The Galápagos Tortoises
in their Relation to
the Whaling Industry

Charles Haskins Townsend

Appendix

Logbook Records of Tortoises Taken from the Galápagos Islands
by Certain Whaleships from 1831 to 1868 ¹⁷

¹⁷ Extracts from the logs are quoted verbatim.

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Dec. 4—Harbor of Hood Island, anchored.
Dec. 5—“At 3 P. M. 2 boats went on shore after Terapin at 7 P. M. returned brought of about 30 at 4 A. M. 3 Boats went on Shore after Terapin at 7 P M Boats returned on Board Brought of about 100 Terapin”
Dec. 6—“at 4 A M 3 Boats went on Shore after Terapin at 5 P M the Boats came on board brought of about 90 Terapin”
Dec. 7—“At 5 A M 3 Boats went on Shore after Terapin at 4 P M Boats returned on Board Brought on Board 65 Terapin”
Dec. 8—“at 5 P. M. Boats Came on Board Brought of about 50 Terapin.”

Dec. 11—“At 4 P M Came to Anchor at Charles Island… . Sent four Boats and Crews after Turpin and took about 110”
Dec. 13—“… Sent three Boats after turpin and Returned with about 45”

Dec. 19—“came to anchor at Hoods Island sent 2 Boats ashore after turpine”
Dec. 20—“Employed in getting turpine”
Dec. 23-24—“These 2 days employed in getting turpine got about 250 altogether which cost us much trouble.”

Nov. 12—“at dark lay our head yards aback to the Eastward of Charles Isle at daylight kepet oil for the harbourd at % past 1.0 or there abouts come too in 7 fathoms of water”
Nov. 13—“two boats went a shore after tenpin”
Nov. 14—“at night the boats come on board with 28 turpin”
Nov. 15—“the boats come on hoard with 44”
Nov. 16—“the boats come on board with 63”
Nov. 17—“we got 44 more terpin”

April 1—“5 A M Hoods Island distant about 10 miles sent 2 Boats Ashore for to get some Turpin”
April 2—“the Boats got 50 turpin … all Hands employed Eating turpin”
At sea. June 2—“all Hands employed about trying their strength by lifting an large turpin and looking for what we cant see that is sperm whales”
June 6—“tacking off and on Abington 7 A M Captn Clark and second mate went on shore with two Boats to get some turpin”
June 7—“6 P M Boats came on board with 8 turpin”

Dec. 27—“kept her off for Charleses Island … at 10 A. M. the starboard boat went on shore”
Dec. 28—“at 5 P. M. the boat came on board brought some turpin”
Dec. 29—“at 11 P. M. came to anchor [Post Office Bay, Charles I.) at 3 A. M. called all hands to go after tarpin … the governor came on board”
Dec. 30—“at 7 P M the boats came on board & brought 80 tarpin”
Dec. 31—“the boats went after Tarpin 14 miles from the ship”
Jan. 1—“at 6 P. M. the boats came on board & brought 90 tarpain … at 2 A. M. the boats weant after turpin”
Jan. 2—“a sundown down the boats came alongside with 6 turpin Later the waist boat went on shore at the landing for 50 turpin that govner cent down the beech”

March 14—“standing off & onn from Albermar the Larboard & waist boats went on shore after Turpin wee found eight vary large ones”
March 15—“the boats went on shore after turpin could not find but one”

Oct. 27—“came to an anchor at Indefatagable Island sent 3 boats 21 men on shore after tirpen at dark retirned on board and never saw one”
Oct. 28—“the boats retirned on board with 8 tirpen … at daylight got under way and beet up to the weather harbour”
Oct. 29—“sent 3 boats after tirpin”
Oct. 30—“the boats retirned with 27 tirpin”
Oct. 31—“the boats retirned with 9 tirpin”

May 15—“steering for Porters Island [Indefatigable] 4 P M Came to Anchor in Downes Bay in 7 fathoms”
May 16—“Boats came on Board with 21 large turpin”
May 17—“Boats came on Board with 31. turpin”
May 19—“Boats Came on Board with 40 live turpin”
May 22—“the Boats Returned with 40 live terpin … we got here 140 Terepin and 10 Boats Load of wood”

Mar. 22—[Visited the settlement and] “had through the hospitality of one of the residents a good dinner of terrapin at sunset arrived on board the other boates got 50 terrapin larg an small.”
Mar. 24—“at 4 A. M. all the Boates whent a boute 12 miles to Swains landing on the N. W. point of the Island after anchoring the Boates we landed on the rocks and by the help of a rope we succeeded in getting up the precipice we found a plain with some large terrapin on of which & Backet to the Boate.” … “we got 50 terrapin 5 of the large ones died on the rocks at 8 P. M. on board tired oute”

Feb. 15—“at 9 A. M. came to anchor at Charles's island … sent all hands A shore after terrapin”
Feb. 16—“the boats came on board with 8 terrapin”
Feb. 17—“the boats came on board with 6 terrapin … took the anchor and stood off and onn sent A boat on shore we found the island to be, chatham island by obs”
Feb. 18—“A boat on shore at sunset the boat came of with 8 terrapin”
Feb. 21—“at 4 P M came to anchor in post-office bay at Charleses island … all hands A shore after terrapin”
Feb. 24—“150 terrapin on board.” [All hands getting terrapin from Feb. 21 to March 1]
March 1—“finished giting terrapin—got on board the No of 350” [from Mar. 2 to Mar. 13, the men went wooding]

Sept. 13—“At 6 P. M. the Boats Returned With But 21 Tortoises.”
Sept. 14—“One Boat Came on Board With 60 Tortoises & the other 2 Boats Stoped all Night at Day Light the Boat Went on Shore Again”
Sept. 15—“At 5 P. M. the 3 Boats Came on Board With 30 Tortoises”
Sept. 16—“At 6 P. M. the Boats Came on Board with 50 Tortoises”
Sept. 17—“At 6 P. M. the Boats Returned With 35”
Sept. 18—“At 6 P. M. the Boats Returned for the Last Time With 41 Tortoises”

April 12—“standing of & onn from James Isle came to anchor at 8 A. M. two boats went after turpin”
April 13—“the boats came on board turpin was vary scarce we got 3”
April 14—“loard three boats& wint after turpin”
April 15—“the boats came on board caught twenty turpin Latter part the boats went after turpin”
April 16—“the boats came again on hoard did not do vary well”

Feb. 26—“concluded to go in at Charles Island … at 9 A M came to anchor in 12 fathoms water”
Feb. 27—“one Boat after terpin Capt gone to town”
Feb. 28—“at 8 P M Boats all on board with 50 terpin”
March 1—“at 8 P M Boats abord with 30 tirpin”
March 2—“at 5 P M came aboard with 40 tirpin”
April 13—“at 5 killed some tirpin”
June 4—“at 2 A M came too Anchor at Porters Isle in 8 fathoms water at daylite 2 Boats went a tirpining at sunrise the 3rd Boat”
June 5—“got 8 tirpen”
June 6—“came aboard with 4 large tirpen”

July 14—“anchored Charles Island Harbor”
July 15—“at daylight sent 2 Boats for Turpin”
July 16—“at 6 the Boats returned with 20 Turpin”
July 17—“2 boats a turpining, one Boat to Town for potatoes three of the men Deserted Caleb Halsted Alfred Overtwin Ronald Blanchard the boat returned without them at 7 oclock the Boats Returned with 30 turpin”
July 18—“employed in Wooding Caught the three runaways put the Ringleader Caleb Halstead In Irons and Kept him Below the Gideon Basto [Barstow] Left and the Ships Washington and Baleaner of New Bedford Arrived”
NOTE. This vessel made her first voyage in 1795.

