for San Pedro. arrived Berth 94 at 7:10 a.m. Secured. Meals to crew 17. Extra 3.

• June 13, 1933.

Took part of crew to Wilmington stock yards and fed steers. Crew doing odd jobs around the deck. In evening went to Wilmington and fed cattle. Changed #3 & 5 exhaust valves. Meals to crew 27. Took valves and cages to shop to be refaced.

• June 14, 1933.

Changed #2 exhaust valve. Had old one refaced. Crew doing odd jobs around the deck. Meals to crew 24. At 8:30 p.m.left for Santa Rosa Island. E.N. Vail on board. Foggy off breakwater.

• June 15, 1933.

Foggy all night. Arrived island at 7:30 a.m. Anchored. At 5:40 p.m. went longside dock, Loaded 154 feeder steers and left for Wilmington at 7:15 p.m. Meals to crew and Ed Vail 26. Brought Mickey's horse in this trip. Changed #4 exhaust valve.

• June 16, 1933.

Foggy all night. Arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 6:25 a.m. cattle off and in pens. Fed 20 bales hay. At 7:40 a.m. left for San Pedro. arrived Berth 94 at 8:00 a.m. secured. Took whistle down, found broken diaphragm in it. Got piece of ring horn metal to make new one. Took E.N. [Vail] to L.A. Meals to crew & Ed 17.

• June 17, 1933.

Had new diaphragm made for whistle. Pit it together. 2 deck hands working on port guard taking broken steel off. Had claw bar made of crow bar to pull spikes. No meals.

• June 18, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals served aboard. Come aboard in morning and put 400# ice in box.

• June 19, 1933.

Crew working on port guard rail. Got new ⅜ steel from San Pedro Iron Works and put in place. Painting in engine room. Meals to crew 18. Put whistle back in place and adjusted it.

• June 20, 1933.

Crew working on rigging. Got cutting torch to take to island from L.A. and tanks from Bill Smith. At 7:25 p.m. left for island. E.N. Vail and 2 ladies, Mrs. Nita Vail and children and one other girl on board. Meals to crew 20. Extra Co. guests 6.

• June 21, 1933.

Air compressor on main engine went on the bum. Rigged up pipe so we could pump with auxiliary compressor. Arrived at island at 6:15 a.m. Went longside n=bow out. Gave Smitty 600 gallons diesel oil from Vaquero tanks. Took cylinder head off air compressor. Found stuck discharge valve. Caused by using cheap cylinder oil in compressor. Smitty and part of crew working on outer dolphin burning holes bigger trying to get new bolt in place. Frank spliced 100 feet more cable on to wharf hand wench. Loaded 195 feeder steers and left for Wilmington at 3:00 a.m. E.N. Vail, 2 ladies and 2 cowboys going in. Meals to crew 24. Extra Co. 5.

• June 22, 1933.

Arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 2:00 a.m. Cattle off and in pens. At 3:45 a.m. left for San Pedro. arrived Berth 94 at 4:05 a.m. Secured. 2 extra meals to Ed [Vail] and cowboy. Took Ed to L.A. Meals to crew 12.

• June 23, 1933.

New cook on job. R.L. Brooks down getting things together to take to San Miguel Island. Crew doing odd jobs around the deck, painting in engine room. At 11:00 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. N.R. Vail and R.L. Brooks with 4 men for San Miguel Island aboard. Meals to crew 20.

• June 24, 1933.

Arrived island at 9:30 a.m. Pit N.R. and groceries ashore in skiff. At 9:45 a.m. left for San Miguel Island. Arrived Cuyler's Harbor at 12m. Anchored. Party and supplies ashore. Bobbie staying on island. At 3:05 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Arrived Santa Rosa at 5:05 p.m. Anchored on range. Meals to Brooks & men 10. N.R. Vail 1. Crew 21.

• June 25, 1933.

Sunday at 9:00 a.m. went longside dock bow out. Secured. Loaded 178 feeder steers, 43 heifers & 10 calves, At 4:05 p.m. left for Wilmington. Vail's party going in. Also Heyden Russell & two dogs. Extra meals 7. Meals to crew 20.

• June 26, 1933.

Arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 2:45 a.m. Cattle off and in pens. Fed 21 bales hay. At 4:40 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 94 at 5:00 a.m. Secured, In p.m. got 2 loads of shavings and took crew to Wilmington and fed cattle. Meals to crew 20. Extra meals Vail Co. 7.

• June 27, 1933.

Crew took wet shavings out of hold and spread new shavings. Put new wire on Kohler automatic switch, new packing in #2 fuel pump. Painting in engine room. Meals to crew 21.

• June 28, 1933.

Working on stanchion for awning. Island cook came aboard. New cook for island. At 5:05 p.m. left for Standard Oil Main Channel Station. Arrived 5:15 p.m. Took 166 gallons bulk gas ans 3,007 gallons diesel oil. At 6:55 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Meals to crew 22. Island cook 1.

• June 29, 1933.

Arrived island at 5:35 a.m. Went for abalonies after giving instructions to Smitty. At 8:25 a.m. returned and anchored on range. At 1:00 p.m. went longside dock. Secured. Went out and brought Onward longside Vaquero. Loaded 203 feeder steers (217,000) lbs. At 4:00 p.m. let go lines and swung out to anchor. Put tow line on Onward. At 4:55 p.m. left for Wilmington, Onward in tow. At 5:35 p.m. tow line parted. Nasty sea running. Man on board Onward started her engine and got line on Onward again and proceeded on our way. Meals to crew 24. Island cook coming in with us. Extra meal to him.

• June 30, 1933.

At 1:45 a.m. broke tow line to Onward. Ran back and got aboard her and ran her in under her own power. Arrived Wilmington Berth 196 at 7:05 Vaquero right behind us. Secured. Put cattle off in opens. Fed 21 bales hay. At 8:45 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 9:00 a.m. Took Onward to Al Larsons and had her hauled out on ways. Meals to crew 20. 1 extra island cook. In evening fed cattle again.

• July 1, 1933.

Crew doing odd jobs on board. Went to Wilmington and fed cattle 27 bales hay. Expecting to go to island. Didn't go. Meals to crew 21.

• July 2, 1933.

Sunday. Got supplies for boat and island at 6:45 p.m. No meals served aboard. No passengers.

• July 3, 1933.

Arrived island at 5:25 a.m. Went longside bow out. In p.m. loaded 182 beef steers and left for Frisco at 4:35 p.m. Meals to crew 24. Passed Pt. Conception 9:00 p.m. Heavy head seas. Strong head winds.

• July 4, 1933.

At Sea. Passed Pt. Piedras Blancas about 9:00 a.m. Head sea. Moderate head wind. Abreast Pt. Sur at 4:00 p.m. Wind died down in evening. Meals to crew 24.

• July 5, 1933.

Arrived Frisco. Mile Rock at 6:00 a.m. Bruno Point 7:40 a.m. Couldn't go any farther on account of not enough water. Self and one seaman rowed ashore in skiff. Got hold of Washburn and made arrangements to discharge in slip at Butchertown. Sent man back aboard with note to go there. Washburn's man took me in car to destination. Vaquero left at 9:50 a.m. Secured to dock inside drawbridge at 11:00 a.m. Made landing gangway and put cattle ashore. All off at 12:10 p.m. At 3:00 p.m. left for Santa Barbara. Meals to crew 24.

• July 6, 1933.

At sea. Passed Pt. Sur at 3:00 a.m. Pt. Conception at 4:15 p.m. Arrive Santa Barbara at 8:45 p.m. Went longside dock. Tried to call N.R. [Vail]. Couldn't raise anyone. Went out to anchor at 9:00 p.m. Meals to crew 24.

• July 7, 1933.

Waiting for orders at Santa Barbara. Crew worked over wet shavings, loosening them up so they would dry. Got supplies and ice. In p.m. got orders to go to the island for another bunch of cattle for Frisco. Mrs. C.W. Smith & 2 children came aboard in evening to go to island. Meals to crew 24.

• July 8, 1933.

At 2:20 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Arrived 5:40 a.m. Took passengers ashore in skiff after anchoring on range. Meals to crew 24. Made bull board to discharge cattle in Frisco. Painting in engine room.

• July 9, 1933.

Sunday at 12:30 a.m. went longside dock. Loaded 67 feeders in hold and 116 beef on deck (183) at 2:00 p.m. left for Frisco. Meals to crew 24. Past Pt. Conception at 6:45 p.m. Good weather. Light head wind and sea.

• July 10, 1933.

Abreast Piedras Blancas Pt. at 5:45 a.m. Thick fog enshrouding the Pt. Through fog in about an hour. Passed Pt. Sur. 12:00m. 7:10 p.m.abreast Pidgeon Pt. running in thick fog. At 8:00 p.m. ran out of fog. Abreast Mile Rock at 11:30 p.m. Meals to crew 24.

• July 11, 1933.

12:30 a.m. arrived at wharf and secured outside draw bridge at Butchertown. at 6:00 a.m. moved into Ecels Creed thru draw bridge. 7:10 secured. Tried to get cattle off over rail forward. Tide was too low, so we took the gangway out of main hatch, put it on deck, put cattle from the deck ashore, then put gangway back in hold, got cattle out of hold, put gangway on deck again and put balance of cattle ashore. all off at 9:00 a.m. Fill starboard fresh water tank. Ordered some barb wire from Baker Hamilton Pacific Co. to be delivered by 5:00 p.m., but it didn't come. At 10:30 p.m. left for Santa Barbara. Meals to crew 24.

• July 12, 1933.

At sea. Foggy all day. Abreast Piedras Blancas at 4:00 p.m. Meals to crew 24. Stopped off Pt. Conception at 11:25 to listen for fog signal. Changed course and under way again at 11:50 p.m.

• July 13, 1933.

Foggy all the way. Arrived Santa Barbara at 6:40 a.m. Anchored off end of wharf. Went ashore for orders. Got supplies for island and boat. At 2:50 p.m.left for Santa Rosa Island. Cowboy who had been in L.A. hospital with blood poison on board. Arrived island at 6:25 p.m. Anchored on ranges. Took cowboy ashore in skiff. Meals to crew 24. Extra cowboy 2.

• July 14, 1933.

Went longside dock about 8:00 a.m. Gave Smitty 650 gallons diesel oil from our tanks. Island provisions on dock. Loaded 184 feeders. 13 of them boludas [cows with lump-like abcess in the jawor mouth thought to be caused by a fox tail or an iodine deficiency]. At 1:55 p.m. left for Santa Barbara. Smitty and family, Juan Ayon and Thode aboard. At 2:15 p.m. ran into fog. Had it all the way over. Ran past Santa Barbara. Had to turn around and go back. Arrived S.B. wharf at 7:05 p.m. Smitty and family off on dock. Also Juan [Ayon], Charles Smith & Thode. Staying on board. At 7:08 p.m. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 24. Island men 6.

• July 15, 1933.

Arrived Wilmington Berth 195 at 5:20 a.m. Cattle off and in pens. Fed hay. At 7:20 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 95 at 7:40 a.m. Put all panels on dock. Shoveled all fertilizer in forward hold aft close to hatch. Went to Wilmington and fed cattle. Meals to crew 24. Extra 3.

• July 16, 1933.

Sunday fed cattle in morning. Went to Larson's boat shop and brought Onward inside bay and tied her up at dolphin at Berth 94. Went to Wilmington in evening and fed cattle the last of the hay in warehouse. No meals aboard.

• July 17, 1933.

Crew working on deck dunnage. Put all out of hold and about ½ of the deck on the dock. At 3:00 p.m. left for outer harbor. Threw balance of dunnage overboard and returned to Berth 95 at 4:45 p.m. Meals to crew 18. In a.m. ordered 20 bales of hay and fed it to cattle at Wilm. pens.

• July 18, 1933.

Cleaning ship. Overhauling Kohler. Gopt 15 bales hay from Wilm. feed store and fed remaining cattle. No meals.

• July 19, 1933.

Finished cleaning ship, overhauling Kohler. Took Onward to Richfield Marine Station and got 843 gallons gasoline. No meals.

• July 20, 1933.

Got new hatch chafing irons, one for main hatch and 2 for small forward hatch. Repaired broken corner on main hatch and put chafing irons on. No meals.

• July 21, 1933.

At 8:05 a.m. left for Standard Oil main channel station. Arrived at 8:15 a.m. Took 100 gallons gasoline, 3730 gallons diesel oil and five gallons pearl oil. Filled water tanks. At 10 a.m. left for Berth 94. Arrived 10:15 a.m. Secured. 2 trucks brought alfalfa and we put it in hold. Loaded barb wire on deck. N.R. Vail and family, Helen Crane, Jim Crew, Mrs. Nutting and daughter, Herb Lester and Family, Charles Smith and Charles Jr. and one of Bobbie Brooks men were on the Onward. At 7:10 p.m. with Onward in tow, we left for Santa Rosa Island. Meals to crew 23. Extra to Lester family and Co. guests 7. Dusty Vail and girl friend aboard also.

• July 22, 1933.

Very smooth sea all night. No wind. At 6:45 a.m. stopped close to Onward's mooring. Hauled in our tow line which was shackled into Onward's starboard anchor chain. Smitty tied Onward up to her mooring and we went longside dock bow in. Discharged barb wire and hay on dock. 10 bales of alfalfa and 1 roll of barb wire left aboard for Brooks [Robert Brooks, San Miguel Island]. Finished at 11:50 a.m. At 12:00 p.m. left for San Miguel Island. Took Smitty's skiff to handle wool with. Arrived Cuyler's Harbor at 3:10 p.m. Put provisions and 10 bales of hay and 1 roll of barb wire ashore. Took about 30 bales of wool off the beach. At 5:30 p.m. quit for the day. Moved out in the bay and anchored for the night. Meals to crew 24. Meals to Bobbie's help 6. Vail family & guests 10. Island men 2.

• July 23, 1933.

Sunday at 8:30 a.m. moved in close to beach and loaded balance of wool. Approximately 86 sacks. Finished at 11:00 a.m. Left for Santa Rosa Island. Arrived at 11:30 a.m. Arrived Santa Rosa Island at 1:30 p.m. Went longside bow in. Went with Smitty on board Onward and changed generators. Brought Onward's generator aboard Vaquero and took to San Pedro at 6:00 p.m. Left for San Pedro. All passengers going in. Also one island cowboy. Meals to crew 24. To Brooks men 7. Vail Co; guests 17.

• July 24, 1933.

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 5:10 a.m. At 7:00 a.m. started discharging Brooks wool into Belasco's trucks. 86 sacks finished at 8:30 a.m. Cleaned ship. Meals to crew 16. Extra Brooks men 4. Vail Co. guests 17.

• July 25, 1933.

Washing paint work. Took changing irons off forward hatch combing and repaired wood underneath. No meals aboard. Took defective 32 v. generator to Wilm. for repairs.

• July 26, 1933.

Put all dunnage on dock and cleaned main deck. Had holes in chafing irons countersunk and replaced. Cleaning pt work. No meals. 60 rolls barb wire came for island. Put in hold.

• July 27, 1933.

Cleaned forward main deck. Gave one coat tar oil. Made plates for stanchion next to mast, which cattle had loosened up. Got repaired. Onward's generator and brought on board. No meals.

• July 28, 1933.

Cleaning paint on [der?] upper deck. Put plates on forward stanchions. No meals.

• July 29, 1933.

Painting on main deck. Put dried tow line in after hold. No meals.

• July 30, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• July 31, 1933.

Painting on deck. No meals aboard.

• August 1, 1933.

Scraping and painting on deck. Making monthly reports. No meals.

• August 2, 1933.

Put some new eye bolts in skiff and painted it. Scraping and painting on deck. No meals.

• August 3, 1933.

Painting on deck. No meals

• August 4, 1933.

Painting bulwarks on main deck. reinforcing rail on corners of bridge. No meals.

• August 5, 1933.

Painting hatch covers. Working on rail reinforcement. No meals.

• August 6, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• August 7, 1933.

Cleaning rusty pipes on main deck aft. Also painting. No meals.

• August 8, 1933.

Painting on deck. No meals.

• August 9, 1933.

Painting on deck. Finished reinforcing rails on upper deck.

• August 10, 1933.

Painting, repairing side lite screens. No meals.

• August 11, 1933.

Painting on deck. No meals aboard.

• August 12, 1933.

Painting on deck. N.R. [Vail] and R. L. Brooks down in p.m. No meals aboard.

• August 13, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• August 14, 1933.

Painting on upper deck. No meals. Working on port side lite screen.

• August 15, 1933.

Painting upper rail. Finished port side lite screens. No meals.

• August 16, 1933.

Chipping rust on hatch combings. Painter ford. hatch combing. One coat red oxide. No meals.

• August 17, 1933.

Finished cleaning main hatch combing. Gave it a coat of red oxide. Painted small hatch combing. Scraped upper rail. No meals.

• August 18, 1933.

Painted main hatch combing grey. Scraped and touched up bare spots on upper rail top. Painted some of stanchions and boards white. No meals.

• August 19, 1933.

Painting on upper deck aft. No meals.

• August 20, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• August 21, 1933.

Painting on upper rail and buffalo. No meals

• August 22, 1933.

Chipping and cleaning rust and painting. No meals.

• August 23, 1933.

Painting on deck. No meals.

• August 24, 1933.

Building clothes locker. Started painting upper house and companion way aft. No meals.

• August 25, 1933.

Finished locker. Started painting upper house and companion way aft. No meals.

• August 26, 1933.

Finished house. Painting companionway aft. No meals.

• August 27, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals on board.

• August 28, 1933.

Finished painting companionway aft. Painting around top of house (grey). Took name boards down to burn old paint off. No meals aboard.

• August 29, 1933.

Burned old paint off name plates. Finished grey on top of house and around bottom of house. No meals.

• August 30, 1933.

Scraping windows and shutters in upper house. Painting name plates. No meals.

• August 31, 1933.

Finished painting name plates. Scraping shutters and windows. No meals aboard.

• September 1, 1933.

Scraping old varnish off shutter. Put name boards in different place. Fastened in different way. Patched holes in canvas where old scrwes went in. Made grommet for skiff. Painted one set of bits aft. No meals aboard.

• September 2, 1933.

Crew on job. Got supplies for trip to island. Put our gear up and put Standard Oil lumber aboard (1 hr.) in evening. Mr. N.R. [Vail] and family, Wave Wagner and wife, Herb Lester, and Jim Crew came aboard. Had a bunch of tomato plants for the island. At 8:10 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Meals top crew 12.

• September 3, 1933.

Sunday arrived at island at 6:50 a.m. Went longside bow in. Put Standard Oil lumber and 60 spools barb wire which had been in hold for some time. Took a bunch of dry hides aboard. Gave Smitty 600 gallons diesel oil from our tanks. Meals top crew 18. Extra meals to Vail party 9.

• September 4, 1933.

At 5:20 a.m. left for San Miguel Island taking Lester up. Arrived Cuyler's Harbor at 7:40 a.m. Lester ashore. Went up to house and brought boy who had been staying on island during his absence. At 11: a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Arrived at 1:00 p.m. Went longside bow in. Loaded a lot of Standard Oil stuff. (Worked 2 hours). At 7:05 p.m. Vail party and Jim Crew's man from the island also. Bobbie Brooks man from San Miguel coming in. Meals to crew 18. Extra to Brooks men 2.

• September 5, 1933.

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 6:05 a.m. Secured. In p.m. loaded Standard Oil freight on the truck and put oil drums on dock. (@ hours work0. Meals to crew 12. Extra Vail Co. 9. Brooks man 1.

• September 6, 1933.

Making boat cover for starboard life boat, scraping window shutters, cleaning capstan. No meals aboard.

• September 8, 1933.

Working on boat cover and window shutters. Got new bolts for hand capstan dogs. No meals aboard.

• September 9, 1933.

Working on boat cover, making indicator for main engine. No meals aboard.

• September 10, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• September 11, 1933.

Finished stbd. boat cover (except strong back strip). Put it on to stretch after taking it to Hendry's and putting grommets in both ends. Finished window shutters and windows and gave them coat of varnish. No meals aboard.

• September 12, 1933.

Making grommets for lifting skiff. Chipping rust on wench.

• September 13, 1933.

Painting outside of bulwarks, port side. Took rusted out messenger chain guard off and to shop to have new one made. Chipping rust on wench. No meals.

• September 14, 1933.

Renewed moulding on stbd. side forecastle. Painting stbd. bulwarks. Chipping rust on wench. No meals.

• September 15, 1933.

Painting starboard bulwarks. Working on wench. Cleaning and painting. Overhauled coal oil torch. No meals.

• September 16, 1933.

Painting names on stern and forecastle head trying to get big torch to work. No meals.

• September 17, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• September 18, 1933.

Cleaning life boats for painting. Painting hull forward. Cleaning and painting wench. No meals.

• September 19, 1933.

Cleaning life boats for painting. Painting hull forward. Cleaning and painting winch. No meals.

• September 20, 1933.

Finished painting hull. Painted one lifeboat. Caulked around hawsepipe on forecastle. Chipped rust and painted on wench. No meals.

• September 21, 1933.

Repairing cattle panels in hold. Painted port lifeboat. Working on wench. Cleaning and painting. No meals.

• September 22, 1933.

Painted names on lifeboats. Repairing deck wench. No meals.

• September 23, 1933.

Wwent over donkey fall with graphite and grease also drum. Gave upper deck aft coat of raw oil. No meals.

• September 24, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• September 25, 1933.

Repainting and chipping rust on anchor windlass. No meals aboard.

• September 26, 1933.

Working on deck machinery on forecastle. Chipping rust and painting. No meals.

• September 27, 1933.

Working on deck machinery. Had steel brace made and put in place over crack in base. Put galvanized gear cover in place. Chipped rust and painted. No meals.

• September 28, 1933.

Put new wire cable on port side main deck. Repairing forecastle scuttle. Painting deck machinery. No meals.

• September 29, 1933.

Made corner braces for forecastle scuttle and installed. Burned paint of scuttle and gave priming coat. Took port lite out of after lower state room on port side. Put new pin in hinge and replaced. No meals.

• September 30, 1933.

Painted winch and bits on forecastle. Also buffalo. Gave deck coast of tar oil. No meals.

• October 1, 1933.

Sunday. No work or meals aboard.

• October 2, 1933.

Gave forecastle deck 2nd coat tar oil. Gave after upper deck 2nd coat raw oil. No meals.

• October 3, 1933.

Working on stack. Cleaning rust. No meals.

• October 4, 1933.

Cleaning rust off stack. Doing odd jobs on deck and in engine room. No meals.

• October 5, 1933.

Cleaning stack. Did some painting on deck. No meals.

• October 6, 1933.

Overhauled Kohler carb. No meals.

• October 7, 1933.

Cleaned and painted another section of stack. Gave forecastle deck coat of tar oil. No meals.

• October 8, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• October 9, 1933.

Went to Wilm. stock yard. Took out water pipe broken by cattle and brought aboard to replace. No meals.

• October 10, 1933.

Went to Wilm. stock yard and replaced broken water pipe. Worked on stack. No meals.

• October 11, 1933.

Finished cleaning stack. No meals.

• October 12, 1933.

Doing odd jobs. On deck collecting crew for island trip. No meals.

• October 13, 1933.

Crew on job. Got some supplies for the island and 18 lengths galv. pipe. At 8:10 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. N.R. Vail and Hall, Jim Crew and J. Rabideau on board. Meals to crew 16.

• October 14, 1933.

Arrived island at 7:35 a.m. Went longside bow in. Gave Smitty 400 gallons diesel oil. At 6:30 p.m. left for Santa Barbara (no passengers). Arrived Santa Barbara at 10:00 p.m. Anchored off dock. Meals to crew 18. Extra 4.

• October 15 , 1933.

Sunday E.N. Vail came aboard abut 2:00 a.m. At 3:00 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Arrived island at 6:45 a.m. Anchored on range. Rook Ed ashore in skiff. Gave Smitty 50 gallons gasoline. At 6:50 p.m. left for Santa Barbara. Arrived Santa Barbara wharf at 11:05 p.m. Ed and Jim crew ashore on dock. Left at once for San Pedro. Foggy all night. Ran by San Pedro. Didn't hear the fog signals. Found land at Seal beach.

On the morning of Oct. 16, 1933. Arrived San Pedro, Berth 95 at 1:00 p.m. Meals to crew 12. Extra meals 6.

• October 17, 1933.

Overhauling taff rail log. No meals.

• October 18, 1933.

Doing odd jobs around the dock. No meals.

• October 19, 1933.

Ditto. No meals. Talking to inspectors about moving whistle to the mast.

• October 20, 1933.

Overhauling electrical fittings in engine room. No meals.

• October 21, 1933.

Cleaned and painted inside of ventilator. Painted after side of pilot house. Finished painting machinery on forecastle. No meals.

• October 22, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• October 23, 1933.

Burning paint under forecastle deck. No meals.

• October 24, 1933.

Burning paint under forecastle deck. Working on small generators. No meals.

• October 25, 1933.

Burning paint. Working on Kohler electrical controls. No meals.

• October 26, 1933.

Burning paint. Working on Kohler. No meals.

• October 27, 1933.

Burning paint. No meals.

• October 28, 1933.

Finished burning paint. Gave coat flat grey. No meals.

• October 29, 1933.

Sunday no work or meals aboard.

• October 30, 1933.

Chipping rust on bulkhead in hold. No meals.

• October 31, 1933.

Finished cleaning steel bulkhead and pipes in hold. No meals.

• November 1, 1933.

Painted bulkhead and pipes in hold. No meals.

• November 2, 1933.

Painted white spots in hold behind lites. Painted 2nd coat under forecastle head. Put plank in upper deck. Cutting out dry rot. No meals.

• November 3, 1933.

Started putting panels in pace. Got five loads of shavings for the deck. Received 140 bales of hay in Wilm. warehouse. No meals.

• November 4, 1933.

Working on after upper deck in a.m. Went to Wilm. stock yard in p.m. and repaired broken feed racks. No meals.

• November 5, 1933.

Sunday went to Wilm. feed yard and put out feed for cattle. In evening cattle came at 8:30 p.m. 16 cars. Following numbers and capacity. Unloaded in following order. Southern Pacific 71845 [43 head]; Texas and New Orleans 14089 [44 head]; Southern Pacific 77584 [46 head]; Southern Pacific 74169 [45 head]; Southern Pacific 71818 [44 head]; Southern Pacific 71566 [45 head]; Southern Pacific 74908 [42 head]; Southern Pacific 74369 [45 head]; Texas and New Orleans 13114 [44 head]; Southern Pacific 73716 [46 head]; Southern Pacific 72078 [45 head]; Southern Pacific 73955 [48 head]; Southern Pacific 75155 [48 head]; Texas and New Orleans 14608 [47 head]; Texas and New Orleans 61914 [45 head]; Southern Pacific 72086 [44 head]. Finished discharging at 10:00 p.m. No meals.

• November 6, 1933.

Crew on job. Working on cattle panels. At 8:45 a.m. left for Berth 72. Arrived 9:00 a.m. Took 594 gallons gas and 2924 gallons diesel oil. At 10:50 a.m. left for Berth 95. Arrived 11:00 a.m. 35 sacks seed barley on the dock. Put it on deck. Aggeler & Musser [Seed] Co. sent 50 sacks spuds which we out on deck. At 3:00 p.m. left for Wilm. Arrived Berth 195 at 3:15 p.m. Loaded 301 calves and left for Santa Rosa Island. at 5:40 p.m. Meals to crew 20.

• November 7, 1933.

Arrived island at 6:50. Ran slow from Skunk Pt. waiting for daylight. Discharged cattle and they sure were an obstinate bunch. Came out of hold very slow. On picking up anchor found one shackle pin loose and shackle opened up. Fixed it and left for Wilm. at 7:25 a.m. Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 6:25 p.m. Loaded 280 calves and left for San Pedro at 8:50 p.m. Arrived Berth 94 at 9:10 p.m. Secured. At 11:00 p.m. left for island. N.R. [Vail] and Al Vail, Jim Crew and Mr. Hart on board. Meals to crew 20.

• November 8, 1933.

Arrived island at 9:45 a.m. Cattle off on dock. Put potatoes, seed barley and 212 gallons gasoline and 250 gallons diesel oil on dock for Smitty. Jim Crew brought about 6 sacks beans (green) to go to L.A. at 6:25 p.m. left for San Pedro. Party returning with boat. Meals to crew 18. Passengers 4.

• November 9, 1933.

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 5:30 a.m. Secured. Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle in p.m. 17 pcs. 2 " galv. pipe came for island.

• November 10, 1933.

Arrived island at 9:50 a.m. Mules hard to get ashore. Finally got them off. At 11:40 a.m. left San Pedro arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 10:55 p.m. Secured. Meals to crew 21.

• November 11, 1933.

Armistice Day. No work or meals aboard.

• November 12, 1933.

Sunday all day. No meals aboard.

• November 13, 1933.

Cutting dry rot out of upper deck aft. No meals.

• November 14, 1933.

Working on deck and stb. boat cover. No meals.

• November 15, 1933.

Working on deck. No meals.

• November 16, 1933.

At 8:15 a.m. left for Wilm. Arrived north end Patten Blink's dock and secured at 8:40 a.m. Working on rotten spots in deck. Took up propeller shaft stuffing box. No meals.

• November 17, 1933.

Finished with deck. Working on mast and booms. Scraping and getting ready to paint. No meals.

• November 18, 1933.

Painting mast and books. No meals.

• November 19, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals on board.

• November 20, 1933.

At 9:00 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 94 at 9:25 a.m. Secured. Cleaning and painting fire buckets. Also stern light wire conduit. No meals.

• November 21, 1933.

Painting canvas on top of house. Patched some holes in canvas. No meals.

• November 22, 1933.

Burning paint in pilot house. Painted fire buckets. No meals.

• November 23, 1933.

Installed generator on Wisconsin motor. No meals.

• November 24, 1933.

Cleaning and overhauling fuel pump motor. No meals.

• November 25, 1933.

Working on motor. Filled all storage batteries with distilled water. No meals.

• November 26, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals on board.

• November 27, 1933.

Burning paint in pilot house. Hooking up pump motor in engine room. No meals.

• November 28, 1933.

Burning paint in pilot house. No meals.

• November 29, 1933.

Burning paint in pilot house. No meals.

• November 30, 1933.

Thanksgiving all day. No work or meals aboard.

• December 1, 1933.

Working out monthly reports. etc. No meals

• December 2, 1933.

Doing odd jobs in engine room. No meals.

• December 3, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• December 4, 1933.

Finished scraping old paint in pilot house. Gave coat of priming. Took winch engine circulating pump out and started overhauling it. No meals aboard.

