1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before the sun and wrote up my diary for yesterday. Brother after breakfast rode out to the salt pans in company
1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding. Remarks, Thursday, June 27th Employed getting on board Water and provisions — weather extremely warm.
1821: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: At 1/2 past 12, hoisted the Cutter and sent her into English Road for the purpose
1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose about 5 and bathed. At 7:40 a.m. barometer 29.57, thermometer 86, wind southeast 2, clouds 3. A few drops of rain fell