Mon Dec 29: Cold and snowy to day. Helped Ida wash some & filed a saw. Went up to Clarks in the P.M. & cut wood.
Tue Dec 30: Piled my seed grain and went a duck hunting.
Wed Dec 31: Rainy day. Did not do much of anything of importance. Rainy.
January 1880
Thu Jan 01: Began the year by sawing wood all day. The marsh is nearly all covered with rain water. Smith's Ranch is one foot under water.
Fri Jan 02: Stormy day. Did not do much.
Sat Jan 03: Sawing wood all day. Cold & blustering.
Sun Jan 04: Went down & got Aunt Lou to cut my hair. Snowy most of the day, but melts as it comes.
Mon Jan 05: A mistake above. Monday the 5th went up to Clarks & cut wood.
Tue Jan 06: Went up and cut wood. Snow on the ground.
Wed Jan 07: Terrible snow storm all last night. Allen & Minnie was out in it. Snow 18 ins. to (slough) 2 ft dyke. Went and got Allens boat to Telegraph. [margin: 6th & 7th big snow storm.]
Thu Jan 08: Had a very high tide and stormy north wind with snow. Made an oar.
Fri Jan 09: Staid around home and cut wood, cold.
Sat Jan 10: Did nothing but cut wood.
Sun Jan 11: Got up at 7.30 and got ready for Utsalady. Then I went with my grain on the Fanny Lake.
Mon Jan 12: Spent the day at Utsalady looking at the mill & loading. Borrowed $150.88 of the Puget Mill Co. and gave my oats as security.
Tue Jan 13: Came home from Utsalady on the Libby. Had a very heavy wind & high tide this morning. The dyke broke up in my field.
Wed Jan 14: Worked on the dyke till 2 oclock this morning & then it went out. Helped Callahan on the dyke in the P.M.
Thu Jan 15: Rain all the A.M. Worked on the dyke in the P.M. & until 11 P.M. stopping the break.
Fri Jan 16: Did nothing to day. Rainy weather and the sloughs all full of fresh water.
Sat Jan 17: Worked on the big dam in the P.M. trying to stop the hole where the box is covered. Raining in the A.M.
Sun Jan 18: Quiet Sunday. Went down to the dam in the morning to get Whitneys scow. Was down to Whitneys in the eve. Got a book & read "The Man Without a Country". North wind but very mild.
Mon Jan 19: Rainy day. Did not do much. Went up to Clarks in the P.M. & got an oar stick.
Tue Jan 20: Worked on the dyke all day. Pleasant. Put lumber on the dams.
Wed Jan 21: Worked getting a scow load of brush and some on the dyke after dinner.
Thu Jan 22: Went down & got the brush and unloaded the scow. Began my shed over the scow. Rainy. Filed a saw for Klingenmaier. & made an oar.
Fri Jan 23: Rainy day. Killed a hog and cut it up and that is about all. Wilson helped me.
1880 Jan 24-Feb 21 (pp 266-267)
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Sat Jan 24: Another stormy day. Spent the day making sausage, packing pork &c. High tide with west wind in the P.M.
Sun Jan 25: Pleasant part of the day but a snow storm in the eve. Went over to Dick Ball's & spend the day. Aunt Lou was here in the eve a little while.
Mon Jan 26: 3 inches of snow to day. Did not do much but cut wood in the A.M. Began digging ditch in the P.M.
Tue Jan 27: Cold & frosty. Digging ditch all day. Alfred Stacey is stopping here.
Wed Jan 28: Ditching till 3 oclock. Mary & Ed here to supper and staid the evening. Cold.
Thu Jan 29: Ditching in the A.M. on the Allen 80. Stained the table in the P.M. North wind & snow yet.
Fri Jan 30: Ditching in the A.M. drained a lake on the Allen 80. Worked on the dam at the 45 ft slough in the P.M. John Ball was here to see about renting the place.
Sat Jan 31: Did not work any to day. Mr Best was here this morning. Pleasant weather. Snow not all gone yet. Went to the party down at the Hall in the evening.
February 1880
Sun Feb 01: Very pleasant day. Was down to Whitneys in the P.M. Wrote a letter to Milt Leamer in the eve.
Mon Feb 02: Worked for Whitney ditching to apply for dyking acc.
Tue Feb 03: Dito yesterday. Pleasant no rain but frosty mornings.
Wed Feb 04: Ditching for Whitney. Repaired dyke in the P.M.
Thu Feb 05: Working for Whitney on dyking acc. Make small ditches in the A.M. & fixing dyke in the P.M. John Ball here to dinner.
Fri Feb 06: Working for the Dyking Co. digging ditch for sluice box at the 45 ft slough. Pleasant and the ground quite dry. Sharp frost last night.
Sat Feb 07: In the A.M. made a sluice box and in the P.M. helped Whitney scow Keanies plank home.
Sun Feb 08: Pleasant day. Staid at home all day.
Mon Feb 09: Did not do any thing to speak of.
Tue Feb 10: Went to Dodge Valley to attend the sale but it was postponed a week. Then I went to LaConner and came home with Whitney. My seed wheat arrived.
Wed Feb 11: Worked on sluice box 1/2 day. putting it in.
Thu Feb 12: Stormy all last night. Worked on dyke some on the sluice box, but did not do much.
Fri Feb 13: Did not do much. Ground very wet.
Sat Feb 14: Ground very wet. Cut wood some but did not do much. Weather too bad.
Sun Feb 15: John Cornelius died this morning at 9 oclock. 2 inches of snow again this morning. Went up to the school house & heard Mr Burnell preach.
Mon Feb 16: Went to LaConner and staid all day. File a saw for Allen first.
Tue Feb 17: Went to John Cornelius' funeral and to Sharpenburgs sale in the P.M. and staid all night in LaConner.
Wed Feb 18: Bought a plow and set of harrow teeth this morning & came home in a heavy snow storm.
Thu Feb 19: Made a harrow.
Fri Feb 20: Made a watering trough for horses & went up to Allen's & up in the wood where Dick Ball was at work.
Sat Feb 21: Went over to get the cow. Don't know what I done the balance of the day.
1880 Feb 22-Mar 20 (pp 268-269)
Image Id: 002-0426
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Sun Feb 22: Staid at home all day. Wrote to George. Nothing unusual transpired.
Mon Feb 23: Went down & got the fanning mill and cleaned grain.
