December 16 to December 31, 1913

Tuesday,  December 16

Fair 

School All day.

Gooderham & I started for Port Gamble on 6 P.M. boat. Got there 9:30 P.M.  Turn in at Hotel Puget abt 11 P.M.

Wednesday,  December 17

Rainy.

Up abt 8 A.M. at Hotel Puget.  Walked around town & inspected mill. 

 Took launch to other side of Hood's Canal to make tests on cable.  Launch sunk ha!  Walked 1 mile for supper at Logging camp.  Back agn. more tests till 11 P.M.  Turn in at Cabin at Station. 

Thursday, December 18

Fair Cold  - 6ºC.

Woke up at cabin at North Hood Station. Went to testing without breakfast.  Got some good results on transformers. Had dinner at logging camp.  Juice on high line & cable.  Back to Port Gamble for supper.  Around hotel eve.  Turn in abt 11 P.M. 

Friday, December 19  at Gamble.

Fair  Cool.

Up abt 8 A.M.  Took launch up to So. Hood's Sub-Station and tested Transformers & telephone cable.  Had lunch along.  Did nice job, back to hotel for supper.  Left on steamer Potlatch for Seattle.  Had berth turned in at 12 M. 

Saturday, December 20

Fair foggy.

Woke up at dock on board Str. Potlatch.  Home by 8 A.M. Down to Bakers.  Up to G.N.M.'s for dinner and out to drive for Mrs. Dow.  Home 6 P.M. Saw G. down town.  Out to G's eve. 

Home by 1 P.M.

    Mrs Dow

    3 hrs  $1.50

Sunday, December 21

Fair.

Up abt 9:30 A.M.

Around home till 2:30 P.M.  Then out to G's.  Got Xmas trees etc.  Galva & George Around too.  up to College Inn Play House.  Home 1 A.M. which is some too late. 

Monday, December 22

Fair.

Up abt 10:30 A.M.  Down town all afternoon got some presents & also deer hide.  Home abt 3 P.M.  Worked on plumbing, radiators etc. till 11 P.M.

Tuesday, December 23 

Fair  

Up about 9 AM

Worked around house some. Got drain cleaned out.  Out to Mrs. Dow's 1:45 P.M. Drove all afternoon.  Home by 6 P.M. Up to G.N.M. till 9 P.M. Turn in early. 

Dow  

3 1/2 hrs  $1.75

Wednesday, December 24

Fair  -  Rain Eve.

Up 7 A.M.  Drove for Sweeney all day.  Tired out eve.  Down town eve got hair cut.  

Home 10:30 P.M.

Thursday, December 25

Fair

Christmas - Up about 10 A.M.  Out to G's to dinner. had nice time. Galva down.  Home 11:30 P.M.

Friday, December 26

Fair

Up abt 7:30 A.M.

Monkeying around house. Up to Ryan's at 10 A.M. Working with wireless.   Down to Browning's too.  Home 6:30 P.M.  Home eve. 

Saturday, December 27

Fair

Up about 9 A.M.

Out to Dow's A.M. & took car to Ferris' to have radiator fixed.  Stopped at G.N.M. & had lunch.  Down town afternoon monkeying around to Kilbourne & Clark's.  Met Mr. Nagel.  Out to G's eve up to Marie's.  Home 1 A.M.

Sunday, December 28

Fine day (sunshine)

Loafed around house till 4 P.M. then went down to Huey's for dinner & eve.  Had good time.  Met Miss Madigan there with Mary Angel & her brother.  Home 11 P.M.  

Monday, December 29

Tango (recipe) 4 steps then back & forth, then pivot, then step dip point, pivot then step dip point, then grape vine then pivot, then back to starting pos'n.  Up abt 10:30 A.M. Cleaned up room all day.  Out to G's eve. Poor Babe had Mumps.  Out to Ruth Miller's.  Home 12 P.M. [A.M.]

Tuesday, December 30

Fair  -  Rain eve.

Up abt 9 A.M.  Ryan called up.  Down to Ferguson's with wavemeter.  Drove Dow's car fm Ferris' to house.  Down town & met Kraft. Bummed around awhile.  Up to G.N.M.'s stopped & saw Gooderham on the way.  Home by 10 P.M.  

Dow - 

Ferris to home  .50

    

Wednesday, December 31

Rain -

Up abt 9:30 A.M.  Around house all day. Fixing plumbing etc. Out to G's eve.  Down to Empress.

Home 2 A.M.

Last of year.

Rough house down town. 

December 1 to December 15, 1913

Monday, December 1

Fair -

Home afternoon. Up to G.N.M.'s for awhile.  He went to Index.  Home agn. Down to Seattle Theatre with mama & Kane.  All right for 25¢.  

