DIARY OF EDWIN J CLARK
ST MARY’S
HUMBOLT
CALIFORNIA
NATIVE TO RAYMONDVILLE
NEW YORK
1868
WED WENT UP TO DUN GLEN TO BURNAP? AND WENT TO THE BALL HAD A GOOD
JAN 1 GIME AND A GOOD SUPPER SENT HENRY $40 EXPENSES AT DUN GLEN
$10.50 BOUGHT A PAIR OF BOOTS PAYED $7 BOUGHT COMFORTER PAYED
$2.00 SUSPENDERS $1 FRANK WENT TO OREAN TODAY
THU CAME HOME FROM DUN GLEN WEATHER VERY COLD AND ROADS VERY
JAN 2 MUDY MR ROOT THIS COUNTY SURVEYOR ARRIVED HERE TONIGHT GOING
DOWN TO SURVEY THE 56 CLAME L W RAYMOND AGENT FOR NORTH
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP CO N W CORNER OF PINE & BATTERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
FRI WEATHER IS VERY COLD I HAVE BEEN OUT WITH THE SURVEYOR ALL DAY
JAN 3 HUNTING STAKES AND MEASURING DISTANCE FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER
M S THOMPSON CAME DOWN TODAY AND FRANK COME HOME TODAY MYERS
& SAMPSON ARE AT WORK ON THE DAM RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HENRY
CONTAINING SHERIDANS RECEIPT FOR THE $35 THAT HENRY SENT TO HIM FOR
SILAS AND MYSELF
SAT WEATHER IS STILL COLD MR ROOT HAS JUST LEFT FRANK HAS GONE DOWN
JAN 4 TO THE 56 WITH M S THOMPSON I HAVE JUST WRITTEN TO MR SARGEANT AT
STAR INQUIREING IF THERE WAS A PACKAGE IN THE OFFICE FOR ME
SUN WEATHER VERY COLD AND WINDY I HAVE WRITTEN TO ALMIRA TODAY AND
JAN 5 SENT A $5 GREEN BACK
MON WEATHER VERY COLD AND SOME SNOW FALLING WE HAVE BUCHIRED OLD
JAN 6 DICK TODAY CAUGHT A KIOTA TO NIGHT
TUE WEATHER VERY COLD THE THURMOMETER STOOD AT ZERO THIS MORNING
JAN 7 IT HAS SNOWED A LITTLE TODAY WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TODAY ON
ACT OF THE COLD CAUGHT A FOX THIS MORNING AND A KIOTA THIS
EVENING
WED WEATHER IS STILL VERY COLD SAMPSON & MIRES STARTED FOR DEEP HOLE
JAN 8 THIS MORNING AFTER SOME COLTS THAT WE BOUGHT LAST SPRING THE
REST OF US HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP WARM ALL DAY BUT WITH VERY
INDIFFERANT SUCCESS CAUGHT A KIOTA LAST NIGHT
THU SILAS AND FRANK HAVE GONE OUT PROSPECTING WEAHTER IS STILL COLD
JAN 9 WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE INCHES OF SNOW CAUGHT ANOTHER KIOTA LAST
NIGHT
FRI WEATHER IS STILL COLD WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING I WENT OUT
JAN 10 HUNTING THIS EVENING I KILLED TWO RABBITS
SAT WEATHER IS COLD YET WE HAVE ALL BEEN OUT HUNTING TODAY GOT SIX
JAN 11 RABBITS AND TWO DUCKS I DID NOT KILL ANYTHING TODAY
SUN WEATHER IS MODERATING A LITTLE WE HAD A DUCK POT PIE THIS MORNING
JAN 12 FOR BREAKFAST FRANK MOYER JOHN LANNON AND JIM SEYMON WERE
HERE TO BREAKFAST WROTE TO ALMIRA SENT $5 GB
MON WEATHER COLD NOT DOING MUCH
JAN 13
TUE TUESDAY ALL THE SAME LOADED THE TEEM AND FRANK STARTED TO
JAN 14 UNIONVILL GOT ON TO THE GRADE ABOVE THE BARN AND GOT STUCK HAD
TO HITCH ON THE CATTLE TO ULL THE LOAD UP THE HILL BROKE THE POLE
OUT OF THE WAGGON CAME BACK
WED WE HAVE BEEN BAILING HAY TODAY SAMPSON & MIRES GOT HOME LAST
JAN 15 EVENING WITH THREE COLTS SAMPSON HAS GONE TO UNIONVILL TODAY
POOLER & LIENT JONES ARE HERE THIS EVENING THE COLTS LOOK VERY
WELL
THU WEATHER IS TO COLD TO DO MUCH FRANK HAS GONE TO DUN GLEN TODAY
JAN 16 THE WHAT CHEER HOUSE IS ON THE CORNER OF SACRAMENTO &
LEEDERDORF STREETS AND THE PANAMA STEAMSHIP CO SHIPS SAIL FROM
THE CORNER OF FIRST AND BRANNON STREETS
FRI WEATHER IS COLDER THAN EVER TODAY THURMOMETER STOOD AT TEN
JAN 17 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING THIS
DAY MYERS & SI ARE OUT AFTER SAGE BRUSH NOW
SAT WEATHER IS STILL COLD AND SNOWING SOME I HAVE BEEN HAULING HAY
JAN 18 TODAY ALL DAY
SUN WEATHER IS STILL QUITE COLD BUT CLEAR RECEIVED TWO LETTERS FROM
JAN 19 HOME TODAY BOATH FROM MIRA WROTE ONE TO HIR ALL WERE WELL AT
HOME AND GETTING ALONG VERY WELL
MON IT SNOWS SOME THE BOY STARTED FOR UNIONVILL TODAY AND BROKE
JAN 20 DOWN AND HAD TO COME BACK AND GET ANOTHER WAGGON
TUE AND STILL IT SNOWS THE BOYS HAVE STARTED AGAIN THIS MORNING FOR
JAN 21 UNIONVILL WITH HAY FRANK CHARLEY WRIGHT AND MIRES ARE BAILING
HAY TODAY
WED IT SNOWS A LITTLE THIS MORNING THE BOYS ARE STILL BAILING WEATHER
JAN 22 IS MODERATING SOME IT IS NOT SO COLD AS IT WAS LAST WEEK
THU IT IS NOT VERY COLD TODAY LOKS AS THOUGH IT MIGHT RAIN SOON THE
JAN 23 SNOW SETTLES SOME TODAY THE BOYS ARE STILL BAILING I AM NOT VERY
WELL AND AM KEEPING HOUSE AND DOING CHORES KILLED TWO RABBITS
TODAY
FRI WEATHER IS VERY
COLD AND I AM NOT DOING MUCH TODAY
JAN 24
SAT WEATHER IS STILL COLD BUT CLEAR THE BOYS ARE BAILING HAY
JAN 25
SUN COLD AND SNOWING SOME I HAVE BEEN DOWN TO MYRES PLACE TODAY
JAN 26 AND TO HUMBOLT SENT $10 LT HOME WROTE TO MIRA
