Name/Title
Title on Binding: Log Book Star of India, Volume 18, 14 Apr. 1912 -- 4 Nov. 1915 Title on Official Log: Bark: Star of India, dated 1912, April 14 through 1915, November 4Entry/Object ID
A0245.1.17Scope and Content
One volume of the Star of India vessel log prepared by Captain Christensen, Captain Johnson and Captain Marzen (146 pages), includes handwritten entries on a daily basis. Entries begin on April 14, 1912 and end on November 4, 1915.
Log Entry Summary: On April 14, 1912, Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Queen and moves from the 16th Street Dock to Broadway Dock and is taken in tow by the tugboat Restless … [illegible] and leaves San Francisco, California bound for the Nushagak River in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The crew sights Farallon lighthouse about 25 miles off the coast of California.
On April 22, 1912 the crew sights the Star of England approximately 700 miles off the coast of northern California and Star of India sails north in company with the vessel. April 28 through May 4, 1912, the Star of India encounters strong squalls, moderate gales and very high seas approximately 800 miles west of Seattle, Washington sailing toward the Alaska Peninsula. May 7 through 11, 1912, the Star of India encounters snow squalls about 250 miles southwest of Unimak Island. On May 12, 1912 the crew sights Ugamak Island and several ships moving toward the Unimak Pass. The Star of India is in company of the vessel St. Nichols … [illegible].
On May 13 and 14, 1912 the crew sights Scotch Cap lighthouse and Cape Sarichef as the Star of India moves through the Unimak Pass and enters the Bering Sea. As the Star of India sails through the Pass it encounters heavy squalls, gales and rough seas and the inner jib blows away. On May 16, 1912 the crew sights Cape Seniavin as the Star of India sails north up the Alaskan Peninsula.
On May 17, 1912, Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Kvichak and arrives at the Nushagak River in Bristol Bay, Alaska and anchors near Nichols Hill about 15 miles south of Clark's Point. On May 18, 1912, the Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak to the anchorage at Clark's Point Cannery.
On May 20, 1912, the cannery workers go ashore and the Star of Iceland arrives in tow of the steamer Nushagak and anchors near Star of India. On May 21, 1912, Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak and moves up river and anchors at the Scandinavian Cannery. May 22 through June 2, 1912 the crew unloads cannery supplies and lumber onto a lighter, lowers four new fishing boats overboard and repairs and stows the sails and gear. On June 3, 1912, all hands leave the Star of India and the Captain takes charge of the steamer Hilda. The log ends with no further entries for this voyage.
The log entries begin again on August 6, 1912. The Captain arrives onboard with a crew of 18 men. The crew cleans the ship and prepares to load cases of salmon. August 7 through 15, 1912 the crew loads cases of canned salmon and unloads bags of salt. On August 16, 1912 the crew continues to load cases of salmon and by early evening the Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak and moves down river, anchoring near Clark's Cannery. August 17 through 20, 1912 the crew replaces the port anchor stock, loads additional cases of canned salmon and receives fresh water for the voyage. All Chinese workers and fishermen come aboard.
On August 21, 1912, Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak and moves down the Nushagak River bound for San Francisco, California. On August 22, 1912 the crew sights Ugashik Bay as the Star of India sails south along the Alaska Peninsula. August 24 through 27, 1912 the crew sights Cape Seniavin and Amak Island as the Star of India continues to move south along the Alaska Peninsula. On August 28, 1912 the crew sights Scotch Cape lighthouse on Unimak Island as the Star of India enters the Unimak Pass. The crew sights the barkentine Berlin and Ugamak Island as the Star of India moves through the Pass and enters the North Pacific Ocean.
On September 9, 1912 the crew sights North Farallon Island and Point Reyes as the Star of India in company with the Star of Iceland sails toward the entrance to San Francisco Bay. By early afternoon the Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Queen and arrives in San Francisco, California and anchors off Union Iron Works. Everyone goes ashore except the 1st and 2nd Mates. On September 10, 1912 the crew returns and cleans the vessel. The log ends with no further entries for this voyage.
The log entries begin again on March 31, 1913. The 1st Mate arrives onboard and the Star of India is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat from the Alaska Packers Association Alameda winter headquarters and moves to the dock near Pope and Talbot Lumber Company. Longshoremen come aboard and rig the cargo gear and begin to load lumber. April 1 through 5, 1913 the longshoremen continue to load lumber and salt. By late afternoon on April 5, 1913 the longshoremen finish loading lumber and the Star of India moves alongside Pier 54. April 7 through 10, 1913 the crew loads cannery supplies and coal, the Chinese and Italians come aboard and the Star of India moves with the assistance of the tugboat Sea Queen next to the Star of England at Pier 54.