The Seattle Theatre was at 3rd and Cherry. It was torn down in 1915 and the Arctic Building stands there today.

Home by 12 P.M. [A.M.]

Tuesday, December 2

Fair -

School. Saw Kraft. Home 4 P.M.  Out to meeting with Ryan at A.I.E.E. [American Institute of Electrical Engineers] Home 10 P.M.

Wednesday, December 3

Fair  - Good

School. E.E. lab.  Study eve. E.E. Prob.  Frank up here. Some music.  Turn in 11 P.M.

Thursday, December 4

Fair 

School.

Down town saw G.  Out to G's eve. then to wireless meeting. Home by 12 M.

Friday, December 5

Rain -

Out to school.  Worked on interpole motors all afternoon.  To G's for supper then to Concert at B'way High.  Home by 11 P.M. 

Electric motor with interpole commutation (Rankin Kennedy, Modern Engines, Vol VI)

Saturday, December 6

Fair - Rain Eve

Up late. Up to Ryan's measuring waves.  Got some good results. Out to G.M. to Show at school.  Home 1 P.M.

Sunday, December 7

Fine Day -

Up about 11 A.M.

Out to G's for dinner. Galva down. Out for walk around campus.  Home 7 P.M. up to movies back again 9 P.M. Arrive home 12 A.M.

Monday, December 8

Fair

School.  Home all afternoon.  Worked on E.E. Up to G.N. M.'s eve.  Things look pretty good.  Home 10 P.M. Turn in 10:45 P.M.

Tuesday, December 9

Fair  -  Foggy eve.

School.  Hydraulics. Not much doing.  Out to Lieben's eve.  Home by 10:00 P.M. Study a little. Turn in 10:30 P.M.

Wednesday, December 10

Fair  -

School.  Out to Lecture by Moritz on mathematics [probably Robert E Mortiz, who wrote "A Textbook on Spherical Trigonometry" in 1913]. Very bum indeed.  With Gooder. Worked on interpole machines in lab.  Turn in 10:30 P.M.

Thursday, December 11

School -

Out at noon. Down town afternoon getting duds & things for Varsity. [Probably means for the Varsity Ball, coming up on Friday.] Turn in early for big sleep.

Friday, December 12

Fair.

Up 7 A.M. & to Gooderham's to ride to Lake for trip to Snoqualmie.  Inspected Power Plant at falls.

Very nice trip.  

Home by 5 P.M.  

Then to Varsity Ball wi G.  

Had good time raw deal on dances by Austin.  Home wi Hazle.  2:30 A.M.

Saturday, December 13

Fair -

Up at 10 A.M.  Gooderham down about cable test.  Out to school working on it all afternoon.  Up to G.N.M, eve for supper.  He did not get home.  Back home by 8:30 P.M.  Met Daniel & U. (with Olympic Power Co.)

Sunday, December 14

Fair  - Fine

Up abt 9 A.M. to Sunday school. Then out to Ruth Miller's to get G.  Out to G's for eve. Ratherinn [undecipherable could be Catherine?] decided.  Home 12 P.M.

Monday, December 15

Fair -

School.  Home abt 2:30 P.M. Drove for Mrs. Dow.  Out to School eve. gazing at stars [probably at the Jacobsen Observatory, built in 1895].  Pretty good time.  Home. 12 A.M.

November 16 to November 30, 1913

Sunday, November 16

(Rainy Afternoon) Up rather late.  Then out to G's afternoon down to Empress then back.  Home by 12:30 A.M.

Monday, November 17

Fair  Cool.

School.  Home by 12:30 P.M. Study E.E. afternoon and eve.  Turn in 10:30 P.M.

Tuesday, November 18

Fair -

School all day till 5:15 P.M. Then out to G's for supper and to Glee Club Concert.  Very good indeed.  Arrived home 12:10 P.M. (A.M.)  Little later than necessary.

Wednesday, November 19

Rainy -

School  E.E. lab till 5 P.M.  Home 6 P.M. Tired out.  Study Geodesy till 10:30 P.M.  Turn in then.  Not much new.

Thursday, November 20

Rainy

School

Down to Library.

Home by 2 P.M. Turned in and had a good sleep.  Study Geodesy, E.E. eve.  Turn in 10:15. P.M.

Friday, November 21

Rain -

School E.E. lab.

Out to G's for supper from school.  Around home all time.  Some scrap.  Home 11:30 P.M.

Saturday, November 22

Fair.

Up at 9 A.M. Study E.E. till 1 P.M.  Worked with wireless some. Ryan down. Bummed around couple of hours.  Up to G.N.M. for supper.  Out to G's till 11:30 P.M.  Home 12:30 A.M.

