Jack Sheridan log books

8 Thursday First part crew bagging on East side done about 9 tons. Worked up to dinner time. After dinner crew stop on board [illegible text] stay squally 11.20 pm. Got under weight. Fresh SSW squally. Shifted to the south end North End of the Island. [Illegible text] 45 fathoms chain rolling heavily. 9 Friday 9 am hove up anchor. Went on the south end of the bay on the east side & loaded boatloads guano. Sea rather lumpy. Took cargo boat up on the island & set sail at 5 pm towards Port Adelaide. Light SSE sea smooth. Bar 30-45. Very fine. 10 Saturday First part light north & variables. Stop Wedge Island 1 ½ hour. Got letters & dug [illegible text] meat. 2 pm Left Wedge towards Port Adelaide. Light NNE Bar 30-55 & cloudy. 9 pm passed Althorpes. Light North Bar 30-50. 11 Sunday 9 am Passed Cape York. Light north & variables. 4 pm tacked towards Port Moorowie. Cloudy variables. Bar 30-58. 9 pm passed Troubridge Hill. Light variables 3 am.

12 Monday 3 am near Marion Reef. Light showers. Swell calm all day & cloudy. 4 pm light SE to Glenelg. 13 Tuesday Midnight passed Glenelg Semaphore. Light SE. At 2 am 4 miles bearing East. Defiance towed ketch to Port. Stop Mount Lyle Wharf 9 am. 1.30 pm started discharging. Discharged 27 Tons up to 5 pm. Glen assisted at discharge. 14 Wednesday 8 am started discharging. All discharged at 4.15 pm. Paid crew up to date. Fred Johnston 22-2-4 by cheque. Paddy [illegible text] 22 -2-3. All discharge 73-11-3. Js to town. Cheque 125-2-0 Adelaide Steamship Com cheque for tucker 14-14-0.

15 Thursday Hauled ketch away from Mount Lyle Wharf to Darling Wharf. Launch Florrie shifting. Glen assisted to shift. 16 Friday At Darling Wharf. Js to town about cheque Adelaide Comp 17 Saturday At Darling Wharf. 18 Sunday At Darling Wharf.

19 Monday At Darling Wharf. Js to town about pipes. Took mast out of Magic. 20 Tuesday At Darling Wharf. Raining hard. 21 Wednesday At Darling Wharf.

22 Thursday At Darling Wharf. 23 Friday At Darling Wharf. 24 Saturday At Darling Wharf. 25 Sunday At Darling.

26 Monday Paid warfage 5/9 harbour dues. At Darling Wharf. 3 pm crew started work. Engaged two hands at 10 pounds per month 4 pm Defiance towed ketch to sea 5.50 pm Passed out [illegible text]. Marsden [illegible text] 19/6. 7///a Len 1/3 Crew 1 tobacco each match 13 shillings. 1 dozen soap 1/3. [Illegible text] 1/6. Cash 2 shillings each 1 bottle wine 2 light [illegible text] 27 Tuesday 8 am Stop Marion Bay for shelter. Fresh north. Bar falling fast 30-15 at 6 pm. Raining nearly all day. Crew making fenders & sundry. One sailor sick Charley. Raining all night. 28 Wednesday Noon Got under weight. First part raining. Fresh west & variables. Made sail towards the Islands. Wind came in south and went SW. Made very little head way. Made several tacks near little Althorpes. Bar 30-10.

29 Thursday 6 am tacked neat Western River. Fresh NW. Fetch Cape York. Brought up at Stenhouse Bay. Squally. Got fire wood. Crew variously employed. Bar 30-00. 30 Friday 7 am got under weight. Made several tacks. Wind south to west. Anchored again at 2 pm. Wind NW and shifting. Bar 29-90. Hard squalls near the jetty. Crew went & got fire wood. Ketch leaking took 24 minutes to pump out 12 hours water. Got bread 8 [illegible text]. 31 Saturday Fresh N to west bar 29-85 at 6 pm. Bar 29-90. Hard squally at times. Kopoola left 1 pm for Adelaide. Took 8 minutes to pump at 2 pm six 6 hours water. 1 September Sunday At Stenhouse Bay wind bound. Got 1 dozen bread, 5/ [illegible text]. Gale WNW. All hands on shore [illegible text]. Js & Leonard went out to [illegible text] about 5 miles.

2 Monday At Stenhouse Bay wind bound. Fresh west & squally. Heavy swell. Bar 29.95. Crew variously employed. Let go second anchor. 3 Tuesday First part squally. Moderate SW to south. Bar started to rise 30-30 at 4 pm. 2 pm hove up second anchor & got under weight towards the Guano Islands. Set the jib & took it in & stowed same. Heavy head sea. Made several tacks. Had tea 5.15 pm in ketch. Made lot of water 3 hands on pump. Move ketch near Cape Spencer. Making water ½ full rounded jetty & ground ketch & drop anchor took all ship store & crew close on jetty shore hands assisting same. Finish 9 pm sea moderate. Wind south. Bar 30-30. 4 Wednesday 8.30 am all hands dismantling ketch & stacking gui on shore & unbent sails & sundry jobs. Got all booms on shore & some parts of engings. Paid crew up to date 3-6-8. 3-6-8 each. H. Ericksson S. Wells left by schooner for Port Adelaide. Fresh south to SSE. Hoisted dingy up on steps.

5 Thursday Maldon Lewis wrecked at Stenhouse Bay. Took chain & anchors & engings on shore. Worked up to noon. [Illegible text] to high sea. Smooth light SE. Bar 30-50. 6 Friday Working at wreck. Took pump & sundry gui on shore. Painting same. Fresh ESE to NE & NW. Painting winch & enging. Sent telegram to South British Insurance Comp. Paid 2/6 7 Saturday Trying to get out pump & painting same. Fishing Cutter Zephyr called & got some fish. Picking up some Gui. 8 Sunday Fresh north bar falling. Ketch Maldon Lewis listed out to starboard to much swell. Breaking up front deck & bilges & port side. Got one ham & [illegible text]. Return to jetty. 4 pm bar at 30-30.

9 Monday Working at wreck. Took anchor & chain with the assistance steam [illegible text] to jetty & three shore hands assisting. Fine clear & calm. Ketch breaking up. Fast cut away both rigging & picked up sundry Gui & bag potatoes. 10 Tuesday Maldon Lewis mast fell today at 2 pm. Painting Gui & stowed sails away. Light NE swell. At wreck. No work done. [Illegible text] Broken on both sides. Glen cooking. Bar 30-40. 11 Wednesday Painting engings & sundry jobs. Towed main mast to jetty. Ketch all broke up & mizzen came down during the night. Light ESE to WSW. Bar 30-35. [equations]