B.C. Zeeuce 1957 Journal TAKEN IN VICINITY FREMONT ISLANDS SAN FRANCISCO BAY. Oct 31 (Cont.) ONE MAN WOULD PULL AT A PORTION OF WHALE WITH A 3-4 FOOT LONG METAL HOOK AS THE OTHER CUT OFF ONE CHUNK FROM THE REMAINING MASS OF MEAT. THE CHUNKS CUT OFF WERE ROUGHLY 1-1/2 FT SQUARE - JUST ABOUT THE SIZE THAT TWO MEN, WORKING TOGETHER, COULD PICK IT UP WITH POLES ABOUT RAKE-HANDLE SIZE WITH THIN HOOKS ON THE ENDS. THE CHUNKS WERE THEN LOADED INTO A SKINNER HAPPER ON THE FRONT OF A FORK-LIFT-LIKE TRUCK TO BE TAKEN NEXT DOOR & DUMPED INTO THE VAT OF A RENDERING COMPANY WHICH APPARENTLY HEATED MUCH OF THE OIL OUT; PRESSED THE RESIDUE OUT & SAVED THE "MEAT" REMAINING FOR HI-PROTEIN (~70%) CHICKEN & TURKEY FEED. I COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE OIL BUT A WORKER SAID MUCH WAS SENT TO GERMANY. APPARENTLY TWO GRADES OF OIL ARE PRODUCED IN THIS PLANT BUT I DIDN'T GET THE DETAILS. BACK AT THE WHALE CUTS WERE MADE IN THE BLUBBER WHICH WAS 4-6 IN. THICK UNDER THE 1/2 IN THICK BLACK SKIN AND CARCASS