June 3—“steering in for Breakfast Isle at 2 P M let go the anchor in 18 fathoms of water in Compy with stanton of Fairhaven… . At 4 A M lowered 3 Boats and landed at James Isle to procure turrapin”
June 4—“At Breakfast Isle … at 6 P M Boats Come off with 34 Turapin … at Daylight 3 Boats went on shore for Turapin”
June 5—“at 6 P M Boats came off having procured 26 Turapin”
June 6—“at 6 P M Boat Come off with 40 Turupin”
June 7—“at 6 P M the Boats Come off with 24 Turupin”
Nov. 25—“at Daylight kept off for South head [Albemarle] at 7 A M 2 Boats went on shore for turapin at south head lying off and on”
Nov. 26—“at 2 P M the Boats Came off having procured 2 turapin and some fresh fish”

Oct. 24—“at six the boats returned with ten terapen. Could not find them anywhere handy had a long ways to go for to get them but we got 68 all told grate and small”

Jan. 1—“at daylite kept of for Abingtons Island at 7 started 2 Boats for tirpen”
Jan. 2—“at 6 P M all of with 10 live and 2 dead ones”

April 13—“at 5 a boat went in for Charles Island for tirpen”
April 15—“at ancher … the Boat got 40 tirpen”
April 18—“at 6 P M all abord with a few tirpen”

June 27—“at noon came to anchor at James Iland in 12 fathoms water” June 28—“went on shore 2 boats returned at 5 with some terrappin”
June 29—“returned with some terrappin" June 30—“returned with 20 terrappin”
July 1—“returned with about 15 Terrappin”
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Nov. 21—“at 8 A M two boats wemt on shore at south head” [Albemarle]
Nov. 22—“at 3 P M the boats returned with one dozen good Terrappin”
Nov. 25—“at 6 P M came to anchor In Elizabeths Bay … at 9 A M 2 boats went on shore after terrappin but saw none”
Dec. 1—“at 4 A M 2 boats went after terrappin at South head”
Dec. 2—“at 5 P M came of with 25 terrappin”
Dec. 3—“at 4 P M went on shore to be there early in the morning”
Dec. 4—“at 3 P M the boats came off with 30 terrappin”
Dec. 7—“killed a terrappin weighing 250 lbs.”

Feb. 6—“Steering for Abingtons Island … . Sent 2 boats on Shore and and Cat [caught] Sum turping”
Feb. 7—“Got 10 turping”
July 18—“At 5 Came to Anchor At hoods Island … Employed in giting of turpin”
July 19—“At 7 P M got to the Ship with 45 turpin”
July 20—“At 6 P M got Along side with 20 turpin it being hard to, git them”
July 23—“At 8 A. M. Came to Anchor At Jamess Island”
July 25—“Git on board with 2 boatload of turpin”
July 26—“Came on board with 2 boat lode of turpin”
July 28—“Came on board with 3 boat lobe of turpin”

July 22—“at 5 P M came too an anker at porters Island… At 4 A M sent two boats for Terpin”
July 23—“at 4 P M The boats returned with two tirpen”
July 24—“at 6 P M one Boat returned with terpin”
July 25—“at 8 P M wone Boat returned with terpin”
July 26—“at 7 P M wone Boat returned with terpin”
July 27—“at 6 P M the Boats returned with terpin”
NOTE.—This vessel is celebrated for having made the. most profitable of all whaling voyages. In 1856 the value of her cargo was $151,060.

Aug. 24—“Off S head … at 5 a.m. 3 boats went on shore for terpins”
Aug. 25—“got altogether 23 terpins”

Feb. 19—“lying off and on James Island at 8 A M Come to Anchor in 8 fathoms water sent 2 Boats wooding one boat Turrapin”
Feb. 20—“1 Boat Turapining”
Feb. 21—“at 6 P M got off 1 Boat load Turrapin. Last part 2 Boats Turrapining”
Feb. 22—“at 6 P M the Boats returned to the Ship loded with Turrapin Last part 2 Boats Turrapin”
Feb. 23—“at 6 P M the Boats returned to the Ship loaded with Turrapin Last part all hands employed Turrapining”
Feb. 24—“at 6 P M the Boats returned to the Ship loded with Turrpin Last part 2 Boats Turrapining”
Feb. 25—“at 6 P M the Boats returned to the Ship loded with Turrapin Last part 11 men Turrapining”
Feb. 26—“at 4 P M the Boat returned to the Ship with 13 turrapin”

July 1—“at 4 P M came to anchor at Stephens Bay in 9 fathoms water, . went on shore 2 boats after terrappin”
July 2—“came off with about 20 terrapin”
July 3—“at 8 A M came to Anchor at James hand and went on shore after terrapin”
July 4—“Come off with about 18 terrapin”
July 5—“employed getting terrappin 30”
July 6—“came on bord with 40”
July 7—“brougt on board about 30”

Jan. 21—“Went ashore and got two terpen”
Jan. 25—“All hands employed in making belts to go after terpen at Abington island got ashore one oclock sixteen men got 30 terpen”
NOTE.—Another log of this voyage continues the record as follows:
Jan. 26—“laying off and on 2 Boats on shore after Teripin at 7 P M returned with 53 Turinpin”
Jan. 27—“at 9 P M the Boats returned from the shore with 40 Turpin”
Jan. 28—“the Boats on shore for Turipin at 9 P M they returned with 17 Turpin”

Oct. 22—“at 2 came to an anchor under Jamses Island and went on shore for turpin at night came of with a few turpin and wood … at noon the Omega anchored here.” (See Omega, 1837, Chatham Id.)
Oct. 23—“a turpining and wooding”
Oct. 24—“imployed in wooding and backing turpin at night came of with a number of turpin”
Oct. 27—“at 2 A M tuck our anchor for the harbor”
Oct. 28—“two boats on Shore at noon came of with 3 Spanyards and 24 turpin the inhabitants of the Island”
[The “harbor” mentioned is doubtless at Charles Island because of the reference to “inhabitants".]

May 28—“at 6 P M James hand bore West 20 miles dist… . at 11 A M came to anchor in 10 fathoms”
May 29—“Employed getting terrappin got 17”
May 30—“got 26”
May 31—“got 17”
June 1—“got 46”
June 2—“got 53”
June 4—“got 65”

Oct. 23—“came to Ancor on the N E side of James Island”
Oct. 24—“imploied turpining”
Oct. 25—“tuck the Ancor and but to sea”
Oct. 28—“Came to Ancor in Chatham Island”
Oct. 29—“All hands on shore for turpin.”
Nov. 5—“Boats returned from turpin and maid up the number of 240”

June 21—“At 7 A M came to Anchor at hood Island in 19 1/2 fathoms. 3 Boats A shoar after Teripen”
June 22—“at 6 P M the Boats came off got 36 Small Teripen”
June 23—“at 7 P M the Boats came off with 22 Teripen”
June 24—“at 7 P M the Boats came off with 33”
June 25—“at 6 P M the Boats came off With 45”

May 16—“at 4 A M went in at the South Head of Alber Marl Island with 2 boats after Terapin”
May 17—“at 9 P M Came on board with 8 large Terapin”

