Sunday, August 24
Warm - clear. Foggy in South
At Camp at Clarke's place. Washed up & also duds. Took horse back ride also tumble. Fellows got 2nd deer. Around camp fire eve. Up to Hardenbrook's to telephone to Crescent City. Turn in 9:30 P.M.
Monday, August 25
Foggy morning, warm after noon.
Left Clarke's place at 8:30 A.M. Had lunch at Bale's Mail box. Camped for night at Ovis Ransom's barn. Load very heavy & tired horses quickly. Made 14 miles. Turn in in hay loft at 9 P.M.
Tuesday, August 26
Fair, warm, clear.
Left camp at Ovis Ransom's Barn at 7:45 A.M. Got to Wilson cabin at 9:00 A.M. left with 1 horse for Bosley [Butte] at 9:30 A.M. Got there abt 10:30. Cut poles skinned them, had lunch & put up signal by 4 P.M. Returned to camp at 4:45. Had supper at 6:30 P.M.
Wednesday, August 27
Hot Clear. 100 in shade.
Left camp at Wilson Cabin for Moore's Ranch at 7:40 A.M. Traveled abt 14 miles to Chetco River had lunch & swim. After dinner made short hike to Moore's place. Camped for night. Lightening in distance. Turn in 9 P.M. Serenade on School Ma'am [I think 'schoolmarm' is his harmonica] "Pretty slow I guess"
Thursday, August 28
Cloudy - Warm - Hazy
Left camp at Moore's ranch at 7:50 A.M. for Pollywog Butte. [I think this is east of the Chetco River.] Got to Quail Prairie at 10:30 A.M. Rested horses 1 1/2 hrs. Got to Pollywog at 2 P.M. Camped at spring at East side of Pollywog. Sent Blagden back to Quail Prairie with horses. Turn in 9 P.M.
Friday, August 29
Fair - clear - warm
Left camp at Pollywog at 7:30 A.M. to build [here he drew a triangle with a dot in the middle]
at butte south of Pollywog. Cleared brush & cut 10 big trees. Got signal up by 3:30 P.M. and went back to camp for dinner. Abt 1/4 acre of brush cleared. Good day's work. Bales got 13 rattles from snake. Turn in 9:P.M.
Saturday, August 30
Warm - Hazy
Left camp at Pollywog at 9:30 A.M. after horses came from Quail Prairie. Got to Moore's ranch at 1:30 P.M. Had lunch left at 3 P.M. for Peini's Place for camp. Total distance 16 miles. Had swell supper, biscuits, in Peini's stove, rice, spuds, coffee, bacon, etc. 104 in shade at Moore's. Turn in 9: P.M. loaf around fire.
Sunday, August 31
Camped at Henry Peini's for Sunday. Up abt 7: A.M. had breakfast then went for swim in Chetco. Bales, Blagden, Bob & Myself. Fine swim. Picked a gallon of Huckleberries & Red made 4 pies. Each had 1/2 pie a piece, some pie. Washed duds. Great stuff. Around fire eve.
Monday, September 1
Warm - Fair - Clear.
Left Peini's Place at 7:30 A.M. and hiked to Harbor - 17 miles by1 P.M. Got accts straightened up. Went with bunch across river [Chetco] to Brookins [he wrote it without the 'g']. Came back and helped catch 171 fish. Got one for ourselves. Great bunch when all together. Got picture taken too.
Tuesday, September 2
Rain Stormy - something fierce.
Left Harbor at 8:15 A.M. with Seran & Bob Miller for Pistol River on way to Gold Beach. 2 saddle horses & mule. Hiked 1 1/2 hrs with 25# pack on my back, stopped for lunch at Colgroves. Met Miss Borill again. Very wet. Left again for river & got there at 7:30 P.M. Had deuce of a time, packed mule twice, & soaked thru. Worst trip I ever had. Abt 24 miles. Fine feed at Lawrence's.
Wednesday, September 3
Rain. Very stormy - Fierce.
