James Thornton (1827-1922) was an early Wagner Creek settler. He had a donation land claim next to the Beeson farm on what is now Rapp road. In fact, Thornton sold his property to Joseph Rapp and moved to Ashland shortly after this diary was written. For more information see www.wrightarchives.com in the Jackson County database.
James Thornton Diary
Diary of the year 1867
January 1 Tuesday Will was here this morning he brought a pup to us Williams was there and got 17 hundred hay froze hard last night harder than before this winter Henry and us was at Robisons to day uncle and Sams and Jopesons folks was there too Kate was at Andersons Mr Simons choped wood here to day he got ½ half bushel Apples bought 18 hogs from Patterson weghed 385 lbs Henry got 6 that weghed 75 lbs feed for those hogs first 14 bushels wheat
Wednesday 2nd Rained to day not very cold I worked in the shop Mr Simons choped wood til noon and went home the girls was at school
Thursday 3rd I went to Gass to Mill I took 6 ½ bushels wheat and got it in flower 234 lbs and 63 lbs hog feed Simons choped wood to day I was cutting drift wood but of the creek this afternoon and over to Mr Roots Lizzie was up to Henries this afternoon Will was here this evening and tole about finding the colt Genett
Friday 4 very windy all day looks like rain Jo and me went and got my colts and his mule to day Holton and wife was here to day Mr Simons choped wood again
Sat 5 warm and pleasant Partly Clear I went to the sawmill and hauled out 15.98 ft flooring and 210 ft seling from Lewis and my team ran away loos and Sall Mr Simons choped wood Tweed is here to night Lizzie and Kate washed and the children cleaned up the yard it is raining to night at ½ past 8 oclock
Sund 6. fine and pleasant to day Uncle and Mr. Beeson was here this morning Will and Jo was here also they fetched the quilting frames home and fetched over 13 dozen eggs we was up at henries this evening
Mon 7. It froze the harvest last night this season cool to day Lizzie and I was at Ashland I was the shop getting my wagon repaired paid $8 dollars to Mike for repairs ow Kentner for putting across peace on tung of light wagon Mrs Mother Patterson got home from Dr. Colwells to day bought goods of Hargadine to the amount of $625 Mrs. Simons choped wood to day
Tuesday 8. was froze hard this morning Pleasant and clear all day I was at work at my wagon to day Lizie and I was up to Wagners to night Woolen and Williams was here this evening Mr Simons choped wood to day
Wednesday 9. froze hard last night I finished up my wagon and visited school to settle a dificulty between teacher and James Stephens sold 3 dollars worth of tobacco to Mr Amy loaded up a load of Apples for town to night Mr Simons was choping wood to day
Thursday 10. Foggy and froze and some this morning I went to town to day with Apples 16 bushels $24 dollars 7 dozen eggs $2.75 cts got $18 dollars from the ?modam? on last year 200 dollars from Dan Lavenburg for dried plums spent 3.00 dollars Mr Simons choped wood to day
Friday 11. ground covered with snow this morning went off by noon in the valey Will was here Henry and Uncle was here this morning I took my meat up and repacked it this morning and worked some in the shop and boot mended some in the afternoon.
Saturday 12. Stormed last night and snowed a most all day and still storming to night I and Henry went up to the sawmill to day and stacked up 1,500 hundred ft of flooring and hauled home 4.76 ft of refused lumber I paid my wood chopper $8.00 dollars 6 in coin and 2 in trade
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Sunday 13 froze some last night chilley and cold to day but thawed in the valley the mountains are covered with snow I found the pale read cow with young calf this morning Lizzie and I was over to Pattersons to day the boys were all at home Patterson was up at the sheep ranch I got 28 lbs coffey of them Mr Beeson was here this morning
Monday 14. turned warmer and looks like for rain hauled 1 ½ cords of firewood the forenoon Foudries team was here after hay got 18 hundred lbs Isacar Williams got 6 hundred lbs hay Rob was here with the remonstrance against the new road I sined it Uncle was here for diner rains all the afternoon
Tuesday 15. It is Pleasant this morning Clear all day some fog I fixed the hay shead the forenoon Williams fetched his oxen to day to me to feed 3 yoke at $1.50 ct per day Henry and Tweed was here hauled 2 loads of stove wood Henry got 10 lbs coffey Tweed paid me $5.00 dollars on rent
Wednesday 16 Rather Pleasant day I hauled wood Phene was here John Patterson was here to get some timothy seed Henry and Uncle went to Jackson the School teacher was here to night and we was up to Wagners
Thursday 17. Pleasant this morning but looks like rain I went to Gassburg with Lewis I let him have $1.37.88 cts I settled All up with Lindley I hauled 7 load of stove wood after noon Sold 10 ½ bushels of Oats at 50 cts per bushel $5.25 cts Henry and Phene came down Lizzie and Phene went over to Roots visiting Henry got 7 qt of Coal oil
Friday 18. Rained quite hard last night Clear this morning and warm drizlying this evening I and Lizy was up to Henrys to day I went up to the Mill and got some lumber and made up____ to wood shed for Henry
Saturday 19. Raining this morning rained all night and all day creek verry high this evening I worked in the shop untill noon mended my boots in the afternoon I made some rings for halters and mended a chain for Wagner and 2 clevis pins for him Will came here from the Sawmill stayed all night Bear Creek was so high he could not cross the State came here from Jackson to day and was afeard to cross and went back
Sunday 20 Rained All night and still raining this morning creek verry high higher than 61 but on Account of the sand washing in rained Pretty much all day Creek fell some in the evening Will staid All day I was up to Henri Uncle was down the red cow got in the creek and came near drowning Will and Wagner and Charles Root helped me to get her out
Monday 21. rained all night Showery to day clear to night Will Staid here all night went up to the Sawmill this morning Henry was down this morning I worked in the Shop all fore noon and was in creek this afternoon clearing out drift
Tuesday 22 Snowed some last night 7 inch deep this morning cleared of this morning rather stormy this afternoon snowed this evening I worked in the Shop to day maid a hay knife Monroes came and got a load of hay Williams came and got a load of hay the Stage passed South Mr Beeson gave a call
Wednesday 23. the ground was covered with snow this morning laid on until noon clear most of the time day Uncle James was here til after diner I filled up a load of Apples this to take to town tomorrow
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Thursday 24 frose some last night I went to town today with A load of Apples 14 ½ bushels $21.75 100 pound of onions $3.00 10 dozzen $300 it snowed some today Wallace Bishop came and got a load of hay 14.00 I got 53 ½ lbs of iron at 10 cts per lb 1 pair
shoes for Henry $1.25 1 yd cambric 25 cts 1 book 75cts Mr Cooldge sent Homes down with some pickels and got some pears for preserves
Friday 25 frose very hard this morning I helped to wash this forenoon Henry brought the washing machine home the cow got mired and I sent for Wagner and his horses to help get her out and we hauled her in the Barn and Jim Reams came for some cider I made 5 gallons for him and charged him $5.00 Bill Smith was here this evening
Saturday 26 Rather pleasant I went up to Henrys to get him to help get the cow up him and Wagner and myself got her up but she couldent stand we worked with her all forenoon Wagner went home John Patterson was here Uncle James was here old Mr Robison and little Sammy was here A while Henry staid till about 3 oclock and went home the cow no better I went to the blacksmith shop and made a met hooks at dark Will came and staid all night Monries came and got A load of hay and bought 50 bushels of oats at 50 cts and took 136 pounds away Mr Williams came and got A load of hay I found Lizies cow with a young calf this afternoon it was A nice heifer calf
Sunday 27. Rained most of last night Will was here last night Henry came down this morning to help me up with the cow we tried her but she would not stand so I shot her and hauled her off with Sal Will went over home Ester was here this evening Wagner brought some butter down for me to take to town to morrow I filled up a load of Apples this evening to take to town to morrow it rained a shower about noon Henry was here this evening and filled up 6 sacks of wheat
Monday 28. Pleasant but foggy this morning I went to town with a load apples 14 and ¼ bushels $21.37 cts 100 of Potatoes $2.00, 11 lbs buter $4.95 cts 3 dozen eggs 90 cts bought 1 side of Soleather 50 cts lbs 22 ½ $11.25cts pegs 50 cts iron 62 ½ cts Henry 1 pr boots 2.00 Sherwins 1 pr shoes 1.00 paper 50 cts Williams came and got some hay 400 lbs Foudry came and got some hay clear to night at 9 oclock Henry went to Ashland to mill brought 1 sack of flower 2 of bran Will was here this morning
29 Teusday foggy this forenoon comenced raining about 3 oclock this afternoon still raining at ½ past 7 to night Will and George was here this morning Mr Giddings came and got A load of hay I worked in the Blacksmith shop mad 4 ½ dozzen meat hooks Mr Lions was here I hung the meat Mr Simons came to get his boots half soeld I half soeld the boots to night
30 Wednesday Showery to day Mr Simons came and got his boots this morning I worked in the Blacksmith shop to day put too shoes on old Luce one on Sall Uncle J was here Henry was here Rob Robison was here and got the pruning shears Mr Rockafellow was here Mr Giddings came and got A load of hay to night I mended Ellas Shoes I and Mr Giddings are even now
31 Thursday. Rained some last night foggy this morning I went out with a subscription for Wagners Road work I was to Gassburg and got Lizie a letter and was Around to Jo Andersons diggins and Saw Jo I half soled Mr Roots last night. I was Round by Beesons and saw Willborn he was at work at a fence A round the Barn and hen yard Uncle was down here in the evening to tell me that there was some body making rales on my timber lott and got Henrys candles that I got at town Henry was here in the morning to tell me I mended Elas and Lauras this evening
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1 Friday Rained some last night but pleasant Fogy this morning But warm I fixed up some soap and washed Jack this morning and finished a halter Lizie was sick with cold I worked same in the shop this afternoon made 9 halter rings Henry was here this evening he fetched my gum boots home and borowed my history of Sheridan and his oficers Mr Wagner was here to night he tole me Lewis started the sawmill to day Jo and John Patterson was here to day Jo got 1 ½ lbs steel 3 lbs shoe shape and 1 dollar worth of other iron Jo Scott came and got 2 hundred lbs Potatoes for Walace Bishop
2 Saturday verry Pleasant this morning mostly clear until bout 9 oclock fog blow up from north and comensed raining rained on until about 1 and blacked again until about 3 am comensed again and rained ½ hour and cleared off Henry and I put up a back house, on the upper place today Williams boys came and got a load of hay I sacks was here to see me for Gilberts About the money the harness
2 Sunday Warm and clear last night but foggy and showery this morning cleared of About noon the girls went up to Henries John and Will was here about 11 oclock Beeson was here A couple of hours Will was here and eat supper Lizie got a letter from Genett Spence to day the Methodist Preacher went up to Ashland to Preach to day Clear to night at 8 oclock All in bed but myself All better
4 Monday Rained some last night some fogy this morning rather chille cleared of About noon and was clear the balance of the day Henry and Phene and Uncle was down here to day I hauled a load of wood and Henry and I took up 2 of the locust trees Will helped us with one and helped us load them I loaded a load of Apples
5 Tuesday Froze some last night Pleasant All day Cloudy in the evening I and Henry went to town to day Henry hauled two locust trees down to Savage I took down A load of fruit 12 2/3 to Bower $2.5 per 1 bushel Miller $1.50 244 lobs potatoes $4.88 lbs 10 dozen eggs, $3.00 I brought $5.60 iron 50 cts ___ 1 Spelling Book 25cts drilles 75 Monroe came and got a load of hay Will and Tweed here all night Will Smith came to see if I had any Spring wheat I got a letter from Sam Obchren Will Wagner Sam Rob Willborn Woolen was all at town
6 Wednesday Cloudy and bluster day snowed some to day I worked some in the yard this morning Will went home got the team and brought mother and Franky and the baby over and I and him hitched Bally and Loos together and went and got some Stringers for the bridge and we unhitched eat our diners and ½ past 3 oclock and he and mother went home he brought 63 pounds of bans over for us and got 3 ½ bushels of apples and took some and to night I mended Kates shoe Henry hauled too loads of plank for the bridge
7 Thursday Froze quite hard last night clear and nice All day I and Henry put A bridge Across the creek and fix a cubert over at Roots I put in 2 days at hit Will ½ day Henry 2 days and I got 696 ft of lumber to put on it Williams came and got 500 lbs hay Will came over this evening to tell me that Frank Myr was coming over to Survey our land to morrow Uncle was down to day the School teacher is here to night
8 Friday hard froze this morning as hard as Any this winter Will George and Myre and myself went and surveyed our timbered land Frank charged me 250 for surveyeing I payed him he got 2 lbs steel 50 cts Jacob Wagner was here when we come home he was hunti A supervisor John Patterson was here and got some black burie Roots
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Saturday 9th hard froze again this morning I hauled wood the forenoon I hawled A load to the School house afternoon Henry came and got 8 hundred of hay in the evening Williams was down and salted his oxen Mrs Britton went by visiting Will was up to the mill mooving some sheeting Woolen was here hunting seed oats Toleman was here enquiring about work oxen
10 Sunday rained some last night clear and pleasant all day Mr Louis was here and told me to come and haul out lumber to morrow father was here to see if we dident want to send for the telescope we sent for it Mr Waggeners went to Mr Holtons the girls and Dolphus came down here Mr Stalks went to fathers to day I filled up 5 boxes of apples for Henry to take to town Lizza and I went up to Henrys A little while this evening we came home and I wrote A letter to Amos Willets and Kate wrote one to Ella Babcock and Lizza wrote one the Jenetta Spence and one to Ruth E. Hamilton
Monday the 11 froze some last night foggy this morning cloudy all day rained some this evening Henry came down here this morning and took 9 bushels of apples to town for me he got $13 ½ I gave him 1 dollar I went up to the sawmill and hauled out 540 feet of ceiling and 721 of flooring as I come home Mrs Robison came out and told me that Mr Brown was dead they came to Ashland last evening with him I saw Nan and Joe this morning going over there to night I mended Lauras shoe
Tuesday 12th Snowed some last night but did not freeze any verry unpleasant to day snow squalls past over Mr Brown was beried to day at Vernon I worked on the road to day myself and team Mr Monroe came and got 2 loads of hay Henry was here this evening a while Uncle was down this forenoon Will was here to day
Wednesday the 13 froze A little last night pleasant to day Will was here this morning on his road to Gasburg John was here this afternoon for some timothy seed I pruned fruit trees to day to night I fixed my boot
Thursday 14th froze very hard last night clear and pleasant all day though rather cool I put 1 shed on Sal and one on Henries mare he got 6 backs of wheat to take to mill him and Uncle went to Ashland I went too to see about the factory I paid Kentner $1.50 for fixing my little wagon I signed for the American Agricultrist 75 cts I got 6 yds muslin at Bobs $1.50 I got an Umpqua Stickey Plow on trial Alberts has a fine son Mrs. Root was here a visiting John Mae went down to take the papers fixed up for a factory
Friday 15th froze some last night rather cool to day rather cloudy looks like for storm Will and George was up to the sawmill Williams boys was down and got 500 hundred lbs hay Monroes was here and got 90 lbs of oats and got a swinvile put in a cockeye Lizie went up to Henries this afternoon I went to School Henry was plowing Joh McCall stoped this evening going from town he was down to see About Incorportaing a company of to build a Wooling factory bet next Tuesday to meet at Jackson
Saturday 16th Rather pleasant this morning I went up to Henrys and got A load of cabage for cow feed this morning when I came back Walace Bishop was here after hay he got 2 too loads one thousand each and 1 hundred of potatoes Johnson and wife was here Tweed was here and we settled up he paid me $8.75 cts Monrow and Simons was here and I rented the garden below the barn they are to give me one third of every thing they rase Wagner and the School teacher came here at noon for to make out an ofer for to draw his
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pay 100 and eleven dollars Cooledge was here this afternoon for a pound Pear tree he fetched me 4 gravensteins Apletrees Wellborn and Will was here Wellborn wanted me to
sign a petition for a road but I did not Pattersons took the baby up to old docks to day the teacher is here t night I pruned some trees to day Mr Hockanoos came and got $1.00 worth of apples
