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Guide to the Journals of the Schooner Ellen
MS 202
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Title: Journals of the Schooner Ellen
Identifier/Call Number: MS 202
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1891 June 16–1894 June 25
Abstract: The collection contains two journals of the Schooner Ellen, a vessel that was involved in coastal trade between the United
States and the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.
creator:
Ellen (Schooner).
This collection is open for research.
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Collection processed by Jody Valente on January 31, 2012.
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Journals of the Schooner Ellen, MS 202, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical Notes
The Schooner Ellen was a coastal trading vessel, sailing between San Diego, California and the Baja California Peninsula,
Mexico. Details on the Schooner Ellen are minimal. Records document voyages throughout the late 19th century, interactions
with other ships trading provisions, and hunting for abalone, seals, birds, turtle, and cacti.
The collection contains two journals for the Schooner Ellen recording activities from June 16, 1891 to June 25, 1894. Each
journal entry heading includes the date and the journal entry number. A journal entry number is recorded for each voyage that
leaves San Diego for the Baja Peninsula. From left to right, the journal notes the time of day, the journal entry, and the
wind direction. Many entries note the weather, documenting the winds and seas, along with bearings.
The first journal (June 16, 1891-September 30, 1892) documents hunting seals and abalone, and of unloading meat at various
ports. The Schooner Emma is referenced on multiple occasions, as the two schooners cross paths frequently. Turtle Bay (Bahia
de Tortugas) is also referenced frequently as a site that is sailed past. The last page and inside back cover notes seal pups,
cows and bulls hunted and the locations of the hunts.
The second journal (October 12, 1892-June 25, 1894) includes documentation of ships sighted at sea and in ports. Time is largely
spent gathering shells and cacti, fishing, hunting for birds and turtles, and gathering guano and salt.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chase, Captain
Ellen (Schooner).
Emma (Schooner).
Grosse, Captain
Bahia de Tortugas (Mexico)
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)
Cedros Island (Mexico)
Coronado (Calif.)
Guadalupe Island (Mexico)
Hunting
Jorres Wharf (San Diego, Calif.)
Marine mammals
Marine reptiles
Natividad Island (Mexico)
Point Loma (San Diego, Calif.)
Punta Colonet (Mexico)
Round Island (Mexico)
San Diego (Calif.)
Schooners
Sea birds
Seafaring life
Shipping
Shipping companies (Marine transportation)
Steamship Wharf (San Diego, Calif.)