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Brig "Byzantium"
Came out from England. Wooden.
Small. Was sold here and put into
the whaling trade under Captain
Rays and was abandoned in Johnson
Straits and drifted out to the ocean
and became a total wreck. She
was never found.
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Ship "Thrasher"
Fine large Wooden Sailing ship of 2000
tons. Was towed on to Gabriolo [Gabriola] Reef
by 2 tugs and became a total loss
with 3000 tons coal. No insurence.
Belonged to Sewell & [and] Co [company] Bath Maine.
Hung on the Reef for a long time
before breaking up. Maine Built.
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Ship "John Rosenfeldt"
Fine large 2000 ton Wooden Sailing Ship.
Was towed on to Reef by the Tug
Tacoma near Active pass and became
a total wreck with 3000 tons coal.
Staid on the 3 years before [going?] to
pieces. Owned by Sewell Bros [brothers] of
Bath Maine. Not insured.
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Stmr [Steamer] Gussie Telefair
Formerly [unreadable struckthrough] Blockade runner. Iron
propeller. English Built.
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Steamer "Pelican"
Formerly Blockade runner. Iron propeller.
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Steamer "Mohongo"
Double Ender. Old American Man a War
Side Wheeler.
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Steamer "Salvador"
Iron propellor. Ran to Frisco [San Francisco]
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Steamer "Victoria"
Formerly the Bolivar. Lengthened and
named Victoria. Ran between Victoria & [and] Frisco [San Francisco]
Wrecked while coal laden and bound for
Frisco [San Francisco]. Iron Propellor. Built in England
Capt [captain] Reichman
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Steamer "City of Chester"
Iron propellor. Built in Chester Pennsylvania
Ran between Victoria & [and] Frisco [San Francisco]. Ran into
and sunk off Frisco [San Francisco] Harbor by the Stmr [steamer]
Oceanic from Australia. Many lives
lost. Total Wreck. Fine Boat
Capt [captain] Seabury
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