Sunday the 17th pleasant to day Henrys came down this morning and was here all day Uncle came down and staid till after dinner Henry and I calculated to go up to the Sheep ranch but we did not go because father was not at home mother and father came back from the doctors to day they came here Mr and Mrs Waggner came down a little while Mr and Mrs Roberts was to Waggners to day Kate is writing A letter to her grandmother to night
Monday 18th Froze some last night Looked rather pleasant But About nine oclock it comenced snowing and fell about 3 inches deep cleard off in the evening I went up to the Mill and hauled out one load of lumber 18 bords of flooring 14 ft long and 13 bords of seling 95 ft came down home and the afternoon I mended my boots and filled up a load of Apples Will was here this evening
Tuesday 19 very cold this morning ground covered with snow it screached under foot. I took a load of fruit to town 15 bushels $22.50 cts 22 lbs buter $9.90 cts 17 doz egs $4.25 bought 1 ½ yds Janes 7.0 cts Sundries 2.00 I atended A Woolen factory meeting we encorporated the encorportors J T. Glen Joh Ross John Mc Call John Wrisley Hargadine Jon Walker Mike Hanley and myself it snowed this afternoon and is snowing now at half past nine the School teacher is here to night he paid me the $25 dollars that he boried
Lizie started 3 letters way to day Kate sent one to her grandmother Charley Root was here and paid the School teacher $110 Mr Hockanoose $11.00 for the apples that he got
Wed 20th thare was about 2 inches of snow this morning not verry cold but windy and misting rain rat clear about 9 oclock I went up to the sawmill before I got to the Mill and rained most all the time I was there I balled out 16 hundred draw 72 ft of fenceing and 547 ft of flooring from Lewis I stoped and saw Will and John at the turning Laith he was turning Bedstead post he said he would turn 2 set for me I saw Uncle Johey as I came down he saw Pattersons and I might put a gat at the Back of his pasture for to haul Rails if we would keep a lock and key and keep it locked Ben Stephens was here to see if he could get some hay
Thursday 21st Rained last night and still raining this morning Rained by showers til noon I mended the girls shoes Ben Stevens was here and got 800 hundred lbs hay at 9 dollars per ton Williams came and got 500 lbs hay Henry came and got some Potates and got the grub hoe Tweed moved down to Roots to day Johnson started to the Willamet I Pruned trees A while this evening
Friday 22nd Snowed last night 2 inches deep this morning not very cold snow went of in the valley again noon I worked in the shop makeing a pair of Pruning Shears Wagner sharped 20 harrow teeth sharped 2 grubing hoes George Ashley took a way 2 loads of hay 14 hundred one load 13 the other 27 hundred in all Tweed paid me $20 dollars $14 on rent $6 on some oats Henry Amerman Henry was here this evening John Shook gave me $5.50 for Will
Sat 23 snowed some last night and froze pretty hard thawed out again noon onely in the shade I went up to Lewies shop and ground a pair of pruneing shaiers and are in forenoon
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went to mill in the afternoon took 8 ½ bushels wheat got 343 lbs flower Monres came and got a load of hay Uncl Jimmey and Uncle Joney was here this morning to get me to sign a
road petition Holton was here this evening Will was here this evening clowdy and looks like for rain turned warmer
Sunday 24th Snowed some last night cool this morning went of again 10 oclock in the valeys look mutch like storm again Henry and me went to the sheep ranch Lizie and Fene went over home Willborn brought some fruit trees here from Cooleges for me to take to town snowed some this evening Esterann was here with the girls
Monday 25th Rained last night raining this morning untill noon then it stoped raining and the wind began to blow still blowing to night I worked some on A halter this forenoon this afternoon I hitched up and hauled two loads of wood I ant very well have got A bad cold Will was here this morning and got A turning chizel and A punch he went up to Lewiss shop Tweed and Charley Root was here this afternoon grinding axes Henry got the white cow to day at 25 dollars School took up again Mr Palmer teacher
Tuesday 26th Rained the most of the night and stil raining this morning and rained the most of the day Henry was here this morning Williams came and got a load of hay 500 hundred lbs Will born was here for me to begin a petition for a road Wagner was here one of the Monroe boys was here and said they wanted 1 ton more hay Ben Stephens was her Henry Amerman was here to see about the factory I was sick All day and _____
Wednesday 27th rained most of last night and drizled most all day rather warm I was in the house all day not very well Henry was here this morning he brought me a letter from Sam Coughren still raining this evening and to night at 7 oclock
Thursday 28th there was about 1 inch of snow this morning too bed pleasant in the morning but clouded up and stormed in the afternoon Tomy was her he brought some books that C. Myer sent to me Uncle came down in the forenoon Mr Wagner came to work some in the shop
March 1st 1867 Cold and cloudy all day froze A little this morning Mr Palmer came in this morning to see me Henry came down this morning after some soap he fed the cattle for me Mr Waggner came down to borrow an auger he bought one of me and paid me 50 cts for it Mr Stephens came and got a load of hay Henry brought down a load of cabbage for to feed my cows he filled up a load of apples to take to town tomorrow he fed the oxen and went home John McCall was here to day Charley Root came over this evening to see if we had any dried apples to sell I am worse to day was quite sick all night
Saturday 2nd snowed last night and still snowing this morning snowed on to about 9 oclock and then it squalled on all day Charles Root came and got 16 lbs apples dried for Cooney Sargent Henry came and fed for me this morning and evening I could not get out to do it Mr Simons was here for to get the Balance on choping wood $7.00 in mone and 7 prs half soles put on his boots $1.00 for 6 cords of fire wood and 10 cords stove wood Uncle was here Will was here this evening Monroes came and got a load of hay Williams came and got a load
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Sunday 3rd Froze a little snowed some too rather pleasant this morning mostly clear through the day Henry came down this morning and fed the oxen Mr. Root and Tweed came over to see me I am still not very well Henry is at Wagners a visiting they came here this evening
Monday 4th Froze a little last night but did not storm but clowdy and looks like for storm Henry went to town this morning with a load of Apples with my team Uncle Jony Robison came down to see me this morning he paid me $10 dollars for oil and paint that
he tried to finish his house comenced snowing about 10 oclock and snowed on until 3 pm and the cleard of nice and warm Henry got home from town at 4 pm he was at town for me 12 bushel aples $18 dollars 18 dozen eggs $4.00 8 lb Butter $3.60 cts $1.87 ½ cts for taking fruit trees to Freeman Ben Stevens came and got a load of hay John Patterson was here this evening Will was here this morning
Tuesday 5th very hard froze this morning as hard as any this season I hauled a load of wood and went to Ashland to take the fore wheels of my little wagon to get then filled and hauled Another load of wood as I came home Willias was here to get his oxen that he did not get then conclud leave them a few days John P was here I was at A.G. Rockafelars they tolerable well
Wednesday 6 Froze pretty hard last night I went up to see Lewis this morning he promised me a sett of harness I went over to Jo Andersons and down to Gas to Foudry but he was down at Curbyville Mother Patterson was over to day She got 2 ½ bushel apples John Brought her over Will is at up at the shop turning out chair stuff Monroes came and got a load of hay out of the barn one of them got a pair of half soles and he got my tools to Put them on.
Thursday 7th froze pretty hard last night clear and nice quite warm in the afternoon I fixed some fence a long the creek in forenoon Pruned some trees in the afternoon Mrs. Cooledge here to day Jule came in from the fort John McCall was here Tweed came this morning and got 15 bushels oats Paid $10 dollars Henry was here til bedtime and Charley Root was here till bed time
Friday 8th froze last night Clear and nice to day I commenced Pruning Trees this morning and worked at it til 11 oclock Hargadine and John Walker came for me to go to Jackson with them Monroes came and got a load of hay Lizzie was up to Wagners this afternoon with Mrs Root I got A pair of boots Paid $5.50 cts.
Saturday 9th Froze quite hard last night clear and nice I pruned trees to day John MacCall and John Walker Passed up Wagner was here and got some good berie bushes this afternoon Hill was here this evening he was going home
Sunday 10 Froze quite hard last night Clear and cool to day Uncle was down I was up to Colledge to take a letter up for Jule to take to Brown at Ft Clamath Henry and wife was down to night
Monday 11th Froze some last nigh Rather pleasant this morning I went in the shop and made me a light mattock Henry came and got a load of hay and 5 bushels of oats Randle came and got Walace Bishop 2 hundred and 12 lbs of Potatoes and 20 lbs of died Peachers W.C. Myer got 1 bushel Potatoes I plowed some this evening Lizzie was over to Clark Taylors to day with Mrs Wagner and Mrs Root
Tuesday 12th Froze some last night Clear and pleasant I went up to the sawmill this morning and hauled out 878 ft of fencing brought home a load of cowfeld Lizzie was up
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to Henries Henry came and got 20 bushels of seed oats I plowed this afternoon Williams took his oxen away this evening the girls went to Spelling School to night
Wednesday 13 froze very hard last night but cleared pleasant through the day but wind I hauled rails in the forenoon Plowed in the afternoon the teacher is here to night
Thursday 14 froze quite hard last night clear and pleasant to day I hauled a few loads of rails in for noon and plowed the balanc of the day J. McCall is here to night and the teacher Monroes was here and got a load of hay Lizie trimed the Roses to day
Friday 15th froze quite hard warm and pleasant I went with J McCall down to J.V. Amermans this morning to get him to take shares in the factory he took 10 I took 10 shares Monres came and got 799 lbs of oats then I went to Ashland for to get my light wagon Kentner charged 15 dollars Mike 5.00 dollars Bill Smith was here Lyons and Johnson was here he got 1 ½ bushes apples and 1 bushel potates Paid me 325 cts Henry was here and he saw his mare had a colt to day Mr Naylor was here and there was A man here wanting to buy chickens Lizie went u to Waggners to tell Ester that her Ducks was here the teacher is here to night
Saturday 16 Froze some last night But Clear pleasant to day I went near Ashland this morning to hunt a nut that I lost of the wagon and found It Bill Smith came this morning and got Some hay and 1 bushel apples I was plowing to day Williams came and got 500 of hay Will and John Patterson was here this evening the teacher is here
Sunday 17 froze some last night clear and pleasant to day we went to meeting to Gassburg to day Mr. Rurac preacherd Will got thrown from his hors and badly hurt John and George was there went to home as we came from Gass the teacher is here
Monday 18th froze some last night went up to Lewises this morning him and Williams was settleing up him and Williams promised to get my lumber out Will is better to day Henry came home and went to harowing with my team he got 1 ½ bushels of oats I loaded up a load of apples from town and went and hunted up heifer on the mountain John and Will was here this evening Monres came to plow the garden to day Mrs. Roberts was here the school teacher is here Mr Godard mooved to day Ester came and washed to day the teacher is here
Tuesday 19th froze a little last night chiley to day I went to town with a load of Apples 17 and ½ bushels 26 dollars 12 lbs butter $5.40 cts Paid Saxes [Sachs] $11.50 in full of All demands bought 1 lb tea $1.52 cts paper 50 cts 2 buckets 2.00 dollars 1 net 75 cts. Pd Naylor $300.00 dollars hundred on note for sheep Williams 1,500 came and got hay Monroes came got [left blank] of oats then was making garden Ester came and ironed this forenoon the girls went to spelling school to night
Wednesday 20 did not freeze last night quite pleasant looks like for rain I was plowing to day Henry haried in oats this afternoon in the paster field 269 lbs oats to sow in the paster filed Fene was here this afternoon Will was here this evening the teach is here to night
Thursday the 21st did not frees last night quite pleasant this morning stormy on the mountains this afternoon I put a point on my plow this morning Will and mother came over and Lizie went with them to Johns wedding down on Sticky got home at dark the teacher was here all night Uncle J was here this morning and Henry went home with him and stayed till the girls came from School tucker got 2 ½ lbs potaotes 325 cts and bushel of Aples 150 cts Penny got 32 lbs peaches at 20 cts per lb
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Friday the 22 rained some last night the Sun came out about noon and was pleasant the b___ of the day I put the halter on my youngest colt and trained it a while and then I hitched up and took Lizie over to her mothers to help get the inpair super I came back and stoped hog holes till one oclock I made A brush drag and hitched up the colt and old Loos and went over to supper John and Newt Shook was there and we eat supper and came
home John and Lady and her sister came over to stay all night Will and George John and Newt Shook came over and stayed till 12 oclock
Saturday the 23 frose some last night warm and pleasant all day John and I went up to Beeasons and Robisons this Welborn took three shares in the factory we came back I went over to Woolens Uncle J was here Mr Palmer was here A little while John MC was here Will came from the Sawmill and was here for supper father was here this afternoon I went up to Henrys to night to get him to go with me to the sawmill to haul out lumber George told me to day that Lewis had run off Monreoes came and got a load of hay this afternoon Lizie and the girls swept off the yard to day I took 2 more shares in the Factory.
Sunday 24th froze some last night and cold and clear I and Henry went up to the Mill and hauled out some lumber from lewis Mr Robison and Mrs. Robison and Sam an Hanah and Henry and Fene was here visiting to day looks some like rain Uncle was here this morning Will and John Shook was here they went up to Wagners Godred was here and got sixty five dollars in greenbacks
Monday 25th Froze some last night I and Henry went up to the sawmill this morning and hauled lumber out til noon got 15 hundred ft fenceing and we cleaned up the yard at 10 dollars John and his Wife came here this evening Will was here Jacob Wagner and his wife stop here this evening I loaded up a load of Apples for town
Tuesday 26 snowed last nigh rathe pleasant snow went of again 9 oclock I went to town took 15 bushels apples $22.50 cts 11 dozen egs at 22 cts $2.42 cts got me a urest? 500 dollars paid Cooledge $12.50 for trees for to go to town Foudries team came and got 12 hundred lbs hay John and wife are here yet Forkner and wife was here to day Ester was here Henry was here John and wife and Kate went to Spelling
Wednesday 27th Cool last night pleasant to day I finished brushing in oats we sowed 23 bushels oats here Henry got 17 bushels of oats to day I plowed in the garden in the afternoon Lavenburg got 120 lbs Apples at 4 cts $4.30 6 lobs Plums at 33 1/3 per lb $200 John McCall is here to night John and wife is here Lizie and Ester was up to Stearnes this afternoon John and wife staid to Beesons all night She came down this evening
Thursday 28th Froze some last night I went up to Henrys and made A hot bead and sowed 3 ___ of early cabbage Early York and Early Wakefield came home and made garden the balance of the day Lizie and Meriah was over to Roots this afternoon Simons was here plowing the yard to day J.P came to night Henry came and got 17 bushels of oats this morning he finished sowing oats to day he got 32 lbs of salt at 4 cts 128 cts
Friday 29 Froze a little last night pleasant to day I helped Henry plant onions seed to day Deny came and got 16 bushels of oats 8.00 dollars 6 lbs Plums 2.00 dollars Lizie and Meriah was up to Henries a visiting Monroes came and got a load of hay John took his wife away to day
Saturday 30 was raining this morning comensed in the night warm pleasant rain rained til 2 oclock and quit Henry came and helped me take up two Locust trees for Miller in
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town Williams was here he got 500 hundred hay Wellborn and J.V. Amerman was here I signed a Remonstrance for them on a road
Sunday the 31 stormy all day Tweed was here this morning Will came over this morning he went up to church Rhoda and Charley R Tweed and Neuten Shook came here this evening Will was here awhile this evening Waggener was here A few minutes John and Mariah went down to her mothers to day
Monday Apr 1 Stormy snowed in the mountains last night Snow Squalls past over to day rather unpleasant Henry got 6 hundred lbs hay Wallace Bishop got 1000 lbs hay I halled 2 loads of wood and went the school meeting in the afternoon we elected B.C. Godard Director and C.A. Root Clerk I and Lizie loaded a load of Apples for town Blustery still this evening
Tuesday 2 Clowdy and cool this morning Rather Blustery all day I went to town with apples 16 1/3 bushels 24.50 cts 12 lbs butter 5.40 cts 8 dozen at 20 cts 1.60 cts took 96 lbs dried Peaches at 20 cts per lbs 19.30 cts.