On April 11, 1913, Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Queen and leaves San Francisco, California bound for the Nushagak River in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The crew sights Point Reyes and Farallon lighthouse off the coast of California. On April 19, 1913 the crew sights the Star of Iceland about 700 miles due west of San Francisco. On May 9, 1913 the crew sights Unimak and Ugamak Islands as the Star of India enters the Unimak Pass. On May 10, 1913 the crew sights Scotch Cape and Cape Sarichef lighthouses as the Star of India moves through the Pass and enters the Bering Sea. On May 11, 1913 the crew sights and speaks to the steamer Nushagak and sights Amak Island as the Star of India sails north up the Alaska Peninsula.
On May 15 and 16, 1913 the crew sights several vessels as the Star of India encounters strong gales and rough seas accompanied by rain and high winds approximately 40 miles west of Port Heiden on the Alaska Peninsula. On May 17, 1913 the crew sights and speaks to the steamers Thistle and Acutan …[illegible] as the Star of India arrives in Nushagak Bay and anchors about 15 miles off Nichols Hill just south of Clark's Point, Alaska. On May 19, 1913, Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak and moves up Nushagak River. The log ends with no further entries for this voyage.
The log entries begin again on August 20, 1913. The Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak and moves down the Nushagak River bound for San Francisco, California. On August 24, 1913 the crew sights Cape Sarichef as the Star of India enters the Unimak Pass. The crew sights the Star of Chile and Scotch Cape and Ugamak Island as the Star of India moves through the Pass and enters the North Pacific Ocean. On September 9, 1913 the crew sights Point Reyes and South Farallon Island just off the California coast. By late evening the Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Dauntless and arrives in San Francisco, California and anchors near the Presidio. The log ends with no further entries for this voyage.
The log entries begin again on March 20, 1914. The Star of India is at anchor near Union Iron Works. The 1st Mate arrives onboard in the early morning. Longshoremen load 30 kegs of nails and 5820 cases of tin and the Star of India moves to Pier 54. By late afternoon a lighter full of lumber arrives alongside the Star of India and longshoremen begin to transfer the lumber onto the ship. March 21 through 23, 1914 the longshoremen load 90,000 board feet of lumber onto the Star of India. On March 24 and 25, 1914 the longshoremen load cannery supplies, ship stores and coal.
On March 26, 1914, the longshoremen finish loading coal (total 10 tons) and the Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Liberty and anchors in the stream. On April 8, 1914, Star of India is taken tow by the tugboat Sea Fox and moves to Pier 54 and the Chinese come onboard. On April 9, 1914 longshoremen load slop chest supplies and additional ship stores. On April 10, 1914 the crew comes aboard and the Star of India leaves San Francisco, California bound for the Nushagak River, Alaska. By noon the crew sights Point Bonita as the Star of India leaves San Francisco Bay and enters the Pacific Ocean.
On April 17 and 18, 1914, Star of India encounters strong squalls, heavy rain, high winds and rough seas about 700 miles off the coast of Oregon, USA. The force of the wind carries away the mizzen stay sail. April 23 through 25, 1914, the Star of India encounters strong squalls, rain and snow, high winds and rough seas approximately 1000 miles southwest of the Alaska Peninsula. On May 1, 1914, cannery worker, Jose A. Pearson … [illegible] dies after complaining of stomach pain. On May 2, 1914 the crew buries him at sea about 300 miles south of Unimak Island.
On May 3, 1914 the crew sights Scotch Cap lighthouse, Akun and Ugamak Islands as the Star of India moves through the Unimak Pass. On May 5, 1914 the crew sights Cape Sarichef lighthouse as the Star of India leaves the Pass and enters the North Pacific Ocean. On May 5, 1914, cannery worker, Louis Gelson … [illegible] dies at sea after being sick for a few days.
On May 8, 1914, Star of India arrives in Bristol Bay, Alaska and anchors several miles outside the entrance to Nushagak Bay. By early morning Star of India is underway and the crew sights Protection Point. On May 9, 1914 the crew sights Cape Etolin. On May 10, 1914, Star of India anchors near Cape Etolin and the steamer Thistle comes alongside and takes the body of Louis Gelson ashore for burial.
On May 12, 1914, Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak and the Star of India runs a ground west of Nichols Hill. On May 13, 1914, Star of India is still in tow by the steamer Nushagak and grounds again crossing the river near Ekuk Point. The log ends with no further entries for this voyage.
The log entries begin again on August 14, 1914. The 1st Mate comes onboard and the Star of India leaves the Scandinavian Cannery in tow by the steamer Nushagak. The crew sights Cape Etolin and Nichols Hill as the Star of India leaves the Nushagak River bound for San Francisco, California.
