Friday June 1st

In port at Shanghai. When we woke up this morning we were anchored in the Yang-ste-Kiang River 15 mi. below Shanghai. Couldn't go ashore but stayed on board and worked all day. From what we saw of the natives around the boat they aren't much. There was a bunch of them gathering swill from the galley port his morning. A number of fights among the coolies on board during the day. The water is yellow with mud like the Missouri River at home. Fine day all day. Glad we don't have to get up for quarantine to-morrow morning at 6:30. No hot weather yet but suppose we will strike it by the time we get to Hong Kong.