• December 5, 1933.

Got sheet metal and made 2 rat guards for stern lines. Started chipping rust on engine room bulk head. Put winch engine circulating pump back in place and tried out. No meals aboard.

• December 6, 1933.

Working on fuel tank chipping rust off outside. No meals.

• December 7, 1933.

Cleaning starboard fuel and water tanks. Found overboard discharge line from galley sink rusted out. Took it out. No meals today.

• December 8, 1933.

Cleaning tanks on outside using air. No meals.

• December 9, 1933.

Finished stb. tanks and gave coat of red oxide. Started painting inside pilot house. No meals. Self and Sleipnes left for Pt. Hondo in car to look at wreck of Jap tanker.

• December 10, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard. Self and Paul at Pt. Hondo.

• December 11, 1933.

Finished painting pilot house. Put new 2 in. brass nipples in wench engine exhaust line. Chipping forward bulkhead in engine room port side. No meals.

• December 12, 1933.

Took winch engine head off and ground valves and cleaned jacket out. Took centrifugal pump out. Removed runner and and took to shop to be machined. Put new brass pipe in galley sink drain lines. No meals.

• December 13, 1933.

Got repaired circulating winch engine centrifugal pump and put in place. Still couldn't get water through engine. Went to Wilm. and got some Wyboco boiler compound and put in winch engine water jacket. No meals.

• December 14, 1933.

Hooked up tank to circulate water and boiler solution through winch engine jacket. Got more solution and put in circulating water all day. Scaling port water tank on outside. No meals.

• December 15, 1933.

Running Wyboco through winch engine jacket. Painted pilot house doors inside in p.m. Alfalfa hay, cottonseed meal, sulphate of ammonia and Nico dust [a nicotine based pesticide]. Put packs in hold and hay on the dock and cover it up with canvas. No meals.

• December 16, 1933.

Crew on job. Took hay off dock and put on deck and covered with canvas. Ran boiler compound through engine jacket all day. Went to Wilm. warehouse and counted baled hay. Henderson's men brought drums, etc. to make barge to use at Pt. Hondo. Meals to crew 12. At 8:40 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. N.R. Vail, Nonie Bernard and 3 other men aboard. Also 2 of Henderson's men going to Pt. Hondo.

• December 17, 1933.

Arrived Island at 7:45 a.m. went longside dock, bow in. Put hay, grain, etc. on dock. Gave Smitty 450 gallons diesel oil from our tanks. At 2:00 p.m. went out to anchor. Meals to crew 21. Passengers 6. Henderson's men 6.

• December 18, 1933.

At 1:25 a.m. left for Pt. Hondo. Arrived 7:00 a.m. Anchored off Nippon Maru wreck. Went in skiff and took soundings. Henderson's gang worked all day on ship's shore anchor. About 4:00 p.m. got it over the side hanging on a chain block on the end of a boom and lowered the boom until the weight came on the little dinkie barge we had. Tried to lower the chain fall but it stuck so they bent the end of our running line on the anchor and lashed the anchor to the barge, then burned the wire strap into and the anchor turned the barge over and went to the bottom. As we had our line on it we tried to heave it out to the ship and hoist it aboard but the line carried away and we lost about 300 feet of 4-½-in line (not new). In the meantime the barge got loose and started for Pt. Arguello. We got it with our skiff and out it aboard the Vaquero and left for Santa Rosa Island at 5:50 p.m. Henderson's men staying ashore. Meals to crew 21. Henderson's men 2. Arrived island at 11:25 p.m. Anchored off wharf.

• December 19, 1933.

N.R. [Vail] and party came aboard and we left for Santa Barbara at 12:50 a.m. Meals to crew 21. Extras 15. Arrived Santa Barbara wharf at 4:20 a.m. N.R. [Vail] and Jim Crew off on dock. We went out to anchor. At 3:15 p.m. up anchor and went longside dock. Cattle came in trucks (yearlings). Loaded them on board (308). Finished at 1:30 a.m.

• December 20, 1933.

At 2:30 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. arrived 6:35 a.m. Went longside bow out. Cattle off on dock. Put wharf davits on board. Got cattle weights and left for Santa Barbara at 8:45 a.m. Arrived Santa Barbara at 12:15 p.m. Went longside dock bow in. Took Henderson's float and wire cable (which we had put off on dock before loading cattle) back on b oard. Left for San OPedro at 12:45 p.m. Meals to crew 21. One man cane in with us from island. Had one meal.

• December 21, 1933.

Finished cleaning port engine room tanks and painted then. Put island wharf boat davits on dock for blacksmith. No meals.

• December 22, 1933.

Cleaned and cemented one coat inside of stb. fresh water tank. Had new collector ring put on Kohler mag. No meals.

• December 23, 1933.

Finished cement painting stb. water tank. Drained port water thank and cleaned. Got new hi-tension wire and put on Kohler. No meals on board.

• December 24, 1933.

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• December 25, 1933.

Xmas all day. No work or meals aboard.

• December 26, 1933.

Doing odd jobs in engine room and on dock. No meals.

• December 27, 1933.

Finished cleaning port water tank. Filled stb. water tank. Put new bottom in rag can. Cleaned dock. No meals.

• December 28, 1933.

Cleaned and painted winch engine. Put some smooth on iron cement on exhaust pipe and manifold. Finished cement, painting port water tank and closed up. No meals.

• December 29, 1933.

Cleaning cables on main deck and giving coat of graphite and oil. No meals.

• December 30, 1933.

Working on main deck cables. Chipping rust in after old. No meals.

• December 31, 1933.

Sunday all day. Raining. No work or meals served aboard.

• January 1, 1934

New Years Day. Raining. No work or meals aboard.

• January 2, 1934

Magnito of Kohler missing. Took it off and to shop for test. Also dist head from wench engine as she is very hard to start. No meals.

• January 3, 1934

Took bottom board off side of house to stop water leaking into engine room. Found plenty of holes. Plugged them up and painted with asphaltum paint. Put new boards in place of the old ones and put scupper holes so water would run out on deck and not leak into engine room. No meals. Had new condenser put in wench engine distributor head.

• January 4, 1934

Water proofing port side galley. Finished and painted new boards. No meals.

• January 5, 1934

Finished with replanking house. Put old float on dock. Cleaned lower base of Kohler and put new oil in. Loosened up shavings on deck. No meals.

• January 6, 1934

Crew on job. Went to Wilmington and put out hay for cattle. Spread load of new shavings. Put island davits on deck. Some island provisions came and we put them on deck. at 10:40 a.m. left for Richfield Oil station. Arrived 10:55 a.m. Took 2640 gallons black diesel oil and 436 gallons h.o. [high octane?] gasoline. At 12:10 p.m. secured. At 3:30 p.m. loaded for Wilmington. Arrived Berth 195 at 3:45 p.m. Loaded 360 calves and with N. R. [Vail] and Tio aboard we left for San Pedro at 5:25 p.m. Arrived Berth 94 at 5:45 p.m. Secured. At 6:55 p.m. left for Santa Barbara. Meals to crew 18. Extra meals 4. Jim Crew on trip to island.

• January 7, 1934

Sunday arrived Santa Barbara at 5:40 a.m. Took Onward in tow. At 7:00 a.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. At 9:00 a.m. strong east wind came up. Arrived island at 11:30 a.m. Anchored. Took Onward to mooring. Too rough to go alongside dock. At 3:30 p.m. weather having moderated, we had to raise anchor by hand as gear in anchor windlass was broken. Went alongside dock bow out. Cattle off and provisions and 200 gallons of gasoline on dock. Also boat davits. At 5:00 p.m. left for San Pedro. Jim Crew and Rabidoux going in. Meals to crew 20. Extra 2.

• January 8, 1934

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 7:25 a.m. Took broken gear off shaft and to shop to have new one made. Tried to find old pattern from Parke's shop, but no luck. 17 sacks fertilizer came and we left it on dock. Meals to crew 20. Extra meals 2.

• January 9, 1934

At 2:00 p.m. left for Wilmington. Arrived Berth 195. At 2:20 p.m. secured. Loaded 365 calves including one dead one tied to the rail. (Took it outside and dropped it overboard.) Took 50 bales of hay out of shed and put aboard to go to island. At 5:55 p.m. secured. Load grain drill, one small garden seeder, 17 sacks fertilizer. At 7:10 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. Bill Rabidean and Heyden Russell going up. Meals to crew 21. Extra 1. Changed #6 inlet valve.

• January 10, 1934

Arrived island at 7:10 a.m. Went alongside bow out. Discharged cattle and put grain drill and hay on dock. Took spud planter on board to go to Pedro. At 11:10 a.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 94 at 9:50 p.m. Secured. Meals to crew 21.

• January 11, 1934

Shipped spud planter to Calapatria. Cleaning cables on main deck. No meals.

• January 12, 1934

Found lots of fuel oil in the bilge. Salvages all we could. Fould elbow on fuel line under engine room floor with hole in it. Took it out and replaced with new elbow. Found fuel pump on main engine badly scarred. Took it out and to shop to be renewed. No meals. Ordered steel casting for wench gear.

• January 13, 1934

Took #2 exhaust valve out and to shop to be refaced. Finished cleaning and graphiting cables on main deck. Made wire strap for notch block on after bits. No meals.

• January 14, 1934

Sunday put out hay in stock yard at Wilmington.

• January 15, 1934

At 1 a.m. drove heifer calves to Wilmington. Waiting for calves which arrived at the yard about 3:30 a.m. Put the in corral from the following cars: S.P. 71380 - 40 calves; T&N.O. 61927 - 49; T&N.O. 14437 - 50; T&N.O. 61992 - 49; S.P. 71841 - 49; S.P. 74133 - 49. Overhauled standing rigging. No meals. Replaces #2 exhaust rake.

• January 16, 1934

Drove to Wilmington and fed calves. Got repaired fuel pump plunger from shop and put in place. Changed #2 inlet valve. No meals.

• January 17, 1934

Fed calves at Wilmington. Took mag. off Kohler and to shop to be tested. Repaired some cattle panels in hold. Packed new fuel transfer pump. No meals.

• January 18, 1934

Fed calves. Got gear from machine shop for anchor wench, put in place. Found shaft bent, Standard Oil truck brought a jin pole and some equipment to go to island. Put it on board. At 3:00 p.m. left for Wilmington. Arrived Berth 195 at 3:15 p.m. loaded 295 heifer calves and at 4:30 p.m. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 94 at 4:45 p.m. Secured. At 9:10 p.m. left for Santa Rosa Island. N.R. Vail, Al Vail, Jim Crew & 2 men going to the island to work. Also 4 Standard Oil men on board. Meals to crew 15.

• January 19, 1934

Arrived at island at 7:45 a.m. Went alongside bow in. Put Standard Oil gear ashore, discharged cattle over starboard side, worked on Standard Oil Co. hoist on dock taking it down and putting on board with our gear. Worked until 5:00 p.m. All Standard Oil equipment on board. Carried away port guy on our carriage boom. Changed 3 - 5 & 6 exhaust valves. Meals to crew 18. Standard Oil men 12. Extra 13. At 6:30 p.m. left for San Pedro. N.R. [Vail], Al Vail & Jim Crew. 2 men who went out to work on the island. & Hayden Russell & 4 Standard Oil men returning.

• January 20, 1934

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 6:3a.m. Meals to Standard Oil men 4. Vail Co. extra 6. At 8:00 a.m. started putting Standard Oil freight on dock, finished at 11:00 a.m. Meals to crew 12.

• January 21, 1934

Sunday all day. No work or meals aboard.

• January 22, 1934

Straightened collars on mast which were twisted at island handling freight. Put new wood on mast under collar. No meals.

• January 23, 1934

Finished working on mast and painted new wood. No meals.

• January 24, 1934

Patching hole in bulwarks caused by piece of heavy machinery striking it at island. last trip. Also several small jobs. No meals.

• January 25, 1934

Doing odd jobs on deck and in engine room. No meals.

January 26, 1934-August 24,1935

100 numbered vertical pages. Hand-written in pencil.

• January 26, 1934

Worked four hours loading Standard Oil freight on their trucks, using our hoist. No meals.

• January 27, 1934

Doing odd jobs on deck, burning old paint off life rings, no meals.

• January 28, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• January 29, 1934

Burning paint off life buoys and scraping same. No meals.

• January 30, 1934

Doing odd jobs on deck and in engine room. No meals.

• January 31, 1934

Working on monthly reports, painting life buoys, no meals.

• February 1, 1934

Finished monthly reports, painting ship’s name on life buoys, no meals.

• February 2, 1934

Went to Wilmington stock yards and changed float valve from water trough that was rusted out to a good one, also straightening up gate posts, no meals.

• February 3, 1934

Straightened more gate posts at Wilmington corrals and braced same. No meals.

• February 4, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• February 5, 1934

Cleaning rust off bow plates and gave coat of red oxide. No meals.

• February 6, 1934

Repairing and painting bulwarks on main. Also painted bare spots on upper house window ledges, no meals.

• February 7, 1934

Assembling valve cages and painting in engine room, no meals.

• February 8, 1934

Painting in galley, finished assembling main engine valves, overhauled some snatch blocks, no meals.

• February 9, 1934

Painting on deck, took Kohler engine off base and put on bench, to examine for cause and knock and oil pumping, no meals.

• February 10, 1934

Took pistons out of Kohler eng. and went to Long Beach for new rings, painted hull war gray on bow, no meals.

• February 11, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• February 12, 1934

Took Kohler base loose and cleaned and painted it, cleaned and painted gear cover, took valves out of cyl. head and cleaned head, no meals.

• February 13, 1934

Mach. Kohler valves and seated, cleaned and painted several parts, no meals.

• February 14, 1934

Went to L.A. and got Kohler pistons, started fitting bearings, no meals.

• February 15, 1934

Finished Kohler bearings, piston all in. Put base on, raised timbers for bed 8 inches and bolted in place, no meals.

• February 16, 1934

Put head on Kohler, found stripped stud in head, had new one made, adj. valves, put exhaust manifold in place, cleaned and painted radiator cover, no meals.

• February 17, 1934

Finished assembling Kohler and tried out, did some painting on upper deck, no meals.

• February 18, 1934

Sun, all day, no work or meals aboard.

• February 19, 1934

Took exhaust pipes off Kohler and winch eng., putting in new nipples where old ones were leaking, no meals.

• February 20, 1934

Finished with winch eng. exhaust pipe, took ¾ pipe out of hole to enlarge it for Kohler exhaust pipe, no meals.

• February 21, 1934

Enlarged hole for Kohler exhaust, put pipe in place, took exhaust manifold off winch engine and to welders to be welded, no meals.

• February 22, 1934

Got repaired manifold and put back on winch engine, no meals.

• February 23, 1934

Put skiff in the water and scraped marine growth off water line as far down as possible, no meals.

• February 24, 1934

Doing odd jobs on deck and in eng. room, no meals.

• February 25, 1934

Sun. all day – no work or meals aboard.

• February 26, 1934

Rainy, did some cleaning and painting in eng. room, no meals.

• February 27, 1934

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

• February 28, 1934

Making out monthly reports, etc., no meals.

• March 1, 1934

Straightening out deck dunnage, panels etc., getting ready for trip to isl., no meals.

• March 2, 1934

Put out remainder of hay at Wilm. corral. In P.M. went to Wilm. and received 250 yearling steers. Cars # S.P. 71571 – 72102 – 71162 – 74797 and 71683 – all cars containing 50 cattle each. No meals aboard.

• March 3, 1934

Some thief broke into No. 1 cabin on upper deck, taking a bunch of cigarettes and climax(?), also my binoculars, also broke into lower after cabin and jimmied a drawer and locker open, took electric soldering iron out of eng. room, set of small taps(?) and dies, and small drill (hand), steel tape 6’, 7 bottles whiskey, 3 cognac. Reported to police. At 9:15 A.M. left for Richfield Oil Co. loading station, arrived 9:35 A.M. Loaded 1675 gallons diesel oil, 273 gallons gasoline, 10 gallons coal oil, 5 pounds No. 3 cup grease and 1 drum Rico. Lub. oil 40, 54.8 gallons. At 11:00 A.M. left for Berth 94 arrived 11:15 A.M, secured, loaded 1000 bdls. lug box parts, on deck. At 2:30 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 2:45 P.M., secured. Loaded 250 cattle 95,000 lbs. and left for San Pedro at 4:30 P.M. Arrived Berth 94 at 4:55 P.M., secured. At 6:40 P.M. left for Santa Rosa Isl. 6 potato diggers, Jim Crew, Banning and Ed Vail aboard. Meals to crew 15 extra meals 11. Ran into thick fog off Pt. Fermin.

• March 4, 1934

Foggy all night, at 4:00 A.M. stopped eng., drifted until 5:55 A.M. waiting for daylight, picked up Gull Rock, finally found isl. wharf through Smitty blowing Onward’s whistle. Went longside dock bow in, discharged cattle over stb. side then pulled ahead. Put lug box parts on dock, gave Smitty 1060 gallons diesel oil. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 8.

• March 5, 1934

Gave Smitty 160 gallons gasoline and 1 drum of Rico #40 lub. oil, made board sling to load spuds with, all hands went ashore and help get spuds out until 5:00 P.M. came aboard, had supper and loaded 212 lugs of spuds. At 6:35 P.M. left for Santa Barbara, thick fog, arrived Santa Barbara 10:15 P.M. E.N. Vail off on dock. At 10:20 P.M. left for San Pedro, thick fog. Meals to crew 18, extra meal 1.

• March 6, 1934

Arrived San Pedro, Berth 94 at 8:40 A.M., secured, put spuds on dock, at 12:30 P.M. truck came for spuds. Meals to crew 10, extra meals 8.

• March 7, 1934

Took broken diaphragm out of whistle, got new piece of Kinghorn metal to make another diaphragm, took broken window on lower deck and broken window shutter on upper deck out and had them repaired. No meals aboard.

• March 8, 1934

Cleaning sheet metal on stb. bulwarks and gave coat of red oxide. No meals.

• March 9, 1934

Made new diaphragm for whistle, changed valve in main eng. unloader, no meals.

• March 10, 1934

Crew on job, got boat ready to load cattle. 80 blocks of sulphurated salt came via truck from L.A. (2 tons) put on deck. Got 24 bales oat hay from Wilm. feed store and put in racks. Meals to crew 12.

• March 11, 1934

Sun. Assembled unloader on main eng. At 1:15 P.M. left for Wilm. arrived Berth 195 at 1:30 P.M., secured. Load 249 calves, at 2:45 P.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 3:10 P.M., secured. These cattle were unloaded at 1:00 A.M. today from the following S.P. cars – No. 70893 [49], 74141 [50], 70965 [50], 73783 [50], 77723 [50]. At 6:00 P.M. left for Santa Rosa Isl., one cowboy and 2 bird egg collectors on board, meals to crew 16, extra meals 2. Foggy.

• March 12, 1934

Arrived isl. 6:10 A.M. went longside dock bow in, cattle off, put salt on dock. At 8:00 A.M. left for Santa Barbara, arrived at 11:10 A.M. anchored off end of dock. At 6:30 P.M., E.N. Vail and Heyden Russell aboard, we left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 2. Arrived isl. 10:10 P.M., anchored outside Onward.

• March 13, 1934

At 2:00 P.M. went longside dock bow in, loaded 61 calves veal wt. 16,430 and one cow. E.N. Vail, Heyden Russell and the 2 bird egg hunters came aboard and we left for San Pedro at 3:40 P.M. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 4.

• March 14, 1934

At 2:00 A.M. ran into thick fog, arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 3:45 A.M. Calves off, at 5:00 A.M. one of Joe’s cattle trucks and trailer came for veal. Heyden going up with truck, at 6:55 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 7:45 A.M. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 3. Put cattle panels ashore off deck and started discharging dunnage.

• March 15, 1934

Finished discharging dunnage and washed down. Put all 2 in planks on dock. Meals to crew 15.

• March 16, 1934

Took saltwater toilet tank out of locker aft. Had to take washbasin and freshwater tank out of toilet and tear part of bulkhead out to get to toilet tank, getting bids for new tanks as we found freshwater tank rusted out also. No meals aboard.

• March 17, 1934

Seventeenth of Ireland, working on battery charging generator, no meals aboard.

• March 18, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• March 19, 1934

Cleaning and painting black iron on deck, trying to repair freshwater tank, no meals.

• March 20, 1934

Finished repairing freshwater tank for after washroom, cleaning and painting ironwork on deck, no meals.

• March 21, 1934

Scraping main deck, got new ball valve for toilet, also new T generator, no meals.

• March 22, 1934

Started putting pressure regulator valve in whistle line, gave main deck vat of hot tar oil, no meals.

• March 23, 1934

Got new saltwater tank for toilet aft, put shellac in it to waterproof it inside, found 2 leaky rivet heads on the bottom, called Marine Sheet Metal Works and they sent a man to fix them, gave inside of tank a good coat of shellac and put in place, finished hooking up regulator valve in whistle line, no meals.

• March 24, 1934

Trying to do carpenter work on bulkhead between cooks’ storeroom and washroom, also securing new saltwater tank, no meals aboard.

• March 25, 1934

Sun. Working all day on saltwater toilet tank hookup. Figuring on going to isl. Mon. eve. No meals.

• March 26, 1934

Crew on job. Truck brought spud digger from Pauba Ranch, put on board. Got supplies for isl. and boat. At 8:40 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. with N.R. [Vail] and family and 2 boyfriends, Banning and Tom, Mrs. Nutting and daughter, Jim Crew and 6 men to dig spuds. Meals to crew 12.

• March 27, 1934

Arrived isl. at 7:20 A.M. Went longside bow in. Put spud digger on dock, took head off main eng. air comp. and ground valves. In evening after supper took feed line to stove out and put new screen in, also cleaned out line and carburetor. Meals to crew 16, extra meals 22.

• March 28, 1934

Oiled cable and winches on dock. In P.M. took about 250 lugs spuds aboard. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 5. At 8:40 P.M. left for Santa Barbara, N.R. [Vail] and Jim Crew aboard.

• March 29, 1934

Arrived Santa Barbara at 12:20 A.M., went alongside dock so. side, at 2:30 A.M. N.R. brought truck and we loaded 235 lugs of spuds on it to go to L.A. finished with spuds at 3:30 A.M., put balance of spuds in warehouse (15 lugs) for Jap. and left for Santa Rosa Islands at 10:35 A.M. N.R. [Vail] and Jim Crew going back with us, very rough going over, arrived island at 2:40 P.M. Ran up to corner of dock and put groceries off, also passengers. Went out to anchor outside Onward. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 2.

• March 30, 1934

At 7:40 A.M. went alongside dock, bow in. At 11:30 A.M. the yacht Stranger came alongside Vaquero and secured, passengers (about 40) going ashore over Vaquero. In P.M. loaded about 430 lugs spuds, put in hold. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 9. Stranger left for San Pedro at 7:00 P.M. [Stranger was a 104.5-foot motor yacht built at Mare Island in 1918 and owned by Anna W. Croft of Los Angeles. See MVUS 1934, pages 924-5.]

• March 31, 1934

Loaded balance of spuds (about 570 lugs), also spud digger and all truck farming gear and four mules, hoisted them aboard. At 3:25 P.M. left for San Pedro, Vail party and all passengers going up to island with us on board also 2 men from island going in. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 41.

• April 1, 1934

Arrived Wilm. 3:10 A.M., put mules in corral. At 3:40 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 4:05 A.M., got gear up and loaded spuds on truck. Meals to crew 6, extra meals 19.

April 2, 1934 Making out monthly reports, etc. No meals aboard.

• April 3, 1934

Took no. 2 piston out of main eng. after removing head, no meals aboard.

• April 4, 1934

Carpenter replacing buffalo rail on stb. side aft where chock was torn out at Santa Barbara. Took rings out of main eng. piston and cleaned under them, no meals. Truck and trailer came for spud digger and cultivator, put them in rear end of trailer. Drove to Wilm. stockyards and loaded 4 mules in front end of trailer, truck left for Pauba ranch at 11:30 A.M.

• April 5, 1934

Finished with main eng. piston, soldered top on stb. side light, carpenter finished with work on buffalo, also renewed half round moulding on stb. side of forecastle head. No meals.

• April 6, 1934

Ordered throw bolts to fasten down chock on new buffalo rail, boring holes for same. No meals.

• April 7, 1934

Cleaning rust and oil off paint work, made and installed draw bolt in new buffalo, made and installed 3 clinch bolts in same, no meals.

• April 8, 1934

Sun., all day, no work or meals aboard.

• April 9, 1934

Working on storeroom aft, cleaning paint on rail, etc. No meals.

• April 10, 1934

Went to Torrance and got galv. bolts for chock, bolted chock in place, reinstalled galv. braces on rail, worked on after storeroom, no meals.

• April 11, 1934

Working on storeroom aft, no meals.

• April 12, 1934

Nailed wire screen over top of storeroom aft. Changed piping in toilet. No meals.

• April 13, 1934

Had a small oil fire in galley, smoking up paint and blistering some of it, happened about 7:15 A.M. Fireboat #2 seeing the smoke and came alongside and put fire out in drip pan. Working all day scraping paint and wiping soot off. No meals. Put piece of strap brass on freshwater tank in toilet.

• April 14, 1934

Recharged after fire extinguisher, main deck. Washing paint work in galley, cleaned and painted ventilator on main deck, gave galley coat of flat white, no meals.

• April 15, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• April 16, 1934

Painting in galley, also did several odd jobs around the deck, no meals.

• April 17, 1934

Cleaning varnish work and painting in galley. No meals.

• April 18, 1934

Painting in galley and on house outside. No meals.

• April 19, 1934

Cleaning stove and varnishing in galley. No meals. N.R. down in evening talking over various things.

• April 20, 1934

Shipped box shooks and Rototiller to L.A. via Pacific freight lines, finished cleaning galley stove, cleaning picture frames. No meals.

April 21, 1934 Painted stove, cleaned stb. lifeboat cover and gave coat of waterproofing, painted ventilators on main deck, no meals.

• April 22, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• April 23, 1934

Cleaning galley and window shutters, painting in toilet aft. No meals.

• April 24, 1934

Varnishing windows, etc. Finished painting in toilet aft. No meals.

• April 25, 1934

Started getting deck ready for cattle. Took #2 fuel valve out of main eng. as it was leaking. Got gasket and put back, tried out, O.K. Brought all cattle panels and put on dock, ordered shavings. No meals aboard.

• April 26, 1934

Got 4 loads shavings and spread on deck, put most of deck panels in place, got ice and grub. No meals.

• April 27, 1934

Crew on job, new Capt. [This is interesting because the handwriting does not change. Someone other than the captain must have kept the log.] At 9:00 A.M. left for Richfield Oil sta., arrived 9:20 A.M. Took 3015 gallons black diesel oil and 321 gallons gasoline. At 11:20 A.M. left for Berth 95, arrived 11:40 A.M., secured. Got supplies for isl. from Cowan Bros. At 8:20 P.M. left for Santa Rosa Isl. Meals to crew 18, no passengers.

• April 28, 1934

Arrived isl. at 8:10 A.M., anchored on range. Self ashore in skiff and left note for E.N. Vail. Crew working on cattle panels. Meals to crew 18. Changed #1 and 2 exhaust valves.

• April 29, 1934

Sun at 6:30 A.M. went longside dock bow in. Gave Smitty 950 gallons diesel oil from our supply. Loaded 115 beef steers and left for Wilm. at 4:30 P.M. E.N. Vail going in with us. Meals to crew 18, extra meals one.

• April 30, 1934

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:40 A.M. Cattle offloaded in trucks for L.A. at 7:35 A.M. Left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 8:05 A.M. Meals to crew 15. Russ and Ed down in evening; tried to get away to isl. but most of crew drunk.

• May 1, 1934

Got 2 loads shavings for hold and put hold panels in place. New Capt. on job. At 5:15 P.M. left for Santa Rosa Isl. E.N. Vail and 2 cowboys aboard. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 5. Plenty rough, heavy head sea.

• May 2, 1934

Heavy head seas, all night. Arrived isl. at 7:00 A.M., anchored on range, Smitty came out in skiff and took Ed and cowboys ashore. Changed oil in main engine. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 6. Getting hold ready for cattle.

• May 3, 1934

Went longside dock before breakfast, secured. Overhauled fans in hold. Loaded 22 veal, 4 bulls, 1 stag, 52 cows, together with 3 calves and 84 steers. At 5:30 P.M. left for Wilm. E.N. Vail and one cowboy going in. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 2.

• May 4, 1934

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 5:15 A.M. Cattle off and loaded in trucks, except veal. At 7:15 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 95 at 7:40 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 18.

• May 5, 1934

Got some 2 x 6’s and fixed broken panel in hold. Mr. and Mrs. Daving and A.T. Linch came aboard and we left for Santa Rosa isl at 6:15 P.M. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 3.

• May 6, 1934

Sun. At 3:00 A.M. stopped eng. on account of fog and couldn’t see Gull Isl. At 4:30 A.M. underway again, arrived off dock and anchored at 6:40 A.M. Smitty came aboard and took passengers ashore in skiff. At 8:35 left for Carrington Pt., arrived 9:00 A.M. Anchored, deckhands ashore in skiff for abalones. Very rough breakers running high on beach, they got some abalones and we departed for wharf at 1:30 P.M. Arrived 1:50 P.M., went longside dock bow out, heavy undertow making it very difficult to hold boat in pace. Carried away stern cable, got 8’ line out of hold and ran to dock for stern line, at 3:00 P.M. got fast, swell had subsided a trifle. Started loading cattle, chute came off rail several times, finally got 28 beef steers for Coast Packing Co. (34,185) and 84 (97,635) for Cal Livestock Com. Co. At 4:45 A.M. left for Wilm. Mrs. Daving’s party going back with us. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 3. No cattle in hold.

• May 7, 1934

Arrived San Pedro Berth 95 at 3:55 A.M., let Mrs. Daving’s party off on dock and left for Wilm. at 4:00 A.M., arrived Berth 195 at 4:20 A.M. Cattle off and in corral; 3 trucks with trailers came at 5:10 A.M. and took the cattle for Cal. Livestock Com. At 6:10 we left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:30 A.M., secured. Drove to Wilm. and loaded last car of cattle for Coast Packing Co. Meals to crew 14.

• May 8, 1934

Ordered new main eng. generator belt, repacked #3 hi-press. fuel pump, overhauled 2 fuel valves, no meals aboard.

• May 9, 1934

Packed #1 main eng. circulating pump, cemented generator belt, took stb. anchor out on dock and most of the chain, to eliminate shackles, no meals.

