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A.C. ZIEGLER
1959
JOURNAL
off Farallon Islands San Francisco Co. Can't.
SEPT. 17 SAUCO THE SKULL OF A 37 FT. O> BERGANS
(BOT)
BAROI FOR MRS. BILL MANZER, WARD AUSGENY?
I WENT OUT + LOOKED AT
SKULL. WE TALKED
to MR. RENARDO RICCHI (NAME?) OWNER
OF INDEPENDENT RENOVING CO. (DOWN THE BLOCK
FROM GOLDEN GATE FISHING CO.) + HE OFFERED
to BOIL OUT SKULL FOR US. DR. BENSON
ARRANGED FOR BORROWING A LARGE TANK
FROM U.C. ENGINEERING FIELD STA. + ALONG
WITH BILL MANZER WE PICKED UP TANK
SEPT. 19. TOOK SKULL + TANK TO RENOVISING
PLANT + RAN STEAM LINE INTO IT. SKULL
BOILED FROM ABOUT 11:00 AM SAT. 'TIL ABOUT
7:00 AM SAT. COOLED ALL DAY SUNDAY, THEN
BOILED ABOUT 12 HOURS MONDAY. HOVER
JAWS COULD BE REMOVED FREE OF MEAT
MONDAY MORNING + REST OF MEAT WAS
MOSTLY FREE TUES. MORNING. WHEN WE
THEN CONNECTED TEGNY + GAS BLOWER
+ HAULS CLEANED SKULL TO ENG. FIELD
STA. (GOT HORN OF SMOWN FORD W/FT
FROM MR. CHUCK CARTO OF DEL MONTE FISHING
CO, NOT FAR TO RENOVERS). AT FIELD STA.
PEOPLE OFFERED USE OF A LARGE "DECK"
SEPTIC TANK FOR FISH CLEANING (BY
MACERATION, IT IS HOSED) OF SKULL. SKULL
SUSPENDED IN WATER CONTAINING "DIPLODOCS