Sunday, November 23

Rain

Up abt. 12 Noon. 

Loaf around home Study Geodesy.  Down to Huey's Eve.  Home 11:30 P.M.

Monday, November 24

Fair

School A.M.  Down town afternoon had eyes tested.  Home eve. Study E.E. till 10 P.M. Turn in then.

Tuesday, November 25

Rain -

Hydraulics at City Station on Lake Union.  Down to Empress with Baer. Home abt 5 P.M.  G.N.M. called up about Index trip.  Study eve. Turn in 9:15 P.M.

Wednesday, November 26

Fair Rain eve

E.E. lab. Down town after coat.  Parade eve.  Pretty good time. Met G after it & went to Clemmer.  Clay back from Portland.  Home by 1:30 A.M.

Thursday, November 27

Rain.

Thanksgiving.  

Up abt 10 A.M.  Out to G's then to Game with WSC Score 20-0 [The year book says 19-0].

Had Dinner with G. now. Some food let me tell you.  Left early.  Home by 8:30 P.M. Turned in then.

Friday, November 28

Rain Stormy,

Up abt 9 A.M. worked around place a little sorted globes.  Slept good part of afternoon.  Out to G's eve.  Home 12:15 A.M.  Turn in 12:30 A.M. 

Saturday, November 29

Rainy.

Home all day.  Up at 10 A.M. Working with wireless.  Ryan down measured capacity of Aerial.  Not much doing. Cleaned room up some.  Turn in 10:45 P.M.

Sunday, November 30

Geometrical Progression.  

Sum of Seried

l = ar n-1

l = last term

a = 1st term

n = number afterus [?]

r = ratio

S = rl-a

      r -1

Out to G's. Down to Melburner. Home 12:30 A.M.

November 9 to November 15,1913

Sunday, November 9

Rainy

Up abt 10 A.M.  Out to G's afternoon & evening.  Had a good time.  Clay and Babe there all right.

Home 12:15 P.M. [means A.M.]

Monday, November 10

Fair

School Morning.  Home afternoon working on E.E. Exp. Down to Baker's.  Car crankshaft broken.  Saw Hazel Hicks.  Laurie Virtue down eve. Turn in 11 P.M.

Tuesday, November 11

Fair - Dandy eve.

School - Hydraulics.

Up to G.N.M.'s for supper.  Home by 8 P.M.  Not much doing. Turn in 9 P.M.

Wednesday, November 12

Fair

School.  E.E. lab.

Home 6 P.M.

G. called up.  Study Geodesy. [Geodesy also named geodetics, a branch of applied mathematics and earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space.] 

Turn in 9:30 P.M.

Thursday, November 13

Fair

School - Home afternoon. Work on E.E.  Study eve.  Turn in 10:30 P.M.

Friday, November 14

School.  E.E. lab.  Out to E.J.M.'s for eve.  Had nice time.  Frank Karas here. First time I've seen him in 3 yrs.  

Turn in 11 P.M.

Saturday, November 15

Rainy all day.

Up about 9 P.M. Worked on Notes, loafed around.  Out to Forrest's and got Pillows.  Out to G's eve. Home 12:30 P.M. [A.M.]

November 2 to November 8, 1913

Sunday, November 2

Fine day.

Up late. Out to Florence Bell's with Amory.  Had dinner there. Then out to G's by 8:30 P.M.  Had good time, sawing wood, got my feet in it all right.  G almost got peeved?  Home 12:30 P.M.(A.M.)

Monday, November 3

Fair - Rain evening

School.  Drove for Bakers up to Hospital saw Helen Baker (This may be the Helen Baker who was born in Seattle in 1913). Florence along.  Home 6 P.M.  Study E.E.

Turn in 9:45 P.M.

Tuesday, November 4

Rain - all day.

E.A. Pedersen - .93 (A fellow student at the University of Washington in Engineering. The .93 may be a loan of 93¢ or his birth year 1893?)

School - Kicked out of Mechanics. (Cannot help wondering if it was "kicked out" meaning "class dismissed for the day" or "kicked out because of particular behavior." The former seems most likely.)  Home 5 P.M.  Study a little.  Out to A.I.E.E. Meeting [American Institute of Electrical Engineers] with Gooderham.  Paper by Loew on Electricity.  Edgar called up.  Home 10 P.M.

Wednesday, November 5

Rain all day.

School - E.E.3 lab.  Home eve study E.E. Kraft & Ryan by Fone & Wireless. (I think he is saying that he contacted both friends, Kraft and Ryan, by telephone and wireless.) Turn in 10:30 P.M.