MON WEATHER IS STILL COLD I AM HAULING HAY TODAY RECEIVED TWO LET
JAN 27 TODAY ONE FROM JIM ONE FROM MR SARGEANT
TUE I AM HAULING HAY TODAY WEATHER IS COLD THE BOYS ARE BAILING HAY
JAN 28
WED WEATHER ALL THE SAME COLD AS GREEN LAND THE BOYS BROKE ONE OF
JAN 29 THE BIG CHAINS TO THE PRESS TODAY AND MENDED IT AGAIN
THU STILL COLD AND NO PROSPECTS OF A CHANGE FOR THE WARMER I AM STILL
JAN 30 HAULING HAY FROM THE ISLAND BROKE THE CHAIN AGAIN TODAY
FRI WEATHER IS AS COLD AS USUAL THE BOYS ARE FILLING THE ICE HOUSE TO
JAN 31 DAY I SUPPOSE I SHALL HAVE TO GO AND HELP TODAY BUT DON’T LIKE TO
VERY WELL
SAT I HAVE BEEN HAULING HAY TODAY WEATHER IS STILL COLD
FEB 1
SUN WEATHER IS COLD I WROTE TO ALMIRA AND TO HENRY FRANK HAS GONE
FEB 2 TO UNIONVILL
MON I HAVE BEEN LAME TODAY AND HAVE NOT WORKED OR RATHER I HAVE BEEN
FEB 3 AT WORK IN THE KITCHEN ALL DAY MR ABELS COME TO NIGHT
TUE THE WEATHER IS STILL QUITE COLD I AM NOT AT WORK TODAY MR ABELS
FEB 4 IS HERE YET WAITING FOR FRANK TO COME HOME
WED WEATHER COLD THE BOYS GOT THROUGH BAILING HAY YESTERDAY MR
FEB 5 BELL CAME DOWN TODAY FOR HAY FRANK HAS NOT GOT HOME YET
THU WEATHER IS QUITE COLD THE BOYS HAVE GONE DOWN TO BAIL JOHN
FEB 6 LANONS HAY I EXPECT TO GO NEXT WEEK
FRI THE WEATHER IS AS USUAL VERY COLD FRANK DORMAN CAME IN LAST
FEB 7 NIGHT SAYS THAT ALL BLACK BOOKS IS ON THE WAY IN ATEHISON SENT
FOR A PAIR OF HORSES TO GO OUT TO RABBIT HOLE AND HELP THEM INC
I SENT CHARLEY WRIGHT OUT WITH JAKE & BUCK MR ATCHISON GOT IN
THIS EVENING KIM AND MR ATCHINSON CAME IN IN A BUGGY FRANK GOT
HOME THIS MORNING REC’D LETTERS FROM MIRA CHARLEY AND RIZPAH
SAT WEATHER IS STILL VERY COLD CHARLES GOT IN THIS MORNING AT FOUR
FEB 8 OCLOCK WITH GEORGE BRUSEL AND MR CHEATUM LEFT THE SLED ON PART
OF THE CROUD AT THE ARNOLD PLACE THEY HAD A HARD TIME OF IT THEY
ARE ALL HERE TODAY SEVEN OF THEM
SUN WEATHER COLDER THAN EVER THE BLACK BOOK DELEGATION HAVE ALL
FEB 9 LEFT FOR OREANN THIS MORNING ALL BUT MR ALEN HE GOES BACK AFTER
HIS GOODS I WROTE TO MIRA TODAY SENT $10 LT
MON AND ALL IS COLD YET JOHN FORMAN CAME IN LAST NIGHT AND PHILIP &
FEB 10 GIDDINGS SILAS & TAYLOR HAVE GONE DOWN TO BAIL HAY FRANK HAS
GONE TO THE BRIDGE
TUE MORNING AND THE MURCURY IS DOWN TO 17 BELOW ZERO WE HAVE A HARD
FEB 11 TIME OF KEEPING WARM FORMAN PHILIPS & GIDDINGS HAVE JUST GONE
DOWN TO OREAN CHARLEY WRIGHT HAS JUST GONE UP TO THACKERS
AFTER A WAGON TO HAUL HAY UP TO GINTZES
WED ALL IS WELL STILL IT IS COLD CHARLEY HAS GONE UP TO GINTZES WITH
FEB 12 HAY
THU WEATHER IS VERY COLD YET CHARLEY & SAMPSON ARE AT HOME TONIGHT
FEB 13 WE HAVE GOT THE WAGGONS LOADED AND UP ON THE HILL
FRI THE WEATHER IS ALL THE SAME COLD MURCURY DOWN TO 10 BELOW
FEB 14 ZERO
SAT THE WEATHER IS SOME WARMER TODAY I AM NOT HOME TODAY I REC’D
FEB 15 MR J A MCCORMICK WIFES PHOTOGRAPH TONIGHT
SUN AND STILL IT IS THAWING I THINK THE WINTER HAS BROKE AT LAST I
FEB 16 WROTE LETTERS TO ALMIRA HENRY & J N MCCORMACK
MON I AM AT HOME NOW THE WEATHER IS STILL GETTING WARMER
FEB 17
TUE I AM AT HOME COOKING AND CHURNING FRANK HAS GONE AWAY TODAY
FEB 18 CLEYBURGH OSBUN A F CLARK & RUSSEL WERE HERE THIS MORNING
BUT ALL LEFT AND MR OSBUN IS BACK AGAIN TO NIGHT WITH HIS OXEN
GOODRICH & JIM WAT HAVE HAY FOR NOT SALE
WED ALL IS WELL WEATHER IS GETTING WARMER THE SNOW IS GOING OFF
FEB 19 VERY FAST THE BOYS BROKE ONE OF THE SMALL CHAINES OF THE PRESS
TODAY
THU I CAME DOWN TO BAIL HAY TO DAY IN SILAS PLACE HE GOT HIS ARM HURT
FEB 20 BY THE HORSE STEPPING ON IT MADE 25 BALES THIS AFTER NOON
FRI WEATHER IS STILL WARM AND WE ARE BAILING YET GOT THE STOCK HALF
FEB 21 BAILED AND THE PRESS MOOVED THIS EVENING
SAT WE ARE STILL BAILING HAY FOR MILLER & MOYERS GOT ALONG VERY WELL
FEB 22 EXCEPT THAT I GOT A SNAG IN MY EYE TODAY ABOUT NOON AND IT HURT SO
BAD THAT I HAD TO QUIT WORK
SUN STILL IT THAWS FAST THE SNOW HAS NEARLY ALL GONE FROM THE RIVER
FEB 23 BOTTOM I SENT UP BY MYERS FOR THE MAIL AND SOME GRUB AND SENT
TO HAVE SILAS COME DOWN AND TAKE THE SNAG OUT OF MY EYE BUT HE
DID NOT COME AND MYERS LOST TWO LETTERS OF MINE COMING DOWN
MON WEATHER IS QUITE WARM I CAME UP THIS MORNING THROUGH MUD HALF
FEB 24 KNEE DEEP LOOKING FOR MY LETTERS AND TO HAVE THE SNAG TAKEN OUT
OF MY EYE I FOUND THE LETTERS ONE FROM ALMIRA AND ONE FROM
HENRY I GOT THE SNAG OUT AND I FEEL MUCH BETTER THAN I DID I WROTE
TO ALMIRA SENT A $5 BILL
TUE CAME BACK DOWN HERE TO BAIL HAY AGAIN WE ARE STILL BAILING FOR
FEB 25 MILLER & MOYER SHALL GET THEIR HAY ALL BAILED TOMORROW IF WE
HAVE GOOD LUCK
WED WEATHER IS VERY GOOD WE ARE STILL BAILING HAY BUT WE HAVE GOT
FEB 26 THROUGH BAILING FOR MILLER & MOYER WE ARE NOW BAILING FOR MR
