| Monday, 15th Sailed for Junin |
Been getting ready to sail. After dinner took up stern moorings, at 6 oolock the tug ‘Cavancha’ came and towed us. We almost fouled Sava's boom. It just cleared our mizzen rigging, but carried away our signal halyards. Splendid night. | ||
| ⚪ | Tuesday, 16th Arrived in Junin |
Arrived in Junin at 7 a.m. Took all morning to get moored. Let go both anchors at 35 and 60 fathoms. Junin is very small and has a curious railway on a steep incline up the mountains working on a wire. Greatly troubled with rats tonight. | |
| Wednesday, 17th | Chipping under Fo'o'sle head all day. | ||
| Thursday, 18th | Had to go up inside boom today working with carpenter. Blowing forge, taring deck seams. | ||
| Friday, 19th | Bent all stay Sails, Jibs, Spanker and Galf. Chipping winches, pumps, ect. Blowing very hard tonight. | ||
| Saturday, 20th | Sand and canvased poop, main deck ect. Knocked off at 3 oclock. Finished all washing about 5 p.m. | ||
| Sunday, 21st | A splendid day, and celebrated it by having a day in bunk. Grand moonlight night. | ||
| Monday 22nd | Expected cargo today, but it did not come. Started to unload ballast, but had to knock off. | ||
| Tuesday, 23rd | Started loading nitre. Loaded two lighters, 600 bags, each bag weighing 300 l bs. Unloading ballast. ‘Pericles’ came in today. | ||
| Wednesday, 24th | “Surf day” so no lighters. Been cleaning hand cuffs, shark hook, harpoons, ect. Chipping over the bow. | ||
| Thursday, 25th | “Feast day” ashore, so I have been chipping over the bow on a stage, ny feet dangling in the water. A lot of seals playing around. | ||
| Friday, 26th | Nitrate gang took in 3 lighters. Our ballast gang was working till six. We have to [- ? -] | ||
| Saturday, 27th | Nitrate gang took in 3 lighters. We heaving out ballast. Had to wash down after three oclock. Two hens jumped overboard, which caused the dear old man great excitement. | ||
| Sunday, 28th | Had a great treat today. Had some currants put in our rooties. The old man was growling about them. Mate has been spinning yarns. | ||
| Monday, 29th | “Feast day” ashore again. All hands chipping over the side. Had to go for the beef today. There was a very heavy surf on. | ||
| Tuesday, 30th | Nitrate gang took in 3 lighters. We have almost finished the ballast. Had a cape pigeon on deck today. They are sick, and can't fly, as soon as you put them on the deck. | ||
| JULY 1986 | |||
| ⚪ | Wednesday, 1st | Nitrate gang took in 3 lighters. We have been chipping. Tonight a fire occurred in the store room. We were all ordered to man the pumps, and bring buckets of water aft. Damage not great. Resulted from a paraffin lamp being upset. | |
| Thursday, 2nd | Nitrate gang took in 1,000 bags (4 lighters). I have been down in the tanks all day. The rest chipping. Had to go for the meat again. We had a truck and a mule. We had some good lark on the trucks. | ||
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