Sept. 2—“P. M. boats came on board with 27 larg tarapin”
Sept. 3—“fitting the boats to go after turapin at 3 P M Called all hands at 4 P M lowred 3 boats Capt. Second and 3d Mates went after tarapin”
Sept. 5—“at 8 oclock P M 2 Boats came on board at 10 P M the other arived brought 40 turapin”

May 4—“At 7 A M one Boat went on Shore to James Isle For turpin”
May 5—“At 5 P M the Boat Return with 12 turpin”
Sept. 25—“At 3 P M A Boat went on Shore [at James I.] For turpen and stopt on Shore all night… Sent another Boat on Shore for turpen”
Sept. 26—“At 3 P M the boats Returned with a few Turpen”

Dec. 21—“3 boats on shore at barington island at 7 P M came on board with 12 turpin”
Dec. 22—“of the E. end of Barington Island … . 3 boats on shore at 6 P M came on board with 10 turpin”

Feb. 14—“Steering in for the South Head of Alber Marl at 3 P M went on Shore with one boat at 7 P M the boat came on board with some wood and 2 Terapin”
Feb. 15—“lying of and on at Albermarle at 6 P M the boats Come on board with 18 Terapin”

March 24—“at 7 too boats went on shoar for Terrapins on the South side of Hoods Island”
March 25—“at 4 the boats come off found it to ruged to land with safety 4 of us howeve got on shoar and got 10 or 12”

March 26—“at 7 the caps went on shoar for Terapin… . South head of Albemarl N 12°”
March 27—“one boat on shoar at 4 she come of with 6 or 7 terapin”

March 31—“sent a boat for terapin at 4 came of with 4 or 5 wee anchored under the W point of Chatham Island in 9 fathoms water … two boats on shoar Turpining”
April 1—“the boats came of with 14 Terapin … at 4 A M two boats went after Terapin”
April 2—“at 6 one boat came of with 29 terapin lost one boat on the rocks Left 5 men on the shoar and 12 terapin on the bech … at 4 A M went on shoar took of the boat and the terapin”

Feb. 2—“saw Hoods Island … at 4 o'clock P M came to anchor in 15 fathoms of water”
Feb. 3—“two Boats went after turpin”
Feb. 4—“got 45 turpin”

May 18—“at 9 [A. M.] came too [at Chatham I.] with the larboard anchor in 15 fathoms water and sent the boat on shore with 2 gangs for terrapin at night the boats came off without much success”
May 21—“At 5 A M 2 boats went to the east end of the island at 6 P M phe came back with 45 terrapin”
May 22—“came back with 30 terrapin”
May 23—“came back with 40 terrapin”

July 23—“got 51 Terrapin at night all boats on board”
July 24—“All Boats away, at night returned with 44 Terrapin … the Boats went and got 7 Large Terrapin”

Sept. 19—“laying off and on at Crossmans Isle [Albemarle] 4 P M the boats came off bringing 16 terrapin”
Sept 20—“heady N W for James Isle 2 P M sent in two boats for terrapin 4 came too in 10 fathoms 8 P M boats came off with two terrapin … 2 1/2 A M sent off two boats to Albemarle and one here for terrapin”
Sept. 21—“3 P M boat came off with 7 … sent in one boat for terrapin”
Sept. 22—“4 P M boat came off with 8 … daylight sent in the boat 11 A M 2 boats came from Albemarle with 10”
Sept. 23—“came off with 8”
Sept. 24—“two boats came off with 26”
Sept. 25—“4 P M boat off with 20 6 P M two boats came with 22 have lost a man … daylight sent all hands ashore to look for the lost man”
Sept. 27—“could not find him left bread and water and directions in a bottle if anyone should ever find him”

Oct. 23—“South head bareing S E 3 Ships in sight at 7 A M the Capt Went on shore with 2 boats to look for Tarrapin”
Oct. 24—“at 9 A M the boats returned with 12 Terrapin”
NOTE.—The oldest whaler. Built 1801 for Stephen Girard of Philadelphia. Broken up at New Bedford 1893.

May 14—“saw the island of Albemarl and run for it sent 2 boats on shore for tarpens”
May 15—“the boats came off from shoar with 7 tarpens sent 3 boats on shore for turpens caught a seal”
May 16—“the boats came off with 23 turpens”
May 17—“sent 3 boats on shore to the south of head of abemarl for turpen”
May 18—“the boats on shore for turpen came off and left them on shore with 5 men . . sent 2 boats on shore for the turpen and men and got them off 17 in number”

June 8—off South Head, Cape Christopher, [Albemarle] “At dark the boats returned with some half dozen Terrapins”
Nov. 1—“landed two boats on South Head” [Albemarle] “spoke the Rodman”
Nov. 2—“at 9 P M the boats returned with 10 Terrapin. Rodman about the same. Stood off and on all night: at daylight 7 ships in sight”

Sept. 15—“Ship laying off and on … sent 3 Boats on shore for Turpin South bade [Albemarle] Bairing E N E 10 miles”
Sept. 17—“at 9 P M the Boats came on Board with Turpin”
Sept. 18—“at 9 P M the Boats Came on Board with 9 Turpin”
Sept. 19—“at 6 P M the Boats Came on Board with 8 Turpin”
Sept. 29—“at 7 A M sent 3 Boats on Shore for Turpin at South Hade”
Sept. 30—“at 4 P M the Boats Came on Board with 17 Turpin”
Oct. 1—“at 5 P M the Boat Came on Board with 30 Turpin”

March 14—“at 3 A M made the Island of Arlbemarl south Head at 9 lowered all the boats and went on shore and at night came on board with 36 Terpine”

April 12—“at 5 A M went On shore at South head with 2 boats after Terrepin”
April 13—“at 5 P M returned with 10 large Terrapin”

Aug. 15—“1 P M spoke Ship Robt Edwards … Chathams Isle bearing N. dist 10 Leagues … latter … running for the Anchorage … prepared to anchor but seeing a reef ahead on which we had like to run kept off again the R. E. anchored”
Aug. 16—“at 2 P M came too in 17 fathoms found here Ships N Bedford … . Aurora… . boats terrapining. the ships laying at the lee anchorage sunset the boat came off with three terrapin” ashore terrapin”
Aug. 17—“sunset came off bringing 9 … all hands brot off 34 + 2 = 36". Aug. 18—“brot off 35”
Aug. 19—“sunset came off bringing 8 … latter came off bringing 27”

Mar. 19—“Albemarl in sight”
Mar. 21—“the Nantucket and Awashonks in company … at 6 went on shore after terapin”
Mar. 22—“in company with Awashonks a teraping. At 6 came off with two and three dead ones”

Aug. 15—“steering in for Chathams Island at Meridian came to anchor mile from the shore in 10 fathoms”
Aug. 16—“the boats went in and got 7 Terapin … all hand Terapining”
Aug. 17—“got off 9 Terapin … got off 21 Terapin”
Aug. 18—“got off 49 Terapin”
Aug. 19—“took off 21 Terapin”

Aug. 25—[Abingdon Island] “at dark the boats returned with some wood and eight Terrapin”
Sept. 21—[Hood Island] “Sent three boats in for Terrapins. They returned at 7 p. m. having taken 25 rather small” (2 lost men)
Sept. 25—“went on shore, found the two lost men and 42 Terrapins”
Sept. 26—“obtained with hard labor 55 terrapins”
Sept. 27—“got 45 terrapins alive and 6 dressed”

May 14—“at 2 P M went a shore to Chatham Island the Island barring N N W at 5 come of with 5 tirapen … laying of and on”
May 15—“2 boats a tirapining at 5 Com of with 25”
Oct. 20—“at 10 Saw hoods Island at 11 went on Shore a turipening”
Oct. 21—“come of with 5 turpin”