Wednesday 3rd Froze a little last night and frosty Pleasant and warm to day I was Pruneing Peach trees Ester washed for us to day Henry was here this morning for seed Potatoes Simons was planting early potatoes
Thursday 4th Pleasant this morning I done some blacksmithing for Simons 50 cts Pruned trees and went and got the heifer and calf from Patterson Mrs. Cooledg and Mrs. Root was here and helped Lizie quilt Will was here Looks much rain this even ing quite warm
Friday 5th quite warm this morning comens raining About noon and rained all the afternoon Henry Thornton got 10 bushel and 45 lbs of weaht to go to mill Foudry came an got 12 hundred of hay I buiold a corell to mild in the forenoon and visited the school the afternoon Fenies brother got out three days evening Lizzie and Mrs. Root went over to Joe Andersons to day & visiting
Saturday 6th Showery last night foggy this morning Cleard of bout 9 oclock and was warm and pleasant until about 5 in the evening Clouded up and was showery from that til night snowed some in the mountian sole $4.75 cts worth of Apples 1 dollars worth of hay I fixed up the flower beds in the yard and pruned trees in the afternoon Will was here this evening D.P. Britton was here to day.
Sunday 7th Showered some last night very pleasant to day Henry and Hanes was up to the Sheep ranch to day they have about 400 hundred head of young lambs George and Mather was over here to day Tweed and Bill Smith was here Shooks girls and Nute was here June Sutton got 2 bushels Apples 300 dollars Pattersons got 2 bushels
Monday 8th some frosty this morning quite warm to day Mother and Mrs. Woolen was here Lizie was down Amermans this morning Bill Smith was here to work to day I Pruned trees up at the other place to day Henry got 7 bushels and 27 lbs of oats
Tuesday 9th Pleasant to day excepting the wind looks like rain Bill Smith looked here to day he let loos and Sall run of I was pruning trees at the uper place quite windy to night John McCall was here Jake and Will was at Jackson to day
Wednesday 10 very windy but rather warm commesed rain about 3 oclock and was raining at bed time but warm I pruned trees in forenoon loaded Apples in the afternoon for town Bill Smith hauled out rales to about the midle of the afternoon Henry and his brother n law Shelled corn a while I maid out my revaue tax list
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Thursday 11 Rained last night in the valey and snowed in the mountain Clear this morning rather cool to day some like rain to night I wen to town to day took 15 ½ bushel appleast $23 dollars 16 lbs buter at 37 ½ cts per lbs $6.00 I bought sundries $10.25 cts Henry and Benton hauled out brush out of the orchard Bill Smith laid up fence the afternoon Bought Ele and Laura Shoes
Friday 12 quite Pleasant this morning showery in the afternoon snowed in the mountain we was up to Ashland I paid Russel A plow25 dollars Bought a keg of sugar 135 at 17 cts
per lb $21.25 cts I took 5 more shares in the factory Henry and Benton hauled brush 1 ½ day Tweed got 1 and ½ tons of hay on Henrys Acount I got Henry some corn meal to day
Saturday 13 Rained quite a rain last night clear this morning quite warm to day I laid up some fence this morning Pruned trees in the balance of the day Henry and Benet was hauling out brush Henry got 200 lbs hay Mother Patterson and Lizie was up to Henries to day Will was here this evening Marion Benafield is here to night
Sunday 14th Clear last night some frost quite plea this morning clouded up a bout 9 oclock and was blustery the balance of the day I and Lizie was up to Tolemans Will and George and Godard was here Tweed paid me $4.75 cts on rent
Monday 15th Frosted and froze some last night Clar and warm to day Henry and Benton and myself was getting stakes out of the gulch to day Loos had a colt last night
Tuesday 16th Froze and frosted last night clear and cold to day I pruned trees Henry and Benton hauled stakes for me Mrs Britton was her Jo was here this evening Tom Wllis worked to the amount of 7.75 worth of tobacco and has got 9 lbs and to day he paid me 250 on a box more
Wednesday 17th Rained some last night Clear and pleasant this morning I finished pruining trees on the uper place today Henry and Benton hauled stakes to day Bartlet was here with his books to day
Thursday 18th quite Pleasant commensed raining this morning about 8 oclock rained on til 12 oclock clowdy the blanc of the day that warm mended Henrys boots in forenoon pinted Henrys plow in the afternoon Henry came and got a bottle of oil to oil his harness Uncle was down Wagner was here Mr Root was here Walace Bishop came and got 800 hundred lbs hay and 9 hundred of potatoes
Friday 19th rained A little last night Clowdy and fogy this morning quite warm very warm in the after noon I went over to the sheep rance in the morning pruned some trees in the after noon Fens and Mrs Root was here Ester was her Peach trees are about halfs out in bloom
Saturday 20th quite warm last night rained some last night showery the after noon to day clowdy to night sun set clear Lizie and Mrs Root was up to Mr Cooledges this afternoon Bartlet was here I got the 2ond [second] voline [volume] of Abots history Paid 5 dollars Will is here to night Woolen Paid me 5 dollars balanc on mowing
Sunday 21st Frosted a little last night Clear and Pleasant this morning quite cool long toward 9 oclock I and Lizie and Mother was up to Johns to day
Monday 22nd Some frost froze a very little Clear and pleasant to day I was up to the sheep ranch marking Lambs we marked 602 half of each Godard was here Mrs Britton was here Will is here to night Uncle Johney was here Henry got some hogs to day
Tuesday 23rd a very light frost this morning clear and pleasant very warm the afternoon I went to town to day with a load of apples 14 and ½ bushels $21.75 cts 10 ½ dozen eggs
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at 20 cts $210 cts and 24 lbs butter 600 dollars 1 dollar worth of Apples at home Foudry came and got 500 lbs hay Lizie and Mrs Cooledge and Mrs Root was down at Monroes visiting Suton Paid 3 dollars for apples
Wednesday 24th fine growing weather to day Peach trees out in fool bloom I and Godard went to Ashland in the afternoon I went the first meeting of the Stock holders of the Woolen factory we elected Hargadine Mr Hauley J.M. McCall J.P. Walker B.F. Myre for
trustees for the company for one year, I got 220 lbs of flower Fene was here to day Henry brout her down
Thursday 25th I went up to the sheep ranch this morning and helped finish marking lambs 340 and came home again noon very warm to day and clear I am not doing anything this afternoon Lizie was____
Friday 26th I cut and raked stock and plowed some above the road to day not well Will was here this evening
Saturday 27th I plowed across the road I rented hit to Wagner to day he is to put it in Squashes on and tend it well and give me one third that he raises in the fall the Pair trees out in full bloom the Peach bloom is falling very fast very warm and windy from the north threatens rain some
Sunday 28th quite cold and considerable frost last night cold wind all day Uncle and Henry and Bernton was here Tweed and Will was here in the afternoon Lair and all the little boys was here to day
Monday 29th Some frost this morning wind comesed blowing from south early and very hard until noon got quite warm before night Mr Walrad worked here to day Henry commesed plowing for corn in the bottom he got 2 1/1 bushels oats Simon was plowing in the garden Will is here to night
Tuesday 30th quite pleasant last night quite warm to day I plowed some in forenoon Foudry came and got 1,800 lbs of hay Henry was plowing down on the bottom Mother was up to Holtons to day J Wagner was here to day Mr Walrad worked here to day I worked some on the road plow this morning sent 1 dozen and 2 chickens to town got 5.75 commesed shearing sheep Wednesday
May 1st 1868 nice Pleasant day I was not able to work Mr Walrod was at work fixing fence Lizie and Elen Wagner was up to Henrys a visiting Jake was at town they was both here for supper Mr Palmer was here last night Will is here to night he is painting and varnishing our chairs a stranger staid all night charged him 2 dollars
Thursday 2ond warm and pleasant I went over Myres Walrod halled rails until he let the horses run of I sole 6000 hundred of apples at 4 cts to go to Yreka Uncle Jimmy helped load the Aples Will is here to night
Friday 3rd I went up to the mill ands stuck up some lumber in the forenoon came home and mended up my harness in the afternoon Henry got 185 lbs of oats and 2 hundred lbs of hay Will is here to night
Saturday 4th very pleasantly A little frost last night warm to day I made a singletree and put the irons on and oiled my harness and made a couple of straps on the little wagon tung sole 2 bushel of oats $100 dollar 50 cts worth buckwheat to Jake Thompson
May 1867
Sunday 5th quite warm warmest day the season Tweed was over this morning Uncle was down a little while Lair and Ves was here Will and George Past going to Pheonix Lizie and I went up to Henries in the evening
Monday 6th I went to town with a load of fruit 15 bushels $22.50 cts 16 lbs butter 400 6 dozen eggs 120 I bought Sundries $400 Tea 125 quite warm I came home and plowed some in garden
Tuesday 7th quite warm I planted corn and beans Peas cabbage cucures tomatoes and Pumpkins to day Ely Anderson staid here last night She went to me to Mrs Browns on the stage this morning Will was here last night Walace Bishop came and got 800 hundred lbs hay Dews got back from Red Bluffs to day 1 trip Henry came and got some seed corn to day and yesterday
Wednesday 8th very pleasant growing weather I put up the fence between I and Root Lizie and Phene was up to Beesons visiting I ____Patterson have $130.00 one hundred Thirty dollars for to pay the sheep shares Will is here to night look like rain
Thursday 9th warm and nice to day I worked on the road myself and team Will is here tonight
Friday 10 warm and pleasant I worked in the to day and loaded a load of apples Wellborn and Wife called this evening Tweed was here and grown an Ax McAndrews lossed A watch to day Will is here to night Frosted some last night in places
Saturday 11th I and Lizzie went to Jackson to day I took down 14 bushels Apples $21.50 cts I went to Willsons Sale bout a few articles was at O.A. Davises to diner there was a shock of Earthquake last night at 45 mintes past 11 eleven oclock Patterson finished shearing sheep yesterday 1833 head John Paterson and wife was here last night I got me a hat $350 Lizzie settled at Glens and Co on acount of the Peaces I took to them
Sunday 12th very pleasant this morning very warm thru the day Patterson and Mrs Patterson was over to day he paid me $20 dollars of the $130 that he got to pay for Shearing Sheep sold 5 bushel of oats 250 to cattle droves Henry and wife was down Uncle was down
Monday 13th quite warm to day I went up to the shop and took the plans down and Put A round Grants Grave and Around Emma Holawas Godard and Will went with me Monroes Paid $20 dollars on there Acount and they got 2 sacks of Oats I hauled A load of lumber the afternoon
Tuesday 14th very pleasant to day I hold in the garden til noon Benton came and got seed beens this morning Patterson was here for diner Will and I made a vat to wash our sheep in this afternoon I wrote a letter to Kanp & Graves this evening there was a man stayed All nite charged him 1.50 Will was here all night
Wednesday 15th quite warm Will & I finished the vat this morning I went down on the Cotton and Laid up some fence til noon Patterson came and got my wagon and took the vat over to the sheep ranch looks some little like rain I laid up fence in the afternoon Foudry went and got some hay Will was here to night
Thursday 16th Rained some last night showry to day I put 4 shoes on the horses this morning Wagner was her Putting fingers in his cradle I went up to Henrys after diner and got some cabage plants and set out it is stil showery. D.P. Britton I gave him an order on Mickleson and Steward at $3.25 cts
May 1867
Friday 17th Coll this morning I went up to the sheep ranch this morning Lizzie went over home hauled a load of lumber up there came home and loaded up a load of apples for town and fixed up the wool press Will was here last night
Saturday 18th quite pleasant this morning a man stayed here last night chared $1.50 I went up to the Sheep Ranch took the Press up and Baled 3 Bales of wool and fetched it home Uncle was up with me Henry took the Apples to town 14 bushels $21.50 cts 4 dollars butter 16 lbs 9 dozen Eggs $1.80 cts I got a letter from Amos Wilitt and one from Knap and Grant San Francisco
Sunday 19th Frost last night light turned warm Henry and Tweed was here Uncle was here. Willam George and John and Wife was here Welborn and wife was here in the evening I rote a letter to Amos Lizie to Sarah Nichols
Monday 20th warm and like for rain showered some in afternoon I went up to help dip sheep we diped in the afternoon I and Stock and Jo Benton started to the Umpqua with a load of wool this morning Henry got 2 bushels of oats Godard and Will Was at work at the yard fence Will sole 2 bushel oats to traviler
Tuesday 21 rained some last night quite wet this morning I hawled out some railes this morning 3 loads and then went up to the Sheep ranch and dipped Sheep the balanc of the day comesed showering this evening Godard & Will worked on the fence
Wednesday 22nd Rained some last night quite warm this morning I and Lizzie went up to the Sheep ranch I went to dip sheep Mrs Woolen & mother went a long Godard and Will finished the fence A gain noon
Thursday 23rd quite warm and cleer I went up the the Sheep ranch and finished diping the sheep and killed A mutton Monroe got 123 lbs oats
Friday 24th I laid up fence until 11 oclock it commenced raining And rained the most of the afternoon two men stoped with 10 head of horses and staid all night Henry was down this evening Foudries team came and got 800 hundred lbs hay Jno Crosby was here all night Sale 4 bushel oats Mother Patterson was up to Stocks to day
Saturday 25th Pleasant this morning I finished laying up fence and made a corell to milk in 2 drove of cattle and a drove of sheep Passed to day
Sunday 26th quite Pleasant this morning clowdy turned coll in the after noon Wellborn and Kate was here on a visit to day I turned the cows and horses in the lower Pasture this morning Tweed and Jo was here this evening Albert & Sarah stoped this evening
Monday 27th Showered a little this morning partly clowdy all day looks like for rain to night I hauled lumber to day Will was up to the shop and varnished A couple of bedsteads he was here for diner Henry paid me fifty dollars to day Patterson was here this evening to see about going to hunt a sheep ranch
Tuesday 28th I and Lizie went to town to day Lizie bought $27.19cts I got castor oil 1.50 Sold 10 dozen egges 2.00 22lbs butter $5.50 cts Walace got from the citty he bout the bale stuff Williams got 14 hundred of hay
Wednesday 29th I worked on the road with my team Henry worked for me weather dry and pleasant the club killed the first beef last evening I got 81 lbs for me and Henry got 24 lbs
Thursday 30th very warm to day I went to Ashland to mill took 4 sacks of wheat got 220 lbs flower 16 bushel Bran got 17 ½ lbs Bale roap came home again 12 oclock helped Henry to get his water ditch on his onions in the after noon Paid Walrod for 4 days work
Jun 1867
$6.00 dollars Mrs Cooledg and Nan Anderson stoped here this evening they had bin to Jackson
Friday 31 very warm I went over to the sheep ranch and Baled wool Baled 6 bales Mrs. Wagner Lizzy Sargent was here
June Saturday 1, 1868 very dry and warm I went to up and Baled wool Lizzie went up the Henries in the afternoon Will and Nan Anderson is here to night
Sunday 2 very warm to day we all went to the Basket meeting Henries went a long Tweed was here this evening he paid me 5 dollars rent money
Monday 3rd very warm I work wool bales and fixed to tak A trip in the mountains Patterson Henry Thornton Palmer and myself started at noon and went up Wagner Creek to Bare Walow and camped over night
Tuesday 4th Raining this morning we started on this morning from camp travailed til 2 oclock and got to the divid between Wagner and Aplegat Creeks and camped rained hard most of the day killed a deer and had a good time Wallace Bishop came and got 4 bales of wool to take to C City
Wednesday 5 Snowed at camp this morning we started and went down Aplegate about 6 miles and turned over the mountain got on the top again noon and came across home again ½ part 4 oclock quite cool Norton came and got 4 bales of wool I paid him 20 dollars on freight sent Wallace Bishop 20 dollars on freight Ab Gidding came and got a load of hay for Wagner and Klum
Thursday 6th Cool & clowdy this forenoon I was howing in the garden to day Henry came down and got some Cinament to put on his colts head he fetched me $170 dollars and 43 cts for the pay on wool that Benet took to Roes Burg Foudry came and got 500 hundred of hay
Friday 7th quite cold last night a very little frost I hoed some in the garden and hoed the weeds out of the orchard hauled 2 loads of Stove wood and cleaned out the wood house in the afternoon Lizzie picked strawberies
Saturday 8th very warm I went to town I took 24 lbs Butter sole at 20 cts 19 ½ dozen egges sole at 20 cts 11 qts stawberries sole at 33 1/3 crts 13 qts goosberies sole at 12 ½ cts Bougt 1 stone Jar $750 1 Buckskin $100 I went and saw O.A. Davis and took A watch on conditions to keep if I Saw fit School teacher here to night got club beef this morning
Sunday 9th very pleasant morning Mr Goddard and Will was here this morning Lizzie and I was up to Ashland to church this Afternoon Rurack preached
Monday the 10th pleasant and warm myself Henry George and Joe went and cut A trail over the mountain to take the sheep over got home between 9 and 10 oclock Bennefields boys was here
Teusday the 11 cloudy this morning cleared of warm and pleasant I went up to the sheep ranch we brought the sheep down to Pattersons took the Bucks out and brought the band and coraled them in the land by Henrys father and Sylvester was here all night Mr Ammerman was here to see if I heard of John? Peasley?