Tue Feb 24: Finished cleaning grain. Fanned 250 bushels.
Wed Feb 25: Went up to the Ridge and saw the horse but did not but any yet.
Thu Feb 26: Grading sloughs some & burning off marsh. Cold windy.
Fri Feb 27: Very cold morning. Burning marsh in the A.M. In the P.M. cutting wood up at Clarks. Mrs. Wallace came back in the evening.
Sat Feb 28: Made a double tree in the morning & then went to Fidalgo to get my seed wheat. Snow last night & again this P.M.
Sun Feb 29: Snow all last night. About 8 inches deep this morning. Staid at home all day. Dave McCormick was here and took dinner. [margin: Gave Whitney note for $250.00 Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars to be paid in 10 (ten) months at 13 1/2 per ct.]
March 1880
Mon Mar 01: Bought a team & harness of Whitney for $250.00. Washed harness in the P.M. & went up after Dolly. Windy & stormy day. Ground full of water.
Tue Mar 02: Snow. Staid around the house most all day & did not do much.
Wed Mar 03: Stormy most all day. Worked in the B. Smith shop in the P.M. made a gauge wheel for plow & pair clevises.
Thu Mar 04: Went to the timber & cut wood.
Fri Mar 05: Went to the woods in the A.M. The wind blew so came home in the P.M. Ground very wet. Snow last night. Made butter in the P.M.
Sat Mar 06: Pleasant part of the day. Cut two cords of wood.
Sun Mar 07: Rainy this morning. Ed Stacey came after his mother and them away in the P.M.
Mon Mar 08: Fixed the boat & put the shakes on the scow shed. Pleasant day. Pearl taken with the epizoolic last night.
Tue Mar 09: Staid around the house but did not not much. Pearl was pretty sick all day. Clowdy but no rain.
Wed Mar 10: Clowdy day with a little rain just night. Pearl some better. Heard that the Fanny Lake has sunk and of a man being killed at Whatcom.
Thu Mar 11: Clear & cool with drying north wind. Begins to look like plowing. Went up & got my tools at Clarks. Made good(?) to the wind(?) & cut a cord of wood in the A.M. Sent letter & paper to George.
Fri Mar 12: Clear & cold. Burned grass some & fence also. Made a sled in the P.M. It will soon be dry enough to plow.
Sat Mar 13: Went to LaConner bought rolling coulter, suit clothes &c. Fine weather.
Sun Mar 14: Staid around house all day as usual. Pleasant. Wrote a letter to Arthur Leogillen(?).
Mon Mar 15: Began plowing and plowed about an acre of wheat ground. Not very dry.
Tue Mar 16: Snow & rain last night. Did not plow to day. Fixed fence some where the fire burned it up.[margin: Rain Snow Pleasant in P.M.]
Wed Mar 17: Done for this morning. Fanny Lake in after Whitney's barley. The Libby ran into Fidalgo Island but did not hurt the Island much. Plowing in the P.M.
Thu Mar 18: Helped load the steamer this morning and plowed in the P.M. Rain last night & this fore noon.
Fri Mar 19: Ida set a hen. Plowing all day. Ground rather wet. Clowdy.
Sat Mar 20: Plowing all day. Mr & Mrs Carr were here to dinner & supper.
1880 Mar 21-Apr 12 (pp 270-271)
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Sun Mar 21: Staid at home all day. Nothing happened worth recording.
Mon Mar 22: Rain hard this morning. Put bluestone on seed wheat. Loop had a wash hole. Plowed a little piece of sod in the P.M.
Tue Mar 23: Warm & pleasant. Worked in garden some. Planted peas, radish, turnips, carrots, potatos, &c.
Wed Mar 24: Got up at 5 oclock & started for LaConner to get my plow. Ida & Pearl went along. Clowdy & windy. Got home at 4 P.M.
Thu Mar 25: Rain most all last night. Dry windy & cold to day. Did not do much. [margin: Kenady missing since Friday 20th.]
Fri Mar 26: Cold & blustering. Cut wood a little for exercise. Aunt Lou up here to spend the P.M. I took supper with us.
Sat Mar 27: Rain most all last night and through the day also & occasionally a snow storm. The ground is as wet as it ever was. No prospect of plowing for two weeks. Clark & his folks were here in the P.M. We are reading "Little Women" and working on the 100(?) puzzle for pastime.
Sun Mar 28: Easter. Had 9 eggs for breakfast on the overnight of Easter. Very unpleasant Sunday. Spent the day principally reading "Little Women".
Mon Mar 29: Helped Ida wash & made a hog pen out by the barn no rain.
Tue Mar 30: Went up to Clarks & got my hogs in the A.M. was down at Whitneys playing C.J. with Harry and Dutch(?) in the P.M. Mr. & Mrs. Darcy, took supper with us. No rain.
Wed Mar 31: Very pleasant day with north wind. Went to the White house & got some roots and grafted the grafts George sent me. Fixed my plow in the P.M. Party at Padilla in the evening.
April 1880
Thu Apr 01: Sold Dick Ball $10.00 worth of grain to finish paying for the cow. Spaded some in the garden. Cold windy weather, but drying.
Fri Apr 02: Cold drying wind. Worked on the road to day. Finished my tax for 1879. Worked on the big bridge down by Trimbles warehouse.
Sat Apr 03: Cold & windy. Spent the day sowing & harrowing in wheat. Sowed the first grain in the neighborhood. A light snow storm last night.
Sun Apr 04: Snow again last night. Cold & windy to day. Good drying weather. Went down to Whitneys & got Dutch(?) to cut my hair.
Mon Apr 05: Pleasant finished sowing wheat. Went to the road meeting in the P.M. George Brown elected Supervisor. Plowed a piece & sowed some barley in the P.M. also.
Tue Apr 06: Plowing all days on the Allen 80. Fine weather.
Wed Apr 07: Clark started for E. Washington also Jakes(?). Pleasant weather with north wind. Plowing out in the first field. Planted some onions.
Thu Apr 08: Clean & pleasant, plowing. Mrs Smith was here calling. Otto came & got a load of hay.
Fri Apr 09: Plowing all day. Mrs Clark here in the morning. Fine growing weather.
Sat Apr 10: Rain some last night and this morning. Done chores & cut wood in the A.M. Plowing in the P.M. [margin: One sow had 5 piglets, 2 died.]
