Maine Maritime Museum

Portage Bill

Date: Sept. 25, 1888
Voyage: Olive S. Southard (d. San Diego June 10, 1888 )
Citation: MS-343 b3f4

Notes

None

Financial records

Mariner Rank Entry Date Entry Port Discharge Date Discharge Port Served P WPM WPR A S CA AA H SF F&F BD Notes
Allen, John Steward June 8, 1888 San Diego, CA - USA Sept. 22, 1888 14 (days) 138.66 40.00 0.00 138.66
Bisted, B. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Sept. 25, 1888 35.00 35.00 10.00 25.00
Bjunkloud, C. Able-Bodied Seaman July 10, 1888 Sept. 22, 1888 13 (days) 97.33 40.00 5.00 92.33
Corlquist, Ni. Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Sept. 25, 1888 35.00 35.00 20.00 15.00
Dick, Ah. Cook June 15, 1888 San Diego, CA - USA Sept. 25, 1888 10 (days) 116.67 35.00 10.00 106.67
Doly, Joseph Carpenter Aug. 25, 1888 Sept. 23, 1888 29 (days) 43.50 45.00 25.00 18.50
Gasterson, Andrew Able-Bodied Seaman June 26, 1888 Sept. 22, 1888 28 (days) 117.33 40.00 10.73 106.60
Holmes, John Cook and Steward June 28, 1888 San Diego, CA - USA Aug. 19, 1888 21 (days) 68.00 40.00 68.00 0.00
Johnson, Andrew Carpenter Aug. 25, 1888 Sept. 25, 1888 45.00 45.00 25.00 20.00
Jonson, Otto Able-Bodied Seaman June 28, 1888 Sept. 22, 1888 24 (days) 112.00 40.00 14.35 97.65
Monison, Antonio Able-Bodied Seaman July 11, 1888 Aug. 21, 1888 10 (days) 53.33 40.00 53.33 0.00
Noles, C. W. Able-Bodied Seaman July 8, 1888 Aug. 24, 1888 15 (days) 60.00 40.00 60.00 0.00
Oaks, Fred Second Mate June 8, 1888 San Diego, CA - USA Sept. 24, 1888 16 (days) 176.66 50.00 9.50 167.16
Olsen, Peter Able-Bodied Seaman June 20, 1888 Sept. 25, 1888 2 (days) 122.66 40.00 10.00 112.66
Olsen, Charles Able-Bodied Seaman Aug. 25, 1888 Sept. 25, 1888 35.00 35.00 10.00 25.00
Peterson, Peter Able-Bodied Seaman July 8, 1888 Aug. 24, 1888 16 (days) 61.33 40.00 61.33 0.00
Retmon, Robert Able-Bodied Seaman June 14, 1888 San Diego, CA - USA Aug. 25, 1888 10 (days) 93.33 40.00 93.33 0.00
Roulilie, Wm. Mate June 10, 1888 San Diego, CA - USA Sept. 22, 1888 13 (days) 206.00 60.00 20.00 186.00
Skatnos, Julius Able-Bodied Seaman June 22, 1888 Sept. 22, 1888 28 (days) 117.33 40.00 0.00 117.33

Abbreviations: P – Payment, the total amount due the mariner for the voyage; WPM – Wages per month, the usual way seamen were paid; WPR – Wages per run: occasionally, mariners took a set amount for a run between two places; A – Advance, the amount the mariner received in advance of the voyage, for signing on; S – Slops, amount for goods purchased from the vessel’s store; CA – Creditor allotment, amount paid to creditors if so listed; AA – Advanced abroad, cash advances the mariner received while in foreign ports; H – Hospital money, a small monthly amount deducted to support the marine hospital service; SF – Shipping fees, paid to shipping agents for their services; F&F – Fines and forfeitures, if so listed, including prison fees; BD – Balance due, after all of the above

The information given in this database is entered here as it is on the document or documents in the Maine Maritime Museum collections. The spelling of the mariner’s name may be wrong, the arithmetic may be wrong, and some descriptions may be thoughtless or not politically correct, but they are shown as found. We have attempted to standardize the names and descriptions of vessels and the spelling of place names. We have tried to include in notes fields important information that does not fit in the standard fields.