• May 10, 1934

Had welder from Marine Welding Co. cut out one big link in the end of each shot of anchor chain and weld the other big link in place of shackle. When that was finished, we painted entire chain with crude oil. No meals.

• May 11, 1934

Doing odd jobs on deck and in eng. room, put new generator belt in place and tried out. No meals aboard.

• May 12, 1934

Crew on job. Got supplies for trip to isl., cleaned oil off grey paint forward that that had ran off anchor chain. At 6:05 P.M. left for Santa Rosa Isl. N.R. and family, and Mr. and Mrs. O’Brien aboard. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 8. One cowboy to isl.

• May 13, 1934

Arrived isl at 5:00 A.M., went longside dock bow out. Loaded 29 beef steers (34,255) for Coast Pkg. Co.; 57 steers (64,180) and 2 bulls for Cal. Livestock Com. and left with party at 4:55 P.M. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 14. No cattle in hold.

• May 14, 1934

Arrived Wilm. at 4:20 A.M. Cattle off and in trucks. At 6:10 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:30 A.M., party left for L.A. At 7:20 A.M. Vaquero left for Long Beach, arrived Craig Shipyard at 8:05 A.M., tied up longside Siskiyou. At 8:40 A.M. in dock, dry at 9:50 A.M. Had 12 feet more guard installed on port side forward of old lower piece, also 20 feet steel on same. Had sheet iron on bow below waterline re-nailed. 2 new eliminator plates installed, found only one place where the worms had gotten in, had it burned out and cemented. At 3:50 P.M. afloat in dock, at 3:55 P.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 4:25 P.M., secured. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 7.

• May 15, 1934

Took fuel wedges out of main eng. and had them ground, took plate off fire pump, and had 6 new valves made. Also dressed seats, made new springs for valves, put reground fuel wedges back in place, no meals aboard.

• May 16, 1934

Adjusted governor on main eng., installed 6 new valves in fire pump, put new 2” brass nipple in bilge discharge line, took up on 5 and 6 crank bearings, main eng. No meals.

• May 17, 1934

Cleaning up after hold, no meals aboard.

• May 18, 1934

Wrote to Harbor Department about repairs at Wilm. Rigging up necessary fitting, etc., to take compression pressure on main eng., no meals.

• May 19, 1934

Crew on job, got supplies for trip to isl. Tried to take compression pressure readings on main eng. Not much luck on account of check valve sticking. At 7:20 P.M. left for Santa Rosa, Banning and Tom Vail along. Meals to crew 19, extra meals 2.

• May 20, 1934

Sun. Arrived isl. at 5:45 A.M., went longside dock bow out. Loaded 28 beef steers for Newmarket and 116 ditto for Washburn & Condin. At 4:30 P.M. left for Wilm. Banning and Tom going in. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 2.

• May 21, 1934

Arrived Wilm. at 4:30 A.M. Cattle off and loaded in trucks (which by some mistake were on time and were sufficient in number). At 6:05 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:25 A.M., secured. Got some more food supplies and left for Santa Rosa isl at 5:30 P.M. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 2, no passengers.

• May 22, 1934

Arrived isl. 4:45 A.M., anchored. Smitty came out in skiff, said we could get cattle today. At 5:10 A.M. left for Carrington Pt., anchored at 5:25 A.M. At 11:25 left for dock, at 11:40 arrived dock, tied up stern in. Loaded 117 beef steers and left for Wilm. at 3:50 P.M. Meals to crew 21.

• May 23, 1934

Arrived Wilm. at 3:50 A.M. Cattle off and shipped to Cal. Livestock. At 6:15 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:40 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 17. Got 180 feet of old 1 1/2” chain from S.P. Iron & Metal Co. to go to isl.

• May 24, 1934

Put skiff on dock and gave coat of black paint on bottom. Put some new boards in panel longside eng. room alleyway. No meals aboard.

• May 25, 1934

Crew on job, cleaned upper deck, got load of shavings and distributed on deck. Had 6 valve cages and nut under cut to allow them to drop lower in cylinder. Fired cook for being drunk on the job. At 9:00 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Mr. and Mrs. N.R. and daughter and son, Miss Randal, Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner, Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, 2 more ladies, 2 more men and a found man on trip, meals to crew 20.

• May 26, 1934

Arrived isl. at 9:00 A.M., went longside bow in, put chain on dock in wagon for stern line. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 10.

• May 27, 1934

Sun. In P.M. loaded 116 beef steers and left for Wilm. at 4:10 P.M., party returning to mainland. Extra meals 10, meals to crew 21.

• May 28, 1934

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:10 A.M. Cattle off and shipped via Joe’s truck (which were on time again). N.R. went up with Joe. At 5:40 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:05 A.M. At 7:00 A.M. left for Richfield channel sta. Arrived Berth 57 at 7:20 A.M. Took 3265 gallons black diesel oil, 157 gallons H.O. gas and 55 gallons Rico Mid Continent lub. oil. At 8:40 A.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 8:50 A.M., secured.

• May 29, 1934

Got supplies for isl. and boat. N.R. [VAIL] down in evening brought some isl. supplies, took five gallons Rico cyl. oil for his car. At 6:35 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. No passengers. Meals to crew 18.

• May 30, 1934

Decoration Day. Arrived isl. at 6:35 A.M., went longside dock bow out. Gave Smitty 200 gallons diesel oil from Vaquero supply. Loaded 116 beef steers and left for Wilm. at 3:00 P.M. Meals to crew 21.

• May 31, 1934

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 2:40 A.M. Ex sub chaser Eagle was occupying our berth; we tied up at McCormick’s dock and moved boat around Vaquero, finally secured at our berth and discharged steers. Loaded 2 carloads in trucks for Cal. Livestock Comm. and left 2 cars in pens. At 6:00 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:20 A.M., secured. Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle. Meals to crew 16.

• June 1, 1934

Went to Wilm. at 5:00 A.M. (drove) & loaded cattle in trucks.

• June 2, 1934

Got crew on job and at 7:35 P.M. left for isl. N.R. and Ware and Russ Jr. and 4 boys on board. Meals to crew 15.

• June 3, 1934

Sun. Arrived isl. at 7:10 A.M. anchored close in and put passengers ashore in skiff at 7:50 A.M., left for Carrington Pt., anchored at 8:10 A.M. Deckhands ashore in skiff. At 11:55 A.M. up anchor left for wharf, at 12:10 P.M. dropped anchor on range, at 2:00 P.M. went longside dock bow out, loaded one car steers in hold, weight 35985, lot one. Lot 2 on deck port side 2 forward pens, weight 34410. Lot 3 three cars balance of deck. Weight 103690. At 4:20 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 14.

• June 4, 1934

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 4:05 A.M. Cattle off, all but one car shipped via Joe’s trucks. At 6:15 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:35 A.M., secured. At 6:20 P.M. left for Santa Rosa Isl. Meals to crew 15, rained in the night.

• June 5, 1934

Arrived isl. at 4:45 A.M., went longside bow out loaded 4 loads beef steers. Lot 1 in hold 38235, lot 2 port side forward, 34,600. Lot 3 balance of deck except 2 after pens 68,555. At 3:40 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to crew 18.

• June 6, 1934

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:15 A.M. Cattle off and shipped in Joe’s trucks with the exception of lot one. At 5:55 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:20 A.M., secured. Drove to Wilm. and loaded lot one in trucks. Meals to crew 12.

• June 7, 1934

Received some lumber from Kerckhoffs and some sheep wire from L.A. for R.L. Brooks, put it on deck, no meals aboard.

• June 8, 1934

Crew on job. Got load of shavings for deck, at 7:45 P.M. left for Santa Cruz isl. R.L. Brooks and 2 sheep shearers, N.R. Vail & Russ Jr., Jim Wilkerson and Sandy and Uncle Tio aboard. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 8.

• June 9, 1934

Arrived Santa Cruz isl. Prisoners Hbr. at 4:45 A.M. Went longside dock, sent Frenchie up the cañon for Fred. At 7:35 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Arrived Bechers Bay Santa Rosa at 9:50 A.M. Anchored, Vail party ashore, got Smitty’s skiff off dock. At 10:30 A.M. left for San Miguel isl. At 12:45 P.M. arrived San Miguel isl. Anchored, put Bobbie’s [R.L. Brooks] supplies and lumber ashore. At 4:00 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., Bobbie staying on isl. Arrived Becher’s Bay at 6:15 P.M., anchored off dock. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 15.

• June 10, 1934

Sun. At 8:30 A.M. went longside dock; put some wild pigs in a crate aboard. Also one Mathews engine and one new pump engine. Loaded 145 beef steers to L.A. stockyard, 4 two-year colts to Jock and one M-colt. At 4:30 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 9.

• June 11, 1934

Arrived Wilm. Berth 194 at 4:30 A.M., cattle and horses off in pens and lot 3 – three cars beef steers shipped via Joe’s trucks, at 5:45 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 95 at 6:05 A.M., secured. Drove to Wilm., loaded steers, lot one in truck 2 and lot two in truck 4. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 6. Louie Black took crate of pigs.

• June 12, 1934

Got supplies, etc. for isl. trip, put new cleat on mast, at 6:20 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 21.

• June 13, 1934

Arrived isl. at 5:45 A.M., went longside dock bow out. Loaded 2 cars clean beef in hold and 3 cars beef inc. one stag on deck. Total 145 steers. At 3:50 P.M. left for Wilm. (156,535). Meals to crew 21.

• June 14, 1934

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 3:50 A.M. Cattle off and in pens, shipped via Joe’s trucks to Cal. L.S. Comm. At 9:05 left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 9:25 A.M., meals to crew 20.

• June 15, 1934

Drove to Wilm. cattle pens and helped load one colt (M brand), fed and watered the 2 horses on board, no meals.

• June 16, 1934

Crew on job, doing odd jobs around the deck. At 6:40 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and wife and daughter, and Earl Beig and wife and daughter aboard, meals to crew 16.

• June 17, 1934

Sun. arrived isl. at 5:00 A.M. went longside bow out and put two horses ashore, at 6:50 A.M. left for Santa Barbara, Vail party staying on isl. Arrived Santa Barbara at 10:05 A.M. Self ashore on dock, Vaquero out to anchor. Got Eddie and Francis Smith and left for Santa Rosa isl. At 11:10 A.M. called Louise Mills and she expressed her regrets, arrived isl. at 2:40 A.M. [sic]. Went longside dock bow out and loaded 116 beef steers, at 4:40 P.M. left for Wilm., at 6:00 P.M. stopped in lee of Gull Rock. N.R. and Earl and the 2 girls going in skiff for seals and what have you, got a few abalones, at 7:35 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 2.

• June 18, 1934

Arrived San Pedro, stopped at Kerckhoff’s dock 5:05 A.M. N.R. and self off and took cars to Wilm. Vaquero arrived Berth 195 at 5:20 A.M., cattle off in pens and fed, at 6:40 A.M. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 94 San Pedro at 7:05 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 6. In P.M. drove to Wilm. to look at cattle in pens, ordered 1 ½ tons oat hay from Wilm. feed store.

• June 19, 1934

Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle, no meals aboard, repaired galley pump.

• June 20, 1934

Drove to Wilm. and fed three cars cattle, shipped one car via Joe’s truck to Federal. No meals.

• June 21, 1934

Drove to Wilm. cattle pens, shipped 2 cars steers via Joe’s trucks, at 10:00 A.M. went to Wilm. again and shipped remaining car, all to Dairymen’s Feed, L.A., no meals aboard.

• June 22, 1934

Cleaning rooms and getting supplies, no meals.

• June 23, 1934

Crew on job, 3 trucks brought 400 sacks rolled barley for isl., put it on deck and covered with canvas. At 6:45 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. N.R., Mr. McFadden, Bobbie Brooks and Mr. Lane and Mr. Armstrong aboard. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 3.

• June 24, 1934

Sun. arrived Santa Barbara 4:20 A.M. E.N. Vail, two men and a boy and Cuca Smith [Smitty's wife] waiting on dock; they came aboard and we left for Santa Rosa isl at 4:25 A.M. Arrived isl. at 8:00 A.M., went longside dock bow in, put the 400 sacks rolled barley on dock, at 4:55 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. Arrived Santa Barbara at 8:10 P.M. Ed Vail, one man and a boy off on dock, anchored off dock, meals to crew 21, extra meals 20. Gave R.L. Brooks 14 sacks rolled barley.

• June 25, 1934

At 12:45 A.M. left for San Miguel isl., R.L. Brooks, Mr. Lane and Sherman Armstrong aboard. Arrived Cuyler’s Harbor at 5:55 A.M., Bobbie & Mr. Lane ashore. At 10:00 A.M. they came back aboard with one of Bobbie’s men who had been on the isl. for some time. At 10:45 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., arrived Becher’s Bay at 12:45 P.M. Went longside dock, bow out, loaded one lot of 25 cows and 4 calves and another lot of 12 calves in hold. 2 lots of 29 steers each in 4 forward pens and one lot of 59 steers on balance of deck. At 4:10 P.M. left for Wilm., all passengers that had gone out returning and 3 more, including one boy from Santa Barbara who had got left on the isl. Sun., one teamster and one of Bobbie’s men. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 18.

• June 26, 1934

Meals to crew 15, extra meals 10. The boy who was sailing the Hawaii when we hit her, made the following statements: When he saw us coming he changed his course to get out of our way and ran across our bow. He also said that he didn’t put any running lights out as it was only an hour until daylight and he thought he could get by till then. He also said when he saw we were going to hit him he jumped overboard and swam away.

At 3:20 A.M. we hit a small sailboat with one man aboard, we hit it a glancing blow. The man (or boy 22 years old) named Frank Anderson, jumped overboard and swam away. We put our skiff in the water and picked him up, also took the boat (Hawaii by name) in tow, went on to Wilm. Arrived Berth 195 at 4:20 A.M., all cattle off and shipped cows, calves and one load of steers. Fed the remaining 3 cars of steers 9 bales of hay. At 6:05 A.M. left for San Pedro taking the sailboat (which was full of water) with us, arrived Berth 94 at 7:00 A.M., secured. Called P.B. Young about the sailboat, and he said, have her hauled out and he would survey her.

We asked the man, from the sailboat if he had any running lights. He said he had a lantern on top of the cabin. Although we had a man on lookout on the bow of the Vaquero, he saw no light and when he saw the sailboat we were right on top of her. He (Frank Anderson) said that the sails were on the starboard side of his boat, and the lantern was on top of the cabin, and the sails hid the light from our view. One of Matt Walsh’s boats came and towed the little schooner to Garbutt & Walsh boatyard and hauled her out on the ways; the aforesaid lantern was sitting in the cockpit. Capt. of Vaquero made report to steamboat inspectors.

• June 27, 1934

Drove to Wilm. stockyards and fed and watered cattle. No meals aboard.

• June 28, 1934

Fed and watered cattle at Wilm. No meals aboard.

• June 29, 1934

Went to Wilm. at 5:30 A.M. and shipped 3 cars steers via Joe’s trucks to Berton’s Feed Yard. N.R. down in evening, brought some bacon, ham etc. for the isl., no meals aboard.

• June 30, 1934

Crew on job, received some isl. supplies, from L.A. via truck, at 6:20 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R., Nita & Margie Vail, Mr. Hertz and two sons, and Nonie Bernard aboard. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 1.

• July 1, 1934

Arrived isl. at 5:10 A.M., went longside dock bow in, groceries ashore. At 6:40 A.M. let go lines and went to Carrington Pt. for abalones. Anchored at Pt. at 7:00 A.M., skiff ashore. At 1:00 P.M. left for wharf, arrived at 1:20 P.M., went longside bow out, loaded 113 beef steers (125,455), 2 stags (1830), 28 boludas (25,790), 16 ditto to Treat (12,600). At 5:25 P.M. left for Wilm., N.R. and party, 2 cowboys and isl. cook going in. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 18.

July 2, 1934 Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 5:00 A.M., cattle off in pens, fed all but 28, at 6:25 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:45 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 10. In P.M. put dunnage from hold on dock.

July 3, 1934 Drove to Wilm., at 6:00 A.M. loaded 2 cars cattle, came back to Vaquero and started winch engine so crew could discharge fertilizer on dock. At 12:25 P.M. left for Outer Harbor, anchored at 1:00 P.M. Threw fertilizer from aft on main deck overboard. At 2:15 P.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 2:45 P.M., secured, washed down. No meals aboard.

• July 4, 1934

No work or meals aboard, fed cattle in A.M.

• July 5, 1934

Drove to Wilm. and fed boludas. Cleaning paint work on lower deck, no meals aboard.

• July 6, 1934

Bought 7 bales of oat hay for boludas at Wilm., fed them 2 bales, cleaning paint work on main deck, no meals aboard.

• July 7, 1934

Drove to Wilm. and fed boludas, cleaning paint on main deck, no meals aboard.

• July 8, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard. Drove to Wilm. and fed boludas.

• July 9, 1934

Cleaning and painting rusty pipes, fed cattle. No meals.

• July 10, 1934

Cleaning and painting pipes on main deck, no meals.

• July 11, 1934

Went to Wilm. to ship Boludas via truck at 7:00 A.M. Truck came at 8:00 A.M. At 10:30 A.M. self and Capt. went to Wilm. to sign statements in regard to Hawaii wreck. Cleaning and painting on main deck, no meals aboard.

• July 12, 1934

Painting on deck, got deckhand’s signature on accident statement and took to Wilm., no meals.

• July 13, 1934

Cleaning and painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• July 14, 1934

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• July 15, 1934

Sun. all day. No work or meals aboard.

• July 16, 1934

Cleaning and painting on deck, no meals.

• July 17, 1934

Cleaning and painting on deck, got new breaker points for winch engine, found short in distributor, got new one, no meals aboard.

• July 18, 1934

Painting on deck, installing new distributor and new wires on winch engine, no meals.

• July 19, 1934

Took canvas off standing rigging turnbuckles, set up rigging, cleaned and oiled turnbuckles, working on winch engine, no meals.

• July 20, 1934

Cleaning and painting on deck and in engine room, no meals.

• July 21, 1934

Painting and tar oiling bare spots on main deck, no meals.

• July 22, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• July 23, 1934

Scraping main deck, no meals aboard.

• July 24, 1934

Tar oiling main deck, cleaned out port lifeboat and started painting inside, chipping paint off engine room ventilator, no meals.

• July 25, 1934

Finished chipping ventilator, scraped rusty spots on stack, gave both coat of red oxide, no meals.

July 26, 1934 Painted name boards black, also smokestack and ventilator, finished with port lifeboat and put equipment back in it and cover in place, no meals.

• July 27, 1934

At 8:40 A.M. left for Berth 57, arrived 9:00 A.M. Took 251 gallons bulk gas; 2816 gallons diesel oil. At 10:10 A.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 10:35 A.M., secured. I bought this fuel at this time as our contract with the Richfield runs out Aug. 1st. In P.M. painted top of house, no meals.

• July 28, 1934

Got drum of Rioco lub. oil from Richfield, finished painting top of house, no meals.

• July 29, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• July 30, 1934

Cleaning and painting fire buckets and racks, painted letters on name board, also whistle and ship’s bell, no meals aboard.

• July 31, 1934

Cleaning upper house, finished painting fire buckets, no meals.

• August 1, 1934

Painting name on fire buckets, touching up spots on house, also top of rail, no meals.

• August 2, 1934

Painting house, davits, turnbuckles, etc. No meals aboard.

• August 3, 1934

Painting upper house, getting outside of rail ready to paint. No meals.

• August 4, 1934

Painting upper house, chipping paint off rail on main deck. No meals.

• August 5, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• August 6, 1934

Finished painting house, burning paint off rail and on stern on lower deck, no meals.

• August 7, 1934

Burning paint on stern, painting on deck, planing rail on main deck, no meals.

• August 8, 1934

Cleaned pilot house windows and painted frames. Burning paint overside and painting around bottom of house, no meals aboard.

• August 9, 1934

Burning paint overside, cleaning and varnishing windows and shutters, no meals aboard.

• August 10, 1934

Finished cleaning and varnishing windows and shutters, burning paint overside, no meals aboard.

• August 11, 1934

Burning paint overside, painting on upper and lower decks, no meals.

• August 12, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard. Some lousy skunk broke into my room stealing cigarettes, binoculars, fountain pen, etc.

• August 13, 1934

Scraping and sandpapering where paint had been burned off, no meals aboard.

• August 14, 1934

Finished scraping and sandpapering on burned surface, gave coat of flat, no meals.

• August 15, 1934

Painting where old paint had been burned off, scraping blisters and painting on hull, no meals aboard.

• August 16, 1934

Painting on deck and scraping blisters and painting hull black, no meals aboard.

• August 17, 1934

Painting inside buffalo rail on upper deck, painting hull from skiff. No meals.

• August 18, 1934

Painting handrail on upper deck and oil deck. Did some painting on outside of bulwarks, no meals aboard.

• August 19, 1934

Sun., raining in A.M. Found port window in my room broken with ax. Thief entered through window and stole my radio and Co. typewriter; finally got police to come aboard and take fingerprints, working most of the day on case, no meals aboard.

• August 20, 1934

Painting on deck, no meals.

• August 21, 1934

Painting on forecastle head and around stern. No meals aboard.

• August 22, 1934

Put coal oil in cracks in cargo booms and gave them coat of paint, painting overside, no meals.

• August 23, 1934

Painting overside, no meals aboard. N.R. called and said be ready for trip to isl. Sat.

• August 24, 1934

Painted mast, painted inside buffalo on forecastle head, gave donkey fall dose of graphite and oil, no meals aboard.

• August 25, 1934

Crew on job, put all deck dunnage on deck from dock, got supplies for isl. trip, meals to crew 12. At 6:50 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. Vail and wife, Margie, Helen Crane, Miss Morris, Miss McKitterick, Nonie Bernard, Dr Townsend, Mr. Wilkes and young Yates.

• August 26, 1934

Sun. Arrived isl. at 8:50 A.M., went longside bow in, secured. We made rotten time [2 hours longer than usual] on this trip on account of high-pressure fuel strainer being dirty. Took it out and oh how dirty it was. It had collapsed, so had to make a new one out of ¾ brass pipe. After spending about 3 hours on it, it wouldn’t go in the hole, so had to make one of ½ brass pipe. Gave Smitty 750 gallons diesel oil from our tanks. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 10. Loaded about 46 isl. pigs on board loose in hold, for Catalina isl.

• August 27, 1934.

Having trouble with Kohler. Thought it was ign. trouble, changed mag. but no better, generator refused to cut in, finally found fiber gone from safety switch. Cut-out on governor arm wouldn’t get it out without taking the plant half down, so let it go. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 10. At 6:05 P.M. left for San Pedro, all the party going in.

• August 28, 1934

About 5:00 A.M. ran into thick fog. Finally arrived San Pedro, Berth 94 at 7:40 A.M. Extra meals 10. We made rotten time on this trip both ways, on account of the bottom of the Vaquero having accumulated a fine assortment of marine growth. Got 2 sks. rolled barley for hogs in the hold. As the typewriter that has been on the Vaquero for the past eight or ten years was stolen out of my room on the 18 of Aug. I was wondering if there was an old worn out one at the office I could talk the boss out of? Meals to crew 12, extra meals 10.

• August 29, 1934

Painting stb. side of hull from skiff, cleaned stove pipe and painted it, fed and watered pigs in hold. No meals.

• August 30, 1934

Wrigley’s men and truck came for the pigs. N.R. and Margie Vail down, gave N.R. 10 gallons Rioco cylinder oil from ship’s supply, cleaned hold, chipping rust on anchor windlass. No meals.

• August 31, 1934

Cleaning rust off machinery on forecastle deck getting ready to paint. No meals aboard. Made out monthly reports, etc.

• September 1, 1934

Working on winch machinery on forecastle head, no meals.

• September 2, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard. Self and family started on vacation trip.

• September 3, 1934

Cleaning machinery on forecastle head, no meals.

• September 4, 1934

Ditto

• September 5, 1934

Painting machinery on forecastle head, no meals.

• September 6, 1934

Spliced 2 new wire cables in place on lower deck, no meals.

• September 7, 1934

Burning paint off in Capt. cabin, no meals.

• September 8, 1934

Ditto

• September 9, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• September 10, 1934

Burning and scraping paint in cabin, no meals.

• September 11, 1934

Ditto

• September 12, 1934

Ditto

• September 13, 1934

Finish burning paint in capt. cabin, no meals. Self and family back from trip.

• September 14, 1934

Sandpapering in cabin, started painting. No meals.

• September 15, 1934

Painting in cabin, no meals.

• September 16, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• September 17, 1934

Painting in Capt. cabin, set up on galv. wire on main deck and clamped same, no meals aboard.

• September 18, 1934

Finished painting in Capt. cabin, finished securing new wire on main deck, by serving with marlin, no meals aboard.

• September 19, 1934

Put bed, etc. back in Capt. cabin. Took one mirror, also one from washroom, to be resilvered. No meals. Got rat poison and put out.

• September 20, 1934

Burning paint in cook’s room, Owl Truck Co. brought 7 eucalyptus piles appx. 50 ft. long. No meals aboard.

• September 21, 1934

Finished burning paint in cook’s room. Owl Truck Co. brought 7 more piles, one 35 ft. and balance about 50 ft., no meals aboard. Put piles on sand longside old mach. Shop. Got resilvered mirrors for Capts. and washroom, and rehung.

• September 22, 1934

Finished scraping and sandpapering in cook’s room and gave coat of flat white, no meals aboard.

• September 23, 1934

Sun. all day. No work or meals aboard.

• September 24, 1934

Painting in cook’s room, tightened up on slack cable on main deck, and gave all cables coat of asphalt paint. No meals aboard.

• September 25, 1934

Got some step plates for the companion ladder forward, took ladder down and removed old brass. Repairing deck chairs and started repainting them, repainting springs in lower staterooms, started painting no. two cabin. No meals aboard.

• September 26, 1934

Painting in #2 cabin, installed new step plates and painted forward companion ladder, no meals aboard.

• September 27, 1934

Painting in #2 cabin, also putting brass binding strips on after companion-way steps, no meals.

• September 28, 1934

Cleaned and painted bed springs in #2 cabin, painted deck chairs, finished putting brass strips on after steps, no meals aboard.

• September 29, 1934

Painting springs in mate’s room, finished with brass protecting strips on after steps, no meals aboard.

• September 30, 1934

Sun. all day. No work or meals aboard.

• October 1, 1934

Took everything out of No. 1 cabin and started painting it. Repairing toilet. No meals.

• October 2, 1934

Painting in No. 1 cabin, working most of the day on after toilet. No meals.

• October 3, 1934

Finish painting white in No. 2 cabin, no meals aboard, started cleaning white paint in engine room.

• October 4, 1934

Painting springs and around base in No. 2 cabin, finished cleaning paint in eng. room and started painting white. No meals. Made new handle for cutout switch on winch motor control.

• October 5, 1934

Painting in eng. room, no meals aboard.

• October 6, 1934

Painting in eng. room, no meals aboard.

• October 7, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• October 8, 1934

Cleaned out lockers and under stove in galley trying to get rid of a mouse, finished painting in eng. room, no meals.

• October 9, 1934

Cleaning machinery in eng. room, no meals.

• October 10, 1934

Cleaning and painting machinery in eng. room, no meals aboard.

• October 11, 1934

Cleaning and painting machinery in eng. room, no meals aboard.

• October 12, 1934

Painting machinery in eng. room, no meals.

• October 13, 1934

Overhauling galley freshwater pump, oiling pin rails, no meals aboard.

• October 14, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• October 15, 1934

Did some painting in eng. room, also repainted part of stack and eng. room ventilator. Started making canvas cover for stack. No meals.

• October 17, 1934

Raining, no work aboard. Went to L.A. and got renewed fuel cam for main eng. No meals aboard.

• October 18, 1934

Cleaned out after hold, emptied 2 oil drums in eng. room tanks, found plenty of small leaks on top of deck house, fixed them. No meals.

• October 19, 1934

Working on cattle gear, making one new hatch cover and repairing another. Put renewed fuel cam in place on main engine and took all go ahead fuel cams off, and to L.A. to be built up with stellite. No meals. Returned 2 empty drums to Richfield via truck, one N.N. and one No. A 6311.

• October 20, 1934

Working on main eng., no meals aboard.

• October 21, 1934

Sun. all day. No work or meals aboard.

• October 22, 1934

Did some repairing on cattle panels. Made long-handled wooden scraper, took skiff and scraped starboard side of hull below the waterline. No meals aboard.

• October 23, 1934

Went to Wilm. stockyard to see about float valves in water troughs; brought one that was disconnected aboard to repair. Finished scraping bottom. No meals aboard.

• October 24, 1934

Painting canvas patches on top of house. Gave forecastle deck coat of tar oil. Went to L.A. (J.M. Starley Co.) and got stellited fuel cams. No meals aboard.

• October 25, 1934

Moved location of eye bolts in upper rail where after end of lifeboat davit guys were secured, painted guys. Put all renewed fuel cams on eng., found one chipped cam roller on No. 5 cyl., took it out, took 200 gallons cheap lub. oil out of after hold and on dock for oil co. to pick up. No meals.

• October 26, 1934

Went to East San Pedro, for a new fuel cam roller which they told me over the phone they had, but they made a mistake as they did not have one, so ordered one down from L.A. Got ice and groceries for trip to isl. No meals.

• October 27, 1934

Crew on job, got 14 eucalyptus piles on board (the piles had been on the dock for some time). Globe Mills truck brought 16 sks. of recleaned barley and 16 sks. of Kanota oats; put in hold. At 5:15 P.M. N.R. arrived, later five more men including Mahlon Vail came and we left for Santa Rosa isl. at 8:00 P.M. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 5. One farmer boy going to isl.

• October 28, 1934

Sun. arrived isl. at 10:10 A.M., went longside bow in, put piles on dock, in putting grain on dock we lost 3 or 4 sks overboard, also 1 pr. chain drum hooks. Gave Smitty 500 gallons diesel oil from our tanks. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 20.

• October 29, 1934

Cleaned plugs on Kohler. 4 of crew went with wagon after dead elk, brought three which we hoisted aboard with our gear. Later the hunting party brought three deer which we also put aboard. Made all 6 animals fast to boom. At 4:25 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 20.

• October 30, 1934

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 7:25 A.M. At 9:25 Cannon Ball truck came for game, which was taken to Hauser Packing Co. plant in L.A. Meals to crew 7, extra meals 6.

• October 31, 1934

Made out monthly reports, payroll etc. Painted bare places on rail, took broken cleat off side of eng. room and replaced with new one. No meals aboard.

