Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-27
Blacks steamer brought. Us back TO
I Mar. 2O-still in the gulf making


; very bad list and captain will moi
venture out to sea. Stopped at 4:SE
a. m. until 7 a. M.
Mar. 21-Great sailing, put up the
Fore stay sail this morning to In.
crease the speed, makes a difference
of about one knot an hour, as there
is not very much wind in Mexico
Passes Las Tres Marias, or Three
Sisters, They are mountain peaks
In Mexico. II ---ss
Mar. 2S-In sight of the main
land of Mexico all day, getting warm
er every minute and seeing lbts Of
Iturtels and sharks and seyerahwhale
and many porpoises. Saturday after
noon is a holiday in the navy so we
are not working much lt ~
Mar. 2S, sundayTIt IS very hot
and we are sprinklipg the gasoline
with the big fire hose 10 Keep at
from exploding. Would II not look
like an aeropfahe at san Diego if it
would explode as there are $4,000
cases on the decks.
Mar. 24-Went on shore in Acu-
pulco to fix up American Consuls
house for a ball to be given by hin,
for the officers of our ship. M Hts
name is Mr., Gammond and beIMasga d
passenger on board all the.way rom
San Diego 1--WE bought fiana8ss- for
10 cents a DOZEN, ~ec,n% y
Mar, w sailed FOR slPanams p ana
and sawNs1nG Mexican schoonefs
fishing fotsoyaterSs We asfised III
Panama fylat sb. ms apd anchor
ed. " i1X ~ w
Mar. 9S-;wSat thpr ths canal and
met the U. S. s. sysdshan and tbsg
s sAsnOhOmisB ,apd A $pNstsssrs.
which we>gays gasoline ahf came
back thrpSthe canal q sc3pitieo.} }
Mar. 29zkpeSercds eabafcs
Bay at s a. ID Nws6t6eS ssfy Nh warn, bas
April 54BeaAe psrt u syla.' d d
Met senorhss {ffea SsspIiIco, sSa
tried to talk 70 them But I might as
we'll talk to a house as I cannot
speak Spanish 4well enough, to catch
it as fast as theyfspsAb5iaJA
April 6-Passed Pffgssfr Grid
ws 1Ss found s%n I'snt'n, s"t 'tnnlSSbs s5 p@~: port
bow was a Japanese ship. .Ar
April 500 empty drums brought
along side from dock. We loaded
them on board. Saw some Mexicans
catch shark 6 feet long and we did
mot go swimming in that places any
way got sunburned very bad on the
arms, shoulders and neck.
April 9-Up anchor and bound for
the States. Oh, Boy! Maybe you
think am not glad. En- route to
San. .DiagouuWowausoonu~ onu~haVe.a samd
mail.
only nFyyl Fy%yloa3kSfSe}Nf' lsatsaUq
April 11-12rRArriwdSfn ,sanyDfego
o. X. with seoakoS. md, ,aEcbQfed Al
$40 a. m.
Anil ss49wmt oshOrey buB Diego
and yreteos come letters p had, !, ,td
write ibeSausgFbad not (receiYed any
mail since Feb 24, 4 But ( received
2r letters n an al san Diego. 11'
April 14-Subschaser 297{caught
fire andIyejweFe9 part I9f the rescue
party. II men We're burned very
bad and two not expected to live.
April 16-Up with mud hook and
getting away at 5 p. m. with GnnboatI
Rainier in tow. Bound for San Fran
cisco
Santa barbara
Islands had GsncRl qdarterslz \ r. ms
April 197Wben I bit. the, deck
this morning what do you think? |
Wow! Well, there was the Golden
Gate right in front pfaus. Qhh Boy.
new for some Frisco .liberty> Went
inside and cast off U. S. s. Rainier |
and anchored in man Of war row mt
San Francisco Bay. 7plllI
April 20-I had been putt o1 THE /
Benical list at San Diego and the DR..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. =Rnuse.-
AndzI had TO- stay aboard Saturday.
md Sunday l=s l==lsl s. 81 lssl lisl ESISfa
! April 21-Left San Francisco Bay
Ind arrived at California City ats
/. m# Took offAtho $50 gas6H3e
lrumsg gandgwas aIih that nieJE
April s&2S-Dha Hammctd tqd
ne I was &ff Of tbs Bcnic9f list ald
aid To- gcAashnle! y a
April 24--Went to San Francisco
ind sawEthlnsae 8rfEaRdm847 847thlEAxtaIa b
'eturn. saw my cnum rrliott rIad- +
by and Mrs. Hadley.
April 25-Scrsping the ships sides
md bottom, y In dry dock at Mare
7-775 Il F. ~