On August 19, 1914 the crew sights Cape Sarichef near the entrance to Unimak Pass. On August 22, 1914 the crew sights Cape Sarichef lighthouse, Ugamak Island and Scotch Cape as the Star of India moves through the Unimak Pass and enters the North Pacific Ocean. On August 29, 1914 the crew sights the ship Tacoma about 1000 miles west of Seattle, Washington, USA. On September 7, 1914 the crew sights North Farallon Island and Point Reyes. By late evening the Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Rover and arrives in San Francisco, California and anchors near the Fair Grounds. The log ends with no further entries for this voyage.
The log entries begin again on April 9, 1915. The Star of India receives its cargo and livestock for the upcoming voyage. The Italian fishermen and Chinese and Mexican cannery workers come aboard. On April 10, 1915 the crew and passengers arrive onboard and the remainder of the cannery workers comes aboard. By 8:30 in the morning the Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Defiance and leaves San Francisco, California bound for Nushagak, Alaska.
On April 10, 1915 the crew sights South Farallon Island. On April 18, 1915, Star of India encounters strong winds and moderate seas. The force of the wind carries away the mizzen top mast and rigging. On April 24, 1915 the crew sights the ship Tacoma approximately 200 miles south of the Alaska Peninsula. On April 30, 1915 the crew sights Scotch Cap and Cape Sarichef as the Star of India sails through the Unimak Pass and into the Bering Sea. On May 1, 1915 the crew speaks to the vessel Tacoma about 20 miles west of Herendeen Bay on the Alaska Peninsula.
On May 3, 1915, Star of India arrives in Bristol Bay, Alaska and anchors north of Ugashik Bay. On May 4, 1915, Star of India moves toward the entrance to the Nushagak River in company of the vessels Tacoma and Star of Iceland and anchors near Protection Point on the west side of Nushagak Bay. May 7 through 12, 1915, Star of India rides the floodtide toward the entrance to the Nushagak River. On May 13, 1915 the crew speaks to the steamer Nushagak as it moves up river towing the Star of Iceland. On May 14, 1915 the steamer Nushagak takes the vessel Tacoma in tow up river.
On May 15, 1915, Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak and anchors near the Clark's Point Cannery. On May 16, 1915, Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak and anchors off the Scandinavian Cannery. The Italian fishermen and Chinese and Mexican cannery workers go ashore. On May 16, 1915 a lighter comes alongside the Star of India and the crew unloads the livestock onto the lighter. May 17 through 27, 1915 the crew cleans the ship, repairs sails and rigging and unloads cannery supplies and provisions for cannery workers onto lighters. Several vessels arrive and anchor nearby including the Levi P. Burgess, Emily M. Whitney … [illegible], Berlin, Indiana and Premier. By May 28, 1915 all hands have gone ashore and the Star of India is secure at its mooring. The log ends with no further entries for this voyage.
The log entries begin again on August 3, 1915. Captain Marzen, the Mates and 15 Italian sailors come onboard. The crew rigs the cargo gear and the carpenter repairs the main top gallant yard.
On August 4 through 8, 1915 the crew loads cases of salmon, repairs rigging and cleans the vessel. On August 9, 1915, sailor Pavlo Gorlas … [illegible] falls from the forward yard and strikes the rail and lands in the water. His injuries include severe bruises to his nose and leg. He is taken ashore for medical treatment. August 10 through 15, 1915 the crew continues to load cases of salmon (total of 29,923 cases) and attach the sails to the yards. The vessel Indiana moves up river to Clark's Point Cannery. On August 16, 1915 the crew finishes bending all sails, loads nets, empty oil barrels, tin strips and salmon. The vessel Emily M. Whitney goes to sea. On August 17, 1915 the crew loads the ship stores and fresh water. By late evening 151 Chinese and Mexican cannery workers, 106 Italian sailors and fisherman and 14 passengers arrive aboard.
On August 18, 1915, Star of India is taken in tow by the steamer Nushagak and leaves Nushagak bound for San Francisco, California. On August 12, 1915 the crew sights Cape Sarichef and Scotch Cap lighthouse as the Star of India moves through the Unimak Pass and enters the North Pacific Ocean. On September 1, 1915 the crew sights the ships Star of Zealand, Bohemia and the Emily M Whitney about 150 miles north of San Francisco, California. On September 5, 1915 the crew sights South Farallon Island and Point Reyes lighthouse.
On September 6, 1915, Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Lark and arrives in San Francisco, California and anchors off Butcher Town, just north of Hunters Point. All hands leave the ship and go ashore, except the 1st Mate. September 7 through October 31, 1915, Star of India remains at anchor. On September 15, 1915 several Alaska Packers Association men come onboard and remove all sails and running gear. September 22 through 24, 1915 Alaska Packers Association personnel from the Alameda Yard come onboard to reset the anchors and clean the cabins. November 1 through 3, 1915, Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Lark and docks at Pier 54 and Alaska Packers Association men unload the cargo. On November 4, 1915, Star of India is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Prince and moves to the Alaska Packers Association Alameda Yard.
The volume has several blank, unused pages at the end of the document.Collection
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