Sun Apr 11: Cold & windy. Killed the rooster & invited Whitneys folks & Harry(?) up to help eat him.
Mon Apr 12: Good day to work. Plowed all day. Finished the 8 1/2 piece.
1880 Apr 13-May 5 (pp 272-273)
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Tue Apr 13: Rainy a little this morning. Began sowing barley and harrowed it in all day.
Wed Apr 14: Hard cold wind all day. Finished sowing barley, 20 bushels. Sowed 3 1/4 acres oats but did not get them harrowed in. Rain in the evening.
Thu Apr 15: Rain hard last night & some to day. Plowing on the Allen 80. Sharpened plows for Whitney while Wlech drove my team. Raining hard at 8 P.M.
Fri Apr 16: Did not plow to day ground very wet. Done chores & cut wood some. Aunt Lou & Eva were up here to supper for the last time. [margin: Second black sow had 4 pigs, Friday 16th.]
Sat Apr 17: Made & hung a gate near the barn. Worked in garden some. Planted some peas, potatos, parsley, radishes, &c. Rain again this evening.
Sun Apr 18: Clowdy & cold in the morning. Pleasant in the P.M. Went to the Skagit River through the Indian road with Aunt Lou & Company. Called on and took dinner with Mr. Wiles folks.
Mon Apr 19: Clowdy & rainy in the morning. Harrowed in a few oats in the P.M. & hauled a load of wood. Ground very wet & soft. Aunt Lou & Eva left for California. The Schooner Perry is loading grain at Whitney's. Rain hard in the P.M.
Tue Apr 20: Did not do much in the A.M. Plowing in the P.M. Ground very wet.
Wed Apr 21: Plowing to day. Rain last night a little.
Thu Apr 22: Rained all last night. Jenkins here to day did not do much.
Fri Apr 23: Rain again last night. worked in the garden to day setting out raspberries. Wheat up looking first rate. The steamer Susie in after grain at Whitneys.
Sat Apr 24: Went to LaConner with Harry to help him come(?) up. Ida went along. Mrs. Gilliband came home with us. Pleasant day.
Sun Apr 25: Pleasant drying weather. Staid at home all day. Reading &c.
Mon Apr 26: Plowing on the Allen 80. Sold McCann 2 hogs. He took them away yesterday.
Tue Apr 27: Plowing all day began turning the horses out nights.
Wed Apr 28: Plowing on the Allen 80. Fine weather grass growing very fast. Barley is up nice.
Thu Apr 29: Finished harrowing in the oats already sowed and began sowing on the Allen 80.
Fri Apr 30: Sowing & harrowing in oats in the Allen 80.
May 1880
Sat May 01: Clowdy but no rain. Sowing & harrowing in oats. Have about 25 acres sowed. 55 bushels of oats.
Sun May 02: Clowdy & rainy. Staid at home & had no company.
Mon May 03: Plowed in the A.M. & harrowed in oats in the P.M. Sowed 3 sacks more. Rain last night. Clowdy day.
Tue May 04: Plowed all day. Showery. S.E. wind. cold & wet.
Wed May 05: Rain all last night. Hard S.E. wind. Another deluge. Rain 1 7/16 inches since Sunday and 1/2 inche in an hour to day. Fine farming weather in a barn.
1880 May 6-May 29 (pp 274-275)
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Thu May 06: Went down & got Whitneys wagon and hauled wood out to my field & one load home. Ground wet as it ever was. Cold & windy.
Fri May 07: Went to LaConner. Ida & the balance of the family went along and went to see Mrs. Wallace. Got home at 6 oclock. Another heavy rain last night but drying some today. [margin: Ordered some wagon irons of David.]
Sat May 08: Did not do much of anything. Whitney's wife had a girl baby last night. Ida in LaConner on Pleasant Ridge.
Sun May 09: Staid at home & spent the day reading "Nicholas Mintion(?)" it is a good story. Ida came home just night with Mrs. Ball.
Mon May 10: Very wet & rainy. Worked in the barn making a wagon tongue.
Tue May 11: Rained all day steady. Staid in the house and read. Ground wet as it ever was. Very discouraging for farmers.
Wed May 12: Helped Ida wash in the A.M. & worked on neck yoke and wagon tongue in the P.M. Jones here to supper.
Thu May 13: Clowdy damp. Jones at work for me making rails today, ????, self also up on the Goin(?) 40.
Fri May 14: Cow went visiting to day. Clowdy. Jones & I making rails to day.
Sat May 15: Clowdy, ground still very went. Plowing today, but it is too wet.
Sun May 16: Pleasant drying day, went to hear Gapadonis(?) S.S. on the PM.
Mon May 17: Plowing ground wet & soft.
Tue May 18: Plowing again.
Wed May 19: Sowing oats & harrowing them in.very warm and a prospect of rain.
Thu May 20: Rain 1/4 inch last night. Cold. Sowing & harrowing in oats. Wet & soft.
Fri May 21: Clowdy & cold, sowing & harrowing in oats. Ground all to wet to plow.
Sat May 22: Rain again last night. Harrowing in oats in the A.M. Rainy. Fixed the dam in the dyke ditch at the east end of ranch and in the P.M. Gave 98 bushels oats to date.
Sun May 23: Rained 1/2 inch last night. People very blue & nearly discouraged. Wheat dying, barley also. Clowdy & cold to day, no prospect of clearing up.
Mon May 24: Got up at 4 A.M. & went to LaConner to get my wagon lumber. Pleasant drying day. Sold Mrs Smith 5 sacks winter oats.
Tue May 25: Fixed up the old breaking plow & worked in the garden in the A.M. & plowed in the P.M. over next to "Allen's".
Wed May 26: Sowed over & harrowed 2 acres of the wheat grains. Plowing some in the garden. Fine weather.
Thu May 27: Worked plowing & harrowing in the A.M. & plowing over by "Allen's" in the P.M.
Fri May 28: Finished plowing over by Allen's & sowed & harrowed in oats. Fine weather.
Sat May 29: Sowing & harrowing finished nearly all that is plowed. Rain a little this morning but cleared off afterwards pleasant. This is all that will be sowed in May. Have sowed 130 bushels of oats & think it makes 40 acres. Barley looking better.