Thursday, November 6

Fair - Cool

School half a day.

Home afternoon studying E.E.  Out to Wireless Club eve. at Petersens.  Home 12:45 P.M (A.M).

Friday, November 7

Fair

School E.E. lab.  our to G's and to Oral Club Dance.  Had good time. Home at 2:30 A.M.  Believe me, that is too late.  No more of that.  Should use a little sense if I have it.

Saturday, November 8

Fair  Rain eve.

Up by 11 A.M.  Amory over and we went to Georgetown and inspected the Brewery. (Seattle Brewing and Malting Company that brewed Rainier Beer.)  Rode back in Sammet's 30 horse Marmon.  

(Picture from theoldmotor.com as a possible likeness of Sammet's car.)

To B'way - Lincoln game 20-6 agnst B'way.  Then down to Baker's for supper.  Drove machine some.  Home 11:15 P.M.  Turn in 12:30 P.M. 

October 12 to November 1, 1913

Sunday, October 12

Rain - Fierce

Sunday school.

Out to G's afternoon then to Empress & Barhand's [can't quite read that word] back by 9:30.  Home by 12 P.M. Turn in then.

Monday, October 13

School  - Fair -

Worked in shop then up to G.N.M.  Home by 8 P.M.  study E.E..  Turn in 9:30 P.M.

Tuesday, October 14

Fair 

School  -  Hydraulics.

Canoe trip through canal measuring cross section.  Down to Huey's to see Myrtle.  Study eve. Check from Seran.  Turn in 9 P.M.

Wednesday, October 15

Fair -

School E.E. lab.

Home 5:30 P.M.

Study E.E.

Not much doing.

Turn in 9:30 P.M.

Thursday, October 16

Fair -

School.  Home afternoon working on E.E. Exp.  Study eve. Nothing special doing.

Friday, October 17

School - Fair

E.E. lab.

Out to G's then to The Rooter's Club Dance.  Had pretty good time.  Home @ 2:15 A.M. got last B'way car [Broadway Bus/Trolly]. Kind of late I guess. 

Saturday, October 18

Fair -

Study E.E. Morn. down town with Babe in car.  Out to Football game Whitworth [A private Christian College in Spokane, WA]  and 'U' 100-0.  Out to G's eve, over to Gaha's [??] & back.  Home 12:40 P.M. [means A.M.]

Sunday, October 19

Fair.

Up abt. 10:A.M.

Study hydraulics.  Out to G's by 3:30 P.M.  Down to Melbourne.  Home by 12:30 P.M. [means A.M.]

Monday, October 20

School

Assembly.  No class in Hydraulics.  Home afternoon.  Worked up hydraulics notes.  Out to 'U' eve heard lecture.  Met bunch of fellows.  Home with J.W.G. by 10 P.M.  Turn in 11 P.M.

Tuesday, October 21

School.

Hydraulics lab down at canal.  Home by 4 P.M.  Study eve.  Turn in 10 P.M.

Wednesday, October 22

Fair

School - Home 5:00 P.M.  Study eve. Turn in 9 P.M.

Thursday, October 23

Rain eve.

School.  Home for lunch.  Back to school with motor, got it running worked on gas engine, nothing doing there.  Home 5:30 P.M.  Study E.E. Eve.  Turn in 10:00 P.M.

Friday, October 24

School - Had motor running in Lab. Out to G's eve to College play house.  Bunch there rooters, etc.  Turn in 12:30.

Saturday, October 25

Fine day O.A.E. 47-0

Up abt 9:30 A.M.

Took Mrs. Baker out in car.  Then got O & Galva. went to game. [This would have been against Oregon State which Huskies won 47-0.]  Then got George out for ride.  Then got Baker's down to Chocolate Soldier Oyster supper.  Home 1 A.M.

Sunday, October 26

Fair

Up abt 10 A.M.

Out to G's for dinner then down to Pantages.  Back by 8 P.M. Clay there.  Left at 10:30 P.M. Home 11:15 P.M.  Had Tamale - Turn in 11:30 P.M.

Monday, October 27

School - Fair

Home by 1 P.M. Worked on E.E. all afternoon.  Ryan down eve.  Wireless a little. Turn in 10 P.M.

Tuesday, October 28

Fair

School.  Hydraulics.  Not much doing. Fixed Phone.  Study eve. Turn in 9:40 P.M.

Wednesday, October 29

Fine Day

School - Home 4:15 P.M. Down town with Babe to get suit.  Dell called up. Turn in 9 P.M.

Thursday, October 30

Fair - Rain eve.

Home by 3:00 P.M.  Was up to G.N.M.  Study eve.  Turn in 11 P.M.