• November 1, 1934

Took high-pressure fuel pump off main and to Western Enterprise shop at East San Pedro to test for leak. Found it on the bottom, left block there to be taken to factory at L.A. to be repaired. No meals aboard.

• November 2, 1934

Working on galley pump. No meals aboard.

• November 3, 1934

Painting inside forecastle, no meals aboard.

• November 4, 1934

Sun. all day. No work or meals aboard.

• November 5, 1934

Drove to L.A. to Western Enterprise factor to get repaired high-pressure fuel pump block. Also went to L.A. Wire Works on E. 9th St. to look at screen for windows. Did some painting in forecastle. No meals aboard.

• November 6, 1934

Put pump block back in place. At 9:30 A.M. left for Blinn Lumber Co. at Wilm., arrived 10:00 A.M., secured. No meals.

• November 7, 1934

Working on main eng. and bilge pump, no meals.

• November 8, 1934

Repaired toilet seat, found brass holding screw in top of salt water pump on main eng. eaten off, ordered 3 new ones for the 3 pumps, no meals aboard.

• November 9, 1934

Ordered wire screens for windows on lower deck, assembled bilge pump (main eng.), ins. new holding down screw and took up on packing, no meals aboard.

• November 10, 1934

Making clips for window screens, no meals.

• November 11, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• November 12, 1934

Armistice Day, no work or meals aboard.

• November 13, 1934

Trying to stop oil leak on main eng., put 2 float valves in watering troughs at cattle pens, no meals aboard.

• November 14, 1934

At 8:45 A.M. left Patten Blinn dock for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 9:20 A.M., secured. No meals.

• November 15, 1934

Went to L.A. for window screens (L.A. Wire Wks.) Started making clips to fasten screens to side of house. No meals aboard.

• November 16, 1934

Finished making screen clips, took screens to Torrance to be galvanized. No meals aboard.

• November 17, 1934

Raining most of the day. No meals aboard.

• November 18, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• November 19, 1934

Got galv. screens from galv. wks. at Torrance and started putting them in place, no meals.

• November 20, 1934

Working on window screens, no meals aboard.

• November 21, 1934

Finished with screens, working laying deck dunnage. No meals aboard.

• November 22, 1934

Finished laying deck dunnage. No meals.

• November 23, 1934

Received 84 bales hay at Mun. warehouse at Wilm. No meals aboard.

• November 24, 1934

Repairing floor in hold. 1 keg horseshoes, 1 keg 60d spikes and 10 lbs. h.s. nails came via Richard’s truck. No meals aboard. Drove to Wilm. and received about 5 tons hay, part barley and part oat hay.

• November 25, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• November 26, 1934

Bringing cattle gear aboard, no meals.

• November 27, 1934

Put all hold panels in hold and cattle chute in place, got 2 loads shavings in hold and spread it. No meals aboard.

• November 28, 1934

Got 3 loads of shavings and spread on deck. Drove to Wilm. stockyards and put out 20 bales of hay. No meals aboard.

• November 29, 1934

Thanksgiving Day. Drove to Wilm. and unloaded 7 cars cattle. T & N.O. 13205 [50], T & N.O. 14222 [53], T & N.O. 61261 [53], T & N.O. 14613 [53], S.P. 70652 [53], S.P. 74067 [55], T & N.O. 14742 [54]. All cattle in good shape, started unloading at 7:45 A.M., finished at 8:15 A.M., no meals.

• November 30, 1934

Crew on job. Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle 20 bales of hay, came back aboard and finished with panels. At 1:05 P.M. left Berth 94 for S.O.Co. Channel filling station, arrived 1:25 P.M. Took 239 gallons bulk gasoline, 36 gallons lub. oil and 5 gallons coal oil. At 2:10 P.M. left for Richfield small boat station, arrived 2:20 P.M., took 2530 gallons black diesel oil. At 3:20 P.M. left for Berth 195 Wilm., arrived 3:50 P.M. Loaded 271 calves and yearlings and left for San Pedro at 5:45 P.M. Arrived Berth 95 at 6:15 P.M. At 8:00 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. One cook, one cowboy, Al Vail and a boy friend on board. Meals to crew 13, extra meals 6.

• December 1, 1934

Bucking wind and heavy head seas from about 1:00 A.M., arrived isl. at 10:20 A.M., went longside bow out. Cattle went off very nicely, only saw one that was a little weak but he left the boat under his own power. Crew worked all P.M. slicing new bow breast in place and hooking up broken end of winch cable from end of wharf. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 6, at 5 P.M. left for San Pedro.

• December 2, 1934

Sun. Arrived Berth 94 San Pedro at 7:00 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 8, extra meals 2. Drove to N.R.’s with Al Vail and his friend and Pad.

• December 3, 1934

Making out monthly reports, etc. No meals.

• December 4, 1934

Working on main eng. speed control and oil leaks. No meals aboard. Seed barley came from Globe Milling Co., L.A.

• December 5, 1934

Finished with main eng. work. No meals aboard.

• December 6, 1934

Cleaning and oiling winch on bow. No meals.

• December 7, 1934

Load of groceries came from L.A. for isl. Put in forecastle. In P.M. drove to Wilm. and put out 20 bales hay. No meals aboard.

• December 8, 1934

Crew on job. Received isl. vegetables from L.A. Ordered keg of nails for isl. About noon drove to Wilm. and unloaded the following cars: T & N.O. no. 61278 [55], S.P. 73208 [55], S.P. 71946 [56], S.P. 74143 [55], S.P. 71978 [55], S.P. 73725 [55], S.P. 70895 [55] [386]. All in pens by 1:45 P.M., all in good shape. At 3:15 P.M. left for Wilm. arrived Berth 195 at 3:35 P.M. Loaded 384 calves and left for San Pedro at 5:30 P.M., arrived Berth 94 at 6:05 P.M. Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. N.R. Vail, also Margie and twins came aboard. At 7:05 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., one cowboy going up. Meals to crew 16, extra meals 1.

• December 9, 1934

Arrived isl. at 7:20 A.M., went longside bow out. Discharged cattle, quite a little undertow. Let go lines and laid at anchor. At 6:15 P.M. party going back with us. Crew worked in P.M. splicing new cable on hand winch for bow breast line. Meals to crew 19, extra 13.

• December 10, 1934

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 7:10 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 7.

• December 11, 1934

Working on main eng. control mechanism, no meals aboard.

• December 12, 1934

Crew on job, drove to Wilm. and put out hay and at the same time unloaded the following cars of calves: T & N.O. no. 14662 [57], T & N.O. 14156 [58], S.P. 72648 [58], T & N.O. 62092 [58], S.P. 73208 [59], S.P. 91949 [58], total 348. All in apparent good condition, except one in car 91949 which seemed a little weak. At 3:00 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 3:20 P.M. Found one dead calf in big pen, loaded cattle and took dead one aboard, hung over side. At 5:00 P.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 5:25 P.M., secured. N.R. down with some things for Smitty. At 6:15 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 15.

• December 13, 1934

Arrived isl. at 7:10 A.M., light rain falling, had been raining off and on all night, went longside bow out and discharged calves. Put piece of 8 in fine on dock for stern line. Went out to anchor, crew returned to dock in skill and spliced stern line to cable. At 12:45 P.M. left for San Pedro, rainy. Crew meals 20.

• December 14, 1934

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 1:45 A.M., secured. Got supplies for boat and isl., for next trip. Meals to crew 19.

• December 15, 1934

Drove to Wilm. and put out hay for cattle. Received new batteries for isl. and got ice for boat. No meals aboard.

• December 16, 1934

Sunday. Drove to Wilm. Unloaded 452 calves, 8 cars. S.P. # 71406 [52], S.P. 71634 [56], S.P. 73016 [57], S.P. 76554 [51], T & N.O. 6109 [56], S.P. 70907 [60], S.P. 73611 [61], T & N.O. 14453 [59]. At 2:10 P.M. left for Wilm. with Vaquero, arrived Berth 195 at 2:30 P.M. Loaded all cattle and left for San Pedro at 4:10 P.M., arrived Berth 95 at 4:40 P.M., secured. N.R. and wife and Nonie Bernard down, to give final instructions. At 5:30 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 18, no passengers this trip.

• December 17, 1934

Arrived isl. 7:45 A.M., went longside, cattle off. Put batteries and supplies ashore. At 11:20 A.M. left for Carrington Point, anchored at 11:40 A.M. At 2:50 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 20.

• December 18, 1934

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 4:20 A.M., secured, took all water pump plungers out of main eng. saltwater pumps, took them to shop to be repaired. Meals to crew 15.

• December 19, 1934

Got repaired pump plungers from shop. Tried to put new ring of packing in prop shaft stuffing box, no luck, no meals.

• December 20, 1934

Assembling main eng. pumps started taking piece out of main eng. generator belt, no meals.

• December 21, 1934

Cemented main eng. generator belt, got drum of Rioco oil from Richfield Oil Co. and changed oil in main engine. No meals aboard.

• December 22, 1934

Drove to Wilm. and put out 15 bales of hay for cattle, got stores for trip to isl., no meals aboard.

• December 23, 1934

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• December 24, 1934

Drove to N.R. Vail’s house for honey and distributed same, no meals aboard.

• December 25, 1934

Xmas. Drove to Wilm. and unloaded the following cars of stock: U.P. No. 40401 [57] calves, U.P. 46028 [58] calves, U.P. 38071 [58] calves; these 3 cars came in a different lot from the other 5. T & N.O. 14261 [58] calves, S.P. 75320 [56] calves, S.P. 74768 [47] yearlings, T & N.O. [47] yearlings, S.P. 70865 [47] mostly yearlings. Total 428. Balance of day Xmas.

• December 26, 1934

Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle, 25 bales. Returned on board and got boat ready for trip to isl. At 3:05 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived 3:25 P.M. Loaded 428 calves and yearlings and left for San Pedro at 5:20 P.M., arrived Berth 94 at 5:50 P.M., secured. Nonie Bernard, N.R. Vail and twins, Mrs. Smith and 2 children came. We left for Santa Rosa isl. at 9:40 P.M. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 8.

• December 27, 1934

Arrived isl. at 10:00 A.M., S.E. wind blowing. Went longside dock and discharged cattle, then went out to anchor. Renewed wires in conduit from under pilothouse to side lights. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 7. At 7:10 P.M. left for San Pedro, raining, light showers off and on all day.

• December 28, 1934

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 7:25 A.M., secured. At 12:20 P.M. left for Berth 57, arrived 12:35 P.M. Took 2655 gallons black diesel oil and left for our berth at 1:35 P.M., arrived Berth 94 at 1:55 P.M., secured. Drove to Wilm. and put 18 bales hay out for incoming cattle. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 4.

• December 29, 1934

Got provisions for isl. and boat, no meals aboard.

• December 30, 1934

Sun. Drove to Wilm. and unloaded the following cattle: S.P. 71000 [59], S.P. 72642 [57], S.P. 73552 [57], T & N.O. 14061 [57], S.P. 74232 [57], S.P. 75182 [58]., total 345 calves. At 2:30 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 2:45 P.M., secured. Loaded all calves and left for San Pedro at 4:05 P.M., arrived Berth 94 at 4:30 P.M., secured. N.R. and wife and Margie Vail came and we left for Santa Rosa isl. at 6:45 P.M. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 3.

• December 31, 1934

Arrived isl. 7:00 A.M., went longside bow out. Calves off, gave Smitty 650 gallons diesel oil from our tanks. At 4:00 P.M. let go lines and went out to anchor. Meals to crew 20, extra 3.

• January 1, 1935

At 2:00 P.M. left with N.R. and family and Mrs. Smith and family (2 kids) for Santa Barbara, arrived Santa Barbara wharf at 6:00 P.M., secured, Couga and kids ashore. At 6:20 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 19, extra meals 8.

• January 2, 1935

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 6:00 A.M., secured. Put cattle panels on dock. Meals to crew 12, extra meals 5.

• January 3, 1935

Making out monthly reports, etc. No meals aboard.

• January 4, 1935

Raining intermittently all day. Had new glass put in galley window, no meals aboard, cleaning paint.

• January 5, 1935

Cleaning paint, no meals aboard.

• January 6, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• January 7, 1935

Cleaning paint, no meals aboard.

• January 8, 1935

Cleaning paint, took galley pump down and to shop for repairs, no meals aboard.

• January 9, 1935

Raining all day, no meals aboard.

• January 10, 1935

Working on galley pump, no meals aboard.

• January 11, 1935

Couldn’t make galley pump work, took it out and bought new one from Hendry’s. No meals.

• January 12, 1935

Installing new galley pump, no meals aboard.

• January 13, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• January 14, 1935

Burning paint on hatch coming and covers on small hatch on main deck, no meals.

• January 15, 1935

Working on hand fire pump forward, no meals aboard.

• January 16, 1935

Working on hand fire pump, no meals.

• January 17, 1935

Working on hand fire pump, no meals.

• January 18, 1935

Burning paint, no meals aboard.

• January 19, 1935

Burning paint, no meals aboard.

• January 20, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• January 21, 1935

Painting trimming hatch and smokestack, no meals aboard.

• January 22, 1935

Scraped blisters off mast and gave it coat of paint, working on hand fire pump. No meals aboard. Ordered new pipe for stove.

• January 23, 1935

Finished with hand fire pump. Painted in galley, no meals.

• January 24, 1935

Repaired deck chair, took hot water tank out and to shop for repairs, put new stove pipe in place and painted it, no meals aboard.

• January 25, 1935

Got repaired hot water tank from shop and put back in place, put skiff in water and touched up bare spots on hull, no meals aboard.

• January 26, 1935

Painting bulwarks outside. N.R. and Al Vail down; gave N.R. 10 gallons Rioco lub. oil, no meals aboard.

• January 27, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• January 28, 1935

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• January 29, 1935

Painting on deck and on stack in galley. Ordered lub. oil for isl., no meals aboard.

• January 30, 1935

Took projectile line out of box on top of house and dried it out on dock. Drove to Wilm. and unlocked cattle pen so bulls could be put in. No meals aboard. 15 bulls and 6 calves delivered to Wilm. stockyards via truck.

• January 31, 1935

Drove to Wilm. twice (morning and evening) to see about stock. Loaned our Lyle gun to tug Ajax of the Red Stack Co., no meals aboard.

• February 1, 1935

Got provisions for isl. trip, no meals aboard.

• February 2, 1935

Crew on job. At 1:40 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 2:00 P.M. Loaded 15 bulls and six calves in hold and left for San Pedro at 2:45 P.M., arrived Berth 94 at 3:10 P.M., secured. At 7:25 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and twins and a boy friend on board, also cowboy for isl. Meals 20.

• February 3, 1935

Arrived isl. at 7:45 A.M., went longside bow out, stock ashore, also one battery cell. Gave Smitty 32 volt motor from one of our motor generator sets, gave Smitty barrel lub. oil. Let go lines and swung out to anchor. At 6:10 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 5.

• February 4, 1935

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 6:10 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 4.

• February 5, 1935

Raining, cleaning rusty pipes, no meals.

• February 6, 1935

Raining hard, cleaning rusty pipes, no meals. Put barrel of lub. oil in tanks.

• February 7, 1935

Renewed section of freshwater half inch pipe on main deck. No meals.

• February 8, 1935

Took pipe hangers off pipes under top deck to clean pipe and renew rusted out hangers. No meals aboard.

• February 9, 1935

Got new pipe hangers and rehung a couple of pipes, took starboard ventilator pipe out of main deck; badly rusted inside and out. No meals aboard.

• February 10, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• February 11, 1935

Made some new hooks for firehose, cleaned old ones. Took out port ventilator pipe, took fans off Ilg. motors and ordered one new one to replace one rusted out. No meals aboard.

• February 12, 1935

Cleaned ventilator pipes preparatory to having them galvanized, drilled and countersunk holes in firehose hangers. No meals. Heavy westerly wind part of the day.

• February 13, 1935

Painting and wrapping pipes on lower deck, cleaning exhaust fans, changed oil in Kohler and winch eng., added c.g. to new oil, refastened saddles for ventilators. No meals aboard. Took main sheet block eyebolt out and plugged hole.

• February 14, 1935

Finished cleaning exhaust fans, new one I ordered through C.J. Hendry came and the bill on it was $14.00, told them to take it back. Took forward fan motor down and cleaned fan. Took ventilator pipes, fans and firehose hooks to Torrance to have galvanized, took main sheet traveler out of deck and plugged holes, no meals aboard.

• February 15, 1935

Cleaned forward fan and painted it, cleaned dirt out of forward ventilator, put skiff on dock to dry out, took 2 Ilg. motors into eng. room for inspection, cleaned brushes, found armature shaft bent in one motor, took it out to shop for straightening, found one oil cup gone, ordered new one, went to Torrance to get galvanized ventilators, fans etc. No meals aboard.

• February 16, 1935

Put starboard ventilator pipe back in place. Found one exhaust fan motor on the bum. Put up galvanized firehose hooks, no meals.

• February 17, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• February 18, 1935

Put port ventilator back in place. Balanced exhaust fans with solder. No meals. Painted pipes under deck.

• February 19, 1935

Fastened threshold on one of galley doors. Cleaning forward fan motor. Cleaned rusty places on lifeboat davits and painted them, cleaned conduit aft leading to stern light. No meals aboard.

• February 20, 1935

Took things out of port lifeboat and cleaned it, cleaning and painting forward fan motor, no meals.

• February 21, 1935

Took everything out of fore peak, cleaned locker out, also after hold. Put bulkhead under bunk in cook room to keep rats out of linen drawers. No meals aboard.

• February 22, 1935

Washington’s Birthday. Took all canvas out of after hold to dry, put gear back in fore peak. Took rusted out seizing wire off port after lifeboat davit cleat; put new wire on and gave coat of paint. No meals.

• February 23, 1935

Spread all canvas from after hold on dock to dry, all life preservers, etc. on deck. When dry made up canvas and stowed below. No meals aboard. Strong wind blowing from N.W.

• February 24, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• February 25, 1935

Painting pipes and lifeboat davits on deck. Took cable off sounding machine aft, oiled and replaced. Loosened up sheve in fairlead and oiled, no meals aboard.

• February 26, 1935

Reinstalled 2 exhaust fans in forward hold, drained water out of freshwater tanks and started cleaning them inside, no meals.

• February 27, 1935

Scraping inside freshwater tanks. Took sail out of after hold and cut piece out of it to go on after awning frame, took old canvas off, very rotten. No meals aboard.

• February 28, 1935

Scaling inside freshwater tanks, no meals aboard.

• March 1, 1935

Cleaning inside water tanks, no meals.

• March 2, 1935

Finished cleaning inside water tanks and gave them coat of bitumen, no meals aboard.

• March 3, 1935

Sun. all day. No work performed this day, no meals prepared or served aboard.

• March 4, 1935

Gave freshwater tanks 2nd coat bituminous solution, no meals.

• March 5, 1935

Chipping and scraping protective plate under forward end of upper deck, painting pipes and boat davits, cleaning and painting motor in engine room. No meals.

• March 6, 1935

Took pipe out of freshwater tank stb. side to clean muck out, had to renew some nipples in line, no meals aboard.

• March 7, 1935

Pouring rain and blowing all day. Made new bolts and bolted splash plates in place in freshwater tank bulkhead. No meals.

• March 8, 1935

Cleaned out eng. room lockers, put some new nipples in freshwater line and connected up. No meals aboard.

• March 9, 1935

Washed out freshwater tanks and filled with water, gave stack in galley coat of white enamel, no meals.

• March 10, 1935

Sun. all day. No work or meals aboard.

• March 11, 1935

Patching small holes in canvas to be used for awning, no meals.

• March 12, 1935

Put canvas in place and secured it. N.R. down in P.M. No meals aboard.

• March 13, 1935

Found more small holes in awning canvas, sewed them up. No meals aboard.

• March 14, 1935

Overhauled ignition system on winch eng. No meals.

• March 15, 1935

Took carburetor off Kohler and ground needle valve, no meals aboard.

• March 16, 1935

Mixed up some white paint with fish oil and painted awning aft. No meals aboard.

• March 17, 1935

Sun. all day. No work or meals aboard.

• March 18, 1935

On account of bituminous paint on inside of water tank contaminating the water, we drained both tanks and pumped water overboard. No meals.

• March 19, 1935

Opened up starboard water tank, still had odor, gave it coat of neat cement, no meals.

• March 20, 1935

Gave starboard water tank second coat cement wash, no meals.

• March 21, 1935

Cemented port water tank, no meals.

• March 22, 1935

Cemented both water tanks, no meals. Overhauled spark plugs on Kohler.

• March 23, 1935

Gave both freshwater tanks another coat of cement. No meals aboard.

• March 24, 1935

Sun. all day. No work or meals aboard.

• March 25, 1935

Finished cementing water tanks, no meals.

• March 26, 1935

Filled freshwater tanks. NO meals aboard.

• March 27, 1935

Getting bids on dry docking, etc. No meals.

• March 28, 1935

Notified Craig shipyard we would put Vaquero on dock Apr. 6 next. No meals.

• March 29, 1935

Doing odd jobs, no meals.

• March 30, 1935

At 9:15 A.M. left for Berth 76, arrived 9:30 A.M. Took 300 gallons Standard gasoline; at 10:05 A.M. left for Berth 57, arrived 10:10 A.M. Took 2012 gallons Richfield diesel oil. At 11:40 A.M. left for Berth 94, arriving at 12 M. No meals aboard.

• March 31, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• April 1, 1935

Made out monthly reports, etc. No meals.

• April 2, 1935

Crew on job, got supplies for isl. trip. At 2:05 P.M. left for Santa Barbara, one cowboy aboard, brought from L.A. by Nonie Bernard. Meals to crew 10, extra meals one.

• April 3, 1935

Arrived Santa Barbara at 1:45 A.M. N.R. and E.N. Vail came aboard off the dock and we left for Santa Rosa at 1:50 A.M., arrived isl. at 5:55 A.M. Light S.E. wind blowing so we anchored outside the Onward, party ashore in skiff. In P.M. went for shellfish. At 5:20 P.M. Edd and Russ returned on board and we left for Santa Barbara, arrived wharf at 9:40 P.M. Edd Vail off and we left for San Pedro at 9:50 P.M. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 5.

• April 4, 1935

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 9:20 A.M., secured. Took N.R. to L.A. stockyard and Biltmore garage. Meals to crew 10, extra meals one.

• April 5, 1935

At 8:15 A.M. left for Long Beach, arrived Craig shipyard at 8:50 A.M. Went in dock at once, dry at 10:00 A.M. Unshipped rudder, pulled tail shaft, had inspectors look at it, gave coat of galvex. Carpenters working on port guardrail. Yard cleaned hull and removed strainers, installed one new electrolysis eliminator plate. No meals aboard.

• April 6, 1935

Tail shaft and rudder back in place, new companion plates around rudder post on main deck, also new stand for deep sea sounding machine on upper deck, carpenters working on new guard on port side, had new brass nipple this side for Kohler exhaust. N.R. and Tio and Crawford down. Finished brushing hull and started painting bare spots, caulked some butts and seams. No meals.

• April 7, 1935

Sun. all day no work or meals aboard.

• April 8, 1935

Finished copper painting and sprayed bottom with [X] gallons int. anti fouling comp. Finished guard rail on port side. Afloat in dock at 1:30, hauled out to dolphin and secured. Machinists came aboard and checked shaft couplings for alignment, found it O.K., hooked up coupling. No meals aboard. Put new ¾ galv. nipple in saltwater line to toilet replacing one broken by taking rudder out.

• April 9, 1935

At 8:25 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 9:00 A.M., secured, got 2 big loads of shavings on deck. Took #1 saltwater circulating pump plunger out and sent to Rose Engle at Wilm. to be re-metaled, took #2 exhaust and inlet valves out to clean and grind, no meals.

• April 10, 1935

Took cover off both lifeboats, dried contents out and dried out inside of boats, had one exhaust valve and cage faced at shop, ground both of them and replace in #2 cylinder. No meals aboard.

• April 11, 1935

Got pump plunger from Rose Engle. Put panels in place. Kohler ceased functioning, so took switch off and to [indistinct abbreviation] Hoken & Galvan to be repaired. Spread shavings and put all cattle panels in place, no meals.

• April 12, 1935

Crew on job. Replaced lifeboat equipment in port lifeboat, put long splice in bow spring line, got provisions for boat and isl. At 7:40 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. Vail and twins, E.N. Vail, Jack Crawford, Uncle Tio. Also 2 cattle buyers and a small son of one of them and Bob Rodman from Jalama Ranch. Meals to crew 18, extra meals one.

• April 13, 1935

Arrived isl. at 6:00 A.M., anchored off dock, passengers ashore in skiff. At 8:20 P.M. left for Santa Barbara with the 2 buyers and small son. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 10. Arrived Santa Barbara at 11:30 P.M. Mr. Stewart and son and K.C. buyer ashore. R.L. Brooks and 4 sheep shearers were waiting on the dock, so we loaded their provisions, etc. aboard. Also Mr. Page and son, sealer of weights and measures to test isl. scales.

• April 14, 1935

At 12:05 A.M. left for San Miguel isl. Arrived San Miguel at 5:30 A.M. Bobbie and his gang ashore in skiff, with provisions and coal. At 7:25 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., Brooks going in with us. Arrived isl. at 9:15 A.M., went longside dock bow out, loaded 25 cows for Cornelius Bros. L.A., 26 steers for Cudahy L.A., 52 steers for Wilson & Co., L.A. At 4:20 P.M. left for Wilm. taking all outgoing passengers back, also R.L. Brooks and Mr. Page and son whom we brought from Santa Barbara. Total cattle 103 head. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 10.

• April 15, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 2:30 A.M., cattle off. At 3:25 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 3:50 A.M. Took Mr. Page and son to Santa Barbara in car. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 10.

• April 16, 1935

Figuring on starting changing whistle to mast but didn’t get started. Took #3 exhaust and inlet valves out, no meals aboard.

• April 17, 1935

Took valves and cages and one hi-press fuel pump plunger to shop for machining. Reseated valves and replaced, tried out. No meals aboard.

• April 18, 1935

Ordered mast band to hold whistle to mast, talked to inspectors about location of whistle valve, no meals aboard.

• April 19, 1935

Crew on job. At 8:40 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. Vail, wife and twins, and 3 other boys, 2 ladies, E.N. Vail and Roy Benton, a cook and cowboy for the isl. aboard, meals to crew 18, extra meals 3.

• April 20, 1935

Arrived isl. 6:35 A.M., anchored close to wharf and put party ashore in skiff, then moved out and anchored on range. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 12, worked on whistle line to mast.

• April 21, 1935

Easter Sun. Went longside dock in P.M. Loaded 130 beef cattle for Mr. Wilson, shipped to Rock Stewart feed yard, left for Wilm. at 5:00 P.M., all party going in with exception of cowboy and cook. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 11.

• April 22, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 3:20 A.M., cattle in pens, at 4:40 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 4:55 A.M., secured, got some old discarded plank from Ambrose and repaired some holes in dock. Extra meals 11, repaired broken deck panel, meals to crew 20.

• April 23, 1935

Working on whistle line, no meals aboard.

April 24, 1935 Crew on job, got supplies for boat and isl., did some work on whistle line. At 7:45 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., E.N. Vail and 2 cattle buyers: Chas. Murray and Geo. Hackton and son aboard. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 4.

• April 25, 1935

Arrived isl. at 5:35 A.M., anchored on range. At 8:00 A.M. left for Carrington Pt., arrived 8:15 A.M., got some abalones. At 11:35 A.M. left for wharf, arrived 11:50 A.M., anchored on range. At 3:00 P.M. left for San Pedro via north side Santa Cruz. Meals to drew 18, extra meals 8, no cattle.

• April 26, 1935

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 1:25 A.M., secured. Worked on whistle line, put new piece of 2-inch brass pipe in overboard bilge discharge line, took up on stuffing box. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 4.

• April 27, 1935

Crew on job, got ready for isl. trip. Ordered one ton oat hay to be delivered to Wilm. Mun. stockyard warehouse. E.N. and Mr. Wolf came and we left for Santa Rosa isl. at 8:05 P.M. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 2.

• April 28, 1935

Arrived isl. at 6:05 A.M., went longside dock bow out. Crew went for abalones in skiff. At 3:00 P.M. loaded 138 beef steers and left for Wilm. at 3:55 P.M. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 10.

• April 29, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 2:20 A.M., steers off. At 4:15 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 4:30 A.M., secured. In P.M. drove to Wilm. stockyard and helped load 4 cars cattle. Meals to crew 12, extra meals 5.

• April 30, 1935

Working on whistle line, no meals aboard.

• May 1, 1935

Hooked up whistle on mast with valve in eng. room, tried out, no good, got used safety valve. Went to Wilm. corral and received 85 bales of hay: 42 oat and 43 barley, delivered by truck, no meals.

• May 2, 1935

Put safety valve on mast next to whistle, tried out, still no good, took whistle valve out of eng. room and hooked up with pipe, no meals.

• May 3, 1935

Working on whistle, made skid board for deck, no meals aboard.

• May 4, 1935

Crew on job, put whistle valve in place on mast and rigged pulleys to pull from pilothouse, changed exhaust and inlet valves in no. 6 cylinder. At 5:50 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., Edd Vail aboard. Meals to crew 20, no extra.

• May 5, 1935

Sun. Arrived Santa Rosa isl. at 4:45 A.M. Edd ashore in skiff. At 5:05 A.M. left for San Miguel isl., arrived Cuyler’s Hbr. at 7:20 A.M. Groceries ashore in skiff, brought 4 sheep shearers back aboard. At 9:35 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. arrived Becher’s Bay at 11:35 A.M., anchored on range. At 12 M. went longside dock, bow out, loaded 157 beef steers for shipment to K.C. At 4:20 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to Brooks sheep shearers 8, meals to crew 21 (one extra E.N.V.)

• May 6, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 2:50 A.M. Cattle off, fed and watered them. At 7:40 A.M. left for Richfield filling station. At 8:00 stopped at Berth 95 and let Brooks sheep shearers off; arrived Berth 57 at 8:15 A.M. Took 2585 gallons diesel oil and 5 gallons coal oil. At 9:10 A.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 9:30 A.M., secured. At 3:00 P.M. drove to wilm. corrals and loaded 3 Santa Fe cars, 23 steers in each car. Nos. 56894 – 51571 – 59929 – 69 head. At 7:00 P.M. loaded 88 head of steers in the following cars: U.P. 39095 – 23, U.P. 39140 – 23 head, U.P. 49020 – 23 head and P.E. 8509 – 19 head. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 3, also 4 meals to Bobbie Brooks shearers.

