USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Tuesday, 8 July 1879

At anchor San Francisco Cal.


Entry Index: 13
Position: 37.8, -122.4
Date by Position: 8 July 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: People/Ships
Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 80 gallons
Water remaining on hand fit for use at noon 520 gallons
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 1 tons 560 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 135 tons 140 lbs

[Paper insert:]
List of Stores on board schooner "Fanny A. Hyde"

Col1
Col 2
Col 3
Col 4
~ c. cornmeal
7 c. split peas
1 c. kidneys
1 c. Julienne soup
~5 bbl. flour
3 c. Carolina rice
7 c. sausage
1 c. fresh apples
~2 ~bls pilot bread
1 c. barley
1 c. chicken soup
0.5 bbl. lard
~9 c. roast beef
19 c. gr. Rio  coffee
1 c. dried peaches
100 tons coal
~1 c. roast mutton
16 c. ro. Rio coffee
1 c. tomatoes (special)

~4 c. corned beef
1 box chocolate
1 c. okra

~6 c. beef soup
20 c. ex c. sugar
1 c. string beans

~1 c. turkey
7 c. Cat loaf sugar
13 c. mutton broth

~~ chicken
1 sk salt
1 c. vegetable soup

~2 roast veal
1 c. raisins
1 c. each of almonds, vermicelli, 
groceries

~~ tongue
11 ch. tea
1 c. each of oatmeal, split peas

~~ bacon
1 box mustard & 
pepper
7 c. macaroni

~~ " boneless ham
4 box cheese
1 c. each of Graham flour, barley

~~ " oxtail soup
1 c. prunes
1 c. lima beans

~~ bbl. mutton suet
1 hf bbl. apple butter
1 c. peaches

~~ c. mock turtle 
soup
1 hf bbl. peach butter
1 c. raspberries

~~ " oatmeal
1 hf bbl. quince butter
1 c. pickles

~~ " hominy
1 c. dried apples
3 c. chutney

~~ " d. potatoes
1 c. dried pears
1 c. greengages

~~ " tomatoes
9 box s.w. soap
2 c. damsons

~~ " corn
3 c. ext beef
1 c. currant jelly

~~ " succotash
1 c. salmon
1 c. olive oil

~~ " green peas
3 c. mackerel
1 c. medium beans

~~ " turnips
4 c. haddock
27 kegs butter

~~ " onions
1 c. codfish
3 c. Bartlett pears

~~ " pumpkins
2 c. finnan haddies
4 c. gooseberries

~~ " carrots
1 c. lobster
1 c. apple jelly

~4 " beets
1 c. clam chowder



Commenced and until 4am
Thick and misty with light breeze from S.W. 
[signed] William Dunbar

4 to 8am
Cloudy and misty. Light S.W. wind. 
[signed] John Cole

8am to meridian
Cloudy and misty. Light S.W. wind. Received on board 13 cans pemmican, 80 bags potatoes, 20 bags 
onions, 20 bags turnips, 10 bags carrots, 4 doz. cabbages, 3 boxes eggs. 
[signed] William Dunbar

Meridian to 4pm
Clear and pleasant. Fresh breeze from S.W. Making preparations for sea. At 3.30 hove in to 15 fathoms. 
Received on board 12 bbl. beef. The schooner "Fanny A Hyde", Jespersen, to carry coal and stores to 
St Michaels, Alaska. List attached to log. Schooner sailed at 4. 
[signed] William Dunbar

4 to 6pm
Clear and pleasant. Fresh breeze from W.S.W. At 4.10 got underway and steamed out of the harbor 
accompanied by the yachts of the S.F. Yacht club and by the steam tugs "Gov. Irwin", "Ellen Griffith", 
and "Rabboni". Draught of ship 13' 4" aft and 11' 9" forward. The ships and steamers in harbor dipped 
their colors. 
[signed] Alfred Sweetman

6 to 8pm
Clear and pleasant. Light W.S.W. wind. Received a salute of 21 guns whilst passing Fort Point. Colors 
were dipped. At 6.30 stopped off buoy No. 2 and parted with accompanying vessels. Cheers were 
exchanged etc. At 6.35 set course S.W. by W. and started ahead. At 7 changed course to S.W. by W. 1/2 
W. (p.c.). At 8 took departure. Entering buoy bore S.W. by W. (p.c.) 1/2 mile distant. Supply schooner 
"Fanny A. Hyde" about 5 miles distant and bearing S.E. (p.c.). 
[signed] William Dunbar

8pm to midnight
Clear and pleasant until 10 when it became overcast and misty. Light breeze from W. by N. At 8.05 
made South Farallon Light bearing S.W. by W. (p.c.) and at 8.10 Point Reyes Light bearing N.W. by W. 
(p.c.). At 9.30 changed course to W.N.W. (p.c.) At 12 South Farallon Light bore S.S.W. (p.c.) and Point 
Reyes Light N.W. 1/2 W. (p.c.) 
[signed] John Cole

Moon 2° N. 
Full moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 sw 30.08 53.0 54.0 54.0 60.0 om
2 sw 30.08 53.0 54.0 54.0 60.0 om
3 sw 30.07 53.0 54.0 54.0 60.0 om
4 sw 30.08 53.0 54.0 54.0 60.0 om
5 sw 30.1 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 om
6 sw 30.1 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 om
7 sw 30.11 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 om
8 sw 30.11 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 om
9 sw 30.12 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 om
10 sw 30.12 55.0 55.0 56.0 60.0 om
11 sw 30.12 55.0 56.0 56.0 60.0 om
12 sw 30.12 55.0 56.0 56.0 60.0 om
13 sw 30.08 55.0 56.0 57.0 59.0 bc
14 sw 30.08 55.0 56.0 57.0 59.0 bc
15 sw 30.08 55.0 57.0 57.0 59.0 bc
16 sw 30.07 55.0 57.0 57.0 59.0 bc
17 wsw 30.07 55.0 57.0 57.0 59.0 bc
18 wsw 30.07 55.0 57.0 57.0 59.0 bc
19 wsw 30.07 55.0 57.0 57.0 59.0 bc
20 wsw 30.07 55.0 57.0 57.0 59.0 bc
21 wxn 30.14 54.0 56.0 56.0 59.0 bc
22 wxn 30.14 54.0 56.0 56.0 59.0 bc
23 wxn 30.14 54.0 56.0 56.0 59.0 om
24 wxn 30.14 54.0 56.0 56.0 59.0 om