Friday, October 31

Fair -

Halloween

School - E.E. lab.  Took M.J. to Orpheum had good time.  Home 11:40.  Turn in 12 P.M. [means A.M.]

Saturday, November 1

Fair

Out to Football game with G.  U & Whitman 41-7 [historical record shows 40-6] .  Then to G.T.H. Dance with G & Babe & Minnie in car.  Home 1:30 A.M.

October 5 to October 11, 1913

Sunday, October 5

Fair - Good day.

Sunday school morn. Chicken dinner home.  Down to Melbourne wi G.  Home 10:30 PM.

Monday, October 6

Rain all day - fierce. 

School.  Worked in shop making pulley for motor.  Home 6 P.M.   Study E.E.   Card to P.J.

Turn in 10:30 P.M.

Tuesday, October 7

Fair -

School.

Worked in shop & finished pulley wheel.  Home eve. Studying E.E. etc.  Not much doing. Turn in 9:30 P.M.

Wednesday, October 8

Rain -

E.E. lab.  Home Eve. Monkeying with  dynamo. Turn in 10:30 P.M.

Thursday, October 9

Rain -

School.  Down to Gurley Shop inspecting dividing machine.  Home afternoon working on E.E.  Up to wireless club eve.  Very good time and interesting meeting. Home 12:15 A.M.

Friday, October 10

School 

E.E. lab

Out to G's from school over to Galva's and then to Movies.  Home 12:30 P.M. Got Minstrel Pin.

Saturday, October 11

Fair  -  Good. Windy.

Up at 9 A.M. Out to school with Babe.  Took gas engine out.  Then to Football game.  Navy 24-6.  Then home then to Hyland Hall reception.  Home 10 P.M.  Fixed Motor up and assembled it.  Turn in 11:30 P.M.

September 28 to October 4, 1913

Sunday, September 28

Rain - Pretty bad.  

Sunday school.  Study some.  Out to Galva Bardin's and got G then to House's.  Down to Colonial up to G's home 11 P.M.

Monday, September 29

Fair  -

School.

Out to G's new place abt piano thru door.  home by 2 P.M. Around place.  Wireless club meeting.  Turn in 11:30 P.M.

Tuesday, September 30

Fair  -  Good

School -

Hydraulics lab down at Canal. Home abt 5 P.M. studying.  Worked wireless few min with Ryan.  Turn in abt. 10 P.M.

Wednesday, October 1

Fair  -  Good day.

School - E.E. lab.  Home 5:30 P.M.  Up to G's eve got type writer, study till 11 P.M.  Not much new. 

Thursday, October 2

Fair  -  Good day.

School.  Home 1:30 P.M.  E.E. Exp. down town starting to fix motor & gas engine again.  Ryan down after wave meter [or motor?]  Study till 10 P.M.

Friday, October 3

Fair-day   Rain eve.

School E.E. Lab

Up to Bachelor's Club dance with G. had good time. Met Miss Edwards.

Home 1:00 P.M.

Saturday, October 4

Fair - Fine day

Home all day monkeying with motor & fixing faucets.  Went down town in machine with mama & went to Colonial Theatre.  Walk home. got there @ 11: P.M.

September 21 to September 27, 1913

Sunday, September 21

Cloudy -  Some Rain.

Sunday School alone.  Called up Howard. Kanie [came?] home.  Up to G at 4: P.M. Galva there.  Down to Colonial,[The Colonial Theatre opened in 1913 at 4th and Pike and had an organ] then met Howard and Lulu.  Went to Melbourne [see January 17 entry for picture].  Home 10:30 P.M.

Monday, September 22

Fair  -  Good day.

Out to School only one class. (Hyd.)  Home by 12 M  Not much doing. fixed switch and cleaned up room.  Up to 808 but nobody home.  Home eve. Turn in 9:30 P.M.

Tuesday, September 23

Fair - Fine day.

School - home 3 P.M.  Study E.E.  Down town in Baker's car with Babe and "EM."  Up to G and to movies.  Home by 10:30 P.M.  Turn in 11:15 P.M.  Got Kraft on Phone. 

Wednesday, September 24

Fair - Fine day.

School.  Introduced Kraft to Bush & Gooderhan E.E. lab. Out to Lulu B's Party then to dance at Catholic Church.  Had good time with G.  Home 12:30 P.M. [A.M.?]

Thursday, September 25

Fair  - Fine day.

School Home by 12:30.  Worked on EE notes.  Up to G.N.M. all afternoon had supper there.  Home 8 P.M. Studying until 10:15 P.M.