Wednesday 12th cloudy this morning cleared of warm and pleasant myself Henry father George and Joe and Benton and Silvester went to take the sheep over the mountain we some of them come back Benton and Joe came home Anderson barn was raised today Lizzie was up to Henrys in the afternoon Esterann was here the girls picked gosse berrys Tween came and paid Lizzie one dollar for eggs that he took to Mr Findley and 15 cts
Jun 1867
that the got for goose berrys Charley Root came and got the Saddle Will came to stay all night
Thursday 13th Clear and Warm I staid over at the sheep ranch on Aplegate last night Patterson Henry and George and ___ Will and Jo and Benton broat over the sheep that came back Patterson and I came back with them Lizzie was over home to day
Friday 14th looks mutch like rain to day Jo Robison staid here last night on his road to California I went down Monroes this morning and settled up with him he paid a balance of $23.25 cts I went over to Myres and sit out some cabbage Lizzie was down to Amermans
Saturday 15th Clear and warm I got 46 lbs beef this morning my beef weighed 310 lbs there was a Preacher and his family here last night I plowed and planted some squashes to day and plowed out the garden eregated some Wagner and Klum sent and got 2 loads of hay 1 ton Amoover {Amerman?] stoped and got 1 bushel of oats and hay for horses 1 dollars worth Dan Britton was here I got A letter from Knap & Grant About the head to day
Sunday 16th quite warm this morning we was at home the most of the day Tweed & Wagner was here this morning John and wife was here afternoon I and Lizzie was up to Henries after noon Jo Anderson was here this evening to borow 2 kegs 10 peny nailes
Monday 17th quite warm I went to work in the garden below the orchard cleaning out the onions George came over from the sheep ranch for some tools to put up a cabbin Wagner sole Jos farm to day to Jo Robison Will was here
Tuesday 18th warm this morning I worked in the garden to day Jo Anderson and wife was here for diner to day Ester was here All day Wagner was here this evening John and wife was here this afternoon George Ashley was here and got 4 hundered hay Williams came and got 17 hundred hay
Wednesday 19th looks very much like rain and did comece rain about 11 oclock and showered on til night I hawled in the garden till noon Plowed in the Squash patch in the afternoon Henry came to see me in fornoon and gave up the garden to me to do with as I pleas George was over after saw nails he got a dollar to get nales to put up a cabin Uncle got home to day Wagner put 4 head of cattle in pasture to day
Thursday 20 got a letter Father Wallace warm and pleasant after the shower I and Wagner settled up the road arangement for building the bridge across the creek $14.00 cts he then owed me $4.60 crts then I traded my watch for $50 dollars in lumber and bees 16 hundred ft of lumber $24 dollars then I took 3 beehives and I owed him $4 dollars he turned in 4 colts in pasture at noon to day I hawled 2 loads of lumber seling from Williams 14 hundered ft John McCall was here to diner he went up to the sawmill to get lumber sawed for the factory Uncle was down to day Lizzie and I set out some cabage plants this evening John and Meria was here this evening
Friday 21st quite warm I got my bees home from Wagners this morning and took some honey out of one of them I put a coupling pole in my wagon this morning and went and got 60 bords of seling from Williams Wellborn Beeson gave em $50 dollars on his Assesment on the Rogue river woolen factory and I took his three shares of his hands I paid $350 dollars on my Assment Henry Norton got up with Patterson Amermans headed to day Lizzie and Mrs Cooledg went over to Mr Roots a visiting this afternoon I was over to Pattersons to see about baleing Wool Uncle was down Charley Klum was here for diner
Jun 1867
Saturday 22nd very nice and clear I went over to the sheep ranch and baled 6 bales of wool and hawled home 3 and the last Wagner took the 4 head of cattle out of pasture this morning Lizzie and the children was up to Wagners this afternoon the childre all have the hooping cough Bad Wagner Paid $18 dollars over to me of Road money also $450 that he owed me
Sunday 23rd very warm to day Father and Mother and Will was here Henry came home from the sheep ranch this morning Tweed was here he wanted to know how I was doing to of rent him my place Will is at work down at Walkers
Monday 24th very warm last night and to day I started up to see Mines Walker and met him going to town he said it was all right came home and plowed in the garden the Balance of the day Patterson brought over the Balance of wool Mother was up to Wagners Elmer Brok his Arm this evening
Tuesday 25th verry warm I stacked lumber til 10:00 oclock I hoed in the garden the rest of the day Wagner got 2 bushel of oats this evening Paterson Brought the Bucks over
Wednesday 26th very warm to day I helped I and Amerman set up there new header to day and my reaper Amerman brought me the money he borowed $100 hundred dollars this morning Patterson brought a cheer I robed the bees this morning
Thursday 27 not so warm to day I fixed up the mower and went over to Woolens and moved the after noon Uncle was down this morning George Eliz came to see me Wagner brought me down a bee Book
Friday 28th quite Pleasant to day I mowed for Woolen til About 3 oclock and broke A sickle and quit and came home I sent to town by Woolen for an oil can and a qt of lard oil
Saturday 29th cool this morning but warm to day I went to Ashland to mill and to get a sickle mended got it don paid .75 cts paid for seting wagon tire $1.25 cts paid Kentner $9.00 dollars for filling A wheel bought a pair pants and revenue stamp $2.25 Paid Store Bill $8.50 cts Paid Klum $600 hundred dollars on Rogue rive valey Woolen factory Gave my not to Mines Walker for five hundred dollars to Be in one year on interest at one per cent per Anum Paid Isac Wagner let him have 12 bushels oats $720, 10 weeks pasture $750 and $15.00 cash got one Pney $25.00 dollars and remainder on bees $4.00 Wellborn was here to get me to mow for him
Jun 1867 quite Pleasant Isac Wagner started to the Wilamet this morning I went over Bear Creek with Eilz to find some place to stop A while Lizie and Jake and Elen Wagner went up to Beesons
July 1st 1867 Monday I went over to Woolens and mowed A while and fetched the mower home and fixed it some and went up to Beesons and mowed in the after noon Paterson was here setting up a header wagon
Tuesday 2ond warm I went and finished his mowing and came home and hawled a load of wood Wellborn Paid me ten dollars on his mowing
Wednesday 3rd Clowdy and cool this morning I took Loose over to Myers I plowed in the Squash patch in the afternoon
Jul 1867
Thursday 4th pleasant I howed in the garden til ten oclock and then we all went up to Robisons John and took diner Coleman and wife Mrs Godard Jo R. and Wife Mr Morison and family Welborn and wife and Mrs. Sergant and Sam and Han
Friday 5th quite pleasant I mowed Tweed and Root broke the sickle in the evening Tweed plowed for me
Saturday 6th Clowdy sprinkled in the afternoon I went to Reams and got the sickle mended paid 1 dollar for mending he paid me $4 dollars School money and I came home and finished Roots mowing the after noon and plowed some Benton was over to day he paid the Bares had caught 2 sheep
Sonday 7th very warm this morning Long Charley staid here all night with a drove of hogs he paid me five $5 dollars Lizzie and I went over home
Monday 8th very warm I plowed some this morning til Roberts came to get the wool he took 7 bales to Salem at 15 cts per lob I comenced mowing for my self about 10 oclock down in the bottom We had cabbage today for the first the season
Tuesday 9th I fixed the rake for to rake hay and I raked with I had mowed and plowed in the garden and fixed the pitmen of the reaper and grown the Siskle Henry mowed in the fornoon put up hay in the afternoon J Anderson Paid me fifty 50 dollars on the rent of the mines ditch for five years at the rate of 20 dollars per year comenceing at the year 1867. very warm to day George was over from the sheep ranch to day Tweed comensed bord here 1 meal
Wednesday 10th Pleasant I went to Woolens to mow finished at 2 oclock went to Patersons to mow. Henry was haying for me to day Tweed 3 meals
Thursday 11th very warm I mowed at Patersons til noon then came home and mowed in the after noon Tweed 3 meals
Friday 12th very warm I mowed at home to day Henry came to help me make hay and strained his foot so he could not help me and went home Woolen paid me $15 dollars for mowing Tweed had three meals
Saturday 13th very warm I put up hay to day my half Patterson took the wagon and Charley and went to Jackson he took 18 lbs butter got 30 cts 10 qts Raspberies got 20 cts per qt Tweed 3 meals
Sonday 14th very warm Mother was over this afternoon Charly and Roday was here a bit John and Meria stoped this evening Uncle was here I Bought 2 hogs of Long Charley 1 crop of of 00 the right ear and one with a crop of 00 the left and Swallow foot in the right paid 9 dollars Tweed 1 meal
Monday 15th very pleasant I mowed all day for my self I rote a letter to Wallace and one to Knap and Grant Joh Gridley came here to hire Jim Henderson came to work on header and took back Tweed 3 meals
Tuesday 16th quite cool to day and mostly clowdy raked hay til noon and mowed in the afternoon Joh Gridley put up hay all day I broke the Sickle in the evening and sent it up to Ashland with Wagner and Rockafelar Henry has ripe pares
Wednesday 17th Cool yet to day Sprinkled rain last night I went up to Ashland this morning and got the Sickle Paid 2.50 for mending it came home and mowed the after noon John Gridley put up some hay and hawled weeds the balance of the day Tweed paid him bord bill at noon 6 dollars and went to bording himself I went to mowing below the orchard and backed out
Jul 1867
Thursday 18th quite cool I raked hay til 10 oclock and John Gridly put up til 4 oclock and then helped me on the mower wheel I worked on it from 10 oclock
Friday 19th quite cool and clowdy I finished the wheel again 10 to day and finished mowing John Gridley left this morning Jo Patterson mowed for me this afternoon John comesed and quit again I got a letter from Sarah Wilet Lizzie was up to Robisons
Saturday 20th very cool most of the day and considerable clowdy I mowed some for Henry John and Jo put up hay for me to day Johns wife and sister was here All day
Sonday 21st quite pleasant I went down to Gassburg and to Shooks and hunted for a sheep a while loned Patters $20 greenback
Monday 22nd cool this morning I went to Shooks to mow mowed there all day John and Jo hawled hay out of the uper field
Tuesday 23rd pleasant to day quite warm the midle of the day I mowed at Shooks til noon and then went to Reamses and mowed the afternoon John and Jo halled hay to day Davis left the Second Volume of Greelys history Ab Giding got 1500 lbs hay at 15 dollars per ton
Wednesday 24th quite warm I finished Reames mowing he paid me 6 dollars I mowed some for Seargent he paid me 4 dollars and got home again noon John and Jo halled hay I mowed some with a Sythe in the afternoon
Thursday 25th I mowed some t day John and Jo halled hay quite pleasant
Friday 26th quite cool this morning I put up some hay and mowed some Henry mowed in the afternoon John and Jo halled hay Mrs. Britton was here all day
Saturday 27th Cool morning Warm the middle of the day I finished making hay in forenoon John and Jo halled hay Lizzie and I was up to Ashland in the afternoon bought $12.25 cts worth of Sundries got 105 lbs flower 8 bushels bran Fox got home to day
Sonday 28th Coll morning quite the after part of the day Eric Elias and Uncle father and Mother Paterson and John and wife and sister here Jake Wagner was here Begin for Fox I gave him $10.00 dollars Patterson gave him 5.00 dollars I lond it to him the Girls was up to Henries we had green corn for diner I picked the Paris of the haw tree these was travailer stayed here last night Paid 1.50 for nights lodgen
Monday 29th very warm I and Lair halled hay Henry helped in the afternoon
Tuesday 30th rather clowdy and very warm looks much like rain I and John and Lair halled hay to day finished all but a little in the uper meadow the headr comenced heading at Henries this evening the thrashers came to Beesons this evening
Wednesday 31st uncommon warm to day we finished heading up at Henries in forenoon and came home and cut up the oats and part of the wheat John and Lair and George Maccumber and John Sargent for Wellborn Beeson one in the place of J Patterson the old man was over and killed mutton Henry and I helped head
1867 Thursday August 1st
Very warm again wer finished heading today at 9 oclock the thrashers came as we got don the bet and thrashed a little before noon we finished the after noon we had oats 344 ½ bustel wheat 237 ½ bushels hands that worked John Patterson all day Father Patterson ¾ of a day Jo all day Lairs all day John Sargent all day Beeson ¾ of a day Moreland ¾ of a day John Smith ¾ of a day George McCumber ¾ of a day Jo Robison ¾ of a day Henry Thornton and myself was the help to thrash
Aug 1867
Expense of cutting
Expense of hands to cut $14 dolars
Expense of help to thrash 18
Thrashing machine pay 31.14
Friday 2nd very warm John Patterson took my team and halled wheat to the moshine for Jo Robison in my place. I was working round home I paid John Smith $1.50 for helping to thrash Settled with John Patteson owed him $22 dollars Settle $3.75 still owe him $18.25 cts Paterson paid the $4.000 dollars that he borowed for to give to Fox
Saturday 3rd quite pleasant I helped Henry to hall in oats to day. Wagner and Klum got 1500 lbs hay at $15 per ton
Sonday 4th quite pleasant this morning warm in afternoon Tweed and Uncle was here a while Lizzie and I went to Ezra Rineharts Boring to Tweed got 8 lbs beef at 8 cts per lbs Lish Applegat came here last night about 9 oclock
Monday the 5 I and Henry hauled hay this forenoon and I got up my team to go to Pattersons when the header came along but it did not come I tinkered around picked some plums hold some in the garden Charley Root came to get some cabbage to take to town Josh came and got some Aples he got A bushel
Tuesday 6th I and Lizzie went over to fathers to help harvest I worked till about 5 oclock and the waggon broke and I was sick and we came home
Wednesday 7th I was pretty sick all night but was better all day till night I got worse Uncle was down A while Mr Morison was here Hamlin Morisen was here and got the wagon this afternoon pleasant to day
Thursday 8th pleasant day I was very sick all night some better to day Uncle was down and Mr Morisen was down to see him I was Mr Henderson was here Henry came down from Johns they broke the header and had to stop Mr and Mrs Morison came down to see me to night Henry went to Gasburg to get me some pills and he staid all night
Friday 9th very warm to day Uncle came down this morning still sick not able to set up Mr Morisen was down old Mr and Mrs Robison and Jo wife was here to A while this afternoon father Patterson was over about half pas three it commenced to rain and it rained and hailed very hard for A while there was a man round getting subscribers for photographic family record
Saturday 10th [by Lizzie Thornton while Jim Thornton is sick 10th – 28th] quite warm and pleasant to day Some little better this morning Lizzie went over to see if Charley was going to take Tweed to the Soda Spring to day he said he was going to send Bertie Tweed came over and I went along Mr Morison came down Henry came down to fix the fence around the hay shed Penie came along and they were here to supper father went to Jackson and when he came back he brought Lizzie A letter from Ester there was A man here to see if he could get some blackberries Willborn was there this eve
August Sunday 11th cool and pleasant this morning I picked some blackberries this morning to send to town with Henry Will came and staid till ten oclock mother and father came and staid till four oclock Mr Elis came and got some apples Mr Morison was here John and Mariah stoped this evening I paid John the 18.25 that Jim owed him Mr Holton stoped to get four dollars that Jim owed John Sargent Will came and staid all night I wrote a letter to Sarah Willets to day
Aug 1867
Monday 12th cool this morning pleasant till 2 oclock it clouded up and rained A little shower father came over and killed A sheep Henry went to town he took then pounds of
butter and then qts of blackberries for me he got me A key 250 1 gallon whiskey $950 got John 1 doz cans 450 John Walker stoped to leave A rope that Jaquete borrowed Will was here I wrote A letter to Ester A no word from Jim