1880 May 30-Jun 22 (pp 276-277)
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Sun May 30: Very pleasant drying weather. Staid at home in the A.M & went to Sunday school in the P.M. Took supper up at Mr. Kalsows. Ida was up at Allens and Mrs Howard was there sick.
Mon May 31: Plowing on the Allen 80 near the dyke. Land still wet & soft.
June 1880
Tue Jun 01: Plowing. Raining some this morning but not enough to stop work. Hauled out 5 sacks oats. Planted squash.
Wed Jun 02: Plowing in the A.M. on long land on Allen 80. Harrowing the piece by the dyke in P.M. Hauled out 6 sacks oats. Drying day.
Thu Jun 03: Sowed 6 sacks this morning & hauled out 12 more. Plowing & harrowing in oats. Land getting passably dry.
Fri Jun 04: Clowdy but no rain. Sowed the balance of the 11 acre piece and plowed all day on it. I am plowing in oats for an experiment. Whitney is washing things now a days. Clowdy and looks like rain to night.
Sat Jun 05: Have sowed 55 bushels oats this week which make 185 all told. 20 of barley & 7 of wheat. Total 212. Finished plowing the 11 acre piece and harrowed the balance of the day. Rained a little this morning.
Sun Jun 06: Very warm & pleasant. Whitney putting in grain. Staid at home most of the day. Went to the Hall to Sunday school.
Mon Jun 07: Harrowing in oats all day. Cold & clowdy but no rain.
Tue Jun 08: Finished harrowing and began plowing a piece for barley.
Wed Jun 09: Finished plowing & sowing to day. Sowed 1 3/4 acres barley.
Thu Jun 10: Went across Indian slough with my team and plowed for Whitney. Land very soft. Warm & dry weather.
Fri Jun 11: Plowing for Whitney across the slough. Warmer day of the season.
Sat Jun 12: Finished plowing for Whitney at noon. In the P.M. went up and hoed some on Mrs. Clark's garden and some at home. Ground getting pretty dry. Grain growing fast.
Sun Jun 13: Whitney's harrow teams at work to day. Clowdy with little rain.
Mon Jun 14: Hauled a load of wood then got Otto's roller and rolled the balance of the day.
Tue Jun 15: Mrs Cornelius here visiting. Rolling this A.M.and at work in the garden in the P.M. Planted some peas, turnips & carrots.
Wed Jun 16: Hauling timbers for fencing. Have Dick Ball's wagon.
Thu Jun 17: Finished hauling rails and began hauling out wood. The ground very dry.
Fri Jun 18: Hauling wood. Ida & Mrs Cornelius over to Dick Balls.
Sat Jun 19: Had a fine little shower this morning which is splendid for late grain. Worked on fence some in the A.M. and went after Salmon berries in the P.M. did not get much for our trouble. Rain in the evening.
Sun Jun 20: Another fine rain last night. Staid at home in the A.M. & went to take Mrs. Cornelius up to D'Arcys in the P.M.
Mon Jun 21: Made fence. Fine growing weather.
Tue Jun 22: Got up at 4 oclock and started for LaConner. Got my wagon irons. Pleasant.
1880 Jun 23-Jul 17 (pp 278-279)
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Wed Jun 23: Worked on the road in the A.M. Hauling out bridge timber. Self & old Jim. Brown had the horse all day. Making fence in the P.M. Mr Whitworth here taking census. Mr Lance(?) here to supper.
Thu Jun 24: Making picket fence all day. Finished it. Fine weather.
Fri Jun 25: Sharpened up the tools and began work on my wagon. Made one wheel.
Sat Jun 26: Working on wagon all day. Warm & pleasant. Strawberries just beginning to ripen a little. Heard the Beaver Marsh was flooded.
Sun Jun 27: Went out and took a look at the grain. Looking pretty well. Went to Sunday School in the P.M. and then over across the slough to look at Whitneys grain.
Mon Jun 28: Working on wagon wheels. Warm & pleasant. River still high.
Tue Jun 29: Went up to Soderburgs in the P.M. His dyke broke. Working on wagon some. and making pumps(?).
Wed Jun 30: Tinkering around at wagon & pumps & safe.
July 1880
Thu Jul 01: Water still high. Soderburg flooded. Worked ????ing wheels in the P.M. Heard from my grain.
Fri Jul 02: Hoeing in the garden in the A.M. went up to McCanns in the P.M. and home through the grain. Sold Mrs. Smith per Callahan 11 sack oats for $10.00. Water still fresh in the slough.
Sat Jul 03: Choring around. Warm & pleasant. The piece by the Rienzs hs grown 2-5 inches. Watered the garden through under the (?) dyke & filled up the scow with fresh water.
Sun Jul 04: Picked the strawberries & went to LaConner to spend the 4 or rather the 5th. Warm & pleasant. Skagit going down.
Mon Jul 05: "The day we celebrate" Spent the day in LaConner. Had an average time for this country. They had a fine party in the evening.
Tue Jul 06: Staid in LaConner most of the day, got home at 6 P.M. had an interesting tooth ache.
Wed Jul 07: Rain some last night and to day. Picked strawberries & worked on my wagon.
Thu Jul 08: Work on wagon in the A.M. & pick 85 lbs. Have picked 150 lbs up to date of fine fine berries. Raining finely at 9 P.M.
Fri Jul 09: Started for LaConner at 5 A.M. with berries. Sold the lot for $4.30 or #.00 per lb. Staid all night at LaConner. Heavy rain this evening.
Sat Jul 10: Came home from LaConner this A.M. Mr Whites folks here and L. Wallace. Worked on wagon this P.M.
Sun Jul 11: Spent the day talking & picking berries. A. Leamer was here. My oats are looking splendid but are late.
Mon Jul 12: Worked on wagon to day. Rainy this A.M. Poor hay weather.
Tue Jul 13: Worked on wagon some. Whitney went to LaConner. Brought me a barrel sugar.
Wed Jul 14: Working on wagon some & hoeing in the garden some.
Thu Jul 15: Working on wagon & painting it. Picking berries some. Mr. Darcy's folks were over here. Went to Darcys in the evening.
Fri Jul 16: Picked berries in the A.M. & went to LaConner in the P.M. Very warm for this country.
Sat Jul 17: Staid in LaConner in the A.M. came home in the P.M. Warm. Got all my wagon done. Mr Smit gave us a call in the evening. Heavy thunder shower this evening late.