Sept. 30—“At 4 P M Came to Anchor at Hoods Island in 9 fathoms water … sent 2 boats to git Tarrapin”
Oct. 1—“the boats Came on Board with a few Tarrapin they were scarce”
Oct. 2—“Sent the Boats to git Tarrapin”
Oct. 3—“the Boats Came on Board with 34 Tarrapin . . busey gitting Tarrapin”
Oct. 4—“the Boats Came on Board with 26 Tarrapin … busey gitting Tarrapin”
Oct. 5—“the Boats Came on Board with 40 Tarrapin”

Dec. 19—“At 4 Ship came to anchor in 17 fathoms of watter 3/4 of miles from the shore. Kicker Rock N. W. by N. 2 1/2 Miles Chathams Island”
Dec. 20—“Bought 72 Terapin” ("Terapining” until the 24th)
Dec. 24—“At 9 P. M. Boats all came off and brought the remainder of their Terapin, makeing 190 in all, and 72 that the Capt. Bought”

Mar. 1—“10 live terrapins” “some more terrapins-32" Mar. 2—“obtained about 25 terrapins”

July 9—“at 4 P M came to anchor in the Roads of Hoods island in 15 fathoms of watt … all hands went on shoare in persute of turpin Gut about 20”
NOTE.—During the next four days, all hands went ashore “aturping” each day, but the number of tortoises caught is not recorded.
Nov. 27—“Loard 2 Boats to Goe on shore for Turpin at sonset came of with 4 So ends this day of South Head [Albemarle]”
Nov. 31—“Laying off & on South Head … 2 [Dec. 1] boats on shore at 5 P M came off with load” [of terrapin]

April 24—“Came to anchor at Chatham island in 7 fathoms of water Ship frances hear also too boats from each ship went after terpen thear is a Mr gerney lives hear geting out terpen oil his wife & 8 spanyards”
April 25—“at 7 P M the boats retur with 8 terpen to each ship”
April 26—“went again with 8 men & got 8 terpen”
May 14—“cloas in to Charlees islan at 6 P M loard the boats & towed in to 14 fathoms of water one mile N W of black beach”
May 16—“this day we got of 17 barrels of potatoss 30 pumpkins 15 bunches of benaners 50 pound of choacklet paid in trade & som money they com aboard as to a groacery stoar for small stoars at 6 P M got through & set them a shoar”
May 19—“ship Being of South head went a shoar with 2 boats fro terpen landed at a crick to weather of goana cove [Iguana Cove, Albemarle] but found no terpen went to leward and landed our boats”
May 21—“got of clear through a verey hevey serf with 7 terpen the ship Daniel webster had two boats ashoar got 2 terpen”

Jan. 31—“at 2 P M we came to anchor in Woods [Hood] Island in 20 fathoms of watter, went on shore to look for tarraping at sun set return to the Ship With one tarraping”
Feb. 1—“the Boats on shore tarraping at night they return to the ship with 13 tarraping”
Feb. 2—“at daylight we got under way from Woods [Hood] Islands and went to Chatham Island, and at sun set we came to anchor in 22 fathoms of watter”
Feb. 10—“at 5 P. M. the bots came for the last time, we have got 130 tarraping large & smal”

Feb. 9—“at 4 P M made, the Land the East End of Chatham Island bearing W by S Dist 30 miles … when within 8 or 10 miles of the Land dispatch'd 2 boats in quest of tarapin”
Feb. 10—“at 7 P M the boats return'd with tarapin”
Feb. 11—“at 5 P M the boats return'd with tarapin”
Feb. 12—“at 5 P M the boat return'd Onboard with Tarapin … beat up to the anchorage at daylight anchored in 10 fathoms water”
[On Feb. 13, 14, 15, the men were “employ'd at getting Tarapin"]
Feb. 16—“got under way … after Obtaining 100 tarapin”

May 1—“… ship heading to the E … south head [Albemarle] bearing N W distant 10 milds at 6 P M tacked ship & hauled up the courses”
May 2—“at 8 A M went in with labor & waist boats for terpen & got 11 large ones”
May 3—“went in with two boats to goana cove [Iguana Cove, Albemarle] in company with ship James Allen & got terpen to both ships”
May 17—“at 8 A M being close in to cape Roas [Cape Rose, Albemarle] about 3 miles to the W we went in with two boats for terpen & found nise boat cove & got 27 terpen”
Aug. 20—“sent a boat in for terpen on the third hill from south head [Albemarle] but got non”
Aug. 21—“being up in the head of weather bay sent two boats in for wod at 4 P M got of 8 boat load”
Sept. 17—“at 7 A M went in with two boats fror terpen at Albemar abreast of brattle island at 7 P M got aboard with 23 terpen”

May 5—“running down for Porters Ileand” [Indefatigable]
May 6—“at 2 P.M. came to under the lee of the Ileand”
May 7—“sent one boats crew after terphin”
May 8—“the boat returned with 12 terphin”
May 9—“the boat returned with 20 terphin”
May 10—“at 7 P. M. the boat returned with 13 terphin”
Sept. 7—“laying of and on at Jameses Ileand at 4 P M the Boat Returned with 8 terphin”
Oct. 2—“run in to Abbington and sent 2 boats for terphin”
Oct. 3—“at 5 P M the boats returned with 7 dead terphin”
Oct. 11—“sent two boats with 13 men to Jameses Ileand for terphin and suckeeded in getting 12”

Feb. 4—“at 8 A M went in with two boat & got 12 large terpen goana cove bearing N” [the vessel was “off South head, Albemarle"]
Feb. 5—“captain & went in with two boats & sent off 11 verey large terpen captain & 4 men stayed ashoar goana cove bearing N E”
April 14—“off point Essex” [Albemarle]
April 16—“all this day employed beating up weather bay in company with 3 other sail for terpen”
April 17—“went in & got one live terpen & two dedons” [dead ones]
April 18—“cam to anchor in weather bay tagers cove [Tagus Cove, Albemarle] bearing W N W distant 8 milds in 25 fathoms of water one mild from shoar”
April 20—“got off 14 terpen”
April 21—“got off 80 terpen”
April 22—“took the anchor & towed out in companey with Roussau & Aurora got 26 good terpen”
Oct. 10—“at 7 A M went into fresh water bay ]Chatham Island] & got 6 cask of water & 5 terpen”
Nov. 20—“being off freshwater bay took a raft of 9 cask ashoar & filled them & got 9 terpen”
Dec. 7—“being of Essex point [Albemarle] at 11 A. M. went in with two boats for terpen & got 4”

July 20—“anchored at Chatham Island in 10 fathoms water and all hands after Turpin”
July 27—“went to sea 190 turpin on Board”

April 16—“standing in to the Bay [Elizabeth Bay, Albemarle] … Lat. 00"45 S”
April 17—“trying to get up into the Bay going in pursuit of Turrapin in company with bark's Equator, Franklin & ship Rousseau”
April 19—“came to an anchor in 30 fathoms of water”
April 20—“all hands ashore after Turpin”
April 21—“all hands ashore after Turrapin”
Sept. 1—“off South Head … went ashore with one boat & got off the meat of 2 large Turrapin”
Oct. 21—“came to an anchor at Hoods Isld in 12 fathoms of water”
Oct. 22—“One watch ashore got 7 Turrapin”