RESLEY WE GAILED 48695 FOR MILLER & MOYER GOT THROUGH BAILING
FOR MILLER & MOYER BAILED 24 TONS 6 HUNDRED AND 95 LBS
THU STILL BAILING HAY FOR RISHEY WEATHER FINE GETTING ALONG VERY
FEB 27 WELL
FRI WE HAVE BEEN BAILING HAY THE MOST OF THE TIME TODAY FRANK CAME
FEB 28 DOWN AND WANTED US TO GO AND HELP HIM COVER UP SOME BAILED HAY
THAT HE BOUGHT OF CHARLEY WHICH HINDERED US ABOUT HALF THE
AFTER NOON
SAT THE WEATHER IS NOT AS PLESANT AS IT HAS BEEN THE WIND BLOWS HARD
FEB 29 WE HAVE BEEN BAILING HAY ALL DAY MADE 48 BAILS 13655C
SUN WEATHER IS BAD IT HAS SNOWED NEARLY ALL DAY AND RAINED THE
MAR 1 BALANCE OF THE TIME WE CAME UP HOME THIS MORNING HAD A ROUGH
TRIP TO TAYLOR & I CAME AFOOT AND MYRES RODE HIS HORSE IT SNOWED
ALL THE TIME WE WERE COMING UP I WROTE TO ALMIRA BUT DID NOT GET A
LETTER YET THIS WEEK AS NO ONE HAS BEEN UP TO THE OFFICE
MON WEATHE IS FINE WE CAME DOWN AND FINISHED BAILING RISLERS HAY TO
MAR 2 DAY HAD 21 TONS 7 HUNDRED & 37 LBS OF HAY
TUE MOOVED THE PRESS AND BAILED FOUR BAILS TODAY WE SET THE PRESS
MAR 3 AT LANNONS STACK
WED WE HAVE LAYED STILL TODAY HAVE GOT A GOOD HOUSE TO CAMP IN AND
MAR 4 PLENTY OF WOOD
THU STILL LAYING IDLE IT IS NOT VERY PLESANT WEATHER NOW THE WIND
MAR 5 BLOWS PRETTY HARD THE RIVER IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AGAIN AND COMING
UP FAST
FRI STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM FRANK TO KNOW WHETHER WE ARE TO BAIL
MAR 6 LENONS HAY OR NOT SHALL GO UP TOMORROW IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM
HIM
SAT WE CAME UP HOME TO DAY FOUND THE ROADS VERY MUDDY IT HAS
MAR 7 STORMED SOME TODAY AND IT IS GETTING COLDER TO NIGHT SILAS HAS
GONE TO THE POST OFFICE TO NIGHT
SUN WEATHER COOL & CLOUDY I HAVE WRITTEN TO MOTHER & ALMIRA TODAY
MAR 8 WE HAVE BAILED OF OUR OWN CUTTING 142 TONS 1650 LBS OF HAY THIS
YEAR AND WE HAVE ABOUT 3 OR 4 TONS THAT WE HAVE NOT BAILED THAT
WE CUT THIS LAST YEAR
MON WEATHER IS FINE WE HAVE ALL BEEN AT WORK GETTING HAY ACROSS THE
MAR 9 RIVER TODAY AND UP ON TO THE HILL
TUE THE BOYS HAVE GONE WITH HAY TODAY CHAS WRIGHT WITH THE OX TEEM
MAR 10 TO MEACHAMS AND SILAS & BILL RUSSEL TO UNIONVILL WITH THE HORSE
TEEM FRANK SAM CLARK AND TAYLOR WATTER HOUSE HAVE GONE
HUNTING FOR DUCK THIS IS THE FIRST SPRING LIKE DAY THAT WE HAVE HAD
THIS YEAR
WED WEATHER FINE AND WARM RIVER IS NEARLY AS HIGH AS IT WAS LAST YEAR
MAR 11 AT THE HIGHEST TAYLOR & SAM CLARK LEFT THIS MORNING FOR PARADISE
VALLEY WE ARE NOT DOING MUCH TODAY
THU WEATHER COOL AND WINDY FRANK AND I WENT UP THE RIVER TODAY
MAR 12 HUNTING BEVER GOT ONE SMALL ONE FRANK SHOT ONE YESTERDAY A
SMALL ONE THE RIVER IS STILL RAISING THE WIND BLEW HARD TODAY
FRI WEATHER CLOUDY AND VERY WINDY COLD FRANK HAS GONE TO DUN GLEN
MAR 13 TODAY SILAS HAS GONE TO COTTONWOOD CARRYING WITH HAY FOR
CHARLES RECEIPT FOR MAKING BREAD SCOLD YOUR DISH & SPOON WILL
THEN TAKE YOUR WARM WATTER IN THE DISH AND POUT IN ¼ OF A
TEASPOON FULL OF SALERATIN THE SAME OF SALT AND STIR IN THEN PUT
IN FLOUR TO THICKEN THEN SET IT IN A WARM PLACE TO RISE WHEN LIGHT
TAKE YOUR FLOUR IN YOU PAN MAKE A HOLLOW IN THE CENTER THEN HAVE
SOME WARM WATTER AND POUT IN AND STIR IN THE EMPLEASANT SET IT IN
A WARM PLACE TO RISE AND WHEN LIGHT MIX AND SET THE LOVES IN A
WARM PLACE TO RISE THEN BAKE
SAT STILL COLD AND WINDY SOLD BILL JACKSON A TON OF HAY TODAY
MAR 14
SUN WEATHER COLD AND SNOWING I WROTE TO ALMIRA TODAY SENT A $5 BILL
MAR 15
MON WEATHER FINE WROTE TO ALMIRA AGAIN TODAY SENT A $5 BILL
MAR 16
TUE CAME DOWN THE RIVER TODAY TO POUT MOYER & MILLERS HAY ACROSS THE
MAR 17 RIVER KILLED FIVE BEVERS AND ONE MINK COMING DOWN GOT THE ROAP
STREATCHED ACROSS THE RIVER TO NIGHT
WED WEATHER FINE AND WARM GOT THE HAY ALL ACROSS THE RIVER TODAY
MAR 18 18 TONS AND GOT ABOUT 12 TONS OF IT PILED UP AND SKINNED THE 5
BEVER AND MINK BUT HAD TO WORK VERY HARD
THU SENT MYRES UP AFTER THE TEEM TO HAUL THE PRESS AND BOAT UP
MAR 19 CHARLES AND I MOOVED ACROSS THE RIVER OVER TO WHERE THE
PRESS WAS MYERS GOT BACK THIS EVENING WITH THE TEEM
FRI CAME UP HOME TODAY GOT STUCK IN THE MUD AND HAD TO LEAVE THE
MAR 20 BOAT THE WIND BLOWS A PERFECT GALE THIS AFTER NOON
SAT WEATHER IS CLEAR BUT PRETTY WINDY WE BUILT A LIGHT BOAT TODAY
MAR 21
SUN WEATHER FINE I WENT UP TO THE OFFICE TODAY GOT 4 LETTERS FOR
MAR 22 MYSELF 2 PCS S 2 FOR CHARLEY 2 FOR FRANK AND 2 PAPERS CHARLEY
SHOT A BEVER TODAY
MON IT SNOWS QUITE HARD TODAY AND IS VERY DISAGREEABLE WEATHER I AM
MAR 23 WRITING TO ALMIRA TODAY SHALL POUT IN A $5 BILL I ALSO WROTE TO
HENRY
TUE WEATHER FINE SI HAS GONE TO STAR RANCH WITH HAY CHARLEY &
MAR 24 PHILIP HAVE GONE HUNTING BEVER MR RAPHAM MR S THOMPSON AND