Teusday 13th pleasant to day Will went to town with Charley Root to day he got me A bucket $100 1 net 75cts 50cts postage stamp Henry and the boys brought the sheep down to day 17 of them died to day Ves was here Charley came to grind his knife to butcher the Beef he paid me $2.25 for eggs Uncle Jimmy was down to see whether I had heard from Jim there was A man stoped this evening and told us that Jim was better
Wednesday 14th pleasent to day I gathered up the onions that Jim had pulled and carried them to the barn Henry came down and got then pounds of beef Charley sold $1.25 cts of our piece Joe brought some sacks over of owers John was here Mariah was at Cooledges and came down here the boys went up to Beeasons and got their chickens we had some ripe peaches to day I went up to Henrys and got some potatoes
Thursday 15 warm and pleasent to day Mariah staid here all night Will was here this morning Mariah and us picked the black berries and canned up some for her John came down after her and paid me for the cans $4.50 Henry was down and got some half soles for his boots Jim sent word down for A shirt I went over to send with Charley to get him one Mr Roberts came and got A load of hay to day Henry and wife went to the show to night
Friday 16th pleasent to day I went up to Henrys this morning to see about going up to the Soda Spring he took our team the girls went along to Ashland we brought Jim home coming home we broke the wagon spring father came in after we got home
Satterday the 17 warm and pleasant to day Henry went to town to day with peaches father went down to Hamlins to get some sheep he got two Uncle Jimmy was down Mr Morison was here Jim is getting better I went up to Henrys to pick the pickles this evening
Sunday 18th very warm to day Uncle Jimy was down this morning Will came up from Shooks George came over he was going to Gasberg Henry brought the horses and wagon down mother came over and got some peaches there was too buggys from town stoped and got peaches 50 cts worth Mr Duncan got 50 cts worth Mr Brown stoped and left some sacks to get some potatoes
Monday 19th warm and pleasant to day Jim went up to Mr Williams to day to see about his lumber Mr Robbison was down George was here working in the shop Mr Cooledge was here him and Jim made some cider out of their crab apples Mr and Mrs Morison was down to see about making the soap Mr Hockasmith was here to see about getting fruit to dry their was some movers camped here last night they got hay for their horses $100 pickled pork $100 A man got his wife breakfast and some honey 75cts Jim wrote to Knap and Grant to day I washed to day and went up to Henrys this evening
Teusday 20th cool in the morning Jim and Henry father George and Benton started with the sheep this morning Uncle Jimy went with them as far as Ashland Mr Morison was down Mrs Robison Lucy was down and got A bucket of peaches Mrs Britten was over to see about getting some beef Fenie was down to get some soap Ella went home with her to stay all night I pealed peaches to day to dry
Aug 1867
Wednesday 21th cool this morning till ten oclock and warm all the rest of the day Britten sent and got 18 pounds hind quarter Mr and Mrs Forkner was here awhile to day Mrs Root and Mrs Gunison was here A little while this afternoon Mr Morison and Henry
came and got part of the ashes and the soap grease this evening they got A Bushel of tomatoes Mrs Britten came and got some peaches for the thrashers I went up to Henrys and got the pickles
Thursday 22th pleasant all day I put out some peaches this morning to dry and fenie and myself went up to Sam Robisons to the quilting was there all day I saw Mrs Sterges there we rode home with Mr Sergent Mr Wills and His wife came this evening
Friday 23th cool this morning till 9 oclock very warm the balance of the day Mr Wills and wife was here all night they went over to see their place and to Brittens this morning when they came back I got diner and they went up to Ashland their was A man here getting subscribers for A picture John McCall stoped this evening to get some peaches to eat Mr Morison paid me A $100 for tomatoes and a one dollar for peaches
Saturday 24th pleasent to day I washed to day Mrs Sterges was here all night she went home this morning Kate went up to Stearnes this morning after her carpet sack Bertie brought me 100 for eggs and 100 for cabbage that Charlie sold for me I got A letter from Ester and one from Frank & Lydia I went up and got the pickles Jim came home this evening Mr Morison was down to see about getting some more peaches for Joe to take to town
Sunday 25th cool this morning pleasent all day Uncle Jimy was down Mr Crosby called here this morning Jim is not very well Mr Goderds family was down to day John and Mariah was down Tweed was here to diner he got ½ pound butter he paid me 150 for butter that he got last week Tweed turned his colt in the pasture Monday 26th pleasant today Jim is not able to work I washed John and Mariah and Lair came and got A load of peaches to dry Mr Wills were here twice to day
Teusday 27th pleasant to day Jim is better Mr Wills came to get some peaches Mr and Mrs Britten was here to get some plumbs Mrs Coolege was here to visiting all day Mr Coolege came down in the evening some campers sent and got 50 cts pickled pork Charley Root fetched me A dollars worth of sugar I sent for Jim was up to Henrys A little while
Wednesday 28th verry warm to day Jim and Mr College went to town to day Mrs Cooledge and I went along down to Naylors mother was here to day Mr Bennifeild was here some travelers stoped here to stay all night Mr and Mrs Morison they got the balance of the ashes and some more soap grease Jim bought 100 lbs sugar at 22 cts per pound I paid my income tax 7.31 cts bought sundries 38.80 cts sold $16.75 cts worth of Henry 12 dollar eggs 1.60 butter 3.00 dollars
Thursday 29th very warm I went down to J. B. Amerman to have him to get some money to pay the freight on the header to the city I came home and helped put out Peaches til noon and in the afternoon I halled a load of wood and gathered up a load of fruit for town Lizzy and I was up to Henries and got some plumbs and Pears
Friday 30th very warm I went to town today I took fruit down 104 lbs at 3 cts 30 lbs pears from Henries the balance from home 100 lbs onions at 3 cts 45 lbs cabbage at 2 ½ cts 53 lbs Peaches at 5 cts amounting in all $112.2 cts I settled the freight on the header with Beakman $63 dollars J. V. Amerman paid $40 and I paid $23 dollars I settled with E. D.
Sep 1867
Foudry he owes me $332.22 cts I got my horses shoed at Millers and a wagon tire sett 8 dollars Jost squared up for the 2 locust trees and Paid him for mending springs 2 dollars bought $475 sundries got $10.50 cts of Beeson and $15 of Booth
[written by Lizzie Thornton] August the 31 Saturday pleasant to day we cut and put out peaches all day Jim went and cut Burrs on the road till noon father came over he staid till after diner Mr Randall was here to diner he was hunting peaches to dry on the shares Carlos Goddred got 1 Bushel peaches Tweed was here and got ½ pound butter
Sunday the 1 September pleasant to day Will staid here all night Jim and me went up to Johns Chaley Clum and Nan Anderson was here Jim took Will and Pete Boneburg part of the way down to Mr Walkers in the evening
Monday the 2d pleasant to day I washed to day Pres Anderson and Haseltine was here after fruit John came down and got some peaches pears plums to dry father came and got A load of peaches to dry School commenced to day Ella and Henry went the teachers name is Blood
Teusday the 3d pleasant all day I Ironed this forenoon gathered some peaches this afternoon for Jim to take to town Henry came down this morning he picked some fruit up at the upper place and he and Fenie came down this evening and brought it down father came and got some more peaches pears and plums to dry Jim is sick this afternoon father brought some butter and eggs for Jim to take to town Jim picked some peaches this forenoon to take to town tomorrow Mrs Morrison was down this morning and got some more soap greese [end of Lizzie’s entries]
Wednesday 4th quite warm and smokey I went to Jackson with fruit 209 lbs Peaches 36 lbs pears cabage 25 lbs at 2 1/1 O.A. Davis Paid me 20 dollars Patterson here this evening getting A load of apples to dry
Thursday 5th very smokey and warm to day Jim is sick to day not able to be up I put out some peaches and plumbs to dry to day Uncl Jimmy was down to day
[Lizzie writing again]Friday 6th very smokey to day Jim is no better he sent for Henry to take him up to the doctor to get some medicine Uncle was down this morning John Walker stoped and paid $250 for oats as Crosby came here this evening to rent the upper place
Satterday 7th very cool this morning quite smoky Jim is A little better to day Crosby went home this morning Uncle Jimmy was down this morning Henry was up to the factory raising to day he was here this evening Preston Anderson and Horace Greely was here to day to get some peaches Tweed came to get some butter Mrs Britten stoped to day to see about making the shirts Bertie was here he told the girls that Mr Coolege was very sick
Sunday 8th very cool this morning not so smoky Uncle Jimy was down this morning Mr Morrison and Tweed was here A little while Mr and Mrs Naylor was here visiting Henry and Fenie was down A few minits this morning father and mother and Fred and Frank and the baby was here John and Mariah stoped A few minits as they was going home Mr and Mrs Robbison was here A little while to day Mr Naylor got 50 cts worth plumbs A man got 25 cts peaches Henry came down this evening and we picked some peaches for him to take to town
Monday 9th cool this morning I helped Henry put the pears in the wagon to take to town
and put some in the apple house and washed to day Jim is getting some better John came
Sep 1867
and got the wagon and took home some peaches to dry Joe hauled some lumber for Jim 8 loads Mr and Mrs Davison was here A little while to day Mr Roberts came and got A load of hay for Waggner
Teusday 10th A little cool this morning very smokey Mr Walrod came to get something for the preacher he got a sack of onions and A sack of peaches I Ironed to day and Joe and me made a little cider at noon Joe hauled 2 more loads of lumber John went to town after A load of brick and his team run away and hurt him and broke the wagon he came back this far with Sam Robbison Mr Wiley Benifeild was here to day Henry hauled A load of wood for us to day
Wednesday 11th pleasant to day very smokey Jim is A little better to day Henry was down this morning we put out peaches to day and I made some preserves and canned some peaches Mr Crosby came up to day he was here to super father was here and got A load of peaches to dry John MCall stoped to day Mr Furry and old Mrs Boneburg was here and got 98 pounds of plumbs and 20 pounds peaches
Thursday 12th cool and cloudy most all day looks like rain Mr Beeason was down to day Henry came down and helped Mr Giddings load A load of hay and then he picked some peaches to take to town tomorrow Wellborn was here I canned some more peaches
Friday 13th cool and cloudy all day Jim is better henry went to town with A load of fruit I washed A little to day and put out some peaches John was here to day Wiley Bennifeild was here Mrs Britten brought the shirts home this evening Henry paid me $28.50 cts that he got fruit at town commensed raining last night ½ past 11 oclock [end of Lizzie’s writing]
Saturday 14th Raining yet this morning rained all the forenoon the balance of the day Showery and clear at times rained through the night Crosby was here this morning after some beef Henry was down to day I was up there in the evening J M McCall was here I paid him $50 dollars balance on my Assessment on the factory I have got able to be a bout some Henry paid me $2.00 dollars balance on fruit
Sunday 15th Rained and showered All day snowed in the mountains Henry was down this morning he went to see Capias about buying his ranch I and Lizzie was up to Henries Lizze rote to Esther Ann
Monday 16th Clowdy and showery yet cleared of mostly About noon Patterson was over here this morning he tool breakfast and got a sack of cole Will and John Shook came here I went with them up to Beesons Wellborn and I masured [measured] the ground I mowed for him 35 Acres I came home and went to Roots and masured the ground that I mowed for them 17 ½ acres this year and last I owed him 4.00 settled that then him and Tweed owes me 1350 balance Lindley sent and got 2 bushels clings at 150 per bushe and 4 bushel freeston at 1.00 by Right to be paid in lumber
Tuesday 17th Clear It frosted some last night not enough to do any hurt Patterson and Will came over and we tried settle up up I paid him up for the hearing all to four dollar and five and one on work in all $9.50 settled in 9.00 doll for Henry from stock I gathered 9 bushels of Peaches and took to Wallace Bishop Tweed Paid me 6 dollars on an old Acount Godard got 1 bushel Apples I bought a sow and Pigs for $4.00 dollars I got the Balance of the Naylor sheep note I ow Foudry $19.78 cts on it yet Patterson got a load of Peaches to dry and killed a mutton in the evening
Sep 1867
Wednesday 18th Fine clear morning I went over to Pattersons and Balanced Accounts this morning and called it even ad comesed a new carrie home and helped Jim Wooson gather 5 bushel of Peaches, Pairs 1.00 dollar per bushel in Clapboards at 2.00 dollar per hundred delivered After diner I and Lizzie went up Mr Robisons to see him he is very sick and came home by Mr Cooleges to see them he was better but his wife was down sick with the Ague Lizze was not wel yesterday and to day I am getting better Tweed Is here tonight sick with the Ague
Thursday 19th Fine morning Lizzie and I was up to Ashland the store we bought 25 dollars worth of goods paid 35 of it 7.75 in school the balance in sundrie articles we was at Helmans I got 100 lbs flower
Friday 20th very nice this morning I pulled onions a while in the morning stack lumber a while Uncle Jimey came down then I picked and cut peaches the balance of the day the wind raised and blew from the South and nocked the fruit of considerable
Saturday 21st very pleasant day I picked and cut Peaches all day Uncle was down at noon Ira Chandler went to town to day Patterson came and got a load of Peaches to day I got A note from Secatary Klum notifying me that the re had been another Assement levied of R.R. Woolen factory stock of 25 per cent to be paid the 20th of October
Sunday 22nd quite pleasant Lizzie and I went over to fathers to day Will and John was at home Lindley sent by Adams and Wright and Simons and got 9 bushels of Peaches at 1.00 dollars per bushel
Monday 23rd Clear and warm I went to Jackson with A load of fruit Peaches plums onions eggs $23.75 cts worth Bought 2.00 dollars worth
Wednesday 25th clowded up last night and rained a little this forenoon cleared of pretty much again noon I picked a load of Pears the forenoon Mrs. Little came here to day James Miller came and got 10 bushel Apples at $1.00 per bush and 3 bushels Peaches $11.50 in all I halled a load of wood this evening I got a letter from Kanp and Grant this evening conserning my groceries
Thursday 26th Clowdy and warm I stuck up lumber in the forenoon Uncle came and helped me a while Ab Giddings came and got 1,500 of hay got 350 lbs more than was comeing to him Lizzie and the girles cut and put out Peaches til it commenced raining it rained a heavy shower about 3 oclock I took down the mower after the shower and put it away
Friday 27th Rained last night quite warm and pleasant this morning I stoped onions A while and cut Peaches a while Oliver came and got 20 bushels of Peaches at 5 cts and one bushel of Aples at 1.00 dollar I picked some fruit for town commenced raining before night
Saturday 28th Rained very hard last night I went to Jackson with a load of fruit got 3 cts all round 25 cts or eggs had 2.15 cts worth got a sack of Salt 100 lbs for 5.00 dollars came home by Horceys (?) and got a sheep that was there Clear and nice all day I weghed Sall she weighed 11.75 lbs Mr Evans the cattle drover was here
Sunday 29th very warm and clear to day Lizzie and I was up to Godards to day stoped at Beesons to see his boy as we came home
Oct 1867
Monday 30th very pleasant and clear Goddard sent down and got bushels of Peaches and 10 lbs Pickled pork came from Clamath Mr Simons from Bute Creek got 11 bushels of
peaches at 50 cts Wagners team came and got 15 hundred of hay got 10 bushels at the other place
October 1867 Tuesday 1st Looks much like rain but cleard again I picked and got in a load of pears again noon Lizzie went over home and told her father to come and pick the balance of the Pears Woody came and got twenty bushels of peaches 17 of them up at the other place & here at home at 50 cts per bushel he paid 5 dollars we killed a muton the school teacher was here all night Mrs Patterson was at Beesons to day