Nov. 2—“At 10 A M Come to anchor in fifteen fathoms water of Chatham Island”
Nov. 7—“finish Turepning got One hundred and twenty”

May 28—“steering for the S W part of Albamarle at 6 P M Cape Rose bore W by N dist 10 miles … Ship off & on”
May 29—“at 10 all on board met with poor success got one Turpin Teripin”
Nov. 24—“At daylight off the S W part of Abington. Went on shore with 2 boats & 20 men for terrapins”
Nov. 25—“At 4 P M boats returned from the shore. Landed at 3 different places on the S side of the island & only found 1 terrapin—By all appearances they had retreated into the mountains as everything appeared to be dried up with the sun. Caught plenty of fish with which the shores abound & killed 1 fur seal”

June 10—“lying off and on the Island of Abington, boats on shore after terrapin”
June 11—“at 5 P. M. boats came off with terrapin and fish”
June 17—“came to anchor att Portors Island in 7% fathoms water”
June 18—“Went with 3 boats to Crossmans Island [off Albemarle] after terrapin”
June 19—“At Crossmans Island”
June 20—“Came on board with 30 terrapin … took our anchor and run over to James Island and 3 boats went on shore for terrapin”
June 21—“at 4 P. M. came on board with the boats”

May 24—“Saw Abbington bearing W … at 5 A M loured two boats and went on shore for terphin and fish"
May 25—“at 4 P M the boats returned with 3 terphin and plenty of fish”

July 30—“came to anchor at hoods island at daylight sent two boats on shore for turpin”
July 31—“at dark the boats came off with 27 turpin at daylight sent on shore again”
Aug. 1—“at dark the boats came off with 40 turpin”

Mar. 27—“came to an anchor at Chatham Isd.”
Mar. 28—“a part of the crew ashore after Turrapin got 30”
Mar. 29—“got off 36”
Mar. 31—“got under way & went to sea 100 Turrapin on board”
Oct. 26—“the Capt ashore on Charles Isld got a few Turrapin”

July 1—“ship lying off and on at Wreck bay [Chatham] at 2 P M the Capt came off with a few Terapin”
July 6—“at 3 A M hove too off Kickor rock [Chatham] at 8. 3 boats started for Terrapin. Saw 3 ships at anchor at Terrapin Road”
July 7—“at 8 P M the boats came on board with 44 Terrapin”

Aug. 24—[at anchor off Chatham Id.] “3 boats went in a tearpaning”
Aug. 29—[still at Chatham] “took on board 100 Terrapin”

June 6—“lying off and on the Island of Abingdon, boats after terrapin”
June 7—“at 4 P. M. boats came on board clean”
June 8—“lying oil and on Abingdon at 4 P. M. boats came on board one terrapin”
July 5—“off Abingdon's Island … boats shore after terrapin”
July 6—“lying off and on Abingdon at sunset boats came off with 8 large terrapna”
July 9—“boats came off with 14 large terrapin" Sept. 12—“off south head 2 boats on shore after terrapin at sunset returned with 25”
Sept. 14—“lying off and [on] South head boats on shore at sunset returned with 150 terrapin”
Oct. 19—“Off Albemarle 2 boats on shore after terrapin”
Oct. 20—“came off with 11 terrapin”

June 5—“at 8 A. M. three boats went on shore on the S. E. part of Chatham Island for turapin… .
June 6—“at 9 P M the boats returned from the shore with 14 turapen”
Oct. 12—“at 10 A. M. took on board 40 large turapin, lying at Anchor at Chatham Island Stephens bay”

June 6—“At 7 A M Came to anchor the E side of Albemar i a bay duncans island bearing E by S went off with 6 boats for terpen but found non terpen gon back in the mountain”
June 8—“At 4 A M 3 boat from the Margrate Scot with three of ours went over to duncans island”
June 9—“at 9 P M returned with about 50 terpen”
June 10—“stood across to Porters island [Indefatigable] & came to anchor in conway bay in 7 fathom of water”
June 11—“the captain returned from the setlement reports the potatos full of woms got 30 terpen”
June 15—“At 6 A M got under way & stood down the Jameses island chanel got 36 terpen 14 bunches of benanars”

July 6—“at 11 A M lowerd 3 boats and went on shore at Abingdon”
July 7—“at 7 P M the boats came off with 7 Terapin 3 live ones and 4 dead ones … at 9 A M Went on shore with 3 Boats”
July 8—“at sunset the Boats came off with 3 Terapin one alive”
Sept. 24—“at 8 A M went on shore at wreck bay [Chatham] and took off 70 Terapin”

Feb. 27—“At 11 came to anchor on the S side of Chatham island at fresh water bay in 28 fathoms water-Y3 mile from the shore. At 12 the Hope came to anchor near by. We have the cascade, a stream of water which can be seen running from the bank at the dist. of 4 miles bearing N. N. E.”
[Feb. 28, to March 2 were spent getting terrapin and water]
March 3—“Weighed anchor made sail & steered out to the S in company with the ship Hope… . We are 12 miles from our anchorage with 200 terrapin on board most of them large which we obtained very easy as we found them near the shore & but a short dist. from the ship. We also filled up our empty casks with water & could have obtained any amount had we wished. As we found it good watering at the foot of a deep ravine that makes down from the top of the island. A stream running therein which forms a pond back of the beach which is in a fine cave at the foot of the ravine. A ship in my opinion may anchor within % mile from this place in about 20 fathoms water with perfect safety-from the months of December to April ships in coming to anchor should always keep well to the E. as there is a strong current setting to the W. although we found tides near the shore but the current sets but a very short time to the E.”

Aug. 15—“off South head … sent one boat ashore on south head after a fresh mess of terrapin”
Aug. 16—“bot returned from shore with 2 terrapin”

July 17—“went on shore with two boats found a plenty of terepin about two or 2% miles from the landing. We Succeeded in backing down 8 noble fellows at nine in the evg.”
July 18—“Went on shore early in the morn with three boats we made out to back down a bout twenty terepin about 200 cwt (some of them) each, reached the ship about eight in the eve.”
July 19—“Started early after terepin to anew place With two boats. Cooper & four others to the old place after two terepin that was left on the road & then made sail for the other place-when we had reached we found that they had all all gone to the mountain & left us to haul the boat up … we all returned at dark with a bout twenty terepin”
July 20—“started as usual for the shore at day light & brought down fifteen terepin two that would weigh from 200 to 250 each”

July 25—“went into Stephens bay came to an anchor at 6 P M in 17 fathoms of water”
July 26—“took off 98 Terrapin”
July 27—“3 Boats on shore after Terrapin at 4 P M one boat came off with 8 Terrapin”
July 28—“At 10 A M the other boat came off with 7 Terrapin … finished getting off 130 Terrapin”

Nov. 5—“At 7 A M went on Shoare with two boats after Terpin… . Laying off and on at Abbington”
Nov. 6—“At 6 P M returned to the Ship with six Terpin”

Oct. 19—“at daylight saw the Island called Hoods Island run down hove to at 10 A M sent 2 boats on shore Looked all day for turpin at night came on board … with only one turpin that weighed 41 lbs.”
Oct. 21—“at 8 A M lowered two Boats and went on shore at Abingdon Island Cruised all day and took 5 Turpin.”