1880 Jul 18-Aug 10 (pp 280-281)
Image Id: 002-0432
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Sun Jul 18: Staid at home all day. Thunder Storm last night. Struck trees up by Allens. Very clowdy disagreeable day.
Mon Jul 19: Worked on the wagon today. Clowdy not good hay weather.
Tue Jul 20: Worked on wagon some & picked berries some. Mrs. Ball & Darcy over here and got strawberries. Otto cutting hay.
Wed Jul 21: Hoed in the garden some. I made a waste box to work the machine in. Ida went to the Ridge after currants.
Thu Jul 22: Picked the raspberries & worked on wagon some. Callahan bought some meat from Mrs. Smith 10.00. Otto cocking up hay, fine weather. Finished hoeing potatos.
Fri Jul 23: Threshing with the machine in the mornings & cutting with sythe. Finished the wagon & got it out doors. Mrs. Wilson & Henry here to dinner.
Sat Jul 24: Loaded the scow with hay today for Mr Morgan. Whitney helped.
Sun Jul 25: Warm & pleasant. We went to Ship Harbor went to Morgans also, got back at 6 P.M.
Mon Jul 26: Went to the Ridge for currants in the A.M. and hauled hay in the barn in P.M. Started for Guemes Island with the Hay at 7:30 in evening.
Tue Jul 27: Found our selves at Hat Island, this morning to Morgan's wharf at noon. Unloaded the hay in the P.M.
Wed Jul 28: Took dinner with Jenkins today. Started for home at 3 P.M. arrived at 10 P.M.
Thu Jul 29: Rainy in A.M. Hauled hay in the PM. Did not do much in the fore noon.
Fri Jul 30: Rainy in the A.M. Picked berries & worked in garden some in the P.M. Whitneys folks started for Stanwood and we went down to Beek(?) house for them.
Sat Jul 31: Mowed some. Put up hay some & worked in the strawberries. Got letter from George.
August 1880
Sun Aug 01: Pleasant day. Staid at Whitney's all day. Jones & Soderburg there to dinner. Otto came & got some oats to pay for my seed barley & brought the machine back.
Mon Aug 02: Mowing with sythe most all day. went up to Mrs. Smiths in the P.M. to drive out her hay(?).
Tue Aug 03: Digging out the scow ditch in the AM, and helped Leary haul hay in the P.M. also put up my hay. Wilson went to La Conner.
Wed Aug 04: Helped Leary haul hay also cut & hauled a load of poles to make a wagon shed.
Thu Aug 05: Went to Kalsos & got a frow, also built a wagon shed. fine growing weather.
Fri Aug 06: Went and hauled out the balance of my wood in A.M. & went over to Dick Ball's for a book in the P.M.
Sat Aug 07: Got up at 4 A.M. & started for La Conner to tend court. Darcy case not tried. Came home at night.
Sun Aug 08: Staid at home all day. Pleasant.
Mon Aug 09: Got up at 5 and started for LaConner. Staid all day attending court. and staid all night at Mr. Whitworth's.
Tue Aug 10: Tended court all day & came home in the evening.
1880 Aug 11-Sep 4 (pp 282-283)
Image Id: 002-0433
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Wed Aug 11: Went to La Conner this morning to testify on the D'Arcy case but it did not come off. Went to murder trial of Territory vs Clark.
Thu Aug 12: Staid in LaConner last night & went to D'Arcys. Quit to day and home in the Evening. Whitney's came home also.
Fri Aug 13: Did not do much but chore around in the fore noon. Whitney helped us finish hauling hay in the P.M. Grain short.
Sat Aug 14: Went to LaConner to attend the Republican Primary meetings. Was elected Delegate. Large & enthusiastic attendance.
Sun Aug 15: Staid at home all day. Mr Taylor the preacher was here. Fine weather to ripen grain.
Mon Aug 16: Helped Whitney fix up his machine.
Tue Aug 17: Whitney began cutting my barley with the self binder. Sent for a watch to the Farmers Friend. Shocking barley in the P.M.
Wed Aug 18: Rienzi finished cutting barley & I finished shocking it. fine weather.
Thu Aug 19: Working on the dyke with Whitney & Otto down by the big dam.
Fri Aug 20: Working on dyke making a sluice box all day. Fine harvest weather.
Sat Aug 21: Painted the boat in the A.M. Worked in the garden some in the P.M. & mowed some oats around the 8 acre field.
Sun Aug 22: Went over Whitney's grain fields and got Garvis to cut my hair. Clowdy day.
Mon Aug 23: Set up Allen's cradle and cut around a piece of oats then painted on the boat some.
Tue Aug 24: Made a bridge across the slough by the dam. Did not do much in the P.M.
Wed Aug 25: In the morning went out to look at the grain then came in and got ready to go to LaConner. Went with Whitney to LaConner in the P.M.
Thu Aug 26: Spent the day in LaConner tending the Rep. Con. Declared my intention to run for Auditor in the P.M. and secured the nomination. Clowdy.
Fri Aug 27: Poor harvest weather. Came home at noon. Shocked grain in the P.M. cut by self binder.
Sat Aug 28: Began cutting grain in the A.M. but had to quit for rain. Rained all the balance of the day. Did not do much in the P.M but split wood.
Sun Aug 29: Clowdy in the A.M. and poor harvest weather.
Mon Aug 30: Shocked oats all day for myself on the east end of the ranch.
Tue Aug 31: Shocking oats for Whitney.
September 1880
Wed Sep 01: Helped Whitney fix up his reaper in the A.M. and fix my boat in the P.M.
Thu Sep 02: Did not do much in the A.M. got Allen's cradle and cut oats in the P.M.
Fri Sep 03: Went to Marches and Guemes Island. Sold some oats and got some fruit; got stuck on the mud flats and laid out till 2 A.M. Pleasant experience.
Sat Sep 04: Got up at 5 and fixed a chain for Whitney then went to bed until noon. In the P.M. bound & shocked oats. Fine harvest weather. Oats sowed June 5th are beginning to turn some.
1880 Sep 5-29 (pp 284-285)
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Sun Sep 05: Very pleasant day with strong North wind. Staid at home all day.
Mon Sep 06: Helped Whitney on the separator 1/2 day. In the eve took my water scow over to Telegraph Slough.