Wednesday 2nd clowdy this morning again I wen over to Pattersons this morning he came and Picked Pears to day again I hauled lumber in to the barn to day Tweed was here this evening he was getting better
Thursday 3rd warm and pleasant I and Lizzie put out some Peaches and finished toping onions Jim Woodson fetched me the 4 hundred bords he owed me Ball got 500 lbs Peaches and other ar_____
Friday 4 Clear and warm I and Lizzie freezed some fruit in kegs and nailed them up and then Lizzie caned some fruit and then went Pick Peaches for Market until I took sick the school teacher is bordin here
Saturday 5th I went to town to day with fruit 23 dollars worth I paid steamer freight on Groceries $1625 it rained to day and all night
Sonday 6th Rained last night all night I sick last night and to day Tweed and Henry Amerman was here Henry & Crosby was here J Patterson was here Clowdy most of the day
Monday 7th Rained some last night Showery to day Crosby hauled 2 loads of wood and 6 loads of squashes him and I killed 2 pigs in the evening. he took one weighed 24 lbs at 9 cts Patterson and Lair gathered rambow Apples to day I went to the Sawmill and spoke to Lindley to saw me 8 posts 4 tiers and 1120 ft of inch boards I loned the teacher $20 dollars in greenbacks this evening
Tuesday 8th Clear and nice to day I and Henry went to look for a place to keep our sheep this winter Patterson and Lair gathered Apples to day Uncle was here this evening
Wednesday 9th verry pleasant Crosby and I halled barn lumber to Ashland 2 loads clear up and 2 as far as home Brown is here to night with A load for the Clamath Elen Wagner & Mrs Coal was here to day Patterson & Lair picked Apples the Club killed A beef last night Henry & Crosby got some
Thursday 10th very pleasant Crosby and I balled 2 loads of lumber a Peace to Ashland to day Patterson and Larir Henry took a load of lumber over to his sheep ranch for a house
Friday 11th beautiful and fine Henry & Crosby and I halled a load of lumber A peace to Ashland the fore noon Crosby one in the after noon I stayed at home and picked Peaches to take to town Henry fixed 2 boxes Pears fall butters
Saturday 12th Looked very much like rain Crosby halled 2 loads of lumber to Ashland I halled one and Hellman B.F. Myre and myself surveyed of my lot of 4 acres on the South 25 rang on the West 23 Rang on the North 324 rods on the East 23 rods Jo Patterson went to Jackson he took down 2 boxes Peaches and 2 of Pears From Henries 300 lbs got $21.50 600 dollars Henries Patterson and the boys was Picking Apples
Oct 1867
Sonday 13th very pleasant day we went up Colledges in the After noon Henry and Fene came down after we left
Monday 14th Looks very much like rain did sprinkle some Crosby halled 2 loads of lumber I halled one I went on to Ashland to see bob sole 4 ½ bushels Oats $4.50 cts
Tuesday 15th nice and clear Lapiar came early for to Shear the bucks I went over to Patterson to have him come and help they shear 31 Crosby haled 2 loads of lumber and I one I gave R. B. Hargeine and order to Nap & Grant for $394.60 cts the school teacher Mr Blood Paid me the 15 dollars greenbacks he borrowed from me Godard and I gave him an order on the school clerk C Root for $20 dollars
Wednesday 16th very fine day Crosby and I halled 2 loads of lumber a peace I got 73 lbs beef _____ Henry got 13 lbs Crosby got 6 lbs D P Britton got 7 lbs I went to Ashland and got 1.00 lbs flower
Thursday 17th Clowdy and foggy to day looks much like rain Henry and Crosby halled 2 loads a lumber a piece in forenoon Crosby got 176 lbs oats Henry and Fene was down this evening John Woodson got 100 of hay A.G. Rockafelar was here I halled 2 loads of squashes in the morning
Saturday 19th Clear and cold I and Lizzie went to town I took some pears from Henries 200 lbs and 675 worth of Aples got 10 dollars Crosby halled load of lumber Walace Bishop came with my freight to day 1775 lbs
Sonday 20th froze the water buckets over last night clear and nice to day Mr Godard was here this morning he got ½ bushel apples Henry and Fene was here True came and got 5 dozen chickens at 350 per dozen
Monday 21st Clear and froze quite hard Patterson and Jo and Lair gathered Aples to day I helped some Henry came and got a load of wheat to take to Mill Crosby commenced picking Apples up at the other place Jim Woodson got 1000 thousand of hay
Tuesday 22nd Froze Pretty hard but clear we gathered Apples Patterson Jo and Lair and John sole 5 bushels oats at one dollar per bushel bought and sack and ____ 130 lbs flower for 4.00 dollars
Wednesday 23rd turned a little warmer looks some like rain we are gathering Apples yet Patterson Jo and Lair and John Godard came and got 30 bushels Apples at 50 cts per bushel A.G. Rockafelar came and got 15 hundred of hay for the Mill Co. John Shook came and wanted to buy my calves and bought 20 bushels Aples
Patterson took home his Shugar tea and nales his shug keg gross 155 lbs 10 lbs tea 200 hundred lbs nailes
Thursday 24th Clowdy this morning gathered Apples till noon A rained in the afternoon John Shook came and got 20 bushels of Apples at 5 cts paid in wheat at 100 dollar Godard came and got 10 bushels Apples at 50 cts got 153 lbs 19 cts Shugar 15 lbs gross 1 keg golden syrup A.G. Rockafelar came and got 14 hundred lbs hay
Friday 25th Fogy and clowdy looks very mutch like rain I loaded up a load of Apples and took to town to Smith and Bouier got $9.65 cts in money Smiths I took in trade $20.00 dollars took Tom Reams 50 lbs Pears $1.50 cts
Saturday 26th very foggy this morning I went to the sawmill and got 560 ft of lumber from Lindley at 2 dollars hundred to ___ it up to Ashland I got 3.00 dollars of Hargedine and I had 2 hundred made 5 hundred I paid my Assesment on Woolen factory Lizzie went
Oct 1867
over to her mothers Hub Coleman came and got 10 bushels Apples J. Russle sent and got 1500 of hay at 15 dollars per ton
Sonday 27th Coll and wet to day Henry got a letter from the Clamath to day the boys wants to bring the sheep in Will got done down at Walkers yesterday and come up to day
Monday 28th heavy frost and frees this morning Will and I went up to the Sawmill this morning and got 5.40 ft of lumber at Lindley stoped and seen Godard they both went with me to Ashland Henry paid me 120 dollars to day Johny Dutch folks gathered 80 bushels Apples I got William Denny to go to the lake with Henry tomorrow
Tuesday 29th very windy all night and most of the day clear and pleasant except wind I halled a load of lumber to Ashland Will and Godard went to work on the barn Norton came and got 18 bushels Apples at fifty cts 9 dollars I settle his freight bill in full $63.60 cts 4.00 dollars freight on Sulphur in all $67.60 cts Henry started out to the lake after the sheep Bought ten dollars Green back worth of lumber from Will Patterson
Wednesday 30th very pleasant and clear froze a little I got 4 Peaces of Square timber 70 feet fore the barn I went over to Pattersons after it. Will and Godard is to work for me I took Lindley 6 Bushels Apples at 75 cts Greenback for making 2 hundred post and halling them to Robisons gate Tweed took his colt out of pasture settle up pair five dollar green back old mother Barnyburg and Furry came and got 16 bushels Apples at 50 cts $8 dollars
Thursday 31st Some clowdy but cleared off and was very pleasant I halled a load of lumber up to Ashland and halled a load of rock to put under the Barn came home and halled the last load of Apples from the upper place Naylor got 6 bushels of Apples 3 dollars Fred Barnyburg got 11 bushels Apples 5.50 ____ pay Mrs. Root and Mrs Reecer was here on a visit I loaded up A load of Shakes to cover my barn Will and Godard is at work to day
November 1st 1867 Clear and pleasant I took a load of shakes up to cover my barn and raised it in the Afternoon Will and Godard was at work I came home in the evening loaded a load of Aples up for town 29 bushels Lizzie was up to Robisons A visiting and Fene Patterson was over and made some Cider and gathered some Apples
Saturday 2nd Rained a little last night foggy and Rainy like this morning cleared of about 9 oclock I went to Jackson with Apples I had 29 bushels 96 lbs onions got 8 dollars in cash let Howard have 15 bushels O.A. Davis have 7 bushels got An order on martin for 7 dollars got 15 lbs quickvee Will and Godard worked half day Frank Ball Paid me 4 dollars balance due Lizzie was over to Britons
Sonday 3rd quite frosty last night Lizie and I was over to Fortners this afternoon John and Meriah was there Will and John Shook was here Sam Robison was here he Paid me 5 dollars on 25 lbs coffey
Monday 4th heavy frost Clowded up and the wind raises in the afternoon looks like rain I took a load of lumber up to Ashland Will and Godard went a long and went to work I bought 6 hundred ft of lumber of Will at 150 per hundred to Be paid in greenbacks at 75cts on the dollar John Norton came and got 20 bushels Apples at 50 cts per bushel Cooledge gave me a deer ham Lane chopped wood for me to day
Nov 1867
Tuesday 5th very windy I went to the mill and got A load of lumber and took up to Ashland the Boys got in with the sheep Long Charley sent and got 20 bushels of Apples at 50 cts and 200 lbs onions at 250 per hundred and 200 lbs Cabbage at 2.00 dollars per
hundred $19 dollars in all John and Nute Shook came and got 7 head of cattle and paid me $75 dollars for them Will and Godard worked to day
Wednesday 6th Rained last night and showered All day to day George and Jo came over to help fix corells to divide the sheep in But it rained so that we couldn’t do much at it so they made Cider I put a couple new stakes in my wagon Will and Godard quit work on Acount of the rain and came home I paid Will $10 dollars in coin and $22 dollars in greenbacks the balance that I owed him in full then I bought 2 prs blosters and pair him $20 dollars in green backs for them Henry paid me 6 dollars for they that he sole
Thursday 7th Clowdy hostly[?] to day cleared of About noon We fixed and went to divideing sheep after noon Patterson George Jo Henry Benton and myself we divided 278 I halled a load of wood in forenoon I turned the hogs in the orchard last night
Friday 8th Clowdy and drizley we went to work at our sheep and worked at it til noon Commensed raining so in the afternoon we did not work Jim Reams came and got 10 bushels Apples for Tom paid for them 5 dollars Williams Eseka came and we settled up I owed him 50 cts I paid it
Saturday 8th Dident rain any last night though foggy and clowdy until about noon cleared off and was fine the balance of the day we divided sheep the day we got 1311 hundred eleven don eight hundred and 43 for me and 468 for Patterson Will went A hunting to day he was here last night
Sonday 10th foggy this morning we all went over to Pattersons to a turkey Rost the Patterson family was All there
Monday 11th very foggy this morning cleard of about 8 oclock we was marking sheep we found about noon that a lot of sheep was gon George and Benton went to hunt them Patterson Jo and Henry and myself got the bucks up and greesed them and divided them I had 24 Patterson 8 we turned them with the Band Will took some fruit to Jackson for me Will got $1730 cts at town
Tuesday 12th Looks very much like rain I and Will went up to Henries and got 18 baskets of rent corn then we went up and worked on the barn we staid All night we was putting the roof Lizzie was toCoolidgs to Beesons
Tuesday 12th Looks very much like rain I and Will went up to Henries and got 18 baskets of rent corn then we went up and worked on the barn we staid All night we was putting the roof Lizzie was to
Wednesday 13th Cleared of again Will and me worked on the barn Lizie was to Cooledges
Thursday 14th very frosty morning cleared of and was pleasant Will and I worked on the barn to day got the roof on John Patterson moved down George and Benton got in with some of the lost sheep Lavenberg came and got 20 bushels of apples at 50 cts per bushel and Paid for them $10 dollars Preston Anderson got A sack
Friday 15th quite frosty last night foggy this morning and then Patterson Henry and I marked and branded sheep to day I got them all on old stock Lizie and Meriah was over to see Mrs. Woolen She is quite sick
Saturday 16th Clear and frosty we branded and marked 142 sheep to me this morning I went to work and made 10 galon of Sider and filled a couple of boxes of apples Will halled me a load of corn I killed a pig Sam Robison paid me the Balanc on Coffey $1.62 ½ Lizzie was over to Woolens to see Mrs. Woolen she is very sick
Nov 1867
Sonday 17th Cool and frosty I loaded up A load of fruit to take to town Wallace Bishop came up to settle up we settled All of our Acounts but 9 bushels of Peaches and he gets
yet 3 tons of hay and 5 ½ bushels Apples he settled $840 cts with me for Patterson that he owed him for Oats and we went to hear Mr Rurie Preach in the afternoon
Monday 18th quite pleasant though clowdy I went to town to day 23 bushels Aples 6 bushels pears 2 bushels quinces 1000 lbs onions and 10 gallons Cider All came to $48.50 cts bought $5.25 cts Sundries O.A. Davis let me have one gray horse sadle and bridle in ____ for what he owes me
Tuesday 19th Showery and warm I went up to Mill took up 22 bushels and 45 lbs wheat got a hundred and 12 lbs flower came down to the lot and worked on a henhouse the balance of the day the wheat I got of John Shook did not hold out then Bushels 445 lbs Will and John Shook started to the Umpqua this morning I sold Will the gray horse I got of O.A. Davis for $35 dollars to be paid in work
Wednesday 20th Clowdy and rather warm I and Jo Pendarves went out to Round Prarie sheep hunting wet and found George and Jo and Benton they had found 133 Jo and I found 10 going out
Thursday 21st Clowdy and foggy rained some last night we all hunted for sheep to day I got one to camp Jo found one but did not get it
Friday 22nd Showery and foggy I and Jo Pendarves came home brought 144 sheep home the other boys staid to hunt another day they found 26 more J Patterson got 14 bushels seed wheat John sowed wheat
Saturday 23rd Rained some last night Patterson Henry and I divided and marked those sheep the forenoon he got 104 one hundred and four I got old stock 40 I worked on the road in the afternoon Crosby got a hog that weighed 97 lbs gross Lizzie went over to Woolens to sit up with Mrs Woolen she is very sick the Boys came in with 26 sheep
Sonday 24th Cool and clowdy Lizzy was over to Woolen last night Mrs Woolen Departed this life about one oclock last night I went over for Lizzie this morning and then I went to help dig the grave Henry moved the sheep
Monday 25 Clowdy and rather showery to day we went to Mrs Woolens Berrying the forenoon came home Mr Songer was here I sole him 65 dollars worth of hay he paid me 12 dollars down I made 5 galons Cider and loaded up a load of fruit to take to Jackson 10 bushels Apples 9 bushels Pears 13 lbs onions 12 lbs buter 11 dozen eggs henry moved the sheep to
Tuesday 26th Looks some like rain but it cleared up I and Lizzie went to town sole $810 cts worth Aples $1816 cts worth Pears $4 dolars butter 11 dozen eggs at 33 cts $3.30 5 galon cider at 50 cts $1.50 making $40.50 cts Bought sondries $5775
Wednesday 27th sprinkled rain this morning cleared of about non I took a load of things up to Ashland George and Pendarves went sheep hunting again John sowed wheat to day
Thursday 8th very foggy and chilley to day I took a load of stuf up to Ashland the forenoon came home Francis Ball was here he got 15 bushels Apples 1 ½ bushels Pears Amount to $9 dollars Henry was here this morning John sowed wheat
Friday 29th Clowdy but pleasant I took A load of post up to Ashland the forenoon came home and visited the school in the afternoon the school was out this evening the Tollman schoolteacher was here for supper John sowed wheat Wellborn Beeson gave me 20 dollars for Will to day
Dec 1867
Saturday 30th commenced raining this morning and rained the most of the day John and I killed 2 hogs 1 for Godard weighed 105 lbs and one for myself John Bowem came and got five he paid me $45.00 dollars for them I pinted a plow for John George and Jo P came in with 125 sheep to night Mr Bayleys came to let me know where there was 90 sheep
Dec 1 Sonday 1867 Rained All night George and Jo P. went to the Clamath after sheep again I lond them $20 dollars to pay expences Lizzie and I was over to fathers a while rather pleasant to day
Monday 2nd Showered some last night Clear the most of the day I halled down 2 loads of Potatoes then took a load of stuff by to Ashland in the afternoon Henry killed hogs to day
Tuesday 3rd very foggy this morning cleard off in the afternoon we moved up here today John broat a load