FRANK DORMAN ARE HERE NOT I AM NOT DOING MUCH TODAY
WED WEATHER FINE WE HAVE BEEN HAULING HAY ACROSS THE RIVER TODAY
MAR 25 FRANK HAS GONE TO UNIONVILL TODAY
THU SILAS HAS GONE TO SPRING GULCH TODAY WITH HAY CHAS WRIGHT HAS
MAR 26 GONE TO MR GINTZES WITH HAY MYERS AND I ARE HERE ALONE
FRI WEATHER IS FINE AND WARM I WROTE TO LUEENA TODAY CHAS WRIGHT
MAR 27 HAS GONE UP TO THACKS PLACE WITH KHAY FOR MR BURKET I HAVE BEEN
TYING OLD ROPES ALL THE FOUR NOON EXPECT TO GO TO BAILING NEXT
WEAK ON THE ISLAND
SAT WEATHER FINE FRANK AND I HAVE BEEN AWAY IN THE MOUNTAINS ALL DAY
MAR 28 TODAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM J N MC TODAY THE RIVER HAS BEEN
GOING DOWN FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS SLOWLEY
SUN WEATHER FINE I HAVE BEEN HUNTING COWS ALL THE FOUR NOON FOUND
MAR 29 THEM ON THE ARNOLD PLACE THE THREE YEAR OLD HAD A CALF I WROTE
TO ALMIRA TODAY
MON WEATHER FINE WE MOOVED THE PRESS ON TO THE ISLAND TODAY AND
MAR 30 COMMENCED BAILING
TUE WEATHER FINE AND QUITE WARM WE HAVE BEEN BAILING TODAY CHAS
MAR 31 FRANK & I
WED VERY WINDY TONIGHT WE HAVE NOT DONE MUCH OF ANYTHING TODAY
APR 1 EXCEPT TO GET A LITTLE HAY ACROSS THE RIVER FRANK HAS GONE TO
DUN GLEN TODAY
THU THE WEATHER HAS BEEN BAD WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TODAY
APR 2 SMITH OF HUMBOLT HAD BEEN HERE TODAY AND SO HAS DUTCH SMITH
FRI IT HAS RAINED A CONSIDERABLE TODAY I WENT UP AND LOCATED THE
APR 3 HUMBOLT LEDGE TODAY AND WENT DOWN TO THE 56 THOMPSON HAS
BEEN HERE TODAY
SAT FRAND AND CHAS HAVE BEEN OUT PROSPECTING TODAY MYERS CAME
APR 4 HOME AGAIN TODAY ON HIS WAY OUT TO HONES LAKE I WROTE TO
J N MC AND TO ALMIRA TODAY
SUN WEATHER IS FINE I POUT ON MY GOOD CLOTHES AND WENT UP TO HUMBOLT
APR 5 TODAY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ALMIRA AND ONE FROM HENRY MIRA IS
SICK
MON WEATHER FINE AND WARM SILAS AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING HAY ACROSS
APR 6 THE RIVER TODAY FRANK AND CHAS WRIGHT HAVE JUST GOT IN FROM
PROSPECTING JOHN BANKS CAME IN TONIGHT
TUE WEATHER IS FINE I HAVE BEEN UP TO DUN GLEN TODAY FOR M S THOMPSON
APR 7 BOUGHT DUCK PANTS FOR $1.50 A PAIR GOT HOME BEFORE DARK SILAS
HAS BEEN TO THE WELL WITH HAL TODAY
WED I HAVE NOT DONE MUCH TODAY FRANK HAS GONE TO DUN GLEN TODAY
APR 8 SI HAS GONE DOWN BELOW AFTER HAY TO GO TO DUN GLEN
THU WEATHER IS FINE WE HAVE BEEN MOOVING THE FERRY BOAT UP TO THE
APR 9 CORNER OF THE BARN TODAY FRANK HAS GOT HOME AGAIN
FRI WEATHER BAD IT HAS RAINED SOME AND THE WIND BLOWS HARD I HAVE
APR 10 WRITTEN TO MIRA AND MAGGIE TODAY AND ONE TO ELLIE SHUTTS
SAT I AM NOT DOING ANYTHING TODAY CHAS WRIGHT AND PHILIP HAVE GONE
APR 11 UP TO THE MOUNTAIN AFTER A LOAD OF QUARTS SI GOT HOME TODAY
SUN WEATHER COLD AND WINDY I AM HERE ALONE TODAY I HAVE WRITTEN
APR 12 TO MR SLACK AND CHARLEY TODAY I ALSO WROTE TO ALMIRA AGAIN
RECEIVED LETTERS FROM HENRY & ALMIRA ALMIRA IS SICK I SENT
ANOTHER 5 DOLLAR BILL TODAY
MON WEATHER IS COLD AND CLOUDY WITH A HIGH WINDY SILAS HAS GONE TO
APR 13 DUN GLEN TODAY MYRES WENT WITH HIM I HAVE BEEN HUNTING STOCK
TODAY DID NOT FIND THEM FRANK IS OUT AT THE MINES
TUE WEATHER IS COLD & WINDY TODAY SI WENT OUT AND FOUND THE STOCK
APR 14 TODAY
WED WEATHER IS QUITE COAL AND WINDY WE ARE NOT DOING MUCH NOW THE
APR 15 BOYS CAME DOWN WITH ANOTHER LOAD OF QUARTS TODAY
THU WEATHER COOL & WINDY I WENT HUNTING THIS FOUR NOON GOT MY NOSE
APR 16 KITCKED NEARLY OFF BY THE GUN BUT GOT NO DUCKS WE WENT DOWN ON
THE ISLAND THIS EVENING AFTER RABBITS GOT 6 OR 7
FRI ALL IS WELL HERE ALL WENT DOWN ON THE ISLAND TO KILL RABBITS TODAY
APR 17
SAT THE BOYS SIX AND CHARLEY HAVE JUST STARTED FOR DUN GLEN WITH
APR 18 QUARTS I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ALMIRA TODAY SHE AND THE BABY
ARE BOATH SICK
SUN WEATHER IS QUITE WARM TODAY I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TODAY I HAVE
APR 19 WRITTEN A LETTER TODAY TO ALMIRA AND SENT A 5 DOLLAR BILL FRANK
HAS GONE TO UNIONVILL TODAY
MON WEATHER WARM WE HAVE NOT DONE MUCH TODAY FRANK GOT HOME THIS
APR 20 EVENING AND SI AND CHARLEY ALSO
TUE WEATHER FINE BUT RATHER WINDY GEORGE PHILIPS AND I HAVE BEEN
APR 21 GETTING HAY UP FROM THE ISLAND TODAY SI AND FRANK HAVE GONE UP
TO LOCATE THE SUMMIT LEDGE TODAY
WED AT HOME ALL DAY AND NOT DOING MUCH OF ANYTHING
APR 22
THU AT HOME ALL DAY JOHN BURKET AND JOHN TRACHER WERE HERE TODAY
APR 23 CROOKS FARMS CROSSED THERE THIS MORNING 8 MULES 12 OXEN 2
HORSES 3 WAGGENS AND 2 HORSES OF THACKERS FRANK GONE TO DUN
GLEN
FRI WEATHER FINE TODAY BUT SOME WINDY CHAS WRIGHT HAS GONE DOWN
APR 24 BELOW AFTER FOUR BAILS OF HAY THAT WE LEFT DOWN AT DUTCH
