A. Pickering
A. Pickering was an Oiler on the Valencia and did not survive. He was the stepson of A. Johnson, the Chief Steward of the steamer Pamona. This tragic voyage on the Valencia was his first trip. On January 27th, The San Francisco Call newspaper reported: "The mother of A. Pickering, who shipped as an oiler on the Valencia, has decided that there is no hope now of every hearing from her boy again. He went on the trip much against her wishes. Young Pickering is scarcely over 21 years old and had considerable property south of Market Street, but chose to follow the sea because of his love of adventure." His body was not recovered.