At Lawrence's on Pistol River. Loafed around reading all day. Wrote 2 letters. Borill party came in from Colgroves. Spent nice evening chatting with Miss Borill. Turn in 8:45 P.M.
Thursday, September 4
Rain - Warmer - Misty
At Lawrence's morning. Left at 1:30 P.M. for Gold Beach with Bob, Seran, Borills & driver. 7 saddle horses. Fairly wet but had fine time riding with Miss Borill. Arrived Gold Beach at 4:30 P.M. pretty wet but in good humor. Changed clothes & had supper. Feeling fine. Sky cleared. Eve at hotel. Turn in 10:30 P.M.
Friday, September 5
Cool - Fair - Clear
At Gold Beach. Across river on errand. Made Aparejos [a packsaddle of stuffed leather or canvas].
Loafed around some. Had a great time at dinner with Borills & Seran. "Astrology." Played 3 games of pool with H.A. Shaved off whiskers. Turn in 9:30 P.M.
Saturday, September 6
Fair - warmer - clear.
At Gold Beach, adjusting instruments & getting ready for trip to Crescent City. Played 2 games pool & Seran went to Marshfield after screw for Theodolite [A surveying instrument with a rotating telescope for measuring horizontal and vertical angles]. Turn in 11: P.M.
Sunday, September 7
Fair - Warmer - Clear.
Sunday, loafed around hotel writing letters etc. Seran didn't get away in the morn. Took pictures with Miss Borill & then went down to sand spit & watched Rustler "go out" with Mrs. & Miss B. At supper finished up the watermelon in fine shape. Turn in 9 P.M.
Monday, September 8
Misty - Fair Afternoon.
Left Gold Beach for Crescent City with Al. Lawrence & C. & G.S. [Coast and Geodetic Survey] Outfit. At 2 P.M. arrived at Pistol River [abt 10 miles] & spent night. Met Mr. & Mrs. Miller there. Turn in 9 P.M.
Tuesday, September 9
Fair - Clear.
Left Lawrence's Place at 7 A.M. for C.C. [Crescent City] had lunch on road and spent night at Hotel Plaisted at Smith River. [abt 28 miles] Turn in at 8 P.M.
Wednesday, September 10
Fair - Warm
Left Smith River and Arrived at Crescent City [abt 16 miles]. Got room at Bay Hotel for outfit.
Walked around town. Met Breen and City Engineer Cooper. Left on Grant's Pass Stage at 5 P.M. and drove all night.
Changed horses 6 times.
Changed horses 6 times.
Thursday, September 11
Arrived Waldo for breakfast and Kerby for dinner. [There is a history museum at Kerby today that is worth visiting. The stagecoach probably stopped at this point on what is now called the Redwood Highway.]
Got a 2 hr. nap, that's all, at the hotel. Left at 1 P.M. for Grant's Pass and arrived about 4:30 P.M. Put up at Josephine Hotel and got cleaned up a bit. Seems to be good little town. Feeling tired and sleepy. [In Grants Pass there is a mural of the old Josephine Hotel exactly where it stood back then.]
Got a 2 hr. nap, that's all, at the hotel. Left at 1 P.M. for Grant's Pass and arrived about 4:30 P.M. Put up at Josephine Hotel and got cleaned up a bit. Seems to be good little town. Feeling tired and sleepy. [In Grants Pass there is a mural of the old Josephine Hotel exactly where it stood back then.]
Friday, September 12
Fair - Warm.
At Grant's Pass, Ore. Took train for Portland. Warm day but traveling was good. Arrived in Portland at 10:15 P.M. Met Mr. Lewis going to Seattle. Took sleeper to Seattle. Rather tired. Turned in at 11 P.M.
Saturday, September 13
Cloudy, very little rain.
At Seattle. Arrived from Portland at 6:15 A.M. Home by 7 A.M. Up to Baker's, got car. Up to 612 - then to G.N.M. to Garage. Down town with mama. Home. Out with Amory & Babe. At Baker's for supper out with Louise, to Clemmer saw Dell. Babe wi Flo. Bell. Home 10:30 P.M.
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