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.