GEORGES PLACE
SAT ALL IS WELL WE WENT DOWN ON THE ISLAND AND KILLED 6 RABBITS THIS
APR 25 EVE I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MIRA THIS EVENING SHE AND BABY ARE
GETTING BETTER
SUN SUNDAY AND THE WIND BLOWS SOME I HAVE JUST WRITTEN TO MIRA AND
APR 26 A $5 BILL
MON WEATHER FINE BUT WINDY SILAS STARTED OFF WITH HAY TO SPRING
APR 27 GULCH THIS MORNING THE INDIANS STOLE 3 MILK COWS FROM US
YESTERDAY AND TOOK THEM OFF OVER THE MOUNTAINS
TUE WEATHER FINE THE INDIANS RUN OF 9 HEAD OF COWS 2 YEARLINS AND
APR 28 5 CALVES FROM JOHN THACKERS LAST NIGHT AT ABOUT 10 OCLOCK THERE
HAS A PARTY GONE OUT TO TRY AND CATCH THOSE INDIANS AND GET SOME
OF THE STOCK BACK THEY KILLED OUR COWS ON THIS SIDE OF MOUNT
WED THAT PARTY CAPTURED 5 HEAD OF COWS 1 YEARLING 2 CALVES BACK
APR 29 FROM THE INDIANS THE BALANCE THE INDIANS KILLED ALL BUT 1 COW
AND CALF SHIGT? AWAY AND CAME HOME THE BOYS DROVE IN THE
STOCK AND STARTED OUT AGAIN AT 10 LAST NIGHT ONE MAN GOT
SEPERATED FROM THE REST AND CAME BACK HERE TODAY THEY GOT
PRETTY NEAR DON’T HOW KILLED OR NOT
THU ALL WELL FRANK WENT TO DUN GLEN CHAS & GEORGE HAVE GONE TO
APR 30 EAGLE CANION AFTER WOOD I SENT HOME A TEN DOLLAR BILL TODAY
FRI WEATHER FINE FRANK HAS GOT HOME FROM DUN GLEN SI HAS GONE
MAY 1 TO UNIONVILL WITH HAY TODAY CHAS & GEORGE HAVE NOT GOT BACK YET
SAT WEATHER COOL AND IT HAS RAINED SOME TODAY I AM ALONE NOW
MAY 2
SUN WEATHER COLD AND STORMY IT SNOWS SOME TODAY I HAVE BEEN UP TO
MAY 3 THE OFFICE AND GOT A LETTER FROM MINA AND ONE FROM HENRY ALL
WERE WELL I WAS UP NEARLY ALL NIGHT LAST NIGHT GUARDING
DESERTERS GOT A DOLLAR AN HOUR GREEN BACK
MON WEATHER IS COLD OLD TOM THE IRISH MAN LEFT HERE THIS MORNING FOR
MAY 4 SILAS CITY
TUE WEATHER IS FINE NO NEWS TO WRITE TODAY CHAS & GEORGE WENT UP
MAY 5 AFTER WOOD TODAY
WED WEATKHER FINE SILAS & CHAS HAVE GONE DOWN BELOW AFTER HAY
MAY 6 TODAY FRANK HAS GONE TO OREANA
THU I AM ALL ALONE EXCEPT OLD TRAY IS WITH ME I WROTE TO ADD AND ONE
MAY 7 TO ALMIRA I SENT $2 LEGAL TENDER
FRI WEATHER FINE I AM HERE ALONE YET BUT EXPECT THE BOYS HOME
MAY 8 TO NIGHT
SAT ALL IS WELL GEORGE AND I ARE HOME ALONE YET
MAY 9
SUN CHAS GOT HOME LAST NIGHT AND SI TODAY I GOT 3 LETTERS FROM HOME
MAY 10 TODAY AND ONE FROM WM COATS I WENT UP TO THE POST OFFICE TODAY
MON HAVE BEEN BAILING HAY THIS AFTER NOON MAD 25 BAILS
MAY 11
TUE WEATHER FINE I WORKED AT BAILING HAY THIS FOUR NOON AND HAD TO
MAY 12 STAY AT HOME THIS AFTER NOON HAD TEN OF MEN HERE THIS AFTER NOON
WED IT HAS RAINED SOME TODAY FRANK HAS GONE WITH BLOSSON DOWN THE
MAY 13 RIVER GEORGE HAS TAKEN A LOAD OF HAY UP TO BURKET SI & CHAS ARE
BAILING I AM AT HOME MYERS & MEACHAM HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY
THU WEATHER BAD IT RAINS SOME TODAY WE HAVE BEEN CROSSING HAY OFF
MAY 14 FROM THE ISLAND TODAY
FRI AND IT HAS RAINED SOME TODAY THE BOYS ARE BAILING HAY TODAY
MAY 15 MEACHAM WAS HERE TODAY
SAT WEATHER IS BAD WET THROUGH THE BOYS ARE BAILING HAY THEY
MAY 16 BROKE ONE OF THE BIG CHAINS TODAY
SUN ALL IS WELL FRANK HAS GONE BELOW
MAY 17
MON WEATHER IS WET AND NOTHING TO DO ON ACT OF WET
MAY 18
TUE IT RAINS HARD TODAY THE BOYS ARE BAILING
MAY 19
WED AND STILL IT RAINS HARD THE BOYS ARE BAILING WILL GET DONE TODAY
MAY 20
THU AND STILL IT RAINS HARD PHILIP HAS GOT OUT AGAIN WITH TREES AND IS
MAY 21 GOING TO START A NURSERY
FRI AND IT STILL RAINS WE GOT A LOAD OF HAY ON SI’S WAGGEN AND GET IT
MAY 22 UP ON THE HILL
SAT SILAS HAS GONE TO STAR RANCH TODAY WITH HAY SAM KING IS HERE TO
MAY 23 NIGHT
SUN WEATHER IS FINE I HAVE BEEN TO THE POST OFFICE TODAY GOT A LETTER
MAY 24 FROM FATHER AND ONE FROM MIRA SENT ONE TO ALMIRA
MON SILAS HAS GONE DOWN TO LOAD WITH HAY FOR MOYER & MILLER CHAS
MAY 25 HAS GONE TO THE WELL WITH HAY
TUE CHARLEY GOT HOME TONIGHT
MAY 26
WED WEATHER IS FINE CHAS IS SICK TODAY AND IS NOT AT WORK MR WAL
MAY 27 WALKER CAME ALONE TODAY WITH 200 HEAD OF HORSES
THU WEATHER IS FINE GEORGE HAS GONE DOWN TO TAKE A LOAD OF HAY TO
MAY 28 MEACHAM & DANIELS CHAS IS SICK WROTE TO ALMIRA AND TO HENRY
AND TO FATHER SENT PAPERS TO SPEARS AND EDGAR
FRI WEATHER IS FINE SILAS HAS GONE DOWN TO LOAD WITH HAY FOR SPRING
MAY 29 VALLEY
SAT WEATHER IS FINE I HAVE BEEN OUT HUNTING HORSES ALL THE FOUR NOON
MAY 30 BUT DID NOT FIND THEM
SUN WEATHER COLD I HAVE WRITTEN TO TAYLOR AND GEORGE KINGSLY TODAY
MAY 31 LOANED CHAS $2.50 COIN
MON WEATHER IS NOT VERY GOOD IT RAINS SOME CHAS BROKE THE REACH
JUN 1 OUT OF HIS WAGGEN TODAY AND CAME HOME TO FIX IT
TUE IT HAS RAINED HARD ALL THE AFTER NOON CHAS STARTED AGAIN TODAY
JUN 2 BUT COULD NOT FIND HIS CATTLE AND CAME HOME AGAIN I WENT DOWN