• May 7, 1935

Took whistle valve down and had piece of bronze brazed on it so it would pull from opposite direction, got refaced exhaust valve and assembled, ground inlet valve and assembled. No meals aboard.

• May 8, 1935

Started working on whistle line, Jack Crawford came for me to go on a trial trip on his boat, San Lucas, to try out the new power plant. No meals aboard.

• May 9, 1935

Put remodeled whistle valve back in place, fastened pipe to mast with straps, replaced 2 burned out light sockets, no meals aboard.

• May 10, 1935

Crew on job, got supplies for isl. and boat. Put one new light socket in engine room and one new outlet and socket also. Meals to crew 18. No one showed up by 9:00 P.M. and I couldn’t get N.R. on the phone, so we didn’t go out.

• May 11, 1935

Recanvased 5 folding chairs brought aboard by N.R. Started running 1/2” pipe for remote whistle control through hold. At 8:35 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and wife and Margaret Vail aboard, meals to crew 21.

• May 12, 1935

Sun. Arrived isl. at 6:45 A.M., went longside bow out. Gave Smitty 1150 gallons diesel oil, at 4:20 left for Wilm. with 53 steers. 2 lots: one of 26 lumpies and roughs and one lot of 27 clean steers. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 6.

• May 13, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 2:45 A.M, cattle off. At 3:45 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 4:00 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 3.

• May 14, 1935

Made 2 trips to Wilm. (by car) to see about cattle, cut off water in evening, no meals aboard.

• May 15, 1935

Shipped 26 lumpies and roughs at 4:30 A.M. via Garibaldi truck, worked on whistle pull in hold, no meals aboard.

• May 16, 1935

Finished installing whistle pull through hold and up mast, no meals aboard.

• May 17, 1935

Crew on job, got supplies etc. At 5:15 P.M. left for isl., no passengers, meals to crew 18.

• May 18, 1935

Quite rough all night from Pt. Vincente on to isl., arrived isl. at 6:05 A.M., went longside and secured. Loaded 69 beef cattle for eastern shipment and left for Wilm. at 4:40 P.M. Meals to crew 21.

• May 19, 1935

Sun. Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 3:10 A.M., cattle off, fed 8 bales hay. At 4:15 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 4:40 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 18. Drove to Wilm. in evening to see if cattle had feed, etc.

• May 20, 1935

N.R. [Vail] and Mr. Hauser down in A.M., gave me cattle shipping instructions. In evening shipped the 69 head of steers in 3 U.P. cars: Nos. 36955 – 44606 – 44411 – 23 to each car. Consigned to Roberts Bros. and Rose c/o E.K. Corrigan Omaha Neb. Destination Waukegan Ill. Shipper C.W. Smith. No meals aboard. The above U.P. cars, especially No. 44606, were in very poor condition and looked like Noah had used them in the ark. We had to wire the bullboard to the door in this car to keep it from falling down among the cattle.

• May 21, 1935

Had piece brazed on whistle pull to give it more travel, making new strain basket for low pressure fuel line, no meals.

• May 22, 1935

Finished fuel strain basket and put in place, cleaned plugs in winch engine and pumped bilge. No meals.

• May 23, 1935

Working on gasoline lines, cleaning them out and renewing bum fittings, put cock in line at Kohler plant, no meals.

• May 24, 1935

Renewed one leather packing and one reground pump plunger (high pressure). At 1:00 P.M. got orders to go out tonight. Got crew and supplies. At 7:20 P.M. left for Santa Barbara, Nonie Bernard, Henry Rhode and a cook going to the isl. aboard. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 3.

• May 25, 1935

Arrived Santa Barbara at 4:45 A.M., hit the corner of the dock (S.W.) almost head on. Knocked two piles loose. At 4:50 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., N.R. and E.N. Vail and 2 cattle buyers aboard. In backing away from dock, one of the loose piles took a piece out of the half round moulding on the port side aft. Arrived isl. at 8:20 A.M., went longside bow out. At 2:20 P.M. left for Santa Barbara, the 2 Vails and cattle buyers aboard, also Smitty. Arrived Santa Barbara at 5:20 P.M., anchored off the end of dock. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 14.

• May 26, 1935

Sun. Went ashore in A.M. and to Smitty’s house [630 Anacapa Street, SB] to await phone call from N.R. He didn’t call, so at 10:30 A.M. put in a personal call for him. Got report he had left for Caliente early in the day, so Smitty and I went aboard Vaquero at 11:10 A.M. We left for Santa Rosa isl., arrived isl. at 2:30 P.M., went longside bow out. At 4:30 P.M. loaded 50 boludas and roughs [60475] and left for Wilm. at 4:50 P.M. Nonie Bernard and Floyd Murray (cowboy) on board. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 3.

• May 27, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 3:20 A.M. Cattle off, fed 8 cars of calves and yearlings which were in pen, 24 bales hay. At 4:30 A.M. shipped the 50 boludas to Henderson C.L.C., L.A. via Garibaldi trucks. At 5:00 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 5:25 A.M., secured. The 8 cars cattle at present in the corral were unloaded from the cars at 8:30 A.M. Sun. May 26 by Lyford Morris. Car numbers S.P. 73774 [49], S.P. 74040 [50], S.P. 73243 [50], S.P. 71217 [50], S.P. 71447 [50], S.P. 71123 [50], S.P. 73177 [50], S.P. 71426 [49]. Two calves were down in the cars and the others walked on them, but the boys got them up and they left the car under their own power. These were in the 2nd and 4th cars. In P.M. fed cattle 27 bales hay. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 2.

• May 28, 1935

Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle remaining hay, 17 bales. In P.M. drove to N.R.’s house in Beverly to take watch, no meals aboard.

• May 29, 1935

Drove to Wilm. to feed cattle, no hay there. Returned on board, called N.R. and was informed hay would be there at 2:00 P.M. Back to stockyards and hay arrived at 1:00 P.M. Fed cattle 27 bales. Total bales delivered 187. No meals aboard.

• May 30, 1935

Drove to Wilm. and gave cattle 28 bales hay. In P.M. went to corrals again and found gate unlocked. No meals aboard.

• May 31, 1935

Drove to Wilm. and gave cattle 20 bales hay. 112 bales left in warehouse. Got one load fresh shavings for the dock, got provisions for isl. and boat. At 3:55 P.M. left for Wilmington, arrived Berth 195 at 4:15 P.M. Loaded 398 yearlings and left for San Pedro at 6:00 P.M. At 6:25 P.M. arrived Berth 94 San Pedro, secured. At 8:35 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. Vail and family except Russie, and Herman Hauser aboard. Floyd Murray cowboy also going up. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4.

• June 1, 1935

Arrived isl. at 7:15 A.M., went longside bow out. Cattle ashore, let go lies and swung out to anchor. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 6.

• June 2, 1935

Sun. Went for abalones early, returned to anchor. At 5:55 P.M. left for San Pedro, Vail party going in. Foggy. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 5.

• June 3, 1935

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 4:35 A.M., secured. At 12:15 P.M. left for Berth 57, arrived Berth 57 at 12:30 P.M. Took 2826 gallons diesel oil, filled water tanks and left for Berth 94 at 2:05 P.M., arrived 2:20 P.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 5.

• June 4, 1935

Getting out monthly reports, etc. Took broken exhaust valve stem to shop to have new one made. No meals.

• June 5, 1935

Crew on job, drove to Wilm. and put out 21 bales of hay for incoming load. At 5:45 P.M. left for Richfield Oil sta., took 326 gallons high octane gas and 54.5 gallons Rioco lub. oil. At 6:30 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., cowboy Day going to isl., meals to crew 20.

• June 6, 1935

Arrived isl. at 4:45 A.M., anchored on range. At 12:00 M. went longside dock, bow out. Loaded 154 beef steers for Hormel Co. (187,690). At 1:35 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to crew 21. No passengers this trip going in.

• June 7, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 12:15 A.M. Cattle off, in big pen, called N.R. At 1:40 A.M left for isl., no passengers, arrived isl. at 12:30 P.M., went longside and secured. At 4:30 P.M. loaded 161 beef steers (198,330). At 5:50 P.M. left for Wilm., meals to crew 21.

• June 8, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 5:10 A.M., cattle off and fed. At 6:55 A.M. left for San Pedro. Arrived Berth 94 at 7:20 A.M. Meals to crew 12.

• June 9, 1935

Sun. Drove to Wilm. in morning to look at cattle; went again in P.M., twice. At 3:00 P.M. started loading beef cattle, loaded seven cars of 22 and 7 cars of 23 for Hormel Co. Minnesota, finished at 5:00 P.M., no meals aboard.

• June 10, 1935

Ordered load of shavings for deck, no meals. Deputy city wharfinger aboard, brought new dockage report blanks, went to Wilm. for repaired Kohler carburetor, wasn’t ready, no meals.

• June 11, 1935

One load of shavings delivered on board, got repaired main engine exhaust valve from shop, no meals.

• June 12, 1935

Crew on job, got supplies for boat and isl., drove to Wilm. and put out 21 bales hay for incoming cattle. At 9:10 P.M. left for isl. N.R., Mr. Reed and Mr. Taube on board. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 2.

• June 13, 1935

Arrived isl. at 7:20 A.M., went longside dock bow out, at 3:30 P.M. left for San Pedro via north side Santa Cruz isl. N.R. and the two men who came up going in with us. No cattle, meals to crew 21, extra meals 6.

• June 14, 1935

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 2:40 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 2.

• June 15, 1935

Took #one hi-press pump plunger and barrel out and to shop for machining, ordered wrench for pump packing nut. No meals.

• June 16, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• June 17, 1935

Got repaired hi-press fuel pump and reinstalled in main eng., repacked. Tried out and adjusted. No meals aboard.

• June 18, 1935

Took unloader valve and 2 easts to shop to be repaired, no meals aboard.

• June 19, 1935

Drove to Wilm., put out 3 bales hay to make up for what Aggie’s cow had eaten, cleaned out water troughs. Mrs. Smith, Eddie and Frank came from Santa Barbara, one cowboy for isl. At 8:30 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 4.

• June 20, 1935

Arrived isl. at 8:25 A.M., went longside bow out. Loaded 174 beef cattle (steers) for Hormel Co. Minnesota and left for Wilm. at 3:30 P.M. No passengers going in (wt. 218,110). Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4.

• June 21, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 2:25 A.M., cattle off. At 3:45 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 4:10 A.M. At 4:50 A.M. N.R. Vail came and we left for Santa Rosa isl. Arrived isl. at 3:30 P.M., went longside bow out, loaded 171 cattle and left for Wilm. at 5:30 P.M. Isl. cook and Ad. Day Jr. going in, meals to crew 21, extra meals 4 (Wt. 213,165).

• June 22, 1935

Arrived Berth 195 Wilm. at 4:45 A.M., cattle off and fed. At 6:55 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 7:20 A.M., secured. Meals to crew [number omitted], extra meals 3.

• June 23, 1935

Sun. Fed cattle 23 bales hay in morning, watched cattle all day. At 6:30 P.M. started loading cattle in U.P. cars, finished at 9:00 P.M., no meals aboard.

• June 24, 1935

Making cover for port lifeboat. No meals. City wharfinger aboard in regard to leaving hay in stockyard at Wilm. No meals.

• June 25, 1935

Working on lifeboat cover. Changed #3 inlet valve on main eng. No meals aboard.

• June 26, 1935

Getting ready for trip to isl. Got stores for isl. and Walter Lynch, whose family came from Bradley at noon. E.N. Vail and Betsy and 2 young fellows came, N.R. brought the twins and we left for the isl. at 7:25 P.M. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 7.

• June 27, 1935

Arrived isl. at 5:15 A.M., went longside bow out. Groceries and passengers ashore. Loaded 171 beef steers for Geo. A. Hormel Co. and left for Wilm. at 2:25 P.M. (Wt. 204,225). Meals to crew 21, extra meals 10. Young Rogers and Blake going in with us.

• June 28, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 1:30 A.M., cattle off. At 3:05 A.M. left for San Pedro. Stopped at Berth 95 and let the 2 boys off and proceeded on to Santa Rosa isl. Arrived isl. at 2:30 P.M. Changed oil in main eng. and Kohler. Loaded 103 beef cattle and one horse and left for Wilm. at 4:00 P.M. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4. E.N. Vail, Betsy, Couga Smith and Russ Vail Jr. going in with us.

• June 29, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 3:35 A.M. Cattle ashore, put in small pens and fed 8 bales of hay. At 4:40 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 5:05 A.M., secured. Drove to Wilm. in evening and shipped the four following U.P. cars – 35890 [26] – 36272 [36] – 45768 [26] – 37692 [26] – one car contained 25 steers and one horse making total of 103 steers beside the horse. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 6.

• June 30, 1935

Sun. Work on monthly reports at home. No meals aboard.

• July 1, 1935

Got material for new rat guards, made them and put them on. Had 2 outlet nips brazed in to 10 gallon can and put it on port side of main eng., hooked up to pump to fuel tanks, no meals aboard.

• July 2, 1935

Took head off main eng. air comp., ground valves, took cut out gear to shop and had lost motion taken out of it. Got supplies for isl. and boat, filled water tanks. At 6:10 P.M. left for isl., Couga Smith, E.N. Vail and Margie Vail aboard. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 3.

• July 3, 1935

Arrived isl. at 4:25 A.M. Edd, Couga & Margie ashore. Went to Carrington Pt. for abalones; returned to wharf and secured longside at 8:10 A.M. At 1:45 P.M. left for Santa Barbara with 115 beef steers for Hormel Co. (130,995), E.N. Vail going to Santa Barbara. Arrived wharf at 5:25 P.M., Ed ashore. At 5:30 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 5.

• July 4, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 3:50 A.M. Cattle ashore and shipped at once in the following U.P. cars, 23 to the car: 45636 – 46365 – 46381 – 37916 – 40370. At 6:00 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:25 A.M., secured. Got some supplies for boat and isl. At 6:45 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. Meals to crew 21.

• July 5, 1935

Arrived Santa Barbara wharf at 5:00 A.M., tied up to wharf. Mr. and Mrs. N.R. came with Mrs. Nutting and daughter, Louise Mills partner and a boy friend of Al Vail’s. At 5:25 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., arrived isl. at 9:05 A.M. Anchored on range, took passengers ashore in skiff. Meals to crew 21, extra meals six.

• July 6, 1935

At 6:15 A.M. left for abalones, returned and anchored on range at 8:25 A.M. Meals to crew 21. Took #5 air starting valve out and cleaned and replaced.

• July 7, 1935

At 7:00 A.M. went longside dock, secured. Painted main eng. pumps, changed hand operated globe valve in air starting line, cleaned plugs in winch eng. At 3:50 left for Santa Barbara, taking N.R. and party. Miss Nutting staying on isl. with Margie Vail and Al. Arrived Santa Barbara wharf at 7:50 P.M.; party ashore on wharf. Ed Vail came aboard at 11:30 P.M., Vaquero at anchor. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 5.

• July 8, 1935

At 2:50 A.M. up anchor; left for Santa Rosa isl. with E.N. Vail. Arrived isl. at 6:40 A.M.; went longside bow out. Loaded 123 beef steers (144,845) for Hormel Co. and left for Wilm. at 4:25 P.M. E.N. Vail & Miss Nutting going in, also Cowboy Rhode. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4.

• July 9, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:00 A.M. Cattle off and loaded in the following five cars, all U.P.: 37566 – 45654 – 46092 – 46023 – 42189. At 6:45 A.M. left for San Pedro, fog thick as pea soup. Arrived Berth 94 at 7:30 A.M., secured. Loosened stuck brushes on 20 KW generator, took cylinder head off Kohler and installed new exhaust valves. At 1:20 P.M. left for Berth 57, arrived 2:00 P.M. Took 3224 gallons Richfield diesel oil, 107 gallons Rioco lub. oil (S.A.E. 30), and 5 gallons kerosene. At 2:50 P.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 3:15 P.M., secured. Meals to crew 20, extras 4.

• July 10, 1935

Laying new, used linoleum in galley. No meals aboard.

• July 11, 1935

Painted exhaust pipe in eng. room. Got supplies for boat and isl. N.R. and wife down in P.M. with instructions for trip. At 6:40 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., no passengers. Meals to crew 20. Gave N.R. 10 gallons Rioco cylinder oil.

• July 12, 1935

Arrived isl. at 5:40 A.M., went longside dock bow out. At 3:45 P.M. loaded 25 beef steers, 25 boludas and 75 feeder steers. At 4:20 P.M. left for Wilm. No passengers, meals to crew 21. 146,540 (local shipment).

• July 13, 1935

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:05 A.M., cattle off and fed 10 bales hay. At 5:10 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 5:40 A.M., secured. In P.M. drove to Wilm. to ship one car of cattle, trucks didn’t come, returned on board. Later drove to Wilm. again and loaded boludas (25) in Garibaldi truck and trailer. Meals to crew 21.

• July 14, 1935

Sun. Drove to Wilm. and at 7:00 A.M. loaded 2 cars feeders in trucks. At 1:30 P.M. shipped another car, at 2:30 P.M. the last car. No meals aboard.

• July 15, 1935

Cleaning upper deck. Took cover off camshaft and retimed fuel cams. At 7:30 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and wife, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Nutting, Russ Jr. and a boy friend aboard. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4.

• July 16, 1935

Arrived isl. at 6:10 A.M., went longside dock bow out. Gave Smitty 600 gallons diesel oil. Went aboard Onward and took measurements for new standing rigging and tiller wire. Loaded 45 cattle, blemished and cut-backs. At 4:25 P.M. left for Wilm. Margaret Vail, also Burton Brown going in addition to outgoing party. Meals to crew 21, extras 14.

• July 17, 1935

Arrived Wilm. at Berth 195 4:20 A.M., put cattle off. At 4:55 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 5:25 A.M., secured. Drove to Wilm. and shipped cattle. Took up on #2 con-rod bearing, put shim under con-rod. Changed #2 and 3 inlet valves. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 8.

• July 18, 1935

Took shim out from under #1 con-rod, also took up on all con-rod bearings, no meals aboard.

• July 19, 1935

Getting ready for trip to Clemente isl. Took up on 2 forward main bearings, cleaned side of rails, scraped dunnage back from rail on main deck. At 7:00 P.M. left for Clemente with N.R. Vail and the following parties: Mr. Ford, County Supervisor and son, Mr. Malone, bro.-in-law of Mr Ford and son, Mr. Traub, Dr. Hurt, Jack Roherpaugh from Pauba, Elmer Cruze, D.A. Baughman, Nonie Barnard. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 11.

• July 20, 1935

Arrived off Clemente a little below main ranch house at 1:20 A.M. Stopped engine and drifted until 4:20 A.M. Got underway and ran down the isl. about 8 miles and landed Traub and Roherpaugh, who went goat hunting. At 6:10 headed back for main ranch; anchored off ranch at 7:10 A.M. Balance of party ashore in skiff except N.R., Art and Elmer. At 8:00 A.M. up anchor and went trolling. Returned to Wilson’s Cove and anchored at 1:05 P.M. At 2:00 P.M. left for east end, shore party having returned aboard. At 5:00 P.M. picked up Traub and Roherpaugh off beach and steamed back up towards Wilson’s Cove. At 6:30 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 33.

• July 21, 1935

Sun. Arrived San Pedro, Berth 94 at 1:00 A.M., secured. After an early breakfast, party departed for L.A. Loaned Elmer Cruze my Chrysler to go to Pasadena. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 10.

• July 22, 1935

Took up on numbers 3 – 4 and 5 main bearings. No meals aboard. Took N.R. and Ford to L.A., brought back Chrysler.

• July 23, 1935

Cleaning and painting main eng., no meals.

• July 24, 1935

Cleaning and painting exhaust pipe on main eng., no meals aboard.

• July 25, 1935

Doing odd jobs on deck, no meals aboard.

• July 26, 1935

Cleaning rusty spots and painting, no meals.

• July 27, 1935

Trying to block mice out of storeroom and to poison them in forecastle, no meals aboard.

• July 28, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• July 29, 1935

Working on main eng. main bearings, took up on No. 6 and started No. 7, no meals.

• July 30, 1935

Finished No. 7 main bearing, took cover off thrust bearing and clean out water jacket and pipes leading to same, no meals aboard.

• July 31, 1935

Got sheet metal to replace torn places on bow, removed old sheet metal and replaced with new, no meals aboard.

• August 1, 1935

Got new moulding for port side of forecastle and put in place, painted new galv. sheet metal coat of black, no meals.

• August 2, 1935

Crew on job, got supplies for isl. trip. At 6:40 P.M. left for isl. Prior to leaving received 200 split redwood posts from Kerckhoff Cuzner and 80 blocks of stock salt (50 lbs. each) from Leslie Salt Co., via Western Warehouse and Trans. Co. truck. Meals to crew 16. Changed No. 4 and 5 exhaust valves.

• August 3, 1935

Arrived isl. at 5:25 A.M., went longside bow out, put 200 fence posts and 80 blocks of stock salt on dock with our gear. Gave Smitty shipping inst. and went for abalones, returned to dock at 8:30 A.M. Loaded 252 yearling heifers (154,670). At 4:30 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to crew 21.

• August 4, 1935

Sun. Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 5:00 A.M., cattle ashore and fed. At 6:10 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:40 A.M., secured. Took one man to Wilm. to watch cattle. Meals to crew 18.

• August 5, 1935

Went to Wilm. at 5:00 A.M. and shipped 3 cars cattle in trucks. Returned to Vaquero and took man back to watch cattle; all cattle shipped by noon. Took panels off deck and put ashore, also all thwartship panels out of hold. Started putting fertilizer on dock. Meals to crew 18.

• August 6, 1935

Put balance of fertilizer on dock, cleaned ship. Meals to crew 18.

• August 7, 1935

Took inlet water manifold off eng.; found two sections rusted through, took them to welders to try and fix them, got one new section from eng. factory. Cleaning water holes in bottom of cylinders, also holes in by-passes on heads. Meals to crew 10.

• August 8, 1935

Finished cleaning out holes in water bypasses, put back with new gaskets. Welders tried to fix eaten out section of water inlet manifold, put it back in place, leaked in another place. Took screens off windows on lower deck, cleaned and painted underneath. Cleaned rusty pipes overhead. Meals to crew 9.

• August 9, 1935

Painting pipes, etc. on lower deck, no meals aboard.

• August 10, 1935

Painting on upper deck, painted lower window screens and put them back in place, no meals aboard.

• August 11, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• August 12, 1935

Painting on upper deck, no meals aboard.

• August 13, 1935

Painting rail on upper deck, no meals.

• August 14, 1935

Painting rail and buffalo, also ventilator on top of house, took leaky saltwater inlet manifold off main engine and ordered new one made from it. No meals aboard.

• August 15, 1935

Painting buffalo on upper deck, no meals.

• August 16, 1935

Painting davits, blocks etc. on upper deck, burned paint off stern of starboard lifeboat, no meals aboard.

• August 17, 1935

Painting house on upper deck. N.R. and wife down in P.M., no meals aboard.

• August 18, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• August 19, 1935

Finished painting upper house, took #3 inlet water manifold off main eng. and cleaned muck out of it, no meals.

• August 20, 1935

Painting around stern and outside stanchions on lower deck, cleaning rust off under upper deck, took 2 sections of inlet water manifold to Torrance to be galvanized, no meals.

• August 21, 1935

Finished cleaning blisters, etc. off under upper deck, gave coat of flat white, painted stovepipe and inside of eng. room ventilator. No meals.

• August 22, 1935

Burning blistered paint off side eng. room house, painting buffalo on forecastle, no meals aboard.

• August 23, 1935

Painting overside and on deck, no meals aboard.

• August 24, 1935

Painting hull out of skiff. Went to Torrance for galv. inlet water manifold. No meals.

• August 25, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• August 26, 1935

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• August 27, 1935

Assembled inlet water manifold and bolted in place, cleaned rust and redded around main hatch combing, no meals.

• August 28, 1935

Painting outside bulwarks, no meals.

• August 29, 1935

Finished painting black around stern. Scraped rust off top of rail forward and redded. Scraped mast and gave coat of paint, no meals.

• August 30, 1935

Finished mast, painted white on outside forecastle, part of rail and hatch combing. No meals aboard.

• August 31, 1935

Finished painting rail forward, painted part of top of house, also finished hatch combing, no meals aboard.

September 1, 1935 Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• September 2, 1935

Labor day all day, no work or meals aboard.

September 3, 1935-April 8, 1937

100 numbered vertical pages. Hand-written in pencil.

• September 3, 1935

Cleaning and painting fire axes, cleaning shutters for varnishing, no meals aboard.

• September 4, 1935

Scraping shutters, no meals aboard.

• September 5, 1935

Scraping shutters and burning paint off main hatch covers. Harry Wilson and some movie guys came to see about using the Vaquero for pictures, for one night. Went with them to Fish Harbor to take soundings at a small dock where they wanted to work, found enough water. No meals.

• September 6, 1935

Finished scraping shutters and burning paint off hatch covers, no meals aboard.

• September 7, 1935

Part of crew on job. Getting ready to work for Columbia Picture Corp. Took light plant aboard and some other picture taking gear. At 3:35 P.M. left for Standard Oil Co. channel station. Took 305 gallons gas and 4 gallons coal oil, and proceeded to a small wharf outside Fish Harbor, where we arrived at 5:00 P.M. Secured lines to rocks ashore, taking movies until 8:45 P.M., backed out and ran ahead so they could take pictures underway. At 9:00 P.M. fast on bottom, laid on bottom, tide going out. Meals to crew 4.

• September 8, 1935

Sun. At 5:30 A.M. Wrigley towboat Louie Black took us in tow, fog as thick as pea soup. At 7:30 A.M. arrived at our berth. Secured and loaded gas engine [unclear word] and oil drum on truck with our gear, no meals.

• September 9, 1935

Checked over lifeboat equipment in port lifeboat which we had put on the dock Sat. evening at Fish Harbor. Cleaned boat and replaced cover. Sewed up hole in starboard lifeboat cover, gave hatch covers coat of paint. A bunch of men from the Columbia Pictures worked all day on paint work on port side of house, etc. Did a very bum job; I told them it wouldn’t do. No meals.

• September 10, 1935

Cleaning paint on port side of house, no meals.

• September 11, 1935

Finished cleaning paint, no meals aboard.

• September 12, 1935

At 7:00 A.M. left for Outer Harbor, a few Columbia Pictures boys aboard. We landed 3 of them on the end of the breakwater with our skiff. They set up their camera and took a few shots of the Vaquero as we passed; we then took the men back aboard and returned to Berth 94, landing the bunch. At 9:30 A.M. we left for L.A. dry dock; arrived and in dock at 11:00 A.M. Dry at 12:20 P.M. They cleaned the bottom as she came up. In P.M. Banning Young inspected her. N.R. [Vail] down. Later, U.S. inspectors Kennedy and Moody took a look at her. Yard men finished cleaning bottom and carpenter started reefing out old caulking at stern where she had opened up from pounding on the beach. No meals aboard.

• September 13, 1935

Yard men caulking seams aft, also one seam back of stern. We sandpapered shutters and windows in upper house and gave them coat of varnish, no meals aboard.

• September 14, 1935

Yard men finished with caulking and puttying seams. Cemented some holes in stern post. Made and installed 5 new bronze bolts in rudder and stern post and tightened up on all nuts. Caulked seam back of stem, gave hull 10 gallons copper paint and finished with coat of 25 gallons int. anti fouling. Applied 1 gallon super-tropical on port side abreast eng. and directly back of that one gallon W.R. Fuller’s tropical, both gallons gratis for test. At 2:30 P.M. started lowering dock. At 3:00 P.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 3:25 P.M., secured. No meals aboard.

• September 15, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• September 16, 1935

Took cap off thrust bearing; had Max Warriner aboard to make bid on re-babbitting same, gave him order to go ahead with it. No meals aboard. Did some varnishing on shutters, dismantled bilge pump, main eng.

• September 17, 1935

Got puller to remove suction valve seat from main eng. bilge pump, couldn’t pull it, took bottom section off and had both seats machined, put them back in place, finished varnishing shutters and windows and painted hatch covers second coat. 2 of Uhlin’s men aboard and removed thrust, taking it to shop, no meals aboard.

• September 18, 1935

Burning paint on outside of port lifeboat; thrust at Uhlin’s shop to be remetaled, no meals.

• September 19, 1935

Burning paint off lifeboat, Uhlin men brought remetaled thrust aboard and started assembling same, no meals, working on main water pumps.

• September 20, 1935

Finished burning paint off lifeboat, also finished with thrust. Assembled the 2 saltwater main eng. cooling pumps valve seats which had been refaced at ship. Tried them and thrust out, both O.K., no meals aboard.

• September 21, 1935

Gave port lifeboat coat of aluminum paint. Took all three pump discharge valves out and made cup in tops of screws, instead of balls that were there, so bottom ends of holding down studs would have a seat and not bend as formerly. No meals aboard.

• September 22, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• September 23, 1935

Painting on deck, lifeboat etc. Banning Young aboard to get report of movie disaster. No meals aboard.

• September 24, 1935

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• September 25, 1935

Gave lifeboat last coat of paint on port side, no meals aboard, doing odd jobs.

• September 26, 1935

Painting names on lifeboats, repaired shutter on starboard side after cabin. No meals.

• September 27, 1935

Repaired broken woodwork in after cabin, working on lifeboat names. No meals.

• September 28, 1935

Painting in eng. room, no meals aboard.

• September 29, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• September 30, 1935

Cleaning and painting main eng. No meals.

• October 1, 1935

Cleaning and painting main eng. No meals.

• October 2, 1935

Cleaning and painting main eng. No meals.

• October 3, 1935

Painting in eng. room. No meals.

• October 4, 1935

Painting in eng. room. No meals.

• October 5, 1935

Crew on job, got supplies for trip to isl. Put new boat cover on port lifeboat. At 6:35 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. with N.R. [Vail], Margie and Russ Jr. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 2.

• October 6, 1935

Sun. Arrived isl. at 6:10 A.M., anchored on range. Smitty came out in skiff and took party ashore. At 3:05 P.M. left for Santa Barbara with N.R. [indistinct word], Smitty and Bill Lopez. Arrived Santa Barbara at 6:25 P.M., anchored close to Onward’s mooring, party ashore in skiff. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 8. Before leaving isl. we hove Onward’s isl. mooring chain on deck and inspected it. O.K.