Friday, September 26

Fine, Fair -

School E.E. lab.  Home 6 P.M.  Studying on E.E. exp.  Out with Babe with machine.  Back again study more.  Turn in abt. 11 P.M.

Saturday, September 27

Fair - Rain Eve.

Up 9 A.M. down town abt. telephone.  Study E.E. 3.  Out to Football game. Everett & U. of W. 26-0. [Everett High School. University of Washington won all of their football games in 1913.]  Up to G. eve.  down to Empress.  Home 12PM [AM?]

[Clipping from the Seattle Star Newspaper for the week of September 23rd.]

September 14 to September 20, 1913

Sunday, September 14

Fair  - Sun.

To G's and Sunday school.  Saw Bushy at 7 A.M.  Dinner at G's & out canoeing then out to Bardin's had nice time.  G & I had little (talk).  Home 12:00 P.M. [probably means A.M.]

Monday, September 15 

Fair.  Warm.

Registration at U.  Got registered in morning.  Home abt. 3 P.M.  Up to 808 E. Denny to Huey's for supper.  To Dell's. To G's & Home 12 M.

Tuesday, September 16

Fine  - Warm.

Arose abt. 9:30 A.M. Loafed around house.  Fixed faucets.  Up around garages saw new Cadillac 14. 

Called M.J. on phone.  Not much doing.  Turn in about 9: P.M.

Wednesday, September 17

Fair  - Clear -

At school.  Not much doing.  Went to few classes.  Got books & getting things ready.  Got 8.00

from Battery man.  Down to Burke Bldg. saw Meyer. Up to G. eve. to movies.  Home 11 P.M.

Thursday, September 18

Fair  -

At School -  Class in Mechanics. Home afternoon then down town with Babe & Amory after Baker's Car.  Had little nap then out to tie up.  Frosh won.  Home 1:30 A.M.

Friday, September 19

Fair - Fine day.  

At school.  Home aft. in Morris' Packard.  

An example of a 1913 Packard Runabout.

Up to G.N.M. & Bank.  Study E.E.2  Out canoeing with G. had good time.  Home 12:30 A.M.

Saturday, September 20

Fine  -  warm  - Hazy.

Got up at 10:30 A.M.  Worked around house fixing bells and phones.  Got Baker's car & down town getting some things.  Up to Baker's office.  Down to show with Mama eve with machine, Empress.  Home 10 P.M.

August 24 to September 13, 1913

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. 

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.]

 

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.

August 17 to August 23, 1913

Sunday, August 17

Fair - Warm - Foggy Morn.

Sunday. Loafed around camp all day.  Fellows on hunt but got no game.  Took cold bath.  Put up canvas stretcher. Not much doing.  Fine day.  At camp near Craggy's.  Turn in 9:30 P.M.

Monday, August 18

Fair  -  Warm  - Clear

Left camp about 8 A.M. and made trail to top of Craggy.  Took poles up to station and peeled them. Went without dinner and back at 3:30 P.M.  Had supper at 4:30 P.M. Loafed around camp.  Hays nearly got deer with colt automatic near camp.  Turn in abt 9:00 P.M.

Tuesday, August 19

Fair  -  Cold  - Little Hazy

Went up to top of Craggy and put up signal. Got it done by 2 P.M. came down and had supper at 5 P.M. Loafed around camp all eve. tying knots in rope.  Turn in abt 9:30 P.M.

Wednesday, August 20 

Fair warm.  Hazy in distance

Left camp at Craggies at 7:45.  Got to Windy Valley by noon.  Had dinner then left for Snow Camp at 3 P.M.  Met 7 fellows on hunting trip.  Game Warden too. Caught Cow got milk. Very hot trip, abt. 10 miles.  Turn in 9:30 P.M.

Thursday, August 21

At Gold Beach

Fair  -Hot. Hazy in distance.

Left Snow Camp at 7:45 A.M. for Gold Beach.  Got here at 5 P.M.  25 miles with 4 pack horses. Pitched camp on beach.  Went to Medicine Show.  Dance after with Mrs. Lampson.  Turn in 11:30 P.M.

Friday, August 22

Fair   Clear

At Camp at Gold Beach on beach.  Around town all day getting things ready for trip South.  Seran called up from Smith River. Went to show eve. It was great  Book agent stunt.  Turn in at 10:45 P.M.

Saturday, August 23

Fair  -  Warm  -  Clear

Left Gold Beach at 8 A.M. for Bosley Butte with Demeritt.  Had lunch at Meyer Creek and arrived at Clarke's place at 5 P.M.  Pitched camp in fine shape.  Met other travelers here.  Turn in 9:30 P.M.

August 10 to August 16, 1913

Sunday, August 10

Fair  -  Cool   - Foggy

At Breakers Hotel, Gold Beach.  