Wednesday 4th Foggy this morning cleard of early fine day I fenced in a corel to day Lizzy and Kate washed to day Lizzy not very well
Thursday 5th Rained Al night and til noon to day I fixed A Shead to put hay under til noon then I went and got some hay Johns child was born today George and Jo. P. came in with sum more sheep to day
Friday 6th quit a freeze last night quite cool this morning I and Lizie went down to the farm this morning to brand and mark sheep there was 220 of them I have now 1685 know and Henry owes me for 98 old stock Patterson has 804 head Johns child was beried today
Saturday 7th looks very much like rain I worked some at the lot fence then I went down to ranch and got a load of pitch for to kill hogs and got a little load of hay and came home the wind commenced blowing in the evening dident rain much
Sonday 8th wind stil blowes blowed on til about noon then it commenced raining and rained hard the most of the night more rain than any one time the winter Hargadine youngest child was beried to day
Monday 9th Raining yet this morning I and Lizzie went down to Butcher the hogs this morning I got Henry and Crosby to help me we got the fire started and it commenced raining and we all journed til a fair day and fetched up the cows it rained on til noon Lizzie staid down at Johns Patterson stoped and got 2 papers of Salaratus I went to the Mill and got 48 lbs flower
Tuesday 10th Looks very much like rain Lizzie staid down at Johns last night I went down this morning and Henry Crosby John and Uncle and I butchered 16 hogs Crosby got 5 head weighing 516 lbs John and Will Patterson got 3 head weigh 300 lbs at 8 cts per lb I kep 8 head for my one use Esaker Williams got 4 1/1 tons hay at 15 dollars per ton J. Russel got 1,900 lbs at 15 dollars per ton Songer got the last of his hay a way
Wednesday 11th very pleasant to day the wind blew pretty hard all day commenced raining in the evening I cut up my pork to day and salted it cut the sausage meet Lizzie rendered the lard
Thursday 12th Clowdy but rather Pleasant I fixed up Shead for my horses to stand under in the forenoon went to the Mill and got 6 ½ bushels bran borrowed the sausage stuffer got me a pare of over halls $1.50 cts 1 ax 50 cts not paid stuffed sausage in the evening
Dec 1867
Friday 13th Pleasant to day some clowdy I covered the hen house and went down to the ranch and loaded up a load of Apples and pears to take to Jackson Jim Woodson broat me
the balance of the cord he owed me Will and John halled out maneure I stayed at Johns tonight
Saturday 14th Pleasant this morning started to town at 3 oclock some clowdy took 8 bushels Apples 3 hundred lbs Pears All amounting to 15.00 dollars Bouier Paid 1450 he owed me I paid Foudry 20.00 dollars the Balance on the Nailor note Paid Charles Root my school bill 850 and 2.75 for books Brought our chickens home got 3 1/1 yds oilcloth 3.12 ½
Sonday 15th Some cooler this morning commenced raining About 11 oclock Rained on til about 6 oclock and cleard of froze some snowed considerable in the mountain Kate and Laura went to Sonday school the rest of us staid at home
Monday 16th quite cool froze some the mountain covered with snow I fixd some roosts in the hen house went down and got a load of hay was raining when I got home raining yet at 5 oclock Will helped me load the hay Lizie washed to day
Tuesday 17th Sleeted in the valley last night snowed in the mountain pleasant to day clear most of the day I was grubbing some W. C. Myre was here this evening I paid him $80.00 dollars in coin
Wednesday 18th Snowed in the mountain last night froze a little rained and snowed some a bout noon cleared of til night I went down to the ranch and halled in the balance of my potatoes from Henries and dug and haled a load of beets and carots home Will got 3 bushels oats
Thursday 19th Rained and snowed last night quite cool this morning froze some I went down to Cooleges and got 300 hundred ft of lumber that I got from Will came home wetter borded up the south end of the barn
Friday 20th Wind blowed All night commenced raining in the morning and rained Al day snowed in the mountains I put a window up stairs in the forenoon went to the Mill and got a sack of flower then I went down to Henries and got 7 36 lbs onions 400 hundred for barn at Ashland and a hundred for home use 236 for to take to town John and Will was making Cider Crosby got 2 tons hay at 15 dollars per ton Henry got some coffey and 2 lbs Salarates Cleared of at 8 oclock
Saturday 21st I went to town to day with dried fruit and Cider and onions 314 lbs at 5 cts gallon $20 dollars 231 lbs onions $625 cts rather a pleasant day
Sonday 22nd Comenced blowing very hard last night and early this morning it commenced raining and rained and blowed all day the wind stacked about dark the worst day of the season I got a letter from Sam Caugren
Monday 23rd Clear this morning Clowded up soon after son up and was clowdy all day I grubbed until it commenced raining about one oclock Mrs Coal and Therisa Aplegate was here to invite us to the Christmas tree J McCall was here this morning I wrote a letter to Sam Caughren
Tuesday 24th Clear this morning I went down to the ranch and got A couple of boxes of Apples and pairs for to take to the Christmas tree we all went to it in the afternoon pleasant all day we got some presents at Hargedines for the children A ball at Emorys John Shook was here this evening for supper there was a fine turn out at the Christmas tree
Dec 1867
Wednesday 25th Raining this morning Patterson came up and we settled up our wool business I paid him $59 dollars in full of All accounts Exce 17 1/1 lbs bale rope it was 37
½ cts per lb the difference in the Shugar was $214 cts I went tot Ashland got me a hand saw paid $300 dollars of it and a bottle of ___mifuge mended shoes in the evening rained
All day
All day
Thursday 26th rather pleasant this morning I went up to Ashland and got a sack of flower for John and 8 bushels of bran for myself then I went down to the saw mill and halled out 1317 ft of lumber I got of Will and fetched home 334 ft for a smoke house
Friday 27th I went down to the ranch and loaded up 4 hundred lbs Aples and a box of Pears to take to town Brote up a load of hay in the evening it was quite pleasant all day part of the tie Mc Call and Sarah Rockafelar and Elen Wagner was here a while Albert was here in the evening to see me about bringing out some hoes form town
Sat 28th heavy frost and freeze of the season I went to town to day with a load of fruit and 5 gal of cider. All amounting to $15.50 cts I got a pare of lasts $1.50 got one gallon of coal oil $100 dollar 1 elbow stove pipe for Will got Jim Reams to shoe Charley 75 cts Wellborn was here took Davice his note wind blow very hard left my team at the ranch
Sonday 29th Cold yet wind blew hard yet froze considerable All staid at home to day Lizzie and the girls went on the mountain back of the house for a pleasure trip
Monday 30th very blustery and windy some showery I worked at the Smoke house Comenced raining in the evening rained of and on All night
Tuesday 31st rained All day I and Lizzie made a pare of gloves I mended my boot in the evening Wagner was here to invite us to eat turkey A New year to morrow
James Thorton's Diary
1868
Wednesday Jan 1st 1868 nice and clear this morning for a couple of hours then went to raining and rained very hard about an hour the slacked up it rained by showers all day I worked a little while on the smoke house then we all went to the turkey rost to Wagners [Jacob Wagner] Mr Hanah and wife Rockafelar and family[A.G. Rockfellow] And J McCall [John M. McCall] was there Will was here this morning I Paid him $13.50 cts on Acount of James Woodson for A sett of chairs
Thursday 2th Snow on the ground 3 inches deep laid on All day went of down the valley snowed some in the afternoon clear A little while in the morning I went up in town and settled up with Bob paid $29.50 cts store bill got Kate a pare of shoes 1 dollars worth of nales 1 dollars worth of Amunition got the balance of the wool money $64.75 cts I half sled Kates shoes and choped wood and grubed one tree Paid Emory [Eber Emery] for Acount stove pipe
Friday 3rd Snowed and rained All night last night and stil at it yet this morning and the most of the day I maid me shoe base in the forenoon and fixed a batch to the dore and choped wood and grubed the balance of the day quite a good bal of snow in the mountain at this time
Saturday 4th Snowed 1 inch last night Clear at sunrise this morning clouded up then and staid so All day turned quite cold about noon and froze the balance of the day Henry [brother, Henry Thornton] and Uncle [Uncle James Laughlin] was here Henry went over to the sheep ranch I grubed and choped some wood til noon the I finished siding up the smoke house in the afternoon
Sonday 5th froze quite hard last night Snowed about an inch it is quite cold Ab Gidings was here this morning hearing a calf I went down to the ranch and load up a load of Apples to take to town
Monday 6th froze very hard last night Snowed about an inch last night I went to town got $12.37 ½ as for my load Paid my taxes $146.31 cts paid John Patterson $18.04cts. Paid Will $4.00
Tuesday 7th the girls started to school very cold and clear last night and was clear A while this morning but clouded up about eleven it comenced snowing on un night I took the team down to the ranch and shod Sal and left them there Henry bought home 8 of the Bucks one of them died after he got them home I was at Henries I went up to Hargedine got a pare of blankets 9.00 dollars 2 Prs hinges and scrows $1.25 cts 1 lb of hors shoe nales 50 cts 1 hand sawfile 25
Wednesday 8th snowed about an inch last night and froze quite hard I choped wood all day snowed of an through the day it thawed a little
Thursday 9 It snowed About an inch yesterday and last night froze some last night I went over to the sheep ranch this morning to see how they was comeing on they have lost between 15 and 20 head died of the storm Benton and Jos. P. was with them Henry was over after some more of the bucks Will was up Mr. Blood was here Elis was here rather Pleasant day thawed a little
Friday 10th very cold last night and dident thaw all day I went down the ranch and got a load of hay went to the mill and got 10 bushels of bran and a sack of flower I sharped my grubing hoe down at the shop
Saturday 11th froze harder than ever last night I choped some wood this morning Cored around at one thing other the balance of the day
Sonday 12th cold last night Snowed the most of the day about 4 inches Wagner was here last night quite cool this evening
Monday 13th cold last night snowed 1 inch I worked about the house I made and hung the smoke house dore clear all day
Tuesday 14th not quite so cold last night though it froze some Uncle was here to day Lizie got a letter from Jenett Spence Henry is up at Ashland getting A wagon tire sett Lizie went home with Henry
Wednesday 15th froze hard last night hard as ever and clear I shoe mended and choped some wood Myre [William C. or B.F. Myer] was here with a pettion for Singers to be struck of in t another School district Lizzie is down at Johns thawed a little to day wind in the south Wallace Bishop got a load of
Jan 1868
hay
Thursday 16th froze again last night hard as ever I choped a little wood and then went down to the ranch and got a load of hay and braught Lizie home Will came along and took my team and went to the mill and got some bran and took home thawed a very little Wallace Bishop got a load of hay south wind the afternoon I and Lizzie was at Helmans [Abel D. Helman] to night
Friday 17th did not freeze so hard last night moderater considerable I choped wood to day Mrs. Deny was here the snow went of of the South hills considerably to day South wind all day Tom Will down and got some tobaco today Elis got 4 lbs tobaco
Saturday 18th Froze hard last night it is clear yet I choped some wood the forenoon I worked on the smoke house the afternoon Uncle was here to day I was up to Ashland this evening Bom [Morris Baum?] paid me $12 dollars for onions I Paid Wagner Klum and Co. $25 dollars in full of All demands
Sonday 19th froze last night again clowdy this morning wind in the south turning warmer remined clowdy wind rose quite high from the south commenced snowing and raining about 10 oclock not freezing at the time the girls went to Sonday School Lizie and I was at home all day Williams preached to day
Monday 20th quite pleasant this morning thawing some I went to work and covered the smoke hous to day snowed and rained some this evening I went to the mill and got a little cornmeal the snow did not lay any John Walker was here this morning Charles Root started to the lake to day
Tuesday 21st Froze up tight last night I went down to the ranch and loaded up a load Apples to take to town clear to day I staid at Johns to night
Wednesday 22nd froze last night I went to town had 650 lbs Apples got 13 dollars for them I got a parlor stove cost 30 dollars 1 stove back $2.50 I paid Billger the quicksilver 15 dollars and for one can and bucket $4,75 cts 1 box sedlits powders 75 one chamber 300 dolars wind from the South All day quite hard in the mor thawed a little
Thursday 23rd Froze hard last night I took John Walkers stove up to Bob [Robert Hargadine] this morning then took the wagon and Sall down to the ranch and left then and came back home and worked on the smoke house putting the batens on the win bloes hard from the South to day Clowdy looks like rain Patterson was here
Friday 24th Froze A little last night I finished the smokehouse and hung my meat thawed nice All day O.A. Davis was here today
Saturday 25th Did not freeze any last night sprinkled a little this morning Frank Smith was here last night to have me come and take some of my sheep A way from his band I went to day and took them 24 back to the sheep ranch Uncle was up to day Lizie was up to the store this evening she had 8 lbs butter got 37 ½ cts per lb it was very nice to day after the shower in the morning clear to night there has bin 104 head of sheep died
Sonday 26th Froze up last night thawed out onely in the shade there it dident the girls went to Sonday School went hear Rurao preach in the afternoon Paterson took Bell to get her mouth fixed
Monday 27th Froze again last night I went up to Mikes and got my grubing hoe sharped this morning and went to grubing grubed All day Uncle was up to day he was 78 years old to day O.A. Davis comenced his house to day
Tuesday 28th Froze last night clear I grubed to day Benton hung there meat to day very windy from the south rather cold did not thaw in the shade
Wednesday 29th Froze last night Rather pleasant to day I grubed to day Uncle Jimey moved up to day George got from the Clamath to day Uncle went and got the gruber hoe sharped
Thursday 30th Froze again last night clear I and Uncl was clearing to day didnent thaw in the shade
Friday 31st Clear and cold froze last night dident thaw out in the shade to day I and Uncle was clearing to day Lizie was at Hellmans this afternoon
Feb 1868
February Saturday Feb 1st
Clear and cold Froze last night I went down to the ranc and got my team and went up to the mill and got a load of fencing and broat home
Sonday 2nd Froze again last night quite pleasant to day Lizzie ad I went over to henries to day we came home and I went down to the ranch in the evening and loaded up a load of fruit for town
Monday 3rd Froze again last night quite col last night nice in the afternoon Gunison [Ole Gunnison] road out with me I took down #13.50 cts wort of Apples took down the deed for Mr Helman lot and got it recorded paid 150 for recording Long Charley paid me $10.00 dollars o his Acount I bought a buxskin $1.75 for hit
Tuesday 4th Froze again last night I staid down to Johns last night and broat a load of hay to day Paid Deny $10.00 dollars and 50 cts of Wills helping driving the sheep from Clamath Henry was here this evening I pulled up grubs this afternoon bry pleasant this afternoon
Wednesday 5th Froze again last night quite pleasant though to day I grubbed to day Lizzy and Mrs Cooledge [Orlando Coolidge] went to Farnums [Parham's] a visiting Uncles went upon the Siscue [Siskiyou] Mountain and back again I went to the mill and got 10 bushel of bran and 1 sack of flower 110 lbs
Thursday 6th Froze again last night clowdy looks like for rain I went down and got a load of fencing came back home and grubb the balance of he day Russle and wife [James and Ann Hazeltine Russell] was here a little while to night I bargained with Crosby for the rent of he place $250.00 per year cash rent and he furnishes half of the material and does the work of fencing he orchard
Friday 7th Froze and quite frosty last night rather cool to day I was clearing in forenoon comenced snowing about 2 oclcok and snowed until night snowed about an inch.