• October 7, 1935

Overhauled Onward’s Santa Barbara mooring, taking it all on deck. Renewed lower part of the chain, putting about 50 feet of old Vaquero discarded anchor chain next to cement block and shackling anchor in to same. At 12:00 noon left for Santa Rosa isl., N.R. [Vail], Billy Lopez and Smitty aboard. At [hour omitted] P.M., engine started pounding and stopped. Found #1 crank bearing burned out. Fitted share crank bearing and at 5:30 P.M. proceeded on our way. At 8:30 P.M. arrived isl. Charlie Smith, Jr. came out in skiff, bringing Walter Lynch who had a sore leg caused by a horse falling on it. Smitty and Billy Lopez went ashore in skiff, and Lynch went in with us. We left for San Pedro at 8:20 P.M., meals to crew 18, extra meals 6.

• October 8, 1935

Arrived San Pedro, Berth 94 at 6:50 A.M. Took # one crank bearing out. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 2.

• October 9, 1935

Fitting dunnage on deck, no meals aboard.

• October 10, 1935

Working on deck dunnage and cattle panels, no meals aboard.

• October 11, 1935

Getting cattle panels aboard and in place, ordered shavings, no meals.

• October 12, 1935

Got 3 loads of shavings for hold and deck, no meals. Went to cattle corrals and cleaned out water troughs. Gave top of house coat of bitumastic [Bitumen rubber mastic sealant].

• October 13, 1935

Sun. Man from Unlin’s fitting crank bearing, also fitting extra crank bearing, truing up pin, no meals.

• October 14, 1935

Took 2 boys to Wilm. cattle pens and spread 50 bales of hay, replaced crankcase plates on main eng. and cleaned eng. room, no meals.

• October 15, 1935

Got up at 2:00 A.M. and drove to cattle pens at Wilm. Received the following cars of cattle and put in pens. All Santa Fe cars: No. 50932 [52] one weak one in this car; 60125 [52] one weak one in this car; 57163 [49]; 51633 [45]; 58136 [45]; 59073 [48]; 53808 [44]; 56363 [52]; 56656 [52] one weak one and one escaped to open country; 56003 [52]; 50041 [52]; 59645 [51]; 51602 [52]; 57802 [52]; 60324 [51] one weak one; 60577 [35] one very weak; 50989 [32]; 55809 [54]; 58424 [54], last 2 cars were put in separate pens. 51621 [51] 2 weak ones, had to drag one of these out of car and down chute, hunted for the one which escaped, didn’t get it as it could run faster than we could. Returned on board, at 12:45 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 1:00 P.M. Fed cattle 16 bales of hay, put balance of hay on top of racks (20 bales). Loaded 307 yearlings and at 5:45 P.M. left for Richfield Oil Co. dock, arrived at 6:00 P.M. Took 2429 gallons diesel oil and left for Santa Rosa at 6:40 P.M. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 4.

• October 16, 1935

At 1:25 stopped eng. Oil in crankcase pretty hot, felt all crank bearings, found #4 pretty hot, slacked it off and put a thin shim on each side. Underway at 2:15 A.M., arrived isl. at 7:30 A.M., went longside dock bow out and discharged cattle. At 8:45 A.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 Wilm. at 7:35 P.M. Loaded 319 yearlings, put out 30 bales of hay and left for Santa Rosa isl. at 10:45 P.M. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4. Santa Ana wind blowing hot.

• October 17, 1935

Arrived isl. at 9:45 A.M., went longside bow out, discharged cattle, at 10:45 A.M. left for Wilm. Santa Ana still blowing. Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 10:15 P.M. Loaded 309 cattle, putting out hay for remaining cattle. Meals to crew 21.

• October 18, 1935

At 1:00 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Arrived isl. at 12 noon, went longside dock. Cattle off and we left for San Pedro at 1:00 P.M. Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 11:15 P.M., secured. Meals to crew 21.

• October 19, 1935

Drive to Wilm. and fed cattle, got stores for isl. Moved Vaquero to Berth 95 and took 1000 redwood fence posts aboard. Drove to Wilm. cattle pens and dragged 2 dead steers out so man from Hynes could haul them away. At 3:30 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 3:50 P.M. Loaded remaining cattle – 39 – on deck and left for San Pedro at 4:15 P.M. Arrived Berth 94 at 4:35 P.M., secured. N.R. Vail and family came and we left for Berth 74 at 6:50 P.M. Took drum of Rioco lub. oil and at 7:00 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 3.

• October 20, 1935

Sun. Arrived isl. 5:40 A.M., went longside bow in, cattle off, put fence posts on dock, also isl. stores. At 5:45 P.M. left for San Pedro, N.R.’s family aboard. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 5.

• October 21, 1935

Arrived San Pedro, Berth 95 at 4:35 A.M., secured. In P.M. went to Mr. Jordan’s funeral. Meals to crew 10.

• October 22, 1935

Took stb. lub. oil tank out and to shop and had it brazed where it had been leaking. Put it back in place, no meals aboard.

• October 23, 1935

Piped up oil line from lub. oil tank, filled tank, found leak in another place, took tank out again. No meals aboard. N.R. [Vail] and wife down in P.M., took 10 gallons Rioco cylinder oil.

• October 24, 1935

Took oil tank to shop and resoldered it, put back in place and piped up. Filled with oil, no leaks. No meals aboard.

• October 25, 1935

Made new bridge and brace to forecastle over forward deck, no meals aboard.

• October 26, 1935

Fixing door on old shop to use to put boss’s car in, as the Gordon house is to be torn down. No meals.

• October 27, 1935

Sun. Drove to Wilm. and received 3 cars calves for isl. shipment. S.P. cars no 71819 [46]; 74610 [46]; 73098 [46], total 138. Put out 4 bales of hay, no meals aboard.

• October 28, 1935

Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle. N.R. [Vail] and wife down in P.M. looking at cattle. No meals.

• October 29, 1935

Fed cattle at Wilm. No meals aboard.

• October 30, 1935

Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle in the morning. Last of the hay, called Art. Baughman about some more hay. In the late P.M. drove to Wilm. and received 97 bales oat hay, 4 of which were barley. No meals aboard.

• October 31, 1935

Drove to Wilm. in A.M. and fed cattle, doing odd jobs aboard. No meals. Art Baughman called in evening and said 7 cars of cattle coming tomorrow morning. Later I called Hbr. belt line and received information that cattle would be in at about 10:00 P.M so we drove to Wilm. pens. Cattle came at 11:30 P.M. Car T. & N.O. #61158 [46]; T. & N.O. 14447 [45] and the balance S.P. cars 73029 [44]; 71702 [45]; 72431 [44]; 75090 [44]; 71217 [42].

• November 1, 1935

Finished unloading from cars at 12:30 A.M. Got crew assembled, put some hay out, at 3:10 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 3:30 P.M. Loaded 356 cattle (178,000) and at 5:20 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., meals to crew 20.

• November 2, 1935

Arrived isl. at 6:25 A.M., discharged cattle over port rail. At 7:45 A.M. left for San Pedro. 311 [head] of cattle taken to isl. this trip were from Omaha and 48 part of Calabasas shipment that had been in Wilm. pens since Oct. 27. Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 6:15 P.M., secured. Meals to crew 21. Got sack spuds for isl. mess.

• November 3, 1935

Sun. Drove to Wilm. stock pens and received 6 cars calves. They came at 9:00 A.M. and we finished unloading at 9:30 A.M. Cars # T. & N.O. 61453; S.P. 73704; T. & N.O. 14193; S.P. 75003; S.P. 71115; S.P. 77662, all containing 52 each, total 312. At 1:50 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 2:15 P.M. Loaded all cattle in pens, (145,000) and left for isl. at 3:50 P.M., meals to crew 20.

• November 4, 1935

Arrived isl. 6:00 A.M., went longside bow out. Cattle off, gave Smitty sack spuds. At 8:10 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:50 P.M., secured, meals to crew 21.

• November 5, 1935

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

• November 6, 1935

Fixed some holes in dock, no meals.

• November 7, 1935

W.P. Fuller truck brought one barrel of cold water paint for isl., no meals aboard.

• November 8, 1935

Put barrel of cold water paint aboard with gear, doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

• November 9, 1935

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

• November 10, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• November 11, 1935

Armistice Day all day, no work or meals aboard.

• November 12, 1935

Overload cut out relay on hoist motor line refused to cut in, couldn’t find the trouble so phoned for an electrician to shoot it. No meals aboard.

• November 13, 1935

Electrician from Seaboard Electric Co., Wilm., came aboard, straightened out overload cut out troubles, no meals aboard.

• November 14, 1935

Cleaning plugs on gas engines and refilling lub. oil and other odd jobs, no meals aboard.

• November 15, 1935

Doing odd jobs on board, no meals.

• November 16, 1935

Doing odd jobs on board, no meals.

• November 17, 1935

Sun. all day raining, no work or meals aboard.

• November 18, 1935

Drove to Wilm. and received 2 cars cattle. S.P. No. 74914 [50]; T. & N.O. 14774 [45] – 195. No meals aboard.

• November 19, 1935

Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle. No meals aboard.

• November 20, 1935

Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle. Received 35 sacks recleaned barley and 5 sacks recleaned wheat from Albers Bros. Milling Co. No meals. N.R. [Vail] down in P.M.

• November 21, 1935

Doing odd jobs aboard, fed cattle, etc. No meals.

• November 22, 1935.

Drove to Wilm., cattle had plenty of hay. Crew on job, got supplies for isl. trip. At 12:45 P.M. left for Richfield Oil Co. sta., arrived 1:05 P.M. Took 2155 gallons diesel oil and one drum Rioco lub. oil. At 1:55 P.M. went to Standard Oil Channel sta. and took 191 gallons standard gas. At 2:30 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 2:50 P.M. Loaded 95 calves and yearlings and at 3:40 P.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 4:00 P.M., secured. Nonie Bernard brought a cowboy for the isl. and we left for Santa Rosa with Ed and Russ aboard at 7:00 P.M. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 3.

• November 23, 1935

Arrived isl. at 6:15 A.M., went longside bow out, cattle ashore, also 40 sacks grain, barrel cold water paint and one drum Rioco lub. oil. Gave Smitty 1200 gallons diesel oil from our tanks. In P.M. loaded 9 brood mares, 5 cull saddle horses, 1 colt and 1-3 yr. old outlaw mare, also one saddle mare which died before we left the dock and we buried her at sea. At 4:30 P.M. left for Wilm., one cowboy and N.R. [Vail] and Ed going in. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 6.

• November 24, 1935

Sun. Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:10 A.M., secured. At daylight put horses off over port rail. At 6:45 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 7:10 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 12, extra meals 3.

• November 25, 1935

Put all deck panels ashore. In P.M. went to Wilm. and helped E.N. Vail load all horses in truck and trailer, no meals aboard.

• November 26, 1935

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

• November 27, 1935

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

• November 28, 1935

Thanksgiving all day, no work or meals aboard.

• November 29, 1935

Cleaning main deck, putting shavings in hold, no meals aboard.

• November 30, 1935

Finished with shavings, main deck, no meals.

• December 1, 1935

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• December 2, 1935

Washed down deck and dunnage boards, no meals aboard.

• December 3, 1935

Unrove worn out halyard on port boom. Took double block down from mast and replaced with 2 single blocks. Got new manila for halyards. No meals aboard.

• December 4, 1935

Took forward section of inlet water manifold to check for leak; found gasket squeezed out on one side. Broke stud off in cylinder. No meals aboard.

• December 5, 1935

Making new studs for inlet water manifold and drilling out broken one. No meals aboard.

• December 6, 1935

N.R. [Vail] down and brought 15-gallon oil drum. Hooked up forward section of inlet water manifold. Ordered 2 drums lub. oil from Richfield. No meals.

• December 7, 1935

Received 2 drums Rioco lub. oil via Richfield truck. Filled 15-gallon drum for N.R. and put balance of one drum in eng. room tank. No meals aboard.

• December 8, 1935

Sun. all day, no meals aboard.

• December 9, 1935

Finished with inlet water hookup, working on main eng. valves. No meals.

• December 10, 1935

Working on main eng. valves, planing and scraping rail on upper deck. No meals.

• December 11, 1935

Doing odd jobs in eng. room, cleaned a bunch of old paintbrushes. No meals.

• December 12, 1935

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• December 13, 1935

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• December 14, 1935

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• December 15, 1935

Sun. all day, no meals aboard.

• December 16, 1935

Painting smokestack, ventilator and lifeboat guys, no meals aboard.

• December 17, 1935

Chipping and painting bits, no meals aboard.

• December 18, 1935

Chipping rust and painting. Kohler mag. went on the bum, found distributor burned out, installed spare one. No meals aboard.

• December 19, 1935

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• December 20, 1935

Took head off Kohler eng. Cleaned carbon out and ground valves, no meals aboard.

• December 21, 1935

Finished overhauling Kohler motor, assembled and tried out, no meals aboard.

• December 22, 1935

Sun. all day, no meals aboard.

• December 23, 1935

Cleaned hand capstan, chipped and painted, got donkey-fall block from blacksmith, painting on deck, no meals.

• December 24, 1935

Painting on deck in A.M. In P.M. went to N.R. Vail’s home and got Xmas honey for distribution. No meals aboard.

• December 25, 1935

Xmas all day, no meals aboard.

• December 26, 1935

Painting in galley, no meals aboard.

• December 27, 1935

Raining. Drove to Wilm. cattle pens and nailed up window in warehouse which had been broken into, no meals aboard.

• December 28, 1935

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• December 29, 1935

Sun. all day, raining in A.M. and blowing N.W. in P.M., no meals aboard.

• December 30, 1935

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• December 31, 1935

Painting cargo booms, no meals aboard.

• January 1, 1936

New Year’s Day all day, no meals aboard.

• January 2, 1936

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• January 3, 1936

Sandpapering davits, etc. on upper deck getting ready for painting. Drove to Wilm. to see how many tomatoes the Fisherman II brought from Todos Santos (11,800), no meals.

• January 4, 1936

Painting on deck in P.M.; in A.M. too much fog. No meals.

• January 5, 1936

Sun. all day, blowing N.W., no meals aboard.

• January 6, 1936

Put cargo booms back in place, also donkey-fall block, painting skiff davits, no meals.

• January 7, 1936

Painting on deck, no meals.

• January 8, 1936

Put skiff on dock, pulled end off one of the water-lights, had to resolder it on. Did some painting on deck, no meals.

• January 9, 1936

Painting lifeboat davits, guys, blocks etc. 2nd coat. No meals.

• January 10, 1936

Raining in A.M., did some painting in P.M. No meals.

• January 11, 1936

Raining until noon, raining in P.M., N.R. and Al Vail down, no meals aboard.

• January 12, 1936

Sun. all day, no meals aboard.

• January 13, 1936

Scraping rail, did some painting on top of house, no meals aboard.

• January 14, 1936

Scraping and sandpapering rail, no meals.

• January 15, 1936

Went to Wilm. to get some tomato hauling dope from Fisherman II. Finished scraping rail and gave it coat of paint, no meals.

• January 16, 1936

Painting fire bucket racks and around top of house, no meals aboard.

• January 17, 1936

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• January 18, 1936

Painting, no meals aboard, 3 men aboard to see about chartering Vaquero for a tender to whaler California, referred [indistinct word] to N.R.

• January 19, 1936

Sun. all day, no meals aboard.

• January 20, 1936

Howard Wickersham, Capt. Deidrick and son aboard, consulting with N.R. Vail about leasing Vaquero to haul water and oil to and from factory ship California. Made tentative agreement, no meals aboard.

• January 21, 1936

California Whaling Co. brought a Captain and 2 men aboard and we left for Berth 90 at 10:20 A.M. Arrived 10:40 A.M, took some timbers aboard (8 x 8s) and at 11:05 A.M. left for Richfield Oil Co. filling station. Arrived 11:25 A.M., took water and 1735 gallons diesel oil and left for Berth 94 at 12:15 P.M. Arrived 12:30 P.M., took our skiff off the dock. At 2:15 P.M. left for Long Beach, arrived Craig’s yard at 3:00 P.M. Yard men set 3 tanks on deck to haul water for Cal. Whaling Co. No meals aboard. Took inventory of stores.

• January 22, 1936

Working for Cal. Whaling Co. Got cook and oiler and seaman on job, started cooking (acct. C.W. Co.). Shipyard men and 2 of Hutch’s men fastening tanks down and testing them out, self and 2 men ran new whistle line as old one carried away yesterday on way over from San Pedro. Yard finished with tanks. Banning Young came aboard and gave the once-over. At 8:45 P.M. we left for San Pedro Outer Harbor dock. Arrived 9:45 P.M., secured. Took about 900 sacks of coal aboard; most fit in hold.

• January 23, 1936

At 2:10 A.M. left for Pt. Dume, arrived longside whaler California at 6:30 A.M., secured. Discharged water into her, a few sacks of coal. Loaded all tanks full of whale oil (350 barrels) and left for San Pedro at 3:25 P.M., arrived Berth 91 at 7:50 P.M., secured. Trying to pump oil into cars.

• January 24, 1936

Hutchinson’s men working all night trying to discharge oil, tried different pumps, finally got it out and left for Pt. Dume at 8:40 P.M., ran into fog at the breakwater.

• January 25, 1936

Arrived longside whaler California at 3:00 A.M., secured. Transferred water and took 350 barrels of whale oil aboard. At 1:40 P.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 90 at 6:00 P.M., discharged oil all night.

• January 26, 1936

Sun. Filled water tanks and left for Pt. Dume at 8:25 A.M. Arrived Pt. Dume at 12:40 P.M., went longside California, started discharging water into her. One of the killer boats came with a whale and we moved to port side of Cal. Resumed discharging fresh water. Took 330 gallons [barrels?] whale oil aboard and left for San Pedro at 9:30 P.M.

• January 27, 1936

Arrived San Pedro Berth 90 at 2:20 A.M. Capt’s daughter and Hutch ashore. Left at once for Long Beach, arrived at Procter & Gamble’s plant at 2:50 A.M., secured. Started discharging oil at 12 noon, finished at 5:30 P.M. Took 3 tanks fresh water and left for San Pedro at 6:00 P.M. Arrived Berth 90 at 6:50 P.M., secured. Took more water, a bunch of stores for the California and left for Pt. Dume at 7:55 P.M.

• January 28, 1936

Arrived longside Cal. at 12:25 A.M. Gave them water and took what whale oil they had. At 7:55 A.M. left for San Pedro (didn’t go to San Pedro). Arrived Procter & Gamble’s wharf at Long Beach at 12:35 P.M., secured. Pumped oil ashore using steam pump on deck, P. & G. furnishing steam. Filled all water tanks and left for Pt. Dume at 6:35 P.M. Arrived longside Cal. at 10:45 P.M.

• January 29, 1936

Discharged water and all coal out of hold. At 5:00 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 9:15 A.M., secured. End of charter to California Whaling Co. which started at 12:00 noon on Jan. 21. All meals served during that time were furnished by them. The tanks used to transport oil in were left secured on deck pro tem.

• January 30, 1936

Doing odd jobs on board. Cleaning, paint etc. No meals aboard.

• January 31, 1936

Cleaning and painting, put new canvas bottom in one chair, no meals aboard.

• February 1, 1936

Raining, no work or meals aboard.

• February 2, 1936

Sun. all day. Raining in A.M., blowing in P.M. No meals aboard.

• February 3, 1936

Greased donkey fall with tallow, no meals aboard.

• February 4, 1936

Painting on top of house, no meals.

• February 5, 1936

Started retiming main eng., no meals.

• February 6, 1936

Finished timing eng., also painting top of house. No meals aboard.

• February 7, 1936

Made hardwood board, brass bound and bolted it to table in galley to fasten meat grinder to, no meals aboard. Deidrick down in P.M. to see about taking water out to California, referred him to N.R.

• February 8, 1936

Took overboard discharge globe valve out of fire pump line and tried to grind it in. No luck, took it to shop and had it machined. No meals aboard.

• February 9, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard. N.R. called and notified me, California Whaling Co. would take Vaquero over at 9:00 A.M. Feb. 10th.

• February 10, 1936

Cal. Whaling Co. took Vaquero over at noon to take water out to whaling ship California. Got water from Kerckhoff’s, 16,000 in deck tanks. At 11:40 A.M. left for Pt. Dume. Arrived longside California at 4:00 P.M. Discharged water and left for San Pedro at 8:25 P.M., raining.

• February 11, 1936

Arrived San Pedro, Berth 94 at 12:50 A.M., secured. Raining with easterly wind; Capt. didn’t think it advisable to go out. Young Deidrick called in P.M. (2:30) and wanted to go out at midnight, so we filled the tanks, but didn’t go out.

• February 12, 1936

At 9:45 A.M. left for Pt. Dume. Raining, southerly winds. Arrived at California at 1:55 P.M., went longside. Discharged water until 4:50 P.M. Wind changed to west, made the boats roll so badly we had to get away. Left for San Pedro, forward tank not quite empty, about one foot in port tank. Heavy southerly swells all the way home. Arrived Berth 94 at 9:00 P.M., secured.

• February 13, 1936

End of California Whaling Co. charter 9:30 A.M., paid off crew. No meals aboard.

• February 14, 1936

Raining, no meals aboard.

• February 15, 1936

Still raining, no meals aboard.

• February 16, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• February 17, 1936

Raining in A.M., did odd jobs on board, no meals.

• February 18, 1936

Raining all night and most of the A.M. Cleaned and oiled door locks, no meals.

• February 19, 1936

Rainy weather, no meals aboard.

• February 20, 1936

Trying to rain in A.M., sun out in P.M. Did some painting on deck, no meals.

• February 21, 1936

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• February 22, 1936

Painting scuttle aft, no meals.

• February 23, 1936

Sun. all day, no meals aboard.

• February 24, 1936

Cut pipe in port fuel tank so we could sound and fill tank from eng. room, no meals.

• February 25, 1936

Painting on deck, no meals.

• February 26, 1936

Painting on deck, no meals.

• February 27, 1936

Kohler lay down on the job, wouldn’t generate, finally found field resistance coil open. No meals aboard.

• February 28, 1936

Reassembled Kohler; bought new field resistance coil. N.R. and wife down in P.M., no meals aboard.

• February 29, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

• March 1, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• March 2, 1936

Painting and other odd jobs aboard, no meals.

• March 3, 1936

Painting and other odd jobs aboard, no meals.

• March 4, 1936

Burning paint off rail stanchions forward of pilot house. Some Columbia Pictures men down looking at Vaquero with a view of using her in a picture. No meals aboard.

• March 5, 1936

Finished burning paint off rail, more Columbia men down looking us over, no meals aboard.

• March 6, 1936

Sandpapered and painted rail, no meals, received notice boat was chartered to Columbia Pictures, tomorrow.

• March 7, 1936

Movie job blew up, no meals aboard.

• March 8, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• March 9, 1936

Doing repair work on deck machinery, no meals aboard.

• March 10, 1936

Mr. Diedrick of Cal. Whaling Co. wanted the Vaquero tomorrow, called office, N.R. was out of town. Didn’t learn anything. No meals.

March 11, 1936 Diedrick of Cal. Whaling Co. wanted boat but we didn’t go out. Howard Wickersham down talking it over, no meals.

• March 12, 1936

At 12:30 P.M. left for Long Beach, arrived Craig shipyard at 1:00 P.M., secured. Yard men started taking tanks off deck. They finished, plugging all holes and we left for San Pedro at 4:00 P.M., arrived Berth 94 at 4:40 P.M., secured. No meals aboard.

• March 13, 1936

Cleaning decks and straightening up after removal of tanks, no meals aboard.

• March 14, 1936

Painting bridge rail, no meals aboard.

• March 15, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• March 16, 1936

Cleaning in eng. room., no meals aboard.

• March 17, 1936

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

• March 18, 1936

Scraping and painting skiff, no meals.

• March 19, 1936

Painting skiff and bridge buffalo, no meals.

• March 20, 1936

Finished bridge buffalo and part of port side. No meals.

• March 21, 1936

Finished port buffalo rail, no meals.

• March 22, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• March 23, 1936

Scraped scarred places in guardrail and hull on port side, where it was damaged in lying longside whaling ship, filled all batteries with distilled water, no meals.

• March 24, 1936

Raining and blowing from N.W. and S.W. Mr. Baughman called and said E.N. Vail would probably want to go to the isl.; would advise further at 2:00 P.M. Decided to postpone the trip 24 hours, no meals aboard.

• March 25, 1936

Crew on job. At 8:30 A.M. left for Standard Oil Channel sta. Arrived 8:50 A.M., took 1094 gallons diesel oil, 293 gallons bulk gas and 106 gallons aircraft lub. oil. At 10:10 A.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 10:25 A.M. At 6:25 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., E.N. Vail and a Leadbetter man going up. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 2.

• March 26, 1936

Arrived isl. at 7:45 A.M., anchored off pier. Cogswell and Smitty took measurements for repairs on wharf. At 6:25 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 1. Smitty and Cogswell going in with us.

• March 27, 1936

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 4:45 A.M., secured. Took Ed to L.A. Came back and ordered lumber for chute and apron; also took bent irons to blacksmith shop to be straightened. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 6.

• March 28, 1936

Got part of blacksmith work from shop, also bolts and nails from Hendry’s, also lumber from Kerckhoff. At noon, Cogswell came with carpenter and started building apron and chute. Got some new parts for electric drill and assembled. Meals 11.

• March 29, 1936

Sun. 2 men and Smitty and self working on chute and apron for isl. wharf. Meals 11.

• March 30, 1936

Got chute and apron almost finished. Meals 12.

• March 31, 1936

Finished apron and chute. Put them aboard. At 5:10 P.M. left for Santa Rosa. Ed and Doug Mitchell and cattle buyer Rosie aboard, also Smitty and Cogswell. Plenty of sea and wind. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 8.

• April 1, 1936

Arrived isl. at 8:00 A.M., went longside bow out. Put apron in place, also chute, fixed runway. Loaded 187 veal calves for R & S Calf Co., also 19 heifers for L.A. At 8:40 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 11. Doug and Ed and Cogswell coming in.

April 2, 1936

Arrived Berth 94 at 7:30 A.M. Let Doug off to get his car, proceeded to Wilm. Arrived Berth 195 at 7:50 A.M. Cattle off and shipped all calves, leaving hay for the heifers and a man to watch them. At 9:10 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 9:35 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 4.

April 3, 1936

Drove to Wilm. cattle pens and shipped heifers to Sterling Pac. Co. Raining most of the day. No meals aboard.

April 4, 1936

Raining, no meals aboard.

April 5, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

April 6, 1936

Painting, no meals aboard.

April 7, 1936

Doing odd jobs, no meals aboard.

April 8, 1936

Doing odd jobs and painting, no meals.

April 9, 1936

Overhauling winch eng. carb. No meals.

April 10, 1936

Doing odd jobs on board, no meals.

April 11, 1936

Getting deck ready for cattle, got 2 loads shavings. Meals to crew 12.

April 12, 1936

Sun. Cleaning, paint work, filled port water tank. At 7:25 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., E.N. Vail on board. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 1. Foggy leaving Pedro, cleared up off Redondo.

April 13, 1936

Arrived isl. at 6:50 A.M., anchored, put Ed ashore in skiff. At 7:25 A.M. up anchor and went for abalones. Returned to wharf and secured longside, bow out, at 9:30 A.M. In evening got 3 skiffs from astern of Onward and loaded 171 cows and 2 bulls, one cow pinched her toe off coming aboard. After loading cattle let go lines and swung out to anchor. Put 3 skiffs on deck. C.W. and C.O. Smith and Walter Lynch aboard for trip, also Ed Vail.

April 14, 1936

At 12:35 A.M. left for Jalama station above Pt. Conception, arrived at 5:50 A.M. Anchored off the beach, took 2 skiffs off deck. E.N. decided it was too rough to discharge cattle, so at 6:50 A.M. up anchor and left for Coyo cove, arrived 7:30 A.M. All cattle off except the cow with a lame foot; finished at 9:35 A.M. At 9:55 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., E.N. Vail staying ashore. Arrived Santa Rosa isl. at 1:30 P.M., went longside bow out. At 5:00 P.M. loaded 36 veal calves, 9 heifers, 8 horses and 3 pigs for Doug Mitchell. At 5:25 P.M. left for Wilm., no passengers. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 7.

April 15, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:45 A.M. Cattle and calves and cows off and shipped via Gar. trucks. At 6:45 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 7:05 A.M., secured. Man from Auto Club of S.C. came for pigs about 9:00 A.M. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 2.

April 16, 1936

Overhauling ignition on winch engine, also automatic switch on Kohler. No meals.

April 17, 1936

Finished with winch engine. Ignition installed, new coil. No meals aboard.

April 18, 1936

Doing odd jobs on board, no meals.

April 19, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

April 20, 1936

Got broken meter box door from Wilm. repaired and replaced, putting new bottoms on galley stools, no meals aboard.

April 21, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

April 22, 1936

Fixing galley stool seats with rawhide, no meals.

April 23, 1936

Doing odd jobs, no meals.

April 24, 1936

Doing odd jobs, no meals.

April 25, 1936

Doing odd jobs, no meals.

April 26, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

April 27, 1936

Overhauling main eng. air comp., no meals.

April 28, 1936

Overhauling main eng. air comp., no meals.

April 29, 1936

Finished with air comp., no meals.

April 30, 1936

Burned and scraped paint off starboard pilothouse door, gave it coat of primer, no meals.

May 1, 1936

Painting on deck, no meals.

May 2, 1936

Scraped and painted inside of skiff, no meals.

May 3, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

[May 4, 1936 omitted]

May 5, 1936

Doing odd jobs on board, no meals.

May 6, 1936

Overhauling pilothouse door locks, no meals.

May 7, 1936

Overhauling locks on all doors on upper deck, also new pins and screws in hinges, no meals.

May 8, 1936

Scraping paint on upper house. No meals.

May 9, 1936

Scraping paint on upper house. No meals.

May 10, 1936

Sun. all day. N.R. down, didn’t see him. No work or meals aboard.

May 11, 1936

Put new pins in drop handles on doors. N.R. down, went to Long Beach to look at pipe for isl. dolphin, no meals aboard.

May 12, 1936 Painting upper house, finished with pins in drop handles, no meals.

May 13, 1936

Painting upper house, N.R. and wife down, got pipe from L.B. and put on deck. Ordered cement, etc. for isl. dolphin. No meals aboard.

May 14, 1936

Crew on job. At 6:45 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. Vail, E.N. Vail, Al Vail, Roy Benton, a cook for the isl. and a welder on board. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 8, heavy headwind and sea.

May 15, 1936

Arrived isl. at 7:45 A.M., went longside bow out. Tried to lift broken off part of dolphin, carried away donkey fall, fixed it and double up on gear and lifted piece of dolphin on deck, put long 24” pipe in place over stub of dolphin, cut off right length, shortened up piece of steel on deck and put it down inside of pipe. Called it a day, let go lines and swung out to anchor. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 10.