TO LENNONS HAY STACK TODAY FOUND THE ROADS BAD
WED STILL IT RAINS SOME WE GOT A COUPLE LOADS OF HAY OVER ON THE HILL
JUN 3 TODAY CHAS GOT OFF TODAY LENNON WAS THERE TODAY
THU IT IS PRETTY CLOUDY BUT DOES NOT RAIN MUCH S STARTED FOR UNIONVILL
JUN 4 WITH HAY THIS MORNING
FRI WEATHER IS FINE AND WARM THOMPSON WAS HERE LAST NIGHT HE IS TO
JUN 5 PAY ME TEN DOLLARS FOR GOING TO DUN GLEN
SAT THE WEATHER IS VERY EARM AND THE GNATS VERY THICK I WENT DOWN
JUN 6 AND TOOK THE PRESS TO PEARES THIS MORNING THE BELL COW HAD A
CALF LAST NIGHT
SUN WEATHER WARM GNATS THICK AND NO TRADE I RECEIVED TWO LETTERS
JUN 7 TODAY FROM ALMIRA SENT HIR A TEN DOLLAR G B
MON WEATHER WARM WE HAVE BEEN DOWN AND GOT THE PRESS OFF FROM THE
JUN 8 ISLAND HAD TO GET WET BUT THE WATTER WAS NOT COLD AM ARMY
TRANE CAME ALONG 7 WAGGENS GOING TO CAMP MCDERMIL
TUE WEATHER IS VERY WARM WE HAVE A SICK COW ON OUR HANDS TODAY
JUN 9
WED WE HAVE BEEN CROSSING HAY TODAY OFF FROM THE ISLAND WEATHER
JUN 10 WARM
THU THE BOYS HAVE BEEN HAULING HAY TODAY
JUN 11
FRI CHARLES & GEORGE HAVE GONE DOWN BELOW WITH THE PRESS TODAY
JUN 12 TO BAIL LENNONS HAY SILAS HAS GONE TO MEACHAMS WITH HAY AND
THEN HE WILL LOAD FOR MOYER
SAT WEATHER FINE TAYLOR WATTERHOUSE WAS HERE LAST NIGHT WITH
JUN 13 CROOKS TEEM AFTER HAY MR BURNES STAYED HERE LAST NIGHT
SUN IT HAS RAINED SOME TODAY I RECEIVED A LETTER TODAY FROM MIRA
JUN 14 A BAND OF HORSES WENT UP TODAY CHARLEY CAME UP WITH THE TEEM
FROM LENNONS STACK IT IS TO MUDDY TO BAIL
MON IT HAS RAINED SOME TODAY WE CROSSED A LOT OF SOLDIERS TODAY
JUN 15 34 ANIMALS AND ONE WAGGON CHAS STARTED FOR UNIONVILL TODAY
WITH HAY FOR STAGE COMPANY
TUE IT IS PRETTY CLOUDY BUT HAS NOT RAINED MUCH YET TODAY I WROTE
JUN 16 TO MARTIN SHUTTS TODAY AND COMMENCED A LETTER TO MIRA
WED WEATHER IS VERY WARM NOW FRANK GOT HOME TO NIGHT
JUN 17
THU WEATHER IS STILL QUITE WARM FRANK HAS GONE UP AFTER OLD CHARLEY
JUN 18 TODAY CHAS HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR THE OXEN TODAY BUT WITHOUT
SUCCESS
FRI WARM CHAS FOUND THE CATTLE TODAY WE HAVE BEEN CROSSING HAY
JUN 19 FROM THE ISLAND THIS AFTER NOON GEORGE AND I SILAS GOT HOME
TO NIGHT MR ATCHISON AND OPEDYKE CAME HERE TODAY
SAT IT IS VERY WARM INDEED TODAY SILAS AND GEORGE ARE CROSSING HAY
JUN 20 TODAY ATCHESON IS HERE YET WAITING FOR THE OX TEEMS TO COME
FROM UNIONVILL GOING TO BLACK ROCK AFTER MILL
SUN WEATHER IS VERY HOT AND GNATS PLENTY I RECEIVED 2 LETTERS FROM
JUN 21 ALMIRA LAST NIGHT AND ONE FROM NETTIE ALL WERE WELL WROTE TO
ALMIRA MR ATCHESON LEFT THIS MORNING FOR BLACK ROCK
MON WEATHER IS QUITE WARM JOHN BANKS HAS JUST GOT IN WITH LUMBER
JUN 22 FRANK HAS GONE TO DUN GLEN OLD DUKE DIED YESTERDAY
TUE WEATHER IS COOL AND WINDY TODAY
JUN 23
WED WEATHER IS STILL COOL AND PLESANT CHAS HAS NOT GOT HOME YET
JUN 24
THU WEATHER IS STILL COLD BUT PLESANT
JUN 25
FRI THE BOYS HAVE GONE DOWN TO BAILING LENNONS HAY AGAIN TODAY
JUN 26 PHILIP MULLEN AND I HAVE BEEN HAULING HAY UP TODAY
SAT WEATHER FINE SILAS HAS GONE TO GINTZES WITH HAY TODAY
JUN 27 THOMPSON & DUNN WERE HERE TODAY
SUN WEATHER IS WARM PHILIP CAME DOWN THIS MORNING AND BROUGHT ME
JUN 28 A LETTER FROM ALMIRA AND ONE FROM HENRY I HAVE WRITTEN TO BOATH
OF THEM TODAY
MON WEATHER IS WARM AND WE ARE NOT DOING MUCH OF ANY THING
JUN 29
TUE WEATHER IS WARM YET PHILIP AND I HAVE BEEN CROSSING HAY OFF FROM
JUN 30 THE ISLAND TODAY
WED WENT DOWN TO THE STACK AFTER FREIGHT WITH ZIMMERSHEAD
JUL 1
THU CAME UP THIS MORNING AND HAVE BEEN AT WORK ON THE GRAD TODAY
JUL 2
FRI PHILIP AND I HAVE BEEN AT WORK ON GRADE AND FERRYING TODAY
JUL 3 FERRYED ALL GOING TO THE BALL MOOVED THE FERRY BOAT DOWN TO THE
GRADE THIS MORNING
SAT THERE IS RACES UP AT THACKERS TODAY I BELIEVE THE WEATHER IS
JUL 4 PRETTY WARM THERE WAS A BALL AT THACKERS LAST NIGHT
SUN WEATHER IS VERY WARM I HAVE WRITTEN TO ALMIRA TODAY
JUL 5
MON I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE CATTLE A GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY
JUL 6
TUE I HAVE BEEN SETTING UP RAKE TODAY A PART OF THE TIME WEATHER IS
JUL 7 PRETTY WARM
WED I HAVE BEEN MOWING SOME TODAY
JUL 8
THU WENT OVER TO THE RYE PACK AFTER A HOG TODAY WEATHER IS VERY HOT
JUL 9
FRI I HAVE BEEN RAKING HAY SOME TODAY AND MORE OF THE TIME DOING
JUL 10 NOTHING
SAT HAVE BEEN RAKING HAY PART OF THE TIME AND A PART OF THE TIME I HAVE
JUL 11 BEEN FIXING UP A SLEEPING ROOM IN THE STOCK HOUSE
SUN WEATHER FINE WITH A COOL WIND BLOWING I AM WRITING TO ALMIRA AND
JUL 12 ALSO TO JAMES MCC
MON ALL IS WELL AND WE ARE NOT DOING MUCH I HAVE BEEN RAKING HAY
JUL 13 SOME TODAY
TUE WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING EXCEPT TO FIX UP THE SINE?