Tue Sep 07: Started for LaConner and took the scow up to the spring. Traded off my old watch and rec'd my new one by mail. Came home in the evening and got the scow as far as Jenni's.
Wed Sep 08: Worked for Whitney 3/4 day shocking & fixing up the engine. Went after the scow in the evening.
Thu Sep 09: Went to Allen's and got his cradle and cut around some oat fields.
Fri Sep 10: Helped Whitney kill a beef in the A.M. Cleaned out my tank and hauled a load of water in the P.M.
Sat Sep 11: Hauled a load of water in the A.M. and worked for Whitney in the P.M. fixing up Reaper &c.
Sun Sep 12: Staid at home in the A.M. & went to hear Mr Purcell preach in the Hall in the P.M. at 2:30 o'clock.
Mon Sep 13: Worked in my own field shocking all day, the Binder cut 8 acres today. Have used 7 1/2 spools of wire to bind 20 acres.
Tue Sep 14: Worked for Whitney running Engine in the P.M. Helped set the machine in the A.M. & Wilson helped me shock to balance.
Wed Sep 15: Running Engine 1/4 day. Finished the timothy seed. Worked for W. moving machine to Jenni's in the P.M. While Jones went to Whites to get hoop iron for me.
Thu Sep 16: Put iron on the front wheels to my wagon in the A.M. Running engine in the P.M. at Jenni's.
Fri Sep 17: Rainy last night & this morning. Threshing at Jenni's, moving to Dick Ball's at 4 P.M.
Sat Sep 18: Finished Ball's & moved to Darcy's just night, then came home. Pleasant day.
Sun Sep 19: Staid at home most of the day. Went over to Darcy's just night and staid all night.
Mon Sep 20: Whitney owes me 8 days work to date. Threshing at Darcy's 3/4 day and moved home just night. Rain at night. Ida went to LaConner today with Allen but did not get home.
Tue Sep 21: In the A.M. cleaned out the Engine & put the iron on my other wagon wheels. In the P.M. worked for Whitney setting engine & making cow stable &c. Clowdy & misty.
Wed Sep 22: Went out to cut grain with sythe, but had to quit for rain. Heavy rain to day. No prospect of threshing.
Thu Sep 23: Cutting around grain fields. Jones working for me. Mr. Echelburg staid here all night.
Fri Sep 24: Went up and worked for Callahan putting on shakes.
Sat Sep 25: Threshing for Whitney. 1500 bushels grain pretty wet.
Sun Sep 26: Threshing for Kalsos and moved to Smith's. Fine weather.
Mon Sep 27: Finished threshing for Smith and moved to my ranch in the P.M. Fine weather.
Tue Sep 28: Was foggy this A.M. Finished Threshing at my place and moved to Whitney's in the P.M.
Wed Sep 29: Threshing for Whitney 1/2 day. In the P.M. Shocking for my self after the Self Binder. Hanson working for me 1/2 day.
1880 Sep 30-Oct 23 (pp 286-287)
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Thu Sep 30: Shocking for myself after the self binder. Hanson helped my all day.
October 1880
Fri Oct 01: Hauling in grain. Wilson worked 1/3 day. Finished cutting & shocking to day.
Sat Oct 02: Worked for my self in the A.M. fixing wagon tongue and emptying grain &c. Very wet & misty in the P.M. Worked for Whitney across the slough. Ed Stacey also.
Sun Oct 03: Went up and got the School orders singed at Callahans & McGowns. Was over in Whitneys field just night. Ed working today.
Mon Oct 04: Went to LaConner with Otto Kalsow. Staid all night at McGlinn's. Fine weather for harvest.
Tue Oct 05: Went from LaConner to Mt Vernon and staid there all night.
Wed Oct 06: Went from Mt Vernon up to Gages camp and staid their all night. Rainy in the P.M.
Thu Oct 07: Went from Gages to Ball's camp. Staid all night with Scott at the gin shop. Lots of rain & wind all day.
Fri Oct 08: Heavy rain all last night and high wind. Walked from Ball's Camp home got home at 4 P.M. Pleasant in the P.M.
Sat Oct 09: No raint do day. Dug potatos in the A.M. and capped grain in the P.M.
Sun Oct 10: Worked for Whitney 3/4 day binding & shocking grain. Ed working also.
Mon Oct 11: Working for Whitney all day sowing timothy seed. Very pleasant drying weather. but frosty morning. Ed working also.
Tue Oct 12: Sowing timothy seed in the A.M. for Whitney. Working for my self in the P.M. The steamer Susie in this evening. Shipped 250 sacks to S.F. & 90 sks barley to Cosper, LaConner. Ed working 3/4 day. Clowdy, clowdy but no rain.
Wed Oct 13: Had a lame wrist. Working for W. in the A.M. with one hand shocking. Rainy some in the P.M. did not do anything in the P.M. Ed worked 6 hours. Cleared off, pleasant just night.
Thu Oct 14: In the morning, went around to see about threshing and emptied sacks some in the granary. In the P.M. went to LaConner. Took Whitneys scow up to the spring. Staid all night at LaConner.
Fri Oct 15: Was at LaConner in the A.M. Came home in the P.M. Upson came down with me.
Sat Oct 16: Set the machine in the P.M. & threshed on my grain in the P.M. Fine weather. Grain not turning out very well.
Sun Oct 17: Finished threshing my grin and moved to Kalsow's. Fine threshing weather, but foggy in the A.M.
Mon Oct 18: Threshing at Kalsow's. Moved to Allens in the evening. Team & wagon worked at Kalsow 1 1/2 days. Fogy all day. Have run the engine 11 1/4 days to date.
Tue Oct 19: Threshing at Allen's all day. Foggy but no rain. Ed working with my team hauling in sacks.
Wed Oct 20: Threshing at Whitneys to day. Edi finished hauling sacks and worked for Whitney 1/2 day with team. Boarding at home.
Thu Oct 21: Threshing for Whitney. Finished this side & moved across the slough. Ed not working. Team & wagon working for Whitney. Boarding myself.
Fri Oct 22: Threshing across the slough. Very foggy in the A.M. Ed at LaConner. Team & wagon across slough working for Whitney. I am boarding at home.
Sat Oct 23: Threshing and working team & wagon 1/3 day. Had to quit for rain at 10 oclock. Rain the balance of the day. Cut wood a little and went down to Whitney in the P.M. Ed got back.