May 16, 1936

Up early. Went longside dock to start putting concrete in dolphin cylinder. Quite a heavy groundswell running, couldn’t do it. Put all sand and gravel and cement on dock, let go wharf lines and moved anchor to southward, as wind was in the east. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 3.

May 17, 1936

Sun. Got 40 ft. old chain out of bilge. Took it ashore and put in place of broken cable in stern line, went longside dock about 11:00 A.M. Heard E.N. Vail had fallen from a horse and broken his left shoulder. Put reinforcing rods in cylinder and on dock. Loaded 78 beef cattle (steers) and at 3:00 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. N.R., E.N., Al Vail and Roy Benton on board, also the welder. Arrived Santa Barbara at 6:15 P.M. Ed, Russ and Al ashore on dock. At 6:25 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 7.

May 18, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 5:05 A.M. Cattle off and loaded in trucks. At 6:10 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:35 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 2.

May 19, 1936

Cleaning and scraping paint on port side of upper house, took N.R. Ford to L.A. in P.M., no meals aboard.

May 20, 1936

Painting port side upper house, no meals.

May 21, 1936

Painting house, N.R. down in P.M. looking for material to weld on dolphin at isl., no meals aboard.

May 22, 1936

Crew on job. Got plate from L.A. yard to weld on dolphin, got 700 feet 1 ¼ cable from Joe Priegel to go to isl., got 2 ½” shaft and had threads cut on ends for nuts, got welding outfit from L.A. to take to isl. At 5:15 P.M. left for S.O. Main Channel sta., arrived 5:30 P.M. Took 1811 gallons diesel oil. At 6:50 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. Meals to crew 19.

May 23, 1936

Arrived Santa Barbara at 4:30 A.M. N.R. and family (except Margie) and Nonie Bernard came aboard and we left for Santa Rosa at 4:40 A.M. Arrived isl. at 8:15 A.M., went longside and secured. George welding plates on dolphin, we put cement and rock on the dock. Strung 220 feet of cable on dock with team of horses, cut it off and put it in place in stern line. Gave Smitty 1400 gallons diesel oil in drums, from our tanks. About 4:00 P.M. let go lines and went out to anchor. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 8.

May 24, 1936

Sun. Got up early and went to Point Carrington for abalones. Returned to anchor. In P.M. went longside dock and loaded 29 horned beef steers, 10 heifers and 70 beef steers. At 5:20 P.M. left for Wilm., N.R. and party returning. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 8.

May 25, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 5:05 A.M., cattle off, loaded in trucks and shipped. At 7:20 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 7:40 A.M., secured. Took empty welding tanks to Long Beach in P.M. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 8.

May 26, 1936

Took tanks and torch to Starling in L.A. No meals aboard. Sent balance of 1 ¼” cable back to Priegels.

May 27, 1936

Ordered new piece of 2 ½” shafting to replace bolt taken to isl. last trip which was too short. Did some painting on upper house (port side) no meals.

May 28, 1936

Painting on house. Got shafting for bolt and took to shop to be threaded. No meals aboard.

May 29, 1936

Got supplies for isl. trip. Got threaded bolt from shop and took to blacksmith to be bent. Got paint for isl., no meals aboard.

May 30, 1936

Decoration Day. Cleaned ship. At 6:45 P.M. left for isl. N.R. and family, Miss Foster, Nonie Bernard and a painter on trip. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 2.

May 31, 1936

Arrived isl. 6:05 A.M., went longside bow out. In P.M. loaded 31 heifers, 29 calves, 22 horned steers, 59 muley steers, 13 bulls. Total animals 154. At 5:10 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 13.

June 1, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:45 A.M., cattle off and shipped via trucks. At 6:40 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 7:05 A.M. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 7.

June 2, 1936

Put new 2 in brass ell and close nipple in main eng. bilge discharge line. Got new batteries and hooked up electric cattle prod. No meals aboard.

June 3, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard. R.L. Brooks down, brought list of paints, etc. for isl. No meals.

June 4, 1936

Getting things together for isl. trip. Brooks down getting things for San Miguel isl. No meals aboard.

June 5, 1936

Crew on job. Bobbie Brooks herded his 5 sheep shearers aboard. At 7:35 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and Al Vail, Bobbie Brooks and Joe B. going to San Miguel isl. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 2.

June 6, 1936

Arrived isl. at 7:10 A.M., went longside and put groceries, paints, etc. ashore. At 8:30 A.M. left for San Miguel isl., N.R. and Al staying ashore. Arrived Cuyler’s Harbor at 10:45 A.M., Bobbie’s stuff ashore. At 4:10 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., stopped at Carrington Point at 4:05 [sic] and anchored for the night. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 7.

June 7, 1936

At 7:30 A.M. up anchor and went to the dock. Went longside, bow out, worked on dock oiling hand winches, took old cable off cap, saving 2/3 of a turnbuckle and one clamp. Loaded 108 beef steers, 27 of them for Gem Packing Co, balance for Sterling Packing Co. At 3:50 P.M. left for Wilm. (125,730). Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4. Brought 1 elk in, cut in ¼ s.

June 8, 1936

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 2:45 A.M. Man off to get N.R.’s car, proceeded on to Berth 195 Wilm. Arrived at 3:05 A.M. Cattle off and shipped via trucks. At 7:00 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 78 at 7:35 A.M. Took 2633 gallons diesel oil, 227 gallons Standard gas and 52 7/10 gallons aircraft lub. oil. At 9:40 A.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 9:50 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 3.

June 9, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

June 10, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, getting prices on pipe for N.R., no meals aboard.

June 11, 1936

Got piece of 2” brass pipe from Priegel and put in main eng. bilge discharge line, no meals aboard.

June 12, 1936

Overhauled valve in toilet tank, did some painting overside, no meals aboard.

June 13, 1936

Crew on job. Got some new pipe and fittings for isl. At 7:20 P.M. N.R. and family, Miss Moore and a boy friend of the twins came and we left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 3.

June 14, 1936

Sun. Arrived isl. at 6:25 A.M., went longside dock bow out. Loaded 26 horned steers and 27 muleys for Holmes Com. Co. L.A. Stockyards, and 55 muleys for Sterling Packing Co. At 5:15 P.M. left for Wilm. Total 108 (125,000 lbs). Meals to crew 21, extra meals 8. Brought painter in with us.

June 15, 1936

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 4:40 A.M. N.R. and Al Vail off for cars, we proceeded on to Wilm. Ran into thick fog, arrived Berth 95 Wilm. at 5:15 A.M., cattle off and shipped via trucks. At 7:00 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 7:30 A.M. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 8.

June 16, 1936

Burning paint on outside forecastle head stb. side, no meals.

June 17, 1936

Cleaned staterooms and aired mattresses, etc. Burning white paint on stb. side forecastle, no meals aboard.

June 18, 1936

Burning paint overside, no meals aboard.

June 19, 1936

Crew on job. Got load of shavings for the deck. At 7:05 P.M. N.R. and Al Vail, Nonie Bernard, Wayne Sachs and Morgan McGilvery came and we left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 18.

June 20, 1936

Arrived isl. at 6:10 A.M., anchored on range. Put groceries and paint ashore in skiff. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 5.

June 21, 1936

Sun. At 5:00 A.M. went to Carrington Point for abalones; returned about 8:00 A.M. and went longside dock bow out. At 5:05 P.M. left for Wilm. with 141 beef steers: 28 for Newmarket, 56 for Cal. Livestock Com. Co. and 57 for L.A. Union S.Y. Joe Lopez going in with us. Ran into fog at Skunk Point. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 6.

June 22, 1936

Foggy all night. New Capt. on job. He held her too far out and we almost missed San Pedro, finally found it by steering inshore. Arrived Berth 94 at 6:15 A.M. Nonie, Al Vail and Wayne Sachs off to get cars. We proceeded on to Wilm.; arrived Berth 195 at 6:40 A.M. Cattle off and shipped via trucks except 29 head. At 9:00 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 9:20 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 12, extra meals 6.

June 23, 1936

Started cleaning pipes to washbasin in #2 stateroom, no meals aboard.

June 24, 1936

Drove to Wilm. cattle pens and secured gate at S.E. corner of warehouse, took freshwater tanks loose on top of house to clean out, removed some nipples in line, no meals.

June 25, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, getting supplies together for isl., no meals aboard.

June 26, 1936

Crew on job. Got supplies for isl. and the Lynch family. At 6:25 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. At 6:25 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. N.R. and wife and Al Vail, Mrs. Nutting and Nonie Bernard on board, also new cook for the isl. Meals to crew 18, one extra meal.

June 27, 1936

Arrived Santa Barbara at 5:05 A.M. Hung onto dock until passengers came who were E.N. Vail and 2 daughters, Mrs. Lynch and 2 daughters, Joe Lopez, Margie Vail and Eddie and Francis Smith. At 5:45 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., arrived isl. at 9:40 A.M., went longside dock bow out, all passengers and stores ashore. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 12.

June 28, 1936

Sun. loaded 86 beef steers for Union Stockyards and 66 to Wilm. corrals. At 5:30 P.M. left for Wilm. N.R. and wife, Mrs. Nutting, Margie Vail, E.N. and his 2 girls, Nonie and the isl. cook going in. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 8.

June 29, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 5:20 A.M. Cattle off and 86 of them shipped via trucks. 2 cars to Hampton L.S. Com. Co., balance to Great Western L.S. Com. Co., leaving 66 in the pens. At 7:30 A.M. left for San Pedro; arrived Berth 94 at 8:00 A.M., secured. Fed cattle hay and gave them water. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 8.

June 30, 1936

Drove to Wilm. and fed cattle 4 bales hay. Got supplies for isl., etc. In P.M. drove to Wilm. and shipped balance of cattle via trucks. N.R. down. At 4:50 P.M. left for isl., no passengers. Meals to crew 18.

July 1, 1936

Arrived isl. at 4:40 A.M., went longside bow out. In P.M. loaded 131 beef steers, 32 horses (in hold), balance on deck. At 2:50 P.M. left for Wilm (75 tons), taking in 21 hides. Meals to crew 21.

July 2, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 2:50 A.M., cattle off and shipped via trucks. N.R. and Nonie down. At 5:30 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived 5:55 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 2.

July 3, 1936

Assembling stores, etc. for isl. trip, making out monthly reports in P.M., no meals aboard.

July 4, 1936

Flushed out freshwater tanks and filled them. At 6:50 P.M. left for Santa Rosa. N.R., Nita and Margie, Earl Bieg and wife and Mr. Lathrop aboard. Meals to crew 16, extra meals 7.

July 5, 1936

Ran into thick fog, had some trouble finding Gull Isl. Finally did, fog cleared up then and we proceeded on towards isl. dock. Fog shut down again, thick. Smitty heard our whistle and blew Onward’s whistle so we could find our way in. Arrived off dock at 7:30 A.M., anchored, party and groceries ashore in skiff. At 1:25 P.M. left for Santa Barbara to phone Garibaldi Truck Co. to be at Wilm. Tues. morn. instead of Mon. No passengers. Arrived Santa Barbara at 4:45 P.M, anchored. Self ashore and phoned Garibaldi at L.A. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 5.

July 6, 1936

Went ashore in morning and got isl. mail. Came aboard and left for Santa Rosa isl. at 8:35 A.M., Ray Lopez going over. Arrived isl. at 12:05 P.M., went longside dock bow out. Loaded 133 beef steers (22 horns) for Cal. L.S. Com. Co. and left for San Pedro at 3:55 P.M., all outgoing passengers returning with us. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 5. Average wt 11.25, 75 tons.

July 7, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 3:20 A.M. Cattle off and shipped in trucks. At 5:20 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 95 at 5:40 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 6.

July 8, 1936

Painting benches for isl., no meals aboard.

July 9, 1936

Finished painting isl. benches, assembling material to make a short electric prod pole.

July 10, 1936

Finished painting isl. benches, getting ready for isl. trip, no meals aboard.

July 11, 1936

Crew on job. At 6:05 P.M. left for isl. N.R. and Russ Jr., Mr. Lloyd Mills and wife, and Rosemary De Camp. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 3.

July 12, 1936

Arrived isl. at 5:50 A.M., went longside dock bow out, put benches and isl. stores on dock. Loaded 158 beef steers (3 lots) and left for San Pedro at 5:45 P.M., outgoing party returning. (89 tons) 1179 steers to date. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4.

July 13, 1936

Arrived Berth 94 at 5:30 A.M. Russ Jr. and Lloyd Mills off and we proceeded on to Wilm. Arrived Berth 195 at 5:45 A.M., cattle off and 4 cars shipped, leaving 2 cars in pens with feed and water. At 7:50 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 8:10 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 16, extra meals 6.

July 14, 1936

Fed cattle in A.M., doing odd jobs on board. No meals aboard.

July 15, 1936

Drove to Wilm. in A.M. and fed cattle, again in P.M. and shipped one carload, and in evening shipped the last carload. No meals aboard.

July 16, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, hooked up short electric prod pole, no meals.

July 17, 1936

Crew on job, getting ready for trip to isl. via Santa Barbara. Took big searchlight out of Kerckhoff’s old office. At 5:50 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. Nonie Bernard, Sandy Wilkinson and a boy friend of his on board. Meals to crew 18.

July 18, 1936

Sun. Arrived Santa Barbara at 4:40 A.M., went longside on spring line. N.R. Vail and wife, Russ Jr., a Mr. Browning, going to San Miguel isl. to count sheep. Herb Lester and Couga Smith came aboard. At 4:55 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl.; arrived at isl. wharf at 8:45 A.M., went longside bow out. Put supplies and people ashore. At 9:05 A.M. left for San Miguel isl., arrived Cuyler’s Harbor at 11:30 A.M. Herb and Mr. Browning ashore in skiff, crew put provisions ashore. At 5:10 P.M. Mr. Browning and a young boy, Edgar Besford [Bedford?], who had been on isl. came aboard and we left for Santa Rosa isl. Arrived Carrington Pt. at 7:10 P.M., anchored for night. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 14.

July 19, 1936

Sun. Up early and got abalones. At 7:05 A.M. left for the wharf; arrived 7:20 A.M., went longside bow out, loaded 130 beef steers (1309): 28 horns in hold, 54 horns forward on deck for Sterling and 48 mulies aft for Washburn & Condon. At 5:00 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 11.

July 20, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:45 A.M., cattle off and 4 cars shipped in trucks, 28 left in pens and fed. At 6:10 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:30 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 7, meals to Brooks 13.

July 21, 1936

Fed cattle in morning and again in evening. Doing odd jobs, no meals aboard.

July 22, 1936

Drove to Wilm. and fed steers in A.M. At noon (having bought 4 bales alfalfa), drove over again and fed them the alfalfa. Shut water off, at 7:15 P.M. shipped them via truck and trailer. No meals.

July 23, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals aboard.

July 24, 1936

Crew on job, cleaning upper deck, etc. Got supplies for isl., etc. Lumber from K.C. yard for isl., also 2 joints stovepipe extra heavy galvanized. At 6:30 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and Nita, Russie, Wave[?] and Hazel Waggoner, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer and Morgan McGilvery. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 6.

July 25, 1936

Arrived isl. at 5:35 A.M., went longside bow out, groceries, etc. ashore. Lay at dock all day. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 10.

July 26, 1936

Sun. Loaded 142 cattle in 3 lots: 56 and 44 mulies and 42 horns (86 tons). At 6:55 P.M. left for Wilm., all outgoing party returning. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 10.

July 27, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 6:30 A.M. Cattle put in pens and fed. Nonie Bernard down for brand inspection. At 7:55 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 8:20 A.M., secured. At 9:00 A.M. left for Berth 72, arrived 9:20 A.M. Took 3280 gallons diesel oil and at 10:35 A.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 10:50 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 9. Shipped horned steers at 6:00 P.M., fed and watered balance.

July 28, 1936

Drove to Wilm. in A.M. Drug dead steer out of pen so S.P. Reduction Co. could take it away. Fed balance 9 bales hay. The steer that died was the one that lost his hoof coming aboard Sun. at the isl., it was one of the lot of 44. Drove to Wilm. in evening and fed 9 bales of hay, no meals aboard.

July 29, 1936

Drove to Wilm. early in A.M. and shipped 43 muleys to Cal. via Gar. trucks (5:00 A.M.). Working on Kohler governor. In P.M. at 4:00 drove to Wilm. and fed balance of cattle, no meals aboard.

July 30, 1936

Drove to Wilm. at 3:30 A.M., shipped 56 steers to Cal. via Gar. trucks. Got new ball bearing from Etshoken & Galvan, for Kohler governor, no meals aboard.

July 31, 1936

Crew on job. Assembling Kohler governor, etc. At 7:45 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and family (except Al) on board, also Morgan McGilvery. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 2.

August 1, 1936

Arrived isl. 7:15 A.M., went longside bow out. Passengers and stores ashore. Walter Lynch came aboard and we left for Santa Barbara at 7:45 A.M. Arrived Santa Barbara at 11:15 A.M., put Lynch off on wharf and went out to anchor. Finished assembling Kohler governor and making adjustments. Timed mag. etc. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 6.

August 2, 1936

Sun. Up anchor and left for Santa Rosa at 7:00 A.M. Arrived isl. at 11:00 A.M., went longside bow out. In P.M. loaded 4 lots: 64 mules in hold, 58 horns, 17 mules and 14 horns on deck, total 153 (87 tons). At 5:45 P.M. left for Wilm. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 8.

August 3, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 6:10 A.M. Cattle off and shipped 2 cars out of the 64 lot via Gar. trucks. At 7:35 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 7:55 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 8. Changed #4 exhaust valve.

August 4, 1936

Drove to Wilm. and shipped 64 horned steers, to Cal. Pac. Co. via Gar trucks. At 4:00 A.M. fed the remaining 31; in P.M. drove over to see if they were O.K. No meals.

August 5, 1936

Drove to Wilm. and shipped 31 steers via Gar. trucks. Tried to get plugs out of water troughs, succeeded in removing one only, remaining ones rusted in. No meals.

August 6, 1936

Took exhaust valve and cage to shop to be faced. Also 3 broken oil lines (hi-press). Doing odd jobs on board. No meals aboard.

August 7, 1936

Getting ready for isl. trip, didn’t go. Coil of copper wire, box of insulators came from L.A. via truck. No meals aboard.

August 8, 1936

Crew on job. Cleaning paint work, etc. At 6:05 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and wife, Margie, Dorothy Marne, also Mr. and Mrs. Daving aboard. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 5. Raining most of the night.

August 9, 1936

Sun. Arrived isl. at 5:35 A.M., raining. Went longside bow out. No 6 fuel valve had broken spring, installed new one. Gave Smitty 1100 gallons diesel oil from Vaquero tanks. Loaded 96 steers (muleys), 22 horns, 27 muleys (cows) and 9 boludas (153). At 5:55 P.M. left for San Pedro, Margie and Al Vail staying on isl., Russ Jr. going in. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 12. (78 tons). 1 hindquarter of beef brought in for N.R. Vail.

August 10, 1936

Arrived San Pedro, Berth 94 at 5:55 A.M. Daving and Russ Jr. off for cars. We proceeded on to Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 6:15 A.M. Cattle off and fed. At 7:50 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 8:10 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 12.

August 11, 1936

Drove to Wilm. at 3:00 A.M. and shipped 22 horned steers, 27 cows and 9 boludas to Cal. via Gar. trucks. At 5:45 P.M. drove to Wilm. and fed remaining 96 steers. No meals aboard.

August 12, 1936

Shipped all remaining beef steers in pens (96), finishing at 3:00 A.M., to Cal. via Gar. trucks. Doing odd jobs aboard. No meals.

August 13, 1936

Got gaskets for fuel valves. Found holding down fork on #4 fuel valve badly cut out by nut, took it to welder and had it built up. Put #4 in place and tried out. No meals aboard.

August 14, 1936

Crew on job. Getting ready for isl. trip. Got supplies, etc. At 7:00 P.M. left for isl. N.R. and wife, Miss McKittrick, Edd Vail, Wayne Sachs and wife and Nonie Bernard on trip. Meals to crew 20.

August 15, 1936

Arrived isl. at 7:15 A.M. No one on dock to give us lines; put Needlenose ashore to do the honors. Finally got longside, bow out and secured. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 7.

August 16, 1936

Sun. Loaded 132 cattle: 65 muley feeders, 13 horned feeders, 28 muley beef and 8 horned beef, 18 boludas. At 5:10 P.M. left for Wilm., outgoing party returning. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 7.

August 17, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 6:00 A.M., cattle off and fed and watered. At 7:25 A.M. left for San Pedro, leaving Needlenose at pens to ship 18 boludas via truck which he did. Arrived San Pedro 7:45 A.M., secured. Drove to Wilm. for Needlenose. E.N. Vail came down at noon and we drove to Wilm. and shipped 36 beef steers to Merchants Pac. Co. via trucks. Drove Edd to L.A. in P.M. Meals to crew 16, extra meals 7.

August 18, 1936

Drove to Wilm. at 5:00 A.M. and fed remaining cattle. After breakfast went to cattle pens and stayed there until all remaining cattle were shipped (about 2:00 P.M.) No meals.

August 19, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard. No meals.

August 20, 1936

Ground unloader valve in main eng., retimed eng., no meals aboard.

August 21, 1936

Crew on job, getting ready for isl. trip. At 7:55 P.M. left for isl. N.R. and Nita, Edd Vail, Mrs. Nutting and daughter, Fred Stone and Mr. Hallsall. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 5.

August 22, 1936

Arrived isl. at 8:25 A.M., went longside bow out. Gave Smitty 270 gallons diesel oil from our tanks. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 5.

August 23, 1936

Loaded 142 cattle: 19 heifers, 16 boludas, 52 beef and 55 feeders. At 5:55 P.M. left for Wilm., all outgoing party returning, also Margie Vail, isl. cook and Luther Dennison, also Mrs. Lynch and her 2 girls. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 13 (64 tons).

August 24, 1936

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 6:50 A.M., cattle off. Left Needlenose to watch them and we left for San Pedro at 8:05 A.M., arrived Berth 94 at 8:20 A.M., secured. Took deck panels off and put in shop. Drove to Wilm. for Needlenose, came back to Vaquero and had lunch. Sent Needle back to Wilm. in my car. At 12:50 P.M. left for Berth 72 (Richfield Oil Co.), arrived 1:10 P.M. Took water, 203 gallons bulk gas and 3205 gallons diesel oil. At 2:00 P.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 2:20 P.M., secured. Put up booms and took heavy panels out of hold, put most of fertilizer from hold on the dock. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 13.

August 25, 1936

Putting deck and hold dunnage on dock. Meals to crew 12.

August 26, 1936

Cleaning ship, no meals aboard.

August 27, 1936

Scraping and painting mast, took rusted out sheet metal off stb. bow and ordered new piece to replace it, gave wood beneath two coats of paint. No meals aboard.

August 28, 1936

Got new piece of sheet metal for starboard bow and started putting it in place, burning paint inside bulwarks, no meals aboard.

August 29, 1936

Finished with sheet metal on stb. bow and painted same, also part of hull, burning paint off inside bulwarks, no meals.

August 30, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

August 31, 1936

Burning paint on deck, had new pin made for anchor shackle (stb. anc.), no meals aboard.

September 1, 1936

Put renewed globe valve back in place on stb. maneuvering tank, ground in safety valve and pumped up air, burning paint on deck, no meals aboard.

September 2, 1936

Burning paint on main deck, drove to Wilm. twice to make arrangements to put Vaquero in Consolidated ship[yard] to clean bottom, got anchor in place from dock, no meals aboard. N.R. and Al Vail down in evening.

September 3, 1936

Burning paint on inside bulwarks on main deck. At 8:05 A.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 8:30 A.M., secured with stern abreast cattle dock. No meals.

September 4, 1936

Burning paint on deck, and looking for dry rot, didn’t find much, no meals aboard.

September 5, 1936

Burning paint on deck, taking rusted out sheet metal off rail on main deck, no meals aboard.

September 6, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

September 7, 1936

Labor Day all day, no meals aboard.

September 8, 1936

Finished burning paint on inside bulwarks. Started painting same, painting hatch coamings and covers, no meals aboard.

September 9, 1936

Burning paint on outside forecastle head top, cleaning outside eng. room, painted top of bulwarks on main deck, no meals.

September 10, 1936

Finished burning white paint on port forecastle head, painting on deck, no meals.

September 11, 1936

Painting on deck. N.R. and Nonie Bernard in A.M., no meals aboard.

September 12, 1936

Painting on deck and white topsides forecastle. No meals aboard.

September 13, 1936

Sun. all day, no meals aboard.

September 14, 1936

Burning paint off cargo booms, touching up bare spots around outside of engine room, no meals aboard.

September 15, 1936

Burning paint off booms. N.R. down with some experimental paint remover, painting on deck, no meals aboard.

September 16, 1936

Painting hatch coamings and covers, also bulwarks. No meals aboard.

September 17, 1936

Finished painting all hatch covers and coamings, painted upper rail and finished top of lower rail, no meals aboard.

September 18, 1936

Painting buffalo aft., overhauling diaphragm pump on main deck, no meals aboard.

September 18, 1936 [date duplicated]

Finished buffalo on upper deck, also overhauling hand bilge pump, started filling cracks in booms with plastic, no meals.

September 19, 1936

Painting on deck, no meals aboard.

September 20, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

September 21, 1936

Filling boom cracks, cleaning and painting on deck, no meals aboard.

September 22, 1936

Burning paint off knees under upper deck aft. Working on boom cracks and painting white, no meals aboard.

September 23, 1936

Finished burning paint off knees. Worked on boom cracks and painted on deck. N.R. and Nita down at noon, no meals. After going home in evening Ernest called and said we had to move the Vaquero to get out of McCormick’s way, so at 7:55 P.M. we left for Berth 94 San Pedro, where we secured at 8:15 P.M.

September 24, 1936

Painting on deck and working on booms, no meals aboard.

September 25, 1936

Finished painting inside bulwarks, no meals.

September 26, 1936

Burning paint off stb. lifeboat, finished removing paint from booms and sandpapered same, painted some white on stern. N.R. and Al Vail down in P.M., bringing some cast wood, no meals aboard.

September 27, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

September 28, 1936

Finished burning [paint off] stb. side lifeboat, also painting white around stern, first coat. Put 2 quarts cast wood in cracks in booms, started cleaning cables on main deck aft. Painted stb. side lifeboat 1st coat. No meals aboard.

September 29, 1936

Burning paint off port side lifeboat, finished filling cracks in booms, cleaning and oiling cables on main deck, no meals aboard.

September 30, 1936

Finished burning paint on stb. lifeboat, gave coat of paint, finished oiling cables stb. side, did some painting overside, no meals aboard.

October 1, 1936

Painting white on outside stanchions and around stern, also lifeboat. Cleaning cables. No meals aboard.

October 2, 1936

Painting davits and stanchions on port side, finished cleaning and oiling cables on main deck, started painting overside, no meals aboard.

October 3, 1936

Painting on deck and overside, chipped starboard chain plates, no meals aboard.

October 4, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

October 5, 1936

Cleaning and spotting port lifeboat, painted scuttle on forecastle, painting overside, no meals aboard.

October 6, 1936

Painted port lifeboat and white on starboard upper rail, painting bulwarks outside, no meals.

October 7, 1936

Finished painting rail white on upper deck, painted nameplates on each bow and did some painting overside, no meals.

October 8, 1936

Finished painting black outside bulwarks, painted top of rail amidships, chipped bits on forecastle, no meals.

October 9, 1936

Painting white on upper house, also black on lower rail, working on stb. lifeboat cover, no meals, N.R. down in eve.

October 10, 1936

Painting upper house and bits aft. No meals aboard.

October 11, 1936

Sun. all day, no meals or work aboard.

October 12, 1936

Painting house white, chipping and painting bits, no meals aboard.

October 13, 1936

Varnishing shutters and windows on upper house, took valve off stb. air tank and to shop to have leak brazed, no meals aboard.

October 14, 1936

Finished with shutters and windows, connected up repaired valve on stb. tank and pumped up air pressure, valve still leaked, took it out again and to shop, no meals aboard.

October 15, 1936

Getting ready to paint toilet. Scraped blisters overhead and gave coat of flat. Had valve off air tank brazed for the third time. Painted gray stripe around bottom of upper house. N.R. called and told of Charlie Smith’s accidental death and for Ernest and I to go to Santa Barbara prepared to take Walter Lynch back to isl. on Onward. No meals aboard.

October 16, 1936

Ernest Horlan and myself left for Santa Barbara in my car at 5:00 A.M., arrived Santa Barbara at 7:40 A.M., went to funeral at 10:00 A.M. In P.M. brought Onward into wharf and took gasoline (about 700 gallons). No meals aboard.

October 17, 1936

Left Santa Barbara on Onward at 7:05 A.M., strong easterly wind and swell. Water got on the magneto and almost stopped eng. Finally got it dried off and proceeded, arrived isl. at 11:00 A.M. Lynch off and on dock and we left for Santa Barbara, arrived 3:00 P.M., no meals aboard.

October 18, 1936

Sun. No work or meals aboard Vaquero.

October 19, 1936

Self returned aboard Vaquero, leaving Horlan at Santa Barbara. Ground in seat, etc. on valve and put it in place again. Found it wouldn’t hold air when closed, took it off and got new valve from Hendry’s, no meals aboard.

October 20, 1936

Installed new valve in air line, pumped up stb. tank, man aboard looked boat over with view of buying. No meals aboard.

October 21, 1936

Painting in toilet aft, no meals aboard.

October 22, 1936

Painting on deck and in eng. room, no meals.

October 23, 1936

Found water tank on toilet leaking badly, took it out, removed tank from toilet forward (which has not been used for some time), put new fittings in it and installed it aft. No meals aboard.

October 24, 1936

Finished installing toilet tank aft, found some badly rusted nipples, replaced them, made lid for tank, no meals aboard.

October 25, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

October 26, 1936

Finished painting toilet, also did some odd jobs aboard, no meals.

October 27, 1936

Painted scuttle and after companionway ladder, no meals aboard.

October 28, 1936

Relettered life rings and boats, no meals aboard.

October 29, 1936

Trying to paint hull, didn’t get much done as it kept trying to rain. N.R. called at noon and gave orders to get ready for trip to isl., no meals aboard.

October 30, 1936

Getting provisions for isl. trip, crew on job. At 6:15 P.M. left for isl. with N.R. and Mahlon Vail, Al Vail, Chas. Bell, Jack Rooipaugh and a teamster for the isl. Had rain and variable winds. Meals to crew 10, extra meals 7. Eddie Smith also on trip.