June 23—“At 4 A M made Chathams Island… . 12 M came to an anchor in 19 fathoms water off N. E. point”
June 24—“went on shore with 3 boats at sunset returned with 14 terrapin”
June 30—“at 4 P M boats came off with the last terrapin making all together 156 terrapin”

Sept. 17—“at 2 P M ran in and came to an anchor in Grand Harbour Porters Isl in 6 fathoms water . . at 4 P M 3 boats went across to an island about 10 miles dist [Duncan] for terrapin”
Sept. 19—“at 6 P M the boats returned with 48 terrapin … at 4 A M 3 boats started on another cruise across to the island for terrapin”
Sept. 22—“at 3 P M the boats returned from the other island with 83 terrapin”

May 7—“heading in for Chatham Is'd.… came to an anchor in 9 fathoms water the Catawba & Empire at anchor Turpapining”
May 16—“got under way … with 110 Turpen”

Aug. 20—“sent two boats ashore (for terapin) with provisions and water for 3 days”
Aug. 24—“one boat came off to bring a few turpin”
Aug. 25—“at 1 a boat came off with more Turpin-a small sloop from San Francisco after a cargo of Turpin. I should think she would carry as many as 20 good large ones”
Aug. 26—“one boat came off with a load of Turpin. at 3 the other boats came off in each a load of Turpin making in all about 90 and I think pretty good ones”

Aug. 15—“at 7 A M went on shore at Abington for Terrapin”
Aug. 16—“At 9 P M the boats came on board with 5 Terrapin”

June 2—“at 9 A M went on shore with two Boats at South head [Albemarle] and got two small Terrapin.
Aug. 10—“At 9.30 A M steered for S Bay [Chatham] at noon Came to an Ancor”
Aug. 11—“Took on Board 107 Terrapin”

Sept. 24—“2 Boats returned from the Shore with the meet of 3 Terrapin and one nice one”

April 12—“Afternoon went on shore to Barington island With one boat for turpin and gut one”
Note.—The log mentions the names of six other whaling vessels in sight of the Henry H. Crapo at that time.

Jan. 3—“run off for the East end of Chatham”
Jan. 4—“At 4 P M came too an anchor in 12 fathoms in Hobbs Bay … the hands after terrapin”
Jan. 5 to Jan. 11—“After terrapin”
Jan. 11—“took off 175 Terrapin”
Sept. 26—“At 3 P.M Came to an anchor in Gardners Bay, Hoods Isle”
Note.—The next few days were spent coopering oil and stowing
Oct. 2—“Took on board 7 terrapin”
Dec. 13—“at 8 A M came to an anchor in 14 fathom of water in IIobbs Bay” [Chatham]
Note.—No entry in the log-book between Dec. 13th and 18th
Dec. 18—“finished getting 140 Terrapin”

July 8—“boats off after turpin … the place wtere we are is on the east side of Albemarle abrest of Cowleys Island”
[Two other ships in company, the Sea Queen and the Clifford Wayne.]
July 9—“one off the boats has been onshore abrest of the ship got 5 terapin have not heard from the other boats. they all stop ashore nights Latter part boats returned with 9 terrapin”
July 18—“our terrapin cruise is at an end. we obtained about 150”

July 29—“At one oclock P. M. sent two boats on Shore at Chatham island for terpin”
July 30—“at two P M Came On Board with four turpin… . Came to an anchor at Chatham Island in fourteen fathoms water and veared out fifty fathoms cable … lowered three boats and went on Shore to see if we Could not get Some turpin”
Note.—July 31 to Aug. 2, boats were after tortoises.
Aug. Ir.—“the Boats returned with 9 terpin”

May 30—“At 3 P M sent Two Boats on shore at Abington Island, Contrary to Orders they remained on Shore all night”
May 31—“At 1 P M one Boat returned with fish, At 10 P M the other one returned with Two Terrapin that they Butchered”
July 4—“At 7.30 A M sent Two Boats on shore at Abington Island, after Terrapin”
July 5—“At 1 P M the Boats returned with one Terrapin”

Feb. 19—“Steering in for South head [Albemarle] at 1 oc P. M. Scent 2 boats on Shore for turbin got one”

June 12—“steering N along the E side of Chatam Isl… . at daylight steered off N. for the N. E. point of the Isl sent in two boat for turpin”
June 14—“got a few”
Aug. 25—“under the lea of Chatam Isl”
Aug. 26—“At anchor in Terrapin Rroads at 4 P. M. took off 10"]
Aug. 27—“took on board 16”
Aug. 28—“got off 9”
Aug. 29—“got on board 8”

June 29—“At 6 P M Boats returned Bring 6 Tarrapine”
June 30—“at 6 P. M. Boats returned Bringing 5 Turrapine”
July 1—“at 7 P M Boats returned Bringing 6 dead ones & 2 live ones”
July 2—“at 10 Boats returned Bringing 19 Tarrapin”
July 4—“At 10 A. M. Boats returned Bring 25 Tarrapine leaving one man behind who got lost one boat in search of the lost man”
July 5—“At 5 P. M. the two Boats returned Bringing 65 Tarrapin and at 7 the other Boat returned Bringing the lost man and one Tarrapin.”
July 11—“at 3 Boat went on shore at Stephans Bay. Chatham Island. to finish trading for Terrapin got off 23 more”
Aug. 30—Off Charles Island, “spoke a Brig. from the Coast wanted to sell Tarrapin”

Oct. 21—“at daylight ... running in for Chatham Island at 8 A M 2 boats went on Shore for Turpins Ship laying off and on”
Oct. 22—“at Sundown boats Came on board with 18 Turpins and one Turtle”
Oct. 23—“at 5 P M Came to Ancor on the North Side of Chatam Island in 9 Farth of Water … got 5 Turpins”
Oct. 24—“at Sundown boats Came on board with 5 Turpins”
Oct. 26—“at 9 A M 2 boats went on Shore at South head [Albemarle] for Turpine Ship laying off and on”
Oct. 27—“at dark boats Came on board with 14 Turpins”

Oct. 2—“kept away North for Chatham island at 10 A M the mate & second mate went ashore for turpin & stoped untill 8 P M, found seven but did succeed in getting off but four”
Oct. 3—“at 8 A M the first, second & third mates with their boats went ashore & stoped untill 3 P M but could not find any turpin”
Oct. 4—“at noon the first, second & third mates went ashore at Duncan's island & stoped untill 5 P M. they got 17 small terpin”

May 4—“lying of & on South head [Albemarle] to Boats of on shore After turpin At Sunset returned to the ship and Brought 11 turpin”

July 22—“Came to anchor at Hobbs Bay Chatham Island for Terrapin 23 men Terapining Got a few”
July 23—“These days Terpining [24 to 31] 150 live Terpin”
Nov. 25 [same voyage]—“Came to Anchor at Chatham Island for Terpin all hands ashore”
Nov. 26 to Dec. 4—“all hands came on board with about 160 Turpin”

Feb. 5—“At 7 A. M, the Capt. took a boat and pulled in to Iguanno Cove [Albemarle] after terapin”
Feb. 6—“at 4V2 P. M. Capt returned with 6 terapin”
March 4—“Off and on at Iguanna Cove. at 7 A. M. sent two boats in after terapin”
March 5—“At 8 P. M. the boats returned with one large and six small terapin “

July 27 Elizabeth Bay—“three boates went ashore after Tirpin today found none”
July 28—“Three boates went ashore after tirpin found two or three”
Aug. 5—“at 5 A M all Started up [mountain] again today we got down about 22 “