1880 Oct 24-Nov 14 (pp 288-289)
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Sun Oct 24: Clowdy dismal day. Staid at home all day. Upson was up here to dinner. Wrote a letter home.
Mon Oct 25: Fixed up the fence and let the hogs out in the field. Went up to Allens after the old cow but did not get her.
Tue Oct 26: In the A.M. pruned the trees. Mrs Klingenmaier was up here washing. Went down to cut oats for Whitney. Had to quit for rain. Rained very hard in the P.M. Poor prospect of saving any more grain. Whitney in LaConner. Ed Stacey also.
Wed Oct 27: This is my 31st birthday. Did not do much of anything. Whitney and Allen cutting grain this P.M. Pretty late harvesting. Allen's grain heating in the sack.
Thu Oct 28: Went up and got the black cow and Ed's heifer and put them in the field. In the P.M. went over to Jenni's & helped drive over his hog for Whitney. Rain in the P.M.
Fri Oct 29: Dug potatos in the P.M. and went to LaConner in the P.M. Pleasant but too wet to thresh.
Sat Oct 30: Transplanted some apple trees then went over and got up steam. Threshed in the P.M. Ed and the team working also. Boarding at home.
Sun Oct 31: Strong wind S.E. all day. Threshing for Whitney till 5 P.M. Ed & team working also. Boarding at home. Showery. Wind came west at night.
November 1880
Mon Nov 01: Threshing for Whitney till 4 P.M. then quite for rain. Boarding at Whitneys.
Tue Nov 02: Threshing in the P.M. Went to election in the P.M. Pleasant day. Came home in the evening.
Wed Nov 03: Threshing for Whitney all day. Ed & team working also. Hard frost this morning. Damp threshing.
Thu Nov 04: Threshing for Whitney till 3 P.M. then moved to Callahans. Set the machine and filled the boiler.
Fri Nov 05: Heard that I was defeated in the election. Such is life. Threshing in the A.M. Rain in the P.M. Came home and cut wood in the wood shed.
Sat Nov 06: Misty & rainy all day. Threshing at Callahans. Very damp threshing. Went to school meeting in the evening. Got home at 9 P.M. Rainy & muddy.
Sun Nov 07: Heavy rain last night but pleasant to day. Staid at home all day. Otto Kalsow here to dinner.
Mon Nov 08: No rain to day. Threshing at Smiths. Grain in very bad condition. Ed working with team & wagon.
Tue Nov 09: Rainy in the A.M. Hauling out rails in the P.M.
Wed Nov 10: Ed hauling rails for me 3/4 & working for Kalsow 1/4 day with team & wagon. Threshing in the P.M. for Kalsow. Helped set & got up steam in the A.M.
Thu Nov 11: Finished threshing at Kalsow's and moved to Johnson's in the A.M. Ed working for Johnson with team & wagon. Began for him about 2 oclock. Grain in pretty good order.
Fri Nov 12: Finished Johnson's about 11 oclock & moved to Allen's. Fine harvest weather for November.
Sat Nov 13: Team & wagon at home for me. Finished Allen's at 10 oclock & moved to Whitneys in the the P.M. moved across the slough.
Sun Nov 14: Threshing for Whitney 650 sacks. Frost this morning. Clear with North wind. Team & wagon at Whitneys.
1880 Nov 15-Dec 8 (pp 290-291)
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Mon Nov 15: Very heavy fog all day. Too wet to thresh. Fixing engine some in the A.M. Cut wood some in the P.M.
Tue Nov 16: Threshing for Whitney. Fine weather clear & cool. Team & wagon working also. The Susie is at Whitney's loading grain.
Wed Nov 17: Threshing for Whitney in the A.M. & for Soderburg in the P.M. Finished Whitneys grain.
Thu Nov 18: The hardest frost of the season this morning. Threshing at Soderburg's all day.
Fri Nov 19: Threshing at Soderburg's. Finished after dark. Fine weather.
Sat Nov 20: Moved the machine home in the A.M. & hauled wood for my self in the P.M. Fine weather. No rain.
Sun Nov 21: Clear & frosty. Staid at home all day.
Mon Nov 22: Went to LaConner & then to Manison's Sale. Bought a broad cast seeder of Gaches in Company with Otto Kalsow for 62.00. Came home & went to George Nevill's to thresh.
Tue Nov 23: Filled the boiler. But did not thresh in the A.M. The pump froze & burst. Threshing in the P.M.
Wed Nov 24: Finished Nevills threshing & moved to McRae's. Cold frosty weather.
Thu Nov 25: Finished threshing for this year. Got home at 4 P.M. Went down to settle up with Whitney in the evening.
Fri Nov 26: Got up the team & hauled wood & rails. Cold & frosty.
Sat Nov 27: Bought some wood of Whitney and hauled 8 cords. Some bark also. Had his wagon one day.
Sun Nov 28: Staid at home in the A.M. & helped George Brown load the Schooner Perry in the P.M. Pleasant but cold & frosty.
Mon Nov 29: The steamer Susie was here. Helped load her. She was off at 2.30 P.M. 420 sacks for me. 325 for Kalsow & 450 for Whitney. Hauled a load of rails just night.
Tue Nov 30: Nettie born. 3 inches of snow this morning. Did not do much but the chores & then split wood some. Rainy part of the day. Harry went to LaConner for a Doctor. A baby came to our house at 11 oclock. The Doctor arrived at 12.30.
December 1880
Wed Dec 01: Rainy most of the day. Ida feeling pretty well considering. Did not do much but chore around.
Thu Dec 02: Snow again last evening & cold this morning. Took my black sow across the slough and helped Harry cross some horses. The baby & mother doing well.
Fri Dec 03: Did not do much but chores. Clean & cold.
Sat Dec 04: Went to LaConner - With Upson. Bought some things and came home with my own boat. Snowing & cold at night. Bought a C. cut saw of J. & G. Gaches.
Sun Dec 05: Cold & snowy. Driving snow storm this morning. Ida & the baby doing well. High tides now days.
Mon Dec 06: Rain on at all day. Snow going off fast. Was down to Harriss with Upson & Petre Krause in the P.M.
Tue Dec 07: Rainy day. Put the wagon under the shed. Set up the fattening hogs and split wood some.
Wed Dec 08: Did not do much. Got ???nis from my oats. Ed Stacey here duck hunting.