Loafed around all morning reading, writing letters etc.  Down watching  "Tramp" [Tramp Steamer] go over bar [The "bar" is a gravely or sandy ridge under water caused by tides, usually at the point where a river meets the ocean.] with Bales.  Took row boat out.  Shot Colt Automatic.  Played Pool.  Getting ready.  Turn in 10:00 P.M.

Monday, August 11

Fair  - Foggy

Worked around getting things ready for trip.  Got grub & cooking outfit.  Played 2 games of pool.  Turn in 10:00 P.M.

Tuesday, August 12

Fair  -  Cool  -  Foggy.

At Gold Beach.  Still getting things ready for trip.  Played 2 games of Pool.  Went across river with Blagden.  Loafing around Hotel.  Reading eve.  Turn in 10:30.  

Wednesday, August 13

At Gold Beach.  Fair Foggy.  

Left at 9:15 A.M. with 5 men & Pack train, 4 horses for Stack Peak. Arrived at Camp just below at 3 P.M. Pitched Camp & had supper.  Rice, Coffee, bacon, potatoes, bread.  fine stuff.  Put up 6 x 8 "A" tents. Up to top of Stack with Hays, Childers & Bob got a buck.  Skinned him Turned in abt 10 P.M.  

[This is just an anonymous person with his dinner, but I think it is probably what our fellow looked like in August of 1913.]

Thursday, August 14

Fair  - Foggy in Morning

At Camp at Stack.  Put up Signal on Stack, was thru by 11:30. Had dinner & left for Alder Springs at 2:30.  Arrived Alder Springs 4:30.  Camped for night.  Had buck meat all the time.  Very good. 

Friday, August 15

Fair - Clear - Warm

Left camp at Alder Springs at 8:30.  Arrived Windy Valley 12:30. Had dinner. Left at 3 P.M. with Jantzen for Alder Camp.  Arrived 6:30 P.M.  Lost trail twice.  Had good supper rather late.  Saw 3 or 4 deer on way. Having buck meat all the time. Turn in at 10:00 P.M.

Saturday, August 16

Fair - Clear - Foggy Eve

Cut two trails from Fred's Camp.  One to trail on ridge other to Camp below Craggy's.  Move Camp from Fred's Camp over to camp below Craggys. Turn in at 8:15 P.M.  Had venison stew, peaches etc. fine feed.

August 1 to August 9, 1913

Friday, August 1

Fog & Rain

Camp at Fred's Camp near Craggys.  Left camp abt 6:45 for Craggy Peak.  Fred, Seran & Miller.  Left Turner in camp.  Got to top of peak abt. 10:00.  Found station all right. Came down in hurry. Broke camp at 2:30 and hiked back to Windy Valley.  Mule ran away.  Had venison stew. in @ 9 P.M.

Saturday, August 2

Sun - Fair

Left Fred Lallimand's Place abt 9 A.M. for Bosley Peak.  Fred took us pt. way.  Got to Pistol River OK. Then in getting up bank Mule lost hold. Fell down bank end over end and lodged in River. Unpacked and found mule ok.  Perhaps.  Tried to make top of ridge from Pistol R. but cut 1/2 mile of trail and Turned back acct dark.  Camp in bed of Pistol R. Had 3 Trout for supper. Had venison for breakfast. 

Mules were often used for pack animals in 1913.

Sunday, August 3

Foggy

Left camp on Pistol River abt 7 A.M. and hiked toward Gold Beach.  Long hill up from River and long hike.  Had dinner at Snow Camp Prairie and put up for night at Cedar Camp.   All abt. 17 miles. turned in at 8 P.M.

Monday, August 4

Foggy in hills, clear at Gold Beach

Left Camp at Cedar Camp at 7 A.M. on hike to Gold Beach.  Got to Gold Beach at 12M.  Mule got lost. Hunters brought him down hill.  Had big meal at Hotel Breakers. got cleaned up and loafed around afternoon.  Hike abt 16 miles. 

Tuesday, August 5

Fair   Clear.

Took this day off for Sunday.  At Breakers Hotel.  Getting ready for 4 day trip to Bosley Mt. [Butte?]  Wrote cards & letter to G.N.M. Not much doing. Fine feed tho.  Had Venison for Breakfast.  Turn in 9 P.M.

Wednesday, August 6

Fair  - Clear - Warm

Left Gold Beach at 9:30 A.M. for Bosley Mt. with Turner & three horses.  Camped at Meyer Creek at noon.  At Clarke's Place at night. Abt. 20 mile trip.  Very pretty trip.  Picked blackberries for supper made apple sauce for morning.  