May 4—“at 9 A M two Boats went in to South head [Albemarle] after Turerpin”
May 5—“at 7 P M the Boats came off with Seven Turerpin”
July 14—“at 3 P M Saw Chatham Ilseland … at daylight Steered in for the Anchorage at 9 A M came to Anchor in twelve fathoms in company with the Ospra three Boats from each bound off after Tererpin”
July 15—“two Boats came down to the Barks with 14 Tererpin”
July 16—“the two Boats went up to the other Boats with Water for the rest and after Tererpin”
July 17 & 18—“after Tererpin”
July 19—“at daylight the Boats started from their landing for the ships with 51 Turerpin”
July 20—“got 13 Turerpin”

May 24—“Steering S W for Terpin road Chatham Is.”
May 25—“all hands on shore for Terpin at 4 P M took twenty on board.”
May 26—“at 5 P M returned with 8. this day found the Terpin farther off or about 6 miles from the beach found it very hard to back them”
May 27—“at 4 P M returned with 14”
May 28—“at 5 P M returned with 17 large ones and 3 small ones, makeing in all 65 live ones and 5 that were to large we killed and brought down there meat … one man shipped on board he had been there 10 mts all Alone at 7 A M sent A boat for his Clothing”

July 6—“ankered again at Cowlys Inlet” [Albemarle] Note.—From July 7 to 9—“all hands on shore geting terpin”
July 10—“All hands employed geting terpin hav got 81 on board”

July 2—“Bound to Perrys Ismuss [Albemarle] for wood in company with Bark Ohio and Vigilant”
Note.—From the third to the eleventh, the crew was employed getting wood and tortoises.
July 12—“all hands came on Board with 122 Terpin”

Aug. 4—“at 8 P M came to an anchor in weather bay [Albemarle] in 25 fathoms water one eighth of a mile from the shore … at 7 A M three boats started in pursuit of Tarrepin”
Aug. 5—“at 7 P M the boats returned without success, found only one Tarrepin in the mountains”
Aug. 7—“at 5 P M Tarrepin cruisers returned with three Tarrepin”
Aug. 8—“at 6 P M Tarrepin cruisers all down from the mountains but four, got ten Tarrepins, found them plenty about fifteen miles from the landing … at daylight went ashore and took on board two of the absentees, at 7 A M started in pursuit of Tarrepin at another landing at 10 A M went on shore and took onboard another of the absentees.”

Mar. 19—“came to anchor at Albemarle iri 18 fathoms of water brattle Hand bearing E by South Sent three boats on shore to look for terrapin”
Mar. 21—“at sunset two boats came off with eleven terrapin the other boat remained waiting for two men which lost their way”
Mar. 22—“at dark the boats came off with a load of wood and twelve terrapin … at 3 A. M. got under way and [went] further to the Westward say about five miles. four boats after terrapin at different beaches”
Mar. 23—“at 5 P. M. two boats came off with 26 terrapin & left some penned up on Shore found terrapin quite plentiful the other two boats got 4”
Mar. 24—“boats all on shore all hands seeking terrapin at 8 P. M. boats all got off heavy surf on shore left three terrapin on shore experienced very strong westerly current … fresh breeze at daylight sent two boats in after the above said terrapin.”

June 25—“at 7 A. M. 2 boats went ashore on S. head [Albemarle] & got 2 large Terapin”
Dec 18—“at 9 A. M. two boats went in to the S. head [Albemarle] affter terrapin … laying off & on “
Dec. 19—“at 4 P. M. the boats came on board & brought off 4 scutteled Terrapins”

April 30—“the Bark working up to Elizabeth Bay [Albemarle] at 5 p m came to Anchor Sent a Boat to finde a place to get wood”
May 2—“Latter part Sent 2 Boats in company with 2 from the Levy Starbuck to get Tarapan”
Note.—For the next two days, it is written “much the Same”
May 5—“took the Anchor & ran to the North 12. m. & came to Anchor again all hands after terapin”
"Monday May 6th to Saturday May 11th Employed bringing terapin out of the mountains & geting them on board 41 larg ons”

Note.—Boats were ashore daily after terrapin from June 27 until July 9.
July 10—“all three Boats came on Board each one brought 20 Turpin”
July 11—“Brought the rest of the Turpin which made 188 alltold”

Nov. 30—“At 10 A. M. the boats came on board brought 50 turpin”
Note.—As the boats were ashore daily “after turpin” from Nov. 23 to 30, the above number may or may not have been the total.

June 4—“at 10 A M came to anchor at Chatham Island”
Note.—From June 5 to 10 there were “boats on shore for terapin” daily.
June 11—“at 7 A M took the anchor and went to sea … we bring out 42 live terrapins”

July 5—“Employed in geting straps ready to fetch tearpin with”
July 18—“headed in for N E point Hobs Bay Chatham island … anchored in 10 fathom of water”
July 19—“Employed in tearpining”
Note.—From July 19 to 31 “all hands Employed in tearpining”
Aug. 1—“all hands Employed in receiveing tearpings on Board. we have on Board 105”

March 10—“at 2 P M ankered at Hobes Bay” [Chatham] [Another vessel in company]
March 15—“From the last date up to the presant hav been at anker in Hobes Bay hav had three Boats crews on shore geting Terpin hav got fifty on board”

June 14—“off & on at Abingdon two boats crews went on shore after Terrapin”
June 15—“at 4 P. M. the boats came on board & brought two live terrapin & two scutled ones”

Nov. 10—“Ship heading in for the weather bay [Albemarle] … 11 P. M. came to anchor in Thirteen fathoms of water and close to the Clara Bell, Hector and Luisianna”
[During the next few days the crew was employed cutting wood.]
Nov. 14—“send two boats with seventeen of the hands after terrapin
Nov. 17—“at 8 P. M. one boat returned with five Terrapin and intirely exhoisted”
Nov. 19—“working up for Iguana Cove where each ship have sent one boat with nine men apeace after terrapin lowered another boat and send up to the place “
Nov. 20—“returned with eleven terrapin and reported seventy more on the beach”
Nov. 21—“at 3 P. M. got all the boats off all hands and about 90 Terrapins in all”

July 20—“Eighteen men on shore after terapin and got eight.”
July 22—“two boats came on board with terapin.”
July 23—“the terapin gang came on board at 6 P.M. with fifteen terapin.”
July 24—“the terapin gang came on board at 6 P.M. with 17 terapin.”
July 25—“boats came on board at six P. M. with seven terapin.”
July 26—“boats came on board at 6 P. M. with six terapin.”

Dec. 23—“at sunset saw Chatam Island … daylight kept away for the Island at 10 A M sent in 2 Boats for Terripen”
Dec. 24—“dropt ancor in 19 Paths dist % mile from the shore at 11 P M the Boats came off bringing 1 Terripan”
Dec. 26—“stood over to Porters Island at 5 P M dropped ancor in 13 fathoms mile from shore … at 4 A M lowered 3 Boats with 21 men & stood over to Duncan Island for Terripan”
Dec. 28—“at 10 A M a small schooner Anchored close to us the Capt went on board bought of them 78 Terripan… . Also rec'd a Boat load of Terripan from the Islands”
Dec. 30—“at sunset rec'd the Boats from the Island with a cargo of Terripan”
Dec. 31—“at sunset the [boats] came again with a Cargo”
Jan. 1—“at 4 A M the Boats went back to the Islands at sunset all hands came on board having been gone a week & got 130 Terripan”

June 10—“at 11 A M raised Abingdon steering towards it”
June 11—“went ashore got a mess of fish and one Turpin”

Nov. 20—“at 12 M anchored at Cowleys Islet in 6 fathom W”
Nov. 21—“one boats crew ashore cutting wood”
Nov. 23—“17 men ashore looking for Terrapin at sundown all came off brought 5 small Terrapin … employed cuting wood”

Record of Vessels Seeking or Obtaining Tortoises, but Numbers Taken not Recorded

Aug. 7-8—At anchor at Abington

Tues. Aprill 1—“went for terrapin to the south head”
April 3—“not a drop of water where we shall go next or what we shall do is known to god only.”