JUL 14
WED WE HAVE BEEN CROSSING ATCHISONS MILL TODAY CROSSED SIX WAGGONS
JUL 15
THU WE HAVE BEEN MOWING ON THE ARNOLD PLACE TODAY BUT FOUND A GOOD
JUL 16 DEAL OF WETT
FRI MYERS AND I HAVE BEEN RAKING HAY ON THE ARNOLD PLACE TODAY PHILIP
JUL 17 HAS BEEN FAY BURYING TODAY
SAT HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TODAY WEATHER IS VERY WARM NOW WOODS
JUL 18 & BLOSSUM TEEMS CAME IN TODAY FROM RED BLUFFS BY THE WAY OF
HONEY LAKE REC’D 2 LETTERS FROM MIRA AND ONE FROM HENRY
SUN WEATHER IS QUITE WARM I HAVE WRITTEN TO MIRA TODAY
JUL 19
MON WEATHER IS VERY HOT WE ARE NOT DOING MUCH OF ANYTHING TODAY
JUL 20 FRANK IS AT WORK ON WAGGENS
TUE STILL THE SAME HEAT AND LAZY
JUL 21
WED AND STILL HOTTER WE HAVE GOT THE WAGGEN DONE
JUL 22
THU MURCURY 104 IN SHADE FRANK HAS GONE TO UNIONVILL WROTE TO HENRY
JUL 23 AND COMMENCED A LETTER TO ALMIRA
FRI ALL WELL DOING NOTHING WEATHER VERY WARM
JUL 24
SAT ALL THE SAME
JUL 25
SUN I HAVE BEEN UP TO THE OFFICE TODAY GOT A LETTER FROM MIRA ALL
JUL 26 WELL
MON CROSSED THICKERS TEEMS TODAY
JUL 27
TUE HAVE BEEN MOWING TODAY GEO PHILIPS HAS GONE TO WORK FOR
JUL 28 THACKER THURMOMETER 104 IN SHADE 124 IN SUN
WED HAVE BEEN MOWING AND RAKING TO DAY WEATHER VERY HOT
JUL 29
THU MOWING TODAY I WENT DOWN ON THE LOWER PART OF THE ISLAND TODAY
JUL 30 HAD TO WADE THROUGH SLEWS WAIST DEEP THE WATTER STANDS 6 OR 8
INCHES DEEP ALL OVER THE LOWER PART OF ISLAND
FRI I HAVE BEEN LAYED UP WITH THE RHEUMAT TODAY
JUL 31
SAT I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE HAY FIELD TODAY ON ACT OF BEING LAME WITH
AUG 1 RHEUMATISM
SUN WEATHER IS QUITE WARM FRANK HAS GONE TO UNIONVILL TODAY I WROTE
AUG 2 TO ALMIRA AND FATHER
MON HAVE BEEN HAYING TODAY
AUG 3
TUE AND TODAY ALL THE SAME
AUG 4
WED WEATHER QUITE WARM WE HAVE BEEN CUTTING HAY ON THE FLAT BACK
AUG 5 OF THE ISLAND SILAS TOOK A LOAD OF HAY TO GINTZES TODAY
THU THE WEATHER HAS MODERATED SOME IT IS NOT QUITE SO WARM AS IT HAS
AUG 6 BEEN
FRI STILL HAYING
AUG 7
SAT SATURDAY STILL HAYING
AUG 8
SUN SILAS AND I WENT UP IN EAGLE CANYON TODAY AFTER GOOSBERRIES DID
AUG 9 NOT FIND MANY I REC’D A LETTER FROM MRS E J C ALSO ONE FROM HENRY
WROTE TO ALMIRA
MON HAYING
AUG 10
TUE HAYING
AUG 11
WED HAYING
AUG 12
THU HAYING
AUG 13
FRI HAYING
AUG 14
SAT HAYING
AUG 15
SUN WROTE TO ALMIRA MOTHER & HENRY
AUG 16
MON HAYING
AUG 17
TUE HAYING
AUG 18
WED HAYING
AUG 19
THU HAYING
AUG 20
FRI I HAVE BEEN TO DUN GLEN TODAY HAD A RUFF TIME WAS SICK ALL DAY
AUG 21 ZEPDY N CAME DOWN TODAY GOING TO BLACK ROCK AFTER LUMBER
SAT HAYING
AUG 22
SUN WROTE TO ALMIRA AND MR SLACK RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HOME AND
AUG 23 ONE FROM NORMAN GILBERT
MON WE ARE HAYING YET
AUG 24
TUE HAYING FRANK GOT HOME TODAY
AUG 25
WED HAYING ON ARNOLD RANCH
AUG 26
THU HAYING OLD CUDDY IS HERE TONIGHT FRANK IS GOING TO BOARD HIM FOR
AUG 27 HIS COMPANY
FRI BAILING HAY
AUG 28
SAT BAILING HAY SI HAS GONE TO A GINTZ WITH HAY M S THOMPSON IS HERE
AUG 29 TODAY
SUN WROTE TO ALMIRA AND NORMAN GILBERT M S IS STILL HERE RECEIVED 3
AUG 30 LETTERS FROM ALMIRA AND ONE FROM ANNETTIE SHUTTS
MON HAYING
AUG 31
TUE HAYING
SEP 1
WED HAYING
SEP 2
THU HAYING
SEP 3
FRI HAYING
SEP 4
SAT STACKING HAY ON THE ARNOLD RANCH WE HAD A HALE STORM TODAY
SEP 5
SUN WRITING TO ALMIRA AND HENRY IT RAINS AND HALES VERY HARD
SEP 6
MON WEATHER FINE WE ARE HAYING
SEP 7
TUE STILL HAYING
SEP 8
WED HAYING
SEP 9
THU HAYING
SEP 10
FRI HAYING
SEP 11
SAT HAYING WE HAVE ALL BEEN STACKING TODAY
SEP 12
SUN WROTE TO ALMIRA WEATHER FINE
SEP 13
MON HAYING CAMP ON ISLAND
SEP 14
TUE HAYING
SEP 15
WED HAYING
SEP 16
THU HAYING
SEP 17
FRI HAYING
SEP 18
SAT STACKING HAY SHALL PROBABLY GET DONE IN ABOUT A WEEK GOT A
SEP 19 PINTE BUR IN ONE OF MY EYES AM NEARLY BLIND
SUN WROTE TO ALMIRA AND SENT A $5 G B
SEP 20
MON HAYING
SEP 21
TUE HAYING
SEP 22
WED HAYING
SEP 23
THU TOOK THE PRESS DOWN AND SET IT AND THE BOYS ARE BAILING I CAME UP
SEP 24 TO WASH MY FACE AND GET READY TO START HOME TOMORROW
FRI HAYING
SEP 25
SAT DOING NOTHING RECEIVED OF FRANK
SEP 26 $500 GREEN BACK $295 GOLD
SUN TOOK THE CARS FOR CALFAX
SEP 27 FARE $23.00 FAR TO SARNI 5.00 AND BACK 5.00 OTHER EXPENSES 2.25
