Real Money. Capt Phineas P Scraggs and the Maggie Saga
Captain Scraggs owns the steamer Maggie and must crew her for freighting garden truck from Halfmoon Bay to San Francisco. A faulty salvage ruse involving the Yankee Prince leads to confrontations with two tug captains. After mutinies and repairs, Gibney and McGuffey abandon the Maggie to sail a derelict Chesapeake to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phineas P. Scraggs
San Francisco
Mess Bay
Maggie
Scraggs
Adelbert P. Gibney
Nells Halvorsen
Bart McGuffey
Gibney
Captain Scraggs
Halfmoon Bay
Mr. Gibney
Hicks
Flaherty
McGuffey
Chesapeake
The Chesapeake’s Raid Ends With Wind and Reward
Mr Gibbsney and McGuffey execute a daring voyage to bring the Chesapeake through the channel and into quarantine ground. They secure a prize, face the coroner, and receive a thousand dollar reward each. Gibbsney resolves to save and reform after years of reckless living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibney
Meiggs Wharf
Mr. Gibney
Mac
McGuffey
Scab Johnny
Chesapeake
Bart
Scraggs and crew chase ginseng crates at a harbor sale
Captain Scraggs blames the Maggie's woes on bad management while Gibney McGuffey and a note from Scraggs spark a feud. Gibney visits a warehouse and learns of a Forty Thieves auction circling two crates marked Oriental Goods. Gibney bets on ginseng worth five dollars a pound and plans a bold bid with Scraggs and McGuffey aiming to seize the crates at auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scraggs
Scruggs
Maggie
Jackson Street Wharf
Mr. Gibney
McGuffey
Mr. McGuffey
Captain Scraggs
Scab Johnny
Gibney
Forty Thieves
The
Leven U. S
Worthy
Consignees
Consignee
Gin Seng Company
Dupont Street
San Francisco
King of
Blumenthal
Gib
Coke Ag
Scrages
Chinatown
Mac
Scraggsy
Iils
Captain Scragés
Nells Halvorsen
Halvorsen
Halvorsen Wag Not Eng Deal, Mr. Gibney
Cleaning and whitening stained alabaster at home
Instructions describe cleaning soiled alabaster with soap and water, applying whitewash to stained areas, letting it stand for several hours, then washing off the whitewash and rubbing the treated parts with soft flannel. This guides a two step surface restoration process for alabaster objects.
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Green Pea Pirates
Peter B. Kyne
Lime Point
Devine
Tuules Ylile
P. P. Scraggs
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