July 16—“the boat wint On Shore at the Island”

Feb. 25—“at 9 A.M. anchored in Jameses island harbour in 16 fathoms water three boats went after turpin”
Feb. 26 to Mar. 1—“employd giting of turpin”

May 7—“At 10 P.M. came too an anker at Charles Island”
May 8—“At 4 A.M. two boats went after terpin”
May 9 to May 14—“the boats returned with terpin” every day.

June 23—“at 3 P M came to anchor at Chatham hand in 8 fathoms water went on shore two boats returned at 7 a few small terrappin”
June 24—“at 5 P M the boats returned with some terrappin”
June 25—“at 4 P M the boats returned with a few terrapin”

April 12—“At 5 P.M. anchored in blackbeach bay [Charles I] in 13 fathoms of water … two boats after turpin”
April 13—“two boats after turpin”
April 14—“two boats after turpin & giting of potatoes”
April 15—“three boats after turpin”

July 16—“At 9 A.M. came too an anker at Charles Island. At 10 A.M. sent one boat for terpin and two boats for wood”
July 17—“At 2 P.M. the boats came off with wood. At 6 P.M. the boat returned with Turpin”

May 17—“A.M. Stood in toward Albemarle & boats over for fish & Terapin”

May 7—“at 3 P M came to an anchor at Porters island” [Indefatigable] May 8—“imployed in geting turpin”
May 9—“imployed in geting turpin … went over to James island for turpin”

June 26—“standing in for James's Island at 3 P.M. came to anchor in 12 fathoms .… sent 3 boats in after Terrapin”
[To July 1 the crew was busy hunting for terrapin, but the numbers found are not recorded.]
July 2—“at 10 A. M. Took the Anchor and steered W. N. W. Empd. stowing the Anchors & Terrapin”

Jan. 25—“came to anchor to Peters island in 7 fathoms of water . three boats went on Crosmans isl for turpin” Jan. 26—“employed turpining”
Jan. 27—“employed turpining … took the anchor and stood to sea” July 26—“Came to anchor to chatham island in 13 fathoms of water the Henry of Nantucket lying there”
[From July 27 to August 3, the crew was employed “getting turpin,” but the results are not recorded.]

Nov. 1—Hoods Il. “At 5 P.M. the boats returned found Terrapin very scars”

July 2—“At 6 A.M. 3 boats went on shore for Turpin at noon, Albamaral S Bore E By S dis 5 miles”
July 3—“At 4 P.M. the Boats came on board Loaded with Turpin”

Jan. 12—“got a few Turrapin”

Nov. 11—“at 7 A M spoke the President run in to South Head” [Albemarle] “together and the two Captains went on shore for terphin”

Aug. 18—“came to anchor at James Island after turpin and wood”
Aug. 19—“got some turpin”
Aug. 20—“got some turpin” Aug. 21—“turpining”
Aug. 22—“turpining and wooding” Aug. 23—“turpining and wooding”

Jan. 6—“the first of this day Ship heading in to hoods island harbour at 2.30 P.M. came to anchor in 8% fathoms water coral bottom at 5 A.M. went on shoar for tarapin found but verry few”
Jan. 7—“all hands imployed after tarapin … got but few tarapin”

Apr. 24—“sent two boats ashore on south head for terphin” [Albemarle].
Apr. 25—“at 5 P M the boats returned with small luck”

July 10—“at 2 P.M. lowered 2 Boats and went on shore at Abington 6 miles off, at 9 P.M. got back with part of a Terrapin and some Earth to cure the scurvy”
Oct. 26—“At 7 A.M. went on shore with one boat at Black Beach” [Charles I]
Oct. 27—“At 5 P.M. boat came off with some hogs Terapin and fowls”

Jan. 12—“off and on at Charles Island got a few Turrapin”

June 25—“Steering for South Head”
June 26—“Steering for the land At 2 P M went on shore At dark came on board with several terepin… . At daylight went on Shore with 3 Boats after turpin”
June 27—“At Sunset the Boats came of to the Ship with Several turpin”

Mar. 19—“at 2 P M Anchored off Wreck Bay. Chatham… . 3 Boats went around on the weather side after Terrapin”
Mar. 20—“1 Boat returned with Terrapin”
Mar. 22—“at 6 A M [boats] started for Stephens Bay at 11 returned with 3 Boat Loads of Terrapin”
Oct. 18—“at 10 A M 2 Boats on Shore after Terrapin … Off S. Head” [Albemarle]
Oct. 19—“at 6 Boats came off “
Note.—This vessel was one of the “Stone Fleet” of 40 whaleships loaded with stone and sunk in southern harbors during the Civil War to prevent blockade running.

Jan. 19—“ship standing in for south head at 7 A M. lourd four Boats to go .shore Turpin… . Latter part … at 11 A.M. boats com on”

June 9—“off south Bead of Albemarle Isl. at 5 P.M. lowered down two Boats went in shore after Tarrapin”
June 10—“At 4 P.M. Boats returned to the ship”

June 10—“Send in two boats for Turpin and so ended off & on Chatham Island”
June 11—“two Boats shore on Chatham Island looking for Turpin at 5 P.M. returned to the Ship with none”
June 12—“2 boats shore for Turpin at 8 P.M. returned with few”

March 1—Off Charles Island “the boats a shore after turtle”

July 14—“At 9 A.M. Anchored in Hobbs Bay [Chatham I.] 8 fathoms watter 45 chain”
From the 15th through the 20th “employed Turpining” every day. The number caught is not given.

July 8—“came to an Anchor in Hobses Bay [Chatham I.] at 11 o'clock".
July 9—“one Boats crew a fishin the rest of the Ships Company a terupaning”
July 10, 11, 12 & 13, the crew went after terrapin but no numbers are given.

Feb. 9—“sent in two boats in to Guano Cove after Terapin”
Feb. 10—“the Boats returnedto the ship with some Terapin”
March 15—“Latter at 9 o'clock came to an Anchor in Hobses Bay [Chatham I.] “seven fathoms watter in company with the Bark Columbas”
March 16—“sent three Boats from each ship around on the East side of the Island after Terapin about 4 O'clock the boats landed and hailed up for the night Latter sent the crews after terepin found a few they ware very scarse”
March 17—“the inen returned to the Boats had seen few Terapin latter returned to the Ship”
March 18—“Latter all but 4 men went on shore to look for Terapin”
March 19—“At Sundown returned to the ship”

Aug. 24—[anchored at Albemarle, the crew wooding] “The Cap gone after Turpin got back at 11 P M”
Aug. 25—“nearly all hands ashore fishing catching turtle pipies and guanoes”

The Galápagos Tortoisesin their Relation tothe Whaling Industry

Charles Haskins Townsend

Appendix

Logbook Records of Tortoises Taken from the Galápagos Islandsby Certain Whaleships from 1831 to 1868 17

Record of Vessels Seeking or Obtaining Tortoises, but Numbers Taken not Recorded

The Galápagos Tortoises
in their Relation to
the Whaling Industry

Logbook Records of Tortoises Taken from the Galápagos Islands
by Certain Whaleships from 1831 to 1868 ¹⁷