Jesse H. Freeman (Steam bark) of San Francisco, ODHS 1080A-ODHS 1080B

Wednesday July 4^th 1894 A fine beautiful day. All the ships displayed as much bunting as they could, and all the men had a holiday with the exception of the crews of the "Orca" & "Peters", as the Orca was taking coal. At 6 pm guns were fired and whistles were tooted as the flags dropped, and two of our boats had a pulling race, for a box of tobacco. The Mates boat won. We were invited to dine on the "Beluga" but, spent the day on board our own ship ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lived on mussels, fish & roots, making fish hooks from an old can found in the boat. On June 5^th finally started to Unalaska with 7 men, leaving 10 on the Island. After 7 days arrived in Unalaska on the 12^th having rowed a distance of 130 miles from the Camp on [Unalak]] Island. No sails except a couple of old quilts which we tied to use but without success. Received on the USS Bear which started at once for the Island. Arrived there we found one man had died & the rest in a starving condition. Steamer Dora picked up eight men, the 3^rd & 4^th mates and 6 seamen. 15 are still missing o& unaccounted for.

Thursday July 5^th Fresh Southerly Wind. Started ballasting the Bark J.D. Peters, but found it too rough to continue. Bar 29. 80 Ther 40

Friday July 6^th Strong S.E. Wind. No ballasting done "Orca" finished coaling at noon. "Thrasher"could not get alongside of Peters. Bar 29.90

Saturday July 7^th S.E. Wind and thick at times. Bear came back from the Reindeer Station at 7 pm the "Orca" went to sea, as the Captain was anxious to start. Captain Townsend, in the Launch. I have taken a severe cold with neuralgic pains in my head and shoulder. Got some medicine from Dr White of the Steamer Bear. Put all our mail on board the "Peters"

Sunday July 8^th Calm, at 6 p-m all ships began ballasting again. Dr White came over to see what he could do for my pain.

Monday July 9^th Thick weather. Ballasted all a.m. Captain Williams & Mr Ripley got A "Seine" from the "Bear" and got over 600 fine Salmon. "Bear" left for the East Coast. We hove up anchor at 7 pm & started North

==Tuesday July 10^th S.E. Wind at 4 pm Left Cape Prince of Wales with thick fog steering W.N.W. for 8 miles, then kept N ½ E Bar 30

___________________________________________________________ NOTES Line 3: The Orca was trapped and crushed by ice in 1891.

Line 33: Barometric reading of 30.00 inches = 1016 millibars

Wednesday July 11^th Clearing. Light Southerly wind pm fell in with Steamer Navarch at 6 o-clock, Captain John Atkins Cook hailed us and sent on board a box of things he had brought us from "Unalaska" Calm, Bar 30. At night comes in Thick fog

Thursday July 12^th Thick fog. At 4 a-m struck 11 fathoms At 6 a-m cleared up, & found ourselves about ¼ mile off the Sand spit at Point Hope. 6 Sailing vessels at Anchor under South side, heavy ice off shore. At 7 a-m Started for Cape Lisburne. Strong N wind 4 p.m. came to anchor under Lisbon Orca at anchor. thick outside and heavy ice off shore. Sent a boat ashore and they brought off birds eggs and some beautiful [?] Mr Williams and the Mate also shot a number of crossbill ducks and grouse. The grouse are delicious. At 7 p-m hove up and got under way. Bar 30.10 The shores along here are simply carpeted with flowers of the most brilliant colors, beds of forget-me-nots and buttercups, and numbers of other small flowers which are not familiar to me . They are all very fragrant and the colors are brighter than in the same varieties at home. There are also different grasses, but no larger vegetable growth of any kind, with the exception

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ==NOTES=-= Cape Lisburne is on the NW point of the Lisburne Peninsul on the Chukchi Sea coast.

of a stunted vine which looks like willow, and grows close to the ground.

Friday July 13^th Clear at times, Orca in Company At 10 a - m came to Anchor 5 miles below Point Lay ice hard on the shore Natives came off but had no track. Captain Townsend was stuck here he could not find a lead to get the Launch through. At 4 p m "Beluga" came up. At 7 pm Captain Townsend made another start. Captain Williams going with him. We could see from aloft that they succeeded in getting into the clough which runs north about 60 miles and is only at 300 ft from the [shore?] At midnight they came back finding the Lagoon too shallow for the boat which was half full of water from the rough sea.

Saturday July 14^th Lay all day tied up to heavy ice. No openings yet. Orca and Beluga at Anchor. We went ashore and crossed the narrow sandspit to the Lagoon Got a number of pretty flowers. Set in thick fog

Sunday July 15^th Got under way at 7.30 a-m and

_______________________________________________________ NOTES Line 7: Point Lay is located in the Chuckchi Sea and protected from the ocean by the Kasugaluk Lagoon. Located @ 300 mi. SW of Utgiagki.

Line16: a clough is a steep ravine, gorge. In this instance it refers to a narrow weaterway.

Line 28: The writer probably refers to the Kasugaluk Laggon.

found the ice scattering. Orca & Beluga following. At noon Orca fell away behind. At midnight made Cape Belcher and waited for Beluga to come up. Ice looks heavy ahead.

Monday July 16^th Weather fine, wind North. Ice moving slowly. "Orca" "Beluga" "Thrasher" & "Jesse Freeman" at Anchor

Tuesday July 17^th Fine weather. Northerly wind Tied up to ground ice. Jeannie came up at 5 a - m Str "Navarch" followed, also Steamer Belvedere, all tied up to ice. Captain Townsend made another start, but had to return to the Freeman at midnight, found the ice fast on the point. Bar 30.10.

--Wednesday July 18^th== Started again at 7 a -m and followed in shore about 8 miles, could go no further. All the other Steamers followed and tied up to shore ice. Weather cloudy, Wind N.E. and comes in thick fog. Bar 30.10. Capt. Townsend made another effort to get past the Point, and finally gave it up. Took the Launch on board the ["Jeannie"?].

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES LKine 4: Point Belcher is a cape near Wainwright, Alaska.