October 31, 1936

Arrived isl. at 8:20 A.M., anchored, party ashore in skiff. In P.M. went for abalones, returned and anchored outside Onward for the night. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 7.

November 1, 1936

Sun. At 8:50 A.M. up anchor and moved in closer to dock. At dark loaded 3 elk in skiff and 2 deer. At 7:30 P.M. left for San Pedro, all outgoing party except teamster returning. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 6.

November 2, 1936

Arrived San Pedro, Berth 94 at 8:20 A.M., secured. Jack took 2 ½ elk with him in Chevy pickup. Mahlon came down in evening and got the hides and horns. Meals to crew 10, extra meals 6.

November 3, 1936

Working on lifeboat cover, got some waterproofed canvas for Onward hatch cover. No meals.

November 4, 1936

Working on Onward’s hatch cover, took out old storage battery for winch eng. and got new one and put in its place, no meals aboard.

November 5, 1936

Working on Onward’s hatch cover and our lifeboat cover, repaired and varnished toilet seat, no meals aboard.

November 6, 1936

At 9:40 A.M. left for L.A. drydock, arrived 9:55 A.M. Went on dock (lots of coral), cleaned bottom, filled bilge as high as possible with water trying to find leak, didn’t find it, pumped water out of bilge, no meals aboard.

November 7, 1936

Painting hull above waterline, no meals.

November 8, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

November 9, 1936

Yard men caulking seams and butts where necessary. All sea strainers removed and painted under and replaced with new brass screws, hull below waterline touched up with copper paint and 25 gallons tropical anti-fouling applied. At 1:55 P.M. off dock and left for Berth 94, arrived 2:15 P.M., secured, no meals aboard.

November 10, 1936

Working on lifeboat cover, 45 sacks seed barley came via Pacific Freight Lines Express, put on deck, overhauling winch eng. starter. No meals aboard.

November 11, 1936

Armistice Day all day. Went to warehouse in Wilm. to receive hay, but it didn’t arrive. No work or meals aboard.

November 12, 1936

Working on lifeboat cover, stowed seed barley out of the way, assembled winch eng. starter, no meals aboard.

November 13, 1936

Finished stb. lifeboat cover, started laying out deck dunnage, no meals aboard.

November 14, 1936

Started putting cattle panels on board, filled freshwater tanks, no meals aboard.

November 15, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

November 16, 1936

Put some more panels in place, no meals.

November 17, 1936

Repaired one panel and received 3 loads shavings from G.R. Douglas, no meals aboard.

November 18, 1936

Painting in eng. room, no meals aboard.

November 19, 1936

Hot N.E. wind blowing, had to wet down sawdust to keep it from blowing away. Tried to find electrical trouble in eng. room circuit, no luck, no meals aboard.

November 20, 1936

Still hunting for electrical short in eng. room, no luck. N.R. down in P.M. No meals.

November 21, 1936

Found short in junction box in galley, fixed it. No meals aboard.

November 22, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

November 23, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

November 24, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

November 25, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

November 26, 1936

Thanksgiving Day, all day. No work or meals aboard. N.R. down with vaccine.

November 27, 1936

Crew on job. Piled shavings up forward and put balance of panels in place, at 7:10 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and wife, Margie, Miss Nutting, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Al, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Wong, also Smitty and Bill Lopez. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 3.

November 28, 1936

Arrived isl. at 6:10 A.M., went longside bow out, cable on bow breast carried away. Put seed barley and chicken feed ashore, also passengers. Pulled chain up on dock until we came to place cable was fastened on (length of cable 41 ft). In P.M. replaced cable with two strands of ¾ black which Smitty had on the isl. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 14.

November 29, 1936

Sun. Lying at anchor off dock. In P.M. ran line to dock and hauled stern in close and took passengers off inshore dolphin. Left for San Pedro at 5:10 P.M. All outgoing party returning excepting Smitty and Bill Lopez. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 12.

November 30, 1936

Arrived San Pedro, Berth 94 at 4:20 A.M., secured. At 10:15 A.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 10:30 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 14, extra meals 8.

December 1, 1936

Hooked up shore lights and making out monthly reports. No meals aboard.

December 2, 1936

When I put A/C juice into the engine room circuit I found a dead short. Blew several fuses trying to locate it, finally started an elimination test. Found it was in lower eng. room, no meals aboard.

December 3, 1936

Working on light circuit all day. Didn’t get through. No meals aboard.

December 4, 1936

Found 2 shorts in engine room light circuit. Fixed them. No meals aboard.

December 5, 1936

Repaired all broken 2 x 3s in feed racks in cattle pens. Put old bull board back in place for unloading cattle from cars. Nailed top back on Smith meter box, which had been pried off. McCormick steamer Hollywood came in and tied up just ahead of us. We moved back as far as possible to give her room. No meals aboard.

December 6, 1936

Sun. all day. No work or meals aboard.

December 7, 1936

Filled freshwater tanks, emptied starboard cylinder oil tank and put oil in port tank. No meals aboard.

December 8, 1936

Checked fuel. Put drum of R.P.M. oil in stb. tank. Put out 45 bales of hay for incoming cattle. No meals aboard.

December 9, 1936

At 9:00 A.M. 15 cars cattle came, all Texas & Pacific cars, first 2 numbers on each car. 22 – car 22362 – [52] steers car 261 – [52] steers – 426 [52] steers – 007 – [51] steers – 205 [52] steers – 167 [52] steers –311 [52] steers – balance of 8 cars, mixed steers and heifers – 327 [55] – 254 [55] – 378 [54] – 029 [42] – 418 [54] – 481 [54] – 397 [54] – 203 [56]. Edd and Russ down; after stock was out of cars Edd cut the mixed cars. In P.M. loaded 355 steers, put out 14 bales more hay, at 7:30 P.M. left Berth 195, 3 cowboys and a cook for the isl. aboard; N.R. brought them down. At 7:45 P.M. stopped at Berth 95 and picked up deckhand and cook who had taken 2 cars and put them in the shed. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 6.

December 10, 1936

Arrived isl. 6:25 A.M., brisk east wind, swung into dock with eng. Cattle off and at 7:50 A.M. left for San Pedro, strong east wind blowing until 3:00 P.M., arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 9:00 P.M. Loaded 127 heifers and balance of steers 240, total 367. At 10:50 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4.

December 11, 1936

Arrived isl. at 9:40 A.M., cattle off. At 11:25 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 9:35 P.M., secured. Meals to crew 21.

December 12, 1936

Got supplies for isl.; ton of coal for Brooks. At 2:10 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 2:30 P.M. Loaded 346 (all cattle in pens) and at 4:15 P.M. left for San Pedro; arrived Berth 94 at 4:35 P.M., secured. At 9:00 A.M. we had unloaded the following cars of heifers at Wilm. stockyard: S.P. 74739 [57], all following cars were T.P. 22364 [56] – 296 [56] – 088 [56] – 278 [56] – total 281. Also fed 18 bales hay. At 7:00 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and Al Vail, Nonie Bernard and John Moore aboard. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 4.

December 13, 1936

Sun. arrived isl. at 6:45 A.M., went longside. Heavy undertow, had trouble keeping chute on rail. Cattle off, let go lines, swung out to anchor, changed #5 exhaust and full valve. At 2:15 P.M. left for Santa Barbara [indistinct abbreviation or word] Skunk Pt. and west end of isl. Stopped at Johnson’s Lee and went in skiff to fisherman’s mooring and bummed some fish, returned aboard and proceeded on to west end and to Santa Barbara, where we arrived at 10:15 P.M. Went longside dock on spring line, Mr. Moore ashore, went out to anchor. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 9.

December 14, 1936

At 3:40 A.M. up anchor, left for Santa Rosa isl., arrived wharf at 7:10 A.M. N.R. and Nonie off on dock. At 7:30 A.M. left for San Miguel isl., arrived Cuyler’s Hbr. at 9:35 A.M. Anchored, put provisions ashore also coal, too rough to handle steel rails, so we kept them aboard. At 1:10 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., raining since 9:00 A.M. Messenger chain broke during the process of raising the anchor; repaired it while running ahead slow, got anchor the rest of the way up and proceeded on our way, strong easterly wind. Arrived Santa Rosa wharf at 4:05 P.M., went longside bow in, party came aboard and we left for San Pedro at 4:10 P.M., S.E. wind and rain. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 6.

December 15, 1936

Raining with easterly winds all night; arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 10:50 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 3.

December 16, 1936

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

December 17, 1936

Drying out all mattresses and bedding, wet from last trip. No meals aboard.

December 18, 1936

Overhauling galley pump, no meals aboard.

December 19, 1936

Couldn’t make galley pump work, took cylinder off and found inside badly scored. No meals aboard.

December 20, 1936

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

December 21, 1936

Took galley pump cylinder to shop and had it bored out, put new cup leather in it and assembled, no meals aboard. In P.M. went to N.R. Vail’s house for Xmas honey.

December 22, 1936

Drove to Wilm. and put out 42 bales hay. Getting deck straightened out for cattle, no meals aboard.

December 23, 1936 Drove to Wilm. and unloaded the following cars, at about 12:00 A.M. T & P #22361 [61] heifers, T & P #22245 [61] heifers, S.L. & S.P. car #47288 [60] steers; one down, got it up and it walked out, M.K.T. 46557 [60] steers – balance of cars T & P – 22477 [63] steers, 22236 [61] steers, 22344 [63] steers, 22308 [62] steers, 22243 [61] steers, 22403 [50] yearlings, 22016 [60] heifers, 22222 [58] heifers, 22452 [41] yearlings, 22454 [51] steers. At 11:10 A.M. left for Standard Oil main channel station, took 2370 gallons diesel oil, 235 gallons gas and 4 gallons coal oil. At 12:35 P.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 12:45 P.M. and secured. Got supplies for boat and isl. At 2:45 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 3:05 P.M. Loaded 60 steer calves, 240 heifer calves and 91 yearling steers. At 6:50 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., no passengers. Meals to crew 18.

December 24, 1936

Arrived isl. at 6:40 A.M., went longside. Too much undertow to hold on and discharge cattle. At 8:30 A.M. stern breast line carried away, so we let go balance of lines and swung out to anchor. At 3:00 P.M. tried to go longside, not enough water. Held on to lines until 4:10 P.M., pulled her into place and put cattle ashore, smashed chute up some. Finally got them all off and left for San Pedro at 5:20 P.M. Meals to crew 21. Started raining at 9:00 P.M., rained all the way to San Pedro.

December 25, 1936

Xmas day. Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 4:35 A.M., secured. At 2:20 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 2:35 P.M. Loaded 436 (approx.) steer calves. One dead calf in this lot which we took out to sea and dumped. It was most likely the one we had to drag out of car S.L. & S.P. #47288. After we got it out of the car it got up and walked away and seemed O.K. At 5:45 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., headwind and sea. Meals to crew 20.

December 26, 1936

Arrived isl. at 6:50 A.M. Winch engine not delivering full power, finally got longside by wet nursing her. Cattle off and at 8:20 A.M. left for Wilm., arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 7:10 P.M. Loaded 7 cars, 2 of them yearlings, 317. At 9:35 P.M. left for San Pedro, stopped at Berth 94 and picked up N.R. and Al Vail and boy friend, also Couga and Francis and Eddie Smith. At 10:00 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Meals to crew 21.

December 27, 1936

Sun. Strong south and S.W. winds and rain all night, cut through between Anacapa and Santa Cruz to get out of S.W. swell. Arrived isl. at 10:45 A.M., went longside and discharged cattle. Let go lines and swung out to anchor. Worked all P.M. taking bilge suction out of forward hold; found it filled with shavings, cleaned it out and replaced. At 7:50 P.M. left for San Pedro, N.R. and the 2 boys returning, raining. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 8.

December 28, 1936 Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 7:10 A.M. Fed cattle 18 bales hay and left for San Pedro at 8:00 A.M., arrived Berth 94 at 8:10 A.M., secured. Took head off winch engine, found several valves stuck, changing oil in winch and main engine. Meals to crew 20, extra meals 3.

December 29, 1936

Man from Uhlin shop hooked up inch line to suction trap in bilge line. We reseated valves in winch eng. head and replaced head; eng. still wouldn’t run. Put in all new plugs, still no results. 2 men at cattle pens till noon helping N.R. vaccinate calves. Drove to pens in P.M. and put out hay. No meals aboard.

December 30, 1936

Found eng. out of time on valves; had to raise end up and take cover off and retime. Finally got her going trying to pump bilge. No meals.

December 31, 1936

Working on bilge suction line all day having a heck of a time. Drove to Wilm. and put out 30 bales of hay for incoming cattle. No meals aboard.

January 1, 1937

Drove to Wilm. about 8:00 A.M. and received 417 head of mixed steer and heifer calves, also some yearlings, mixed in following cars: S.P. #75317 [59], S.P. 70496 [59], S.P. 72006 [59], S.P. 71245 [60], S.P. 75238 [60], T & N.O. 14298 [60], T & N.O. 61816 [60]. Working on bilge suction line to hold. At 2:10 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 2:25 P.M. Loaded all the 240 steer calves, and enough of the mixed steer and heifer calves to make a load of 433. One calf jumped overboard and got away. Put out 18 bales of hay, and at 6:00 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., a welder going up with us. Meals to crew 21, extra meal 1. Fine weather this trip.

January 2, 1937

Arrived isl. at 6:35 A.M., cattle off. At 8:05 A.M. left for Wilm.; arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 6:45 P.M. Drove to store and P.O. At 7:50 P.M. left for Wilm.; arrived Berth 195 at 8:05 P.M. Loaded balance of cattle in pens, 206. One dead, put it in after port pen. At 9:45 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., no passengers. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 1.

January 3, 1937

Sun. Arrived Santa Rosa isl. at 8:20 A.M., cattle off. At 9:30 A.M. left for Santa Barbara. Couga Smith and 2 children aboard, also welder. Arrived wharf at 12:50 P.M. Couga took me in car to try and get groceries for isl. Went to Goleta, no luck. Came back to Santa Barbara, got in touch with Western States wholesale grocery, got sack sugar, 1 case milk, 5 Royal baking powder, 6 packages magic yeast and a case of matches. Returned to Vaquero and left for isl. at 2:20 P.M. Arrrived isl. at 5:45 P.M., anchored close in, put skiff in water and took groceries ashore. At 6:20 P.M. left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 2.

January 4, 1937

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 5:30 A.M., secured. At 7:00 A.M. left for Standard Oil Co. main channel station, arrived 7:20 A.M. Took 1727 gallons diesel oil and 54 gallons P.P.M., filled freshwater tanks and left for Berth 94 at 8:35 A.M. Arrived Berth 94 at 8:50 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 15, extra meal one. Returned two [indistinct word] barrels to Standard main channel station.

January 5, 1937

Took head off Kohler eng., cleaned carbon and ground valves, replaced and changed oil. No meals aboard.

January 6, 1937

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

January 7, 1937

Ordered chain for isl. breast line mooring. At 12:10 P.M. drove to Wilm. and received one truckload of calves [27]. About 3:00 P.M. a truck and trailer came with [64] more. About 4:30 P.M. 2 trucks with trailers came with 64 each. About 6:20 P.M. three semis came with 30, 29 and 29 respectively [307]. No meals aboard, put out hay for cattle.

January 8, 1937

Drove to Wilm. and put out balance of hay, got chain aboard, got supplies for island and boat. At 2:20 P.M. left for Wilm., arrived Berth 195 at 2:35 P.M. Loaded 307 calves and at 4:00 P.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 4:15 P.M., secured. N.R. came and we left for Santa Rosa isl. at 7:25 P.M. Meals to crew 21.

January 9, 1937

Arrived isl. at 6:40 A.M., cattle off, gave Smitty 1500 gallons diesel oil from our tanks. At 4:30 P.M. let go lines and anchored outside Onward. N.E. wind all day. Meals to crew 21.

January 10, 1937

Sun. Picked up bow breast line mooring and renewed chain. Dropped it again and shackled to wharf chain. At 5:30 P.M. left for San Pedro, N.R. going in, also cowboys Swede and Curley. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 3. One stallion on board.

January 11, 1937

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 5:00 A.M., secured. Cleaned upper deck and eng. room. Meals to crew 15, extra meals 3.

January 12, 1937

Raining, fed and watered horse, no meals.

January 13, 1937

Still raining, no meals aboard.

January 14, 1937

Taking lost motion out of links on galley pump, no meals aboard.

January 15, 1937

Finished with galley pump, no meals.

January 16, 1937

Checking Kohler plant to find cause of eng. not stopping when switch was cut off. Found broken ground wire, fixed it. Eng. still refused to stop as she should, found generator was breaking down. Took stallion which had been on deck since the last trip from the isl. to Wilm. and put in pen. Took all deck panels ashore and in warehouse. No meals aboard.

January 17, 1937

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

January 18, 1937

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

January 19, 1937

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

January 20, 1937

Looking for short in Kohler generator line to switchboard, didn’t find it. No meals aboard.

January 21, 1937

N.R. Vail down in A.M., gave him 5 gallons R.P.M. cylinder oil. Working on main engine valves, assembled new one, donated by Cressey, no meals aboard.

January 22, 1937

Bought bale of alfalfa hay from Wilm. feed store for stallion in cattle pen. At Wilm. found water pipe on top of fence had frozen and burst for a distance of about 4 feet; called Harbor Dept. and notified them of conditions. Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

January 23, 1937

Fed horse at Wilm. Tried to change #1 exhaust valve. Puller wouldn’t go far enough on cage to hold, so took it to shop to have threads chased out, no meals aboard.

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January 25, 1937

Fed horse. Got puller for valve cages from shop; took out #one exhaust valve, ground in new cage and valve, no meals aboard.

January 26, 1937

Drove to Wilm. cattle pens and gave horse balance of hay. At 1:00 P.M. shipped him via truck to LA. Union Stockyards. Worked on Kohler. No meals aboard.

January 27, 1937

Took out #2 exhaust valve, started installing Cressey valve in its place. Took cage nut to shop to be cut back. No meals aboard.

January 28, 1937

Had spare washer made to put under cage nut on #2 exhaust valve, cleaned up valve taken out of #2 cylinder. Took valve and 2 cages to shop to be machined. No meals aboard.

January 29, 1937

Had 2 worn out valves built up with stainless steel. One O.K., the other not so good. Started taking out #6 exhaust valve, no meals aboard.

January 30, 1937

Installed stainless steel faced valve in no. 6 exhaust, took final valve and cages to shop for machining, no meals aboard.

January 31, 1937

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

February 1, 1937

Ground in all extra valves and caged, adjusted all main eng. valves, no meals aboard.

February 2, 1937

Overhauling valves in fire pump, no meals aboard.

February 3, 1937

Finished with fire pump valves, no meals.

February 4, 1937

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals.

February 5, 1937

Raining all day, no meals aboard.

February 6, 1937

Really raining all day, no meals aboard.

February 7, 1937

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

February 8, 1937

Working on fuel valves, took some parts to shop. No meals aboard.

February 9, 1937

Checking crank bearings on main engine, no meals aboard.

February 10, 1937

Got reground fuel valve parts from shop and assembled same. N.R. down in P.M. Took 2 five-gallon cans R.P.M. lub. oil from our supply, no meals aboard.

February 11, 1937

Spreading shavings in hold, working on fuel valve, pumped barrel of R.P.M. lub. oil into tanks. No meals aboard.

February 12, 1937

Changed No. 2 and 3 fuel valves, overhauling worn ones, no meals aboard.

February 13, 1937

Raining. Changed No. 4 and 6 fuel valves, took out #5, knocked down to take worn parts to shop for grinding, no meals aboard.

February 14, 1937

Sun. Raining all day. No work or meals aboard.

February 15, 1937

Got re-ground parts from shop and installed #5 fuel valve, tried eng. out. #2 not so hot, went to eng. agency on Terminal isl. and got nozzle springs and washer. No meals aboard.

February 16, 1937

Finished overhauling all fuel valves, no meals aboard.

February 17, 1937

Doing odd jobs in eng. room, including retiming #5 and 6 fuel valves, no meals.

February 18, 1937

Working on main eng. Got 100 ft. 7/8 in. galvanized chain for isl. breast mooring, no meals.

February 19, 1937

Painted new fire buckets, started repairing broken side light screen, no meals aboard.

• February 20, 1937

Working on light screen, no meals.

• February 21, 1937

Sun. all day, no meals aboard.

• February 22, 1937

Washington’s Birthday all day. No meals aboard.

• February 23, 1937

Finished with port light screen. No meals aboard.

• February 24, 1937

Repaired starboard side light screen. N.R. and Caire also Bobbie Brooks down, no meals aboard.

• February 25, 1937

Raining all day, no meals aboard.

• February 26, 1937

Getting things together for isl. trip. Got 200 feet 6” line from fiber place in Wilm. Truck from L.A. brought stallion down; put him in warehouse for the night. No meals.

• February 27, 1937

Assembled crew, cleaning paint work. Trying to get stallion aboard, no luck, left him on dock until P.M. Put gear up and lifted chute out of hold. He declined to enter it, so we blinded him with cloth and finally got him aboard. At 7:10 P.M. we left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R., Justine Caire, Walter Lynch, young Mitchell and Toor[?] Root aboard. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 5.

• February 28, 1937

Sun. Arrived isl. at 6:40 A.M., went longside bow out, couldn’t hold her to take chute on rail. Strong undertow all day. At 5:30 P.M., after putting stallion ashore through the surf, we left for Santa Cruz isl. north side, Justinian Caire aboard. Arrived off Prisoners’ at 8:30 P.M., anchored off wharf, put skiff in water and put Justinian ashore. In the process of lowering skiff, seaman D.W. Morris fell from the top deck, landing on his shoulders and hips in the skiff. We took port out of rail and got him aboard and in bed, put hot salts packs on him for a little over an hour. Don’t know if he has any broken bones or not. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 8.

• March 1, 1937

Up at daybreak. Got skiff out of water, went longside dock bow in, loaded all wool in hold. At 10:30 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., Justinian and one of his men aboard. Arrived Santa Rosa wharf at 1:30 P.M., went longside bow out, loaded 2 horses on deck. At 3:55 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. N.R., Walter Lynch, Toor Root, young Doug, Justinian Caire and his man aboard. Arrived Santa Barbara wharf at 8:00 P.M., laid longside all night. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 11.

• March 2, 1937

Up betimes at 6:20 A.M., moved to north side of dock, discharging wool until 11:40 A.M. Got necessary papers at 12:10 P.M., left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 10:05 P.M. Meals to crew 21, extra meals 8.

• March 3, 1937

Drove to Wilm. to see if our berth at stockyards was clear. It wasn’t and wouldn’t be until 1:00 P.M., so we put horses ashore at Berth 94. Ed Vail and Walter Lynch came down, and we shipped the 2 horses by Garibaldi truck. We also did several odd jobs aboard. No meals aboard.

• March 4, 1937

Ran new flex 5/16 cable for whistle cord as old one had broken at mast in hold. No meals aboard.

• March 5, 1937

Put new union and nipples in galley pump suction, also stopped leak in fuel line to stove. Finished hooking up whistle pull. N.R. down in P.M. and we went to Matt Walsh’s. No meals aboard.

• March 6, 1937

Cleaned up a bunch of paintbrushes and did a little painting on deck. No meals aboard.

March 7, 1937

• Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• March 8, 1937

Changed resistance coil and spliced wire on Kohler and got it working again, patched canvas on top of house and painted it. Cleaning paint inside bulwarks, painted galley stovepipe, no meals aboard.

• March 9, 1937

Put all deck dunnage on dock, cleaning up deck to give coat of tar oil, scraped blisters off mast, finished cleaning paint on lower deck, no meals aboard.

• March 10, 1937

Scraping paint under upper deck, painted mast, no meals aboard.

• March 11, 1937

Scraping paint under upper deck aft. Mr. Nelson, Kohler dealer down from L.A. to look at Kohler. No meals aboard. In evening N.R. called from Santa Barbara and told me to send Ernest Horlin to Santa Barbara via bus, so I did so.

• March 12, 1937

Raining and blowing all day, cleaned galley and did a little painting. No meals.

• March 13, 1937

Cleaning paint under upper deck, no meals aboard.

• March 14, 1937

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• March 15, 1937

Raining most of the day, cleaning paint under after deck, no meals aboard.

• March 16, 1937

Scraping rusty pipes under after deck, no meals aboard.

• March 17, 1937

Finished cleaning pipes and gave all ironwork coat of shellac, cleaning and scraping paint on upper deck. Repaired one fire-line valve and installed 1 ½-inch nipple. Overhauled No. 3 fuel valve in main eng., found broken spring, replaced. No meals.

• March 18, 1937

Scraping and sandpapering white paint on upper house, working on main eng. controls. No meals aboard.

• March 19, 1937

Doing odd jobs aboard. Painting pipes under deck and oiling bare spots in wood. No meals aboard.

• March 20, 1937

At 7:35 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. N.R. and twins, Morgan McGilvery, Homer Rydell, R.L. Brooks and 4 sheep shearers, cook O’Toole and cowboy Kenyon. Meals to crew 15, extra meals Vail Co. 7, meals to R.L. Brooks and men 5.

• March 21, 1937

Sun. Arrived isl. at 7:40 A.M., anchored on range. Put all passengers ashore in skiff except Bobbie and his 4 men. At 8:50 A.M. left for San Miguel isl. Easterly wind, started sprinkling, arrived Cuyler’s Harbor at 11:10 A.M. Anchored, put provisions and 4 steel rails on beach. At 1:50 P.M. left for Santa Barbara, arrived 6:25 P.M. No one on wharf and a heavy S.E. chop running. Anchored off end of pier. Meals to crew 20, meals to Vail Co. 7, meals to R.L. Brooks 5. About 9:00 P.M. sent skiff in to dock and brought out Edd Vail and Margie and Francis Smith.

• March 22, 1937

At 3:35 A.M. up anchor and left for isl. Arrived wharf at 7:15 A.M., went longside bow out, loaded 2 horses for R.L. Brooks and left for San Miguel isl. at 9:00 A.M. Russie and young Rydell going with us, arrived Cuyler’s Harbor at 11:45 A.M. Anchored, horses swam ashore. At 2:05 P.M. left for Santa Rosa isl., R.L. Brooks going in, arrived Santa Rosa wharf at 4:15 P.M. Tied up to dock breast line. Party came aboard in isl. skiff and we left for Santa Barbara at 6:00 P.M. Heavy swell, so we held for Pt. Conception for a couple of hours, then for Santa Barbara. Arrived wharf at 10:35 P.M. Ed and Russ Jr., Francis Smith and Bill Lopez ashore. At 11:00 P.M. we left for San Pedro. Meals to crew 21, to Vail Co. 7, R.L. Brooks 1. Deputy Sheriff Burns going in with us.

• March 23, 1937

Arrived San Pedro Berth 94 at 8:35 A.M., passengers off. At 8:55 A.M. left for Standard Oil Co. main channel filling station. Took 362 gallons bulk gasoline, 2993 gallons diesel oil and 108 gallons lub. oil. At 10:45 A.M. left for Berth 94, arrived 11:00 A.M., secured.

• March 24, 1937

Raining. Got some tiller wire with rope for isl. wharf. No meals aboard. Took winch eng. battery to be charged.

• March 25, 1937

Took up on #3 crank bearing, also checked timing, no meals aboard. Keg of horseshoes and some nails came from L.A.

• March 26, 1937

A slip scraper and shoe for Fresno came from L.A. via Motor Express, also some groceries for the island. Got supplies for boat and isl. At 5:40 P.M. left for Santa Barbara. E.N. Vail, Russ Jr., Mr. Stanton and son, Geo. Morgan and F.W. Rufus. Meals to crew 12, extra meals 6.

• March 27, 1937

Arrived Santa Barbara at 4:45 A.M. N.R. and Margie Vail, Bill Lopez and Tom Burns came aboard. At 4:50 A.M. left for Santa Rosa isl. Quite rough on nearing Santa Cruz; had to head up into the sea as lashings on skiff chafed off. Arrived wharf at 8:50 A.M., went longside bow out, passengers and supplies off, swung out to anchor. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 9.

• March 28, 1937

Sun. Went longside dock about 9:00 A.M., got hold ready for cattle. In evening loaded 42 cows for Gem Packing Co. and 34 veal calves for Union Packing Co. At 5:30 P.M. left for Wilm., all passengers going in except Rufus and Bill Lopez. Meals to crew 18, extra meals 8.

• March 29, 1937

Arrived Wilm. Berth 195 at 4:20 A.M., stock off and shipped in Garibaldi trucks. At 6:00 A.M. left for San Pedro, arrived Berth 94 at 6:20 A.M., secured. Meals to crew 12, extra meals 8.

• March 30, 1937

Took out #2 exhaust valve on account of cage being too short, painting on deck in P.M., no meals aboard.

• March 31, 1937

Took winch eng. crank to shop for repair, also battery to be recharged and generator for overhaul. Painting on deck in P.M., no meals aboard.

• April 1, 1937

Fixed up 3 valve cages, replaced #2 exhaust in eng., got repaired generator and recharged battery with new cut out relay, and put in place. No meals.

• April 2, 1937

Doing odd jobs aboard, no meals, painting on deck.

• April 3, 1937

Took up on #3 and 1 crank bearings, checked balance of crank bearings, no meals aboard.

• April 4, 1937

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• April 5, 1937

Painting upper house, cleaning and painting pipes in engine room, no meals aboard.

• April 6, 1937

Painting on deck and in engine room, no meals aboard.

• April 7, 1937

Painting under upper deck aft, no meals.

• April 8, 1937

Painting on deck and in eng. room, put 10 gallons hot tar oil on main deck. No meals aboard. Horlin to Santa Barbara to join Onward.

• April 9, 1937

Finished painting white under top deck aft, applied 15 gallons hot tar oil to main deck and forecastle deck, no meals.

• April 10, 1937

Varnishing shutters and window frames on upper deck, no meals aboard.

• April 11, 1937

Sun. all day, no work or meals aboard.

• April 12, 1937

Painting on upper deck, rigged up new gangplank, no meals aboard.

• April 13, 1937

Painting on upper deck, no meals aboard.

• April 14, 1937

Put all deck dunnage in place on main deck, also hatch covers, getting ready for shavings. No meals aboard.

• April 15, 1937

Scrubbing paint in galley, repairing holes in dock, received 2 loads shavings on deck. No meals aboard.

• April 16, 1937

Cleaning paint in eng. room. At noon got orders to be ready to leave for isl.