1880 Dec 9-30 (pp 292-293)
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Thu Dec 09: In the A.M. went down & painted Whitney's engine with coal tar. Rainy day. Ida a little better, but not sitting up yet.
Fri Dec 10: In the A.M. went out and laid up the fence between lot 8 & the "Allen 80". Clowdy & warm. Ed started for town this morning with 5 doz ducks.
Sat Dec 11: Got ready to go to LaConner but it rained too hard and we gave it up. Very stormy in the A.M. Went duck hunting in the P.M. Shot 3.
Sun Dec 12: Very heavy wind last night and to day. Clear & warm. Ground very full of water.
Mon Dec 13: Ida & baby getting along pretty well. Stormy day most of the day. Went to LaConner with R. E. Whitney. Got drafts cashed $225 from Puget Mill Co. & $192 from Waller & Co. San Francisco. Paid Whitney & Gaches also taxes to L.L. Andrews.
Tue Dec 14: Did not do much of anything. Was over to Harris's house a little while, talking with him. The Skagit is up very high today. D'Arcys dyke broke this morning.
Wed Dec 15: The Schooner Perry at Whitney's loading oats. Helped Whitney some & went down to the dams in the evening.
Thu Dec 16: Went up the timber to get out stuff to fix the dyke. Whitney went to LaConner to get spikes. Heard Mrs Smith was very sick. Ida very poorly with sore breast, cold and generally under the weather.
Fri Dec 17: Working in the timber in the A.M. and on the dyke in the P.M. putting on timbers between the two dams.
Sat Dec 18: Did not work on the dyke to day. Mrs. Smith died Thursday 11 A.M. and was brought here to day on the Chehalis & buried on the Ridge up by the school house. Clear & cold.
Sun Dec 19: Staid at home all day. Nothing unusual happened.
Mon Dec 20: Went down & worked on the dyke 1/2 day. Got the old black cow over from the other side of the slough.
Tue Dec 21: Worked on the dyke in the P.M. 1/2 day. Filed a saw in the A.M. Fine winter weather. Not very cold, but frosty.
Wed Dec 22: Went over & got Harries stove & took our old stove up to Mr Stroble. Then went to Allens and got my white pig and brought it home.
Thu Dec 23: Ida's breast very sore. Went up to Smith's in the morning. Did not do much the balance of the day.
Fri Dec 24: Went to LaConner this morning. Did not stay in town long. Send a letter to the Oregon Loan & Trust for money and one to Mr E Stacey for the same papers(?).
Sat Dec 25: This is a dry Christmas. Snowing most of the day. Ida's breast very painful. Did not do much but the chores. Finished reading "Roxy". It is a good story.
Sun Dec 26: Ida up most all last night with her breast. It is a little better today. Raining most of the day.
Mon Dec 27: Went up to the timber to get some vine maple. Made a cart for Pearl & ax handles. Rainy most of the day.
Tue Dec 28: Did not do much but chores. Stormy day.
Wed Dec 29: Whitney went to town with beef. Snow 6 inches deep this morning. but very warm. Not doing much.
Thu Dec 30: Ed Stacey here to dinner he borrowed my boat. Rain all day. Warm.
1880 Dec 31-Jan 26,1881 (pp 294-295)
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Fri Dec 31: Rainy part of the day. The snow going off very fast. Had to go down to do Whitney's chores in the evening.
Sat Jan 01: Whitney came from LaConner this morning sick. I did his chores to day. Ground very full of water but warm. Turned Whitneys horses out again across the slough.
Sun Jan 02: Raining again this morning. Ida not gaining strength much. Mrs. Dick Ball came over to day.
Mon Jan 03: Went down to Whitneys & got a grindstone & fixed it up in the granary.
Tue Jan 04: Went to LaConner. Had a hard time. Head tide both ways.
Wed Jan 05: Done chores in the fore noon & fixed an apron to the sluice box by the 45 ft slough in the P.M.
Thu Jan 06: Rainy part of the time. Dug ditch in the orchard for under drain. Allen brought the boat home.
Fri Jan 07: Ida worse than common to day. Dug ditch in the A.M. I fixed for killing hogs in the P.M. Fine weather.
Sat Jan 08: Worked on the bridge up by Callahans road work. Pleasant frosty morning.
Sun Jan 09: Staid at home all day. Rainy.
Mon Jan 10: In the A.M. went up & got Otto & butchered the hogs. Ditching in the P.M.
Tue Jan 11: Cut up the pork. Done the chores & went to LaConner. Staid all night at McGlinns. Stormy.
Wed Jan 12: Came home from LaConner. Done the chores, Whitneys also, finished the ditch in the orchard.
Thu Jan 13: Done chores then went down to Klingenmaiers. Got some drags for wood. Made an extension to the wood shed in the P.M. Mr Gilkie here to dinner.
Fri Jan 14: Doing chores & working on the wood shed. Went up to Geo. granary & got some lumber. Traded a hog to him for 400 sq ft lumber. Very pleasant day. Freezing a little at night.
Sat Jan 15: Clean & cold this morning. Mercury at 24°. Worked on smoke house & done chores.
Sun Jan 16: Pleasant day. Darcys folks & Al Leamer here.
Mon Jan 17: Raining. Signed note to H B Stewart for $500. Wrote to Smith and sent the money to him. $597. Made settled bal.
Tue Jan 18: Worked in the granary making bedstead, &c. Worked on smoke house in the P.M. Done chores &c. Rainy.
Wed Jan 19: Very warm & pleasant. Whitney came home to day. Went up to the timber & sowed ditching timber ground. Very wet & full of water.
Thu Jan 20: Worked on the bridge up beyond Callahans place. Road work. Very pleasant. Frosty weather.
Fri Jan 21: Worked on the bridge part of the A.M. Finished putting on the stringers. Began filling ditches in the P.M.
Sat Jan 22: Went to the timber & sowed ditching timber. Pleasant.
Sun Jan 23: Very pleasant day. Was down at Whitneys. Spent the day reading & writing to George.
Mon Jan 24: Went to the timber & made posts & shake timber.
Tue Jan 25: Making posts. George Brown had my team to ball out his ditching stuff. Hauled a load for me.
Wed Jan 26: Finished making posts & hauled out the balance of my cedar. Also some wood for smoking meat.
Kenady missing since Friday 20th.]