Thursday, August 7

Fair - Warm - Clear, strong NW wind

Left camp at Clarke's Place at 7:00 A.M.  Took Bales' Trail and got to Wilson's cabin at 1 P.M.  Had lunch & got to top of Bosley at abt. 3:30.  Returned to camp at 5:30 P.M.  Had very nice ride. fine view of Ocean and Coast.  Getting used to riding.  Can sit down to meals now.  Camp at Wilson's.

Friday, August 8

Warm - Fair - Smokey

Left camp at Wilson's Place at 7:45 for Gold Beach.  Afternoon stopped again at Clarke's Place for lunch.  Camped for night along road about 1 1/2 miles N of Pistol R. Bridge. Turned in at 9 P.M.

Saturday, August 9

Fair   - Foggy  Morn.

Left camp near Pistol River at 7:30 A.M. for Gold Beach.  Arrived Gold Beach 11:30 A.M.  Had dinner Breakers.  Got stufff up from river to storeroom.  Loafed around all afternoon.  Wrote letters. Turn in abt. 9:00 P.M.

July 20 to July 31, 1913

Sunday, July 20

At Bandon, Ore    Foggy

Woke up on board the "Breakwater," very foggy and boat waited few hours before going across Marshfield Bar.  Marshfield [today is named Coos Bay] nice little town.  Got in abt 3 P.M. & left on train for Coquille, then from Cedar Point to Bandon by River Boat.  Got there abt. 9:40 P.M.

Monday, July 21

At Bandon

Loafing around Town stopped at Gallier Hotel.  Took trip up river on boat to Coquille to see abt baggage. Also out on Jetty looking at Sea.

Tuesday, July 22

Fine

At Bandon

Around town getting things ready for trip South. Met a wireless fiend Bingham and went to Movies.

Wednesday, July 23

Fair    Rain

Left Bandon by stage for Gold Beach at 7:30 A.M. had big load 1500#.  Had dinner at Langlois Hotel and put up for night at Knapp Hotel at Port Orford which is a pretty little place. 

Image courtesy of the Oregon State Library.

Thursday, July 24

Rain   fog

On stage all day from Port Orford to Wedderburn. [Wedderburn is on the north side of the Rogue River where it flows into the Pacific Ocean. It lies about 26.5 miles from Port Orford, on the present day coastal highway.]  Sloppy trip & heavy load.  Arrived at Bay View Hotel at 6:45  P.M.  Run across man with E.M.F. in trouble tried to help him out.  Not enough time. Had to leave. 

Friday, July 25

Foggy

At Gold Beach.  Got stuff across Rogue River.  Put up at "The Breakers."  Loafed around all day getting ready to go to mountains.  Turn in abt 9:15.  Good grub.  Had breakfast at Bay View Hotel. 

Saturday, July 26

Fine

At Gold Beach. Over across river to Wedderburn abt. pack saddles.  Down to Gold mine and beach.  Loafed around also took nap.  Dance here but didn't go.  Played Crib [Cribbage, a card game] and Turned in at 11:00 P.M.  Very nice day. Stars out in evening.

Sunday, July 27

Fine

At Gold Beach. 

Sunday allright.  Took walk down to Gold mine with Bookwaller.  Back in time for dinner.  Then for walk with Dr. Stockwell around hills. down on beach etc.  Turn in 9 P.M. Eats are fine here.

Monday, July 28

Fine

At Gold Beach

Across Rogue River to get pack sack.  Helped man with his launch engine.  Monkeyed around till dinner then helped carry boxes from store to bank. Went for walk after supper.  Turn in 10:P.M.

Tuesday, July 29

Clear   - warm

Left Gold Beach with pack mule for hills.  Seran, Turner & Miller in Party. Hiked abt 10 miles and camped on stream abt 2 miles from Stack Peak.  Was tired as Dickens and did not sleep very well.  Had coffee, bacon, biscuits for supper.  Turned in at 8 P.M.

Wednesday, July 30

Clear, warm. Fine

Left camp near Stack Peak at 8 A.M. Hiked to top of Stack Peak. Went without lunch and finally arrived at Snow Camp 5:45 P.M.  Day warm and very hard hike. Must have been 15 miles.  Had tea, Biscuits, Beans for supper.  Tasted good too.  Turn in abt 9 P.M.

Thursday, July 31

Clear - warm.  Foggy Southward.

At Camp near Craggies. Started from camp at Snow Camp. Hiked to Windy Valley, Met Fred Lallimand at Camp had meal there.  Venison too.  Then hiked toward Craggy Peak.  Pretty tough going.  Put up tent had supper.  Turn in 8:15 P.M.