MON CAME TO SAN JUAN FARE 5.00 SPENT 75 CTS FOR FRUIT BOOTS 6.00
SEP 28
TUE TO SANFRANCISCO FARE ON CARS $5.50
SEP 29 ON BOAT 5.00
GRUB 1.00
WED CAME TO HEALDSBURG FARE FROM SANFRAN
SEP 30 TO PETULNIA 1.00
TO HEALDSBURG 3.00
\ DINNER .50
SEVENTY CENTS IS ALL I CAN GET FOR MY GREEN BACK 70 CTS
THU PAYED FOR CLOTHES AT PETALOUM 17.00
OCT 1 DRESS FOR LURENA 6.50
FOR VAXINATION 1.00
AM AT PETULOMA YET SHALL LEAVE TOMORROW FOR SAN FRANCISCO
FRI FARE FROM PETOLOMA TO SANFRANCISCO 1.00
OCT 2 HEALDSBURG TO PETOLOMA 3.00
MAP 1.50
SAT CAME TO SANTA CLARA
OCT 3 FARE DOWN 2.50
PRIER OF WATCHES 35.00
CARTRIGES 6.00
PURSE 1.00
BADGE .75
FRUIT .50
SUN WE ARE AT SANTA CLARA TODAY WE INTEND TO GO BACK TO
OCT 4 SAN FRANCISCO TOMORROW AND SAIL THE NEXT DAY FOR NEW YORK
MON CAME UP FROM SANTA CLARA TO SAN FRANCISCO THIS MORNING
OCT 5 FARE 2.50
HAD A BATH .50
TUE SAILED AT 11 OCLOCK BOUGHT CARPET SOCK 1.00 BOUGHT APPLES
OCT 6 1.25 BUS FARE TO BOAT .50 THIS APPEARS TO BE A PRETTY GOOD BOAT
THOUGH I DO NOT LIKE THE SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS VERY WELL IT
\ IS VERY FOGGY YET
WED STILL IT IS FOGGY I AM NOT SICK ANY YET DISTANCE MAD TO DAY 246 MILES
OCT 7
THU NOON DISTANCE MADE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS 272 M BOUGHT NECK TIE
OCT 8 FOR .50
FRI NOON DISTANCE MADE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS 281 SIGHTED LAND THIS
OCT 9 MORNING
SAT NOON DISTANCE 277 SIGHTED LAND THIS MORNING THE ISLAND OF SAN
OCT 10 MARQURETTE WHOLE DISTANCE MADE FROM SAN FRANCISCO 1076
PADDED THE GULF OF CAL LAST NIGHT HAVING A FINE VOYAGE
SUN NOON DISTANCE MADE 261
OCT 11
MON NOON DISTANCE MADE 266 M
OCT 12 TOOK A TEST VOTE FOR PRESIDENT & VICE P
GRANT & CALFAX 112
SEYMORE & BLAIR 77
TUE DISTANCE 223 PROBABLY GOT IN TO ACAPULCO
OCT 13 PAYED FOR FRUIT & SHELLS $3.50 LEFT ACAPULCO AT 3.20
WED DISTANCE 195 MADE FROM ACAPULCO BERNARD A NINN TODAY AT
OCT 14 NOON DIED OF HEART DESEASE I BELIEVE
THU DISTANCE MADE 242 FROM ACUPULCO
OCT 15
FRI DISTANCE 260 M WE ARE MOOVING CLOSE TO THE BEACH ALL THE TIME?
OCT 16 AND GOING RATHER SLOW I THINK THOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN SICK ANY
YET SEA HAS QUITE SMOOTH ALL THE TIME SO FAR
SAT DISTANCE 254 WEATHER IS VERY WARM THIS AFTER NOON WE PASSED
OCT 17 ONE OF THE OPASITION LINE STEAMERS THIS NOON WE EXPECT TO GET IN
TUESDAY
SUN DIST 242 WEATHER IS STILL QUITE WARM AND CLOUDY
OCT 18
MON DISTANCE 160 PASSED THE CONSTITUTION AT NOON WE HAVE BEEN
OCT 19 LAYING STILL AS NEARLY SO FAR 48 HOURS HAD OUR BAGGAGE CHECKED
THIS MORNING
TUE ARRIVED AT PANAMA AT ONE OCLOCK THIS MORNING DISTANCE RUN 90 M
OCT 20 ACUPULCO TO PANAMA CAME ACROSS THIS EVENING______ OFF THE TRACK
AND GOT IN LATE IN THE EVENING IT RAINED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THIS IS
A FINE BOAT ALASKA
WED WE ARE STILL AT THE WHARF TAKING ON FREIGHT WE SAILED AT NOON
OCT 21 FROM ASPINWALL
THU DISTANCE MADE 292 WEATHER IS COOL AND NICE AND THIS IS THE FINEST
OCT 22 STEAMER I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR AN OCEAN STEAMER
FRI DISTANCE 261 M PASSED THE OCEAN GULCH THIS MORNING AND AT NOON
OCT 23 SIGHTED AN ISLAND AND A SHIP AND NOW I CAN SEE ANOTHER ISLAND
SAT DISTANCE 263 PASSED CUBA AT DAYLIGHT THIS MORNING IT IS A LITTLE
OCT 24 ROUGH TODAY
SUN DISTANCE 240 WE ARE HAVING QUITE A ROUGH SEA SINCE LAST NIGHT
OCT 25
MON DISTANCE 243 WEATHER FINE AND THE SEA IS QUITE SMOOTH BUT WE ARE
OCT 26 GOING VERY SLOW THOUGH THE WEATHER IS GETTING QUITE COOL NOW
WE ARE GETTING VERY TIRED OF THE BOAT OUR LIVING IS VERY POOR ON
THIS SIDE
TUE DISTANCE 243 WEATHER IS QUITE COOL NOW AND WE ARE GETTING ALONG
OCT 27 VERY WELL
WED DISTANCE 262 TICKETS TO ROUSE POINT 20.50 LET HENRY HAVE $29.25 CTS
OCT 28
THU ARRIVED IN NEW YORK AT DAYLIGHT EXPENSES IN THE CITY LEFT AT 3:45
OCT 29
FRI AT HOME ALL RIGHT GOT HOME AT ONE OCLOCK PAYED $3 DOLLARS TO
OCT 30 BROUGHT UP FROM CHATEAUGAY FARE FROM ROUSES POINT 1.90 FARE
FROM NY TO ROUSES POINT 10.25
JAN 1 1868 I HAVE SENT HOME TO DATE $174 LT
SEP 5 1864 LET AMOS HAVE EIGHT SHEEP TO DOUBLE IN FOUR YEARS
(HE DIED ON NOVEMBER 14, 1868)