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SS Colon

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Unknown Port in Panama to San Francisco, CA
May 31, 1894

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN IMMIGRANTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION.
Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in the United States.
S.S. Colon, sailing from Panama, May 10th, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco, May 31, 1894.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Able to Read & Write, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether having a ticket to final destination, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, 
  
1* Geo. Henry King     22y6m  male   Stock Dealer   yes U.S.        Guatemala Kansas City no  $1,000 yes
2* Innocent   Pedrini  67y5m  male   Coffee Planter yes Switzerland Mexico    San Fcô     yes $200   yes
3* F.         Echerson 38y10m male   Carpenter      yes U.S.        Guatemala Los Angeles no  $87    yes
4* Wee        Sung     33y0m  male   Cook           no  China       Panama    San Fcô     yes $700   yes
5* Ching      Bow      33y0m  male   Cook           no  China       Panama    San Fcô     yes 800    yes
6* John       Thomas   46y    male   Miner          yes Wales       Mexico    Arizona     no  27     yes
7* Juana      Anguiano 23y    female Dressmaker     no  Mexico      Mexico    San Fcô     yes 35     no
8* Dolores    Gomez    25y    female Dressmaker     yes Mexico      Mexico    San Fcô     yes 30     no

    
Transcriber's Notes:
The sailing time for this vessel means it must have departed from the Pacific 
coast of Panama.  The Panama Canal was not built in 1894.
There is no captain's statement nor captain's name attached to this manifest.
The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were not 
included in the table:
 Married or Single=Single 
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco  
 By whom was passage paid?=myself (except 4 & 5)
 Whether going to join Relative or Friend=no
 Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no
 Whether a Polygamist=no
 Whether under contract to labor in the US=no
 Condition of Health Mental and Physical=good
 Whether having any deformities=no 

1 has been to New Orleans March 1894.
2 has been to San Fcô June 1892.
3 has been to Arizona Feb 1894. 
4-5 have been to San Fcô.  Passage was paid by P.M.S.S. Co.
6 has been to Kingston Nov 92.
7-8 There is a note at the bottom of the page.  "Dolores Gomez (three unintelligble 
    words) has no parents in U.S.  She claims that she and Juana Anguiano are 1st 
    ??? (probably cousins) they have $80 bet them.  Juana Anguiano says she has an 
    aunt (three unintelligble words)  Petra Reyes (three unintelligble words) at 
    1348 1/2 Kearney St.  Petra Reyes my father's sister.
Page 2 Chinese Passengers
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 80.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 May 2000

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