June 24 cont’d from Rt. hd. page 
that fish boats need or rather develop, have a 
general all-around man who can do everything 
himself, electrical, plumbing, machinery, 
carpentry or whatnot. In regular navy or 
knowledge is strictly compartment-ized. 
Would pay them to have fewer men (for 
training at least) that commercial operations 
to be profitable must accept to make a go of 
it. “ Then each would get the more versatile 
training required of the commercial 
engineers. The several assistants and 
"firemen" aboard here are getting iust that 
training. 
Cooks dept. Our man cook not baker so 
never had pies, did make pretty heavy 
(molasses bet. layers) cake, one with white 
icing on top. 
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June 24 Wed. 
Raised San Cristobal in dist. this afternoon. 
Now lying off waiting to make time right for 
getting to S.S. [South Seymour] shortly after 
breakfast. Now the sun is nice & clear, hazy in 
distance however. 
Army doesn’t want us. Has no power Navy can 
share 10 kilowatts also water & mess without 
much difficulty up to 6 men. 
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June 24 - Wednesday 
With adverse winds and overcast weather; 
have only had sun a couple of hrs since 
leaving Panama. Like Calif, unusual weather. 
Heavily overcast all the way; only sun was day 
before yesterday. When I got burnt on my 
right side (arm & leg) and practically none on 
left (This was monday. 
This tuna clipper outfit joined navy when 
vessel was taken over and now doesn’t know 
when they will get home, out of 18 or 19 
larger tuna boats commandeered by Navy 
immediately on out break of war (Jap attack) 
only about 4 or 5 are functioning regularly. 
Those are only ones with their original 
engineers on board. 
Navy does not seem to have general 
all-around Diesel men 
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June 25 Thursday expect arrive fairly early in 
a.m. 
Got here around 8 a.m. Went ashore in boat 
with Capt & Kipple who was one time a 
Mus[eum] guard about 3 yrs ago, and was 
called back into service. C met Lt. (capt. 
here) Chase and Knox public works officer 
in charge of all installations including 
evaporators[?] 
Army used to bring water from Cocos Ids by 
Tuna boat they had: was needed in Atlantic, 
so not here any longer. 
Only difficulty in setting up building here 
now, is that base may be shifted soon and so loca 
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* Friday June 25 
not be permanent, or even permitted after 
Navy shifted their base. 
At South Channel Army said no, saying [they] 
planned machine gun practice there. No 
chance at all but added that Navy planned a 
B.C. base there. This would be just up our 
alley because it would give us boats across 
channel, & place to get facilities not available 
at Beta. 
* misdated: should be Friday June 26 
Sanitation by Ecuadorian cops with 
billies hammered down Ecuadorians so they 
would sit down. 
All birds rip & eat Army garbage or food 
scraps thrown on ground; killing of animals 
out. 
for 26th see page after next (not entered there 
evidently) see official letters Wetmore 
[This note entered by someone else?] 
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