Saturday 8th clowdy froze some snowed about ½ inch cleared of about 10 oclock stayed clear All day I choped down A couple of Pine trees and grubed out 4 or 5 trees Patterson was here and got 6 lbs salaratus Lizzy went home with him Jim Woodson got 16 lbs tobacco at 25 cts per lbs and some onions
Sonday 9th Froze quite hard last night Did not thaw in the shad to day clear All day Lizie is at her fathers I was down there I took the bucks out of the upper pasture and took then down by the house to keep the kiotoes catching them all Patterson is shearing his sheep ____ moved
Monday 10th very cold last night clear I choped wood a while this morning til it thawed out so I could grub this evening and borowed the doctor book his wife was not well the South hill sides are bare of snow the north hill sides are covered with snow
Tuesday 11th Froze quite hard last night Clear dident thaw in the shade to day I was grubing I went up to J.W. a while this evening
Wednesday 12th Froze again last night more pleasant to day I was grubing down west of the road O. A Davis got 2 quts milk at 12 ½ cts per qt clear today
Thursday 13th not quite so cold last night but froze some I was grubbing to day very pleasant the After part of the day Clear
Friday 14th Froze last night again Clear very nice to day I went down to the ranch and loaded a load of Aples for town and sorted over my potatoes Ira Chandler was mried
Saturday 15th Froze last night again not so hard that I went to town to day had $12.50 of Apples 85 lbs onions $1.15 got them at Henries got 60 lbs beans to very pleasant All day Lizie came home with me this evening I broat some traps out from Jackson for O.A. Davis Patterson finished shearing sheep to day I got the spring of my wagon fixed cost 3.00 dollars I got a pr of Boots
Sonday 16th Froze a little last night very pleasant to day Uncle and Kate went over to Henries to day look very much like rain Lizzie and I was at Church this afternoon Mr. Ruracdary had my hors this foreoon Jake and Elen [Wagner] was here A while
Monday 17th Did not freez last night looks very much like rain sprinkled a little About noon Uncle and I went and got a load of hay the forenoon Cleaned out a fence roe in the afternoon Henry was here to
Feb 1868
day after some meat and some Coffey
Tuesday 18th Pleasant I made a double tree and cleaned some fence roe in forenoon and showed O.A. Davis how to bib my bord fence and he went to work at it I wet down and got some fenceing lumber in the afternoon broat some apples and Potatoes
Wednesday 19th Pleasant I went down and got Billey and broat him up to break A B Gidings bought Sall from Hellman he came and got her I made some Posts this afternoon Davis got 100 lbs Potatoes $2.00 dollars 1 bushel Aples 75 cts
Thursday 20 Pleasant this morning I went out to make a few Posts comenced raining about 9 oclock I went up to Bob and got $3.75 sondries visited Billey today ___ most of the day
Friday 21st Showering yet rained All night I cut A big pine tree down out by the smoke house for to make post pu[t] a blast in it but did not get it open
Saturday 22nd Rained the most of last night and showering this morning I split up the cut in to posts Henry was over I worked Billey this evening I was up to a ditch meeting to night Lizzie went with me up to Wagners and staid til bed time
Sonday 23rd Pleasant we want to hear Hanah preach to day
Monday 24th Froze a very little last night Uncle and I went down to the ranch he got some parsnips I bout up O.A. Davis 4 sacks of oats and I front up the wool sacks and sulphur for to take over to Henries 100 lbs sulphur 60 lbs lard can All O.A. Davis worked on the fence to day I got 1 sack of bran
Tuesday 25th Clear and nice rather cool I halled some post and bows round the fence this morning for Davis worked to day Henry came over I went over with him took over some things wool sacs and sulphur and lard came back and grubed some in the evening
Wednesday 26th quit pleasant onely very heavy winds looks much like ___ I was getting posts Davis was putting up fence I went to the mill and got a hundred lbs flower Davis got 9 2/3 bushels oats at 75 cts per bushel $7.25 cts and grinding 100 dollars
Thursday 27th very windy today we was fixing a bout the west Ashland water ditch surveyed it out Meriah and Febe was here got news of the President Being Impeached Davis made fence
Friday 28th very pleasant this morning nicest of the season tho the afternoon was quite blustery I grubed til noon then I went down and loaded a load of Apples for town Lizzie went with me down the Cooledges to stay til I come back snowed in the mountain this afternoon
Saturday 29th quite cool to day I went to town with a load of fruit $12.90 cts worth 200 lbs of Henries onions at 2.50 per hundred $5.00 dollars Paid Hamlen [James Hamlin] $20 dollars for Patterson for I bucks stair All at Johns last night come home this evening Wallace Bishop got the last of his hay to day 1,500 lbs
Sonday 1868 March 1st the mountain are All covered with sow this morning rained A little in the valey William Preached today we went to hear him Drizzled rain
Monday 2nd quite a rain last night pleasant to day I grubed some let Davis have 168 ft of lumber he set posts today Father and Mother Patterson went up to Coldwells with Bell again I was up to Ashland to help organize a ditch company tonight
Tuesday 3rd snow about an inch in the valey and the mountains all covered went off in the valey I went up an went on an in coporate on the ditch company myself Wagner and A.D. Helman rather showery this evening Patterson was here Henry comenced shearing sheep
Wednesday 4th very stormey the mountains are covered with snow rained All the afternoon Tweed came here at noon and staid All night I did not do any thing much
Thursday 5 stoped raining but cool wind in the north west the mountains covered with snow down to the foothills I went up to the mill and got $1.25 worth of corn meal Davis was setting Posts I fixed A bridge a the end of the street and went after a load of hay
Friday 6th Clear and cool froze some I went to town took Mrs. Davis down and extra boxes of Apples
Mar 1868
$5.57 cts worth got A bottom put in a tin bucket and tea kettle mended to 75 cts peas ad Aples 50 cts $5.00 dollars for taking Davis wife town J Patterson paid me $1.50 on As he sole snowed All afternoon took 28 lbs soap green to soap maker
Saturday 7th Clowdy this morning snow 3 inches deep this morning partly clear through the day I mended Elas shoes to day went to the ditch meeting to night got it fixed up elected Helman myself and Wagner directors the now went of in the valey to day
Sonday 8th Cleard of quite Pleasant the girls went to Sonday school we all went to hear Ruric Preach
Monday 9th Clear and pleasant froze a little last night I went Down to the Sawmill and got a load of lumber of Williams 46 bords of 6 inch fencing 360 ft Uncle went to Jo Andersons father and Mother Patterson was here for diner they came from Dr Colwells Bells mouth is fixed Davis made a double gate Mr. Adams came and leveled the foundation of our new house he wants the Job of Stove work he ofers to do the front for one hundred dollars and the balance for five dollar Per Perch him get out his own Rock furnish lime water on himself and bord himself I do the halling
Tuesday 10th quite Pleasant except heavy South wind looks more like rain Uncle and I went over to the Sheep ranch and sacked 6 sacks of wool and halled it over and put it in the factory Mrs. Gidings was here to day visiting Davis worked on fence
Wednesday 11th quite warm clowdy looks like rain I and Uncle mooved A pile of lumber out of the fence row in forenoon scattered out some fence lumber til it comenced raining Davice worked on the fence a little while in the afternoon Lizzie went A visiting I mended harness went to the mill and got a sack of bran 50 cts
Thursday 12th Snow All over the valley fell about 1 inch here blustry All day I went to the mill and got 4 sacks of bran and 110 lbs flower went to Williams Mill got 368 ft fencing Henry was over this morning
Friday 13th Froze a little very windy and cold in the morning blows from the south I wen down to Elis Byrand and got 10 posts came home went down to Williams mill and got 325 ft fenceing comenced raining and snowing bout 2 oclock and stormed on til night
Saturday 14th Snow about 3 inches this morning 11 oclock hant went of any yet stil some falling I made out my Revenue tax list 2,000 dollars for 1868 stormed All day
Sonday 15th Still stormy we staid at home all day I rote a letter to Father Wallace
Monday 16th Stil showery I went down to the ranch and loaded up a load of apples and broat home a load of hay sole $1.50 of butter
Tuesday 17th rather Pleasant I went to town with apples $12 dollars worth came back to John and Staid all night at [blank]
Wednesday 18th Davis worked at the fence very ice to day I went up to the sawmill and got 268 ft of fencing came home and went and went to Wagners mill and got the balance of the lumber he owed me went to a ditch meeting Wagner Pres.
Thursday 19th very nice morning frosted a little clear clowded up in the afternoon I went down to Williames and got any of fencing to finish my lott fence 240 ft of fenceing came home and went to Bobs and gt 9 lbs of ten nales and a pr of hinges $2.50 Paid for them Lizie was visiting to Mrs Emory this afternoon Davis worked at the fence o day
Friday 20th quite Pleasant looks like rain Uncle and I went to the sheep ranch and sacked up a load of wool and brought to the factory 5 sacks Rained in he afternoon snowed some on the mountain
Saturday 21st Rained and snowed in the mountain last night clowdy this morning I halled a load of wood and 4 sawlogs to the mill in forenoon In the afternoon cut and halled one to the mill the rest of the afternoon I haled slabs and one sawlog for Davis Rained about noon and covered the mountain with snow charged Davis $2.00 dollars
Sonday 22nd Clowdy and cool rained some last night Cool and blustery to day I and Lizzie went down to fathers
Mar 1868
Monday 23rd clowdy and foggy this morning the mountains all covered with snow fell last night all went of to day clear and nice this afternoon I halled the logs of of the lot back of the Barn in forenoon halled maneuer in the afternoon Davis got 100 hundred lbs Potatoes
Tuesday 24th Froze a little quite a frost last night I finished halling out maneuer and I and Lizzie went down to the Ranch and got some fruit trees and shrubery to set out got Morgan shoe bill
Wednesday 25th March Pleasant morning looks some like rain I halled 5 sills from Wagners sawmill this morning and a load of slabs for Davis Paid him $30 dollars cash Plowed the balance of the day on my lot Uncle went over to Henries to day to see if they was shearing Lizzie was visiting at Russels this afternoon quite warm looks like rain
Thursday 26th Pleasant to day rained a little this evening I went down to the ranch and loaded up a load of Aples and [ink blot] some fence and broat home a load of hay and got Bill shod Paid $4.25 for blacksmithing
Friday 27th Rained some last night snowed some in the mountain drizly yet this morning stoped about 9 oclock I and Uncle went over to the sheep ranch and got the balanc of the wool 4 ½ sacks they got don shearin to day
Saturday 28th some frost clear and nice I went to Jacksonvill Aples $14.50 cts worth 16 dozen eggs at 18 cts per dozen $2.88 cts I bought 2 hats $2.50 cts the nicest day of the season I gave in my revene tax the tax is $67.10 cts
Sonday 29th a very little frost very nice day the girls went over to Henries Henry was here a little bit L Patterson and mother was here to diner to day they was going up to Colwells with bees Lizzie and I was to Church this evening Rurac Preached
Monday 30th Clear ad pleasant I went to the mill got 115 lbs flower 150 lbs bran then went down and mooved up Will and Godard to go to work on the house I went down to the ranch in the afternoon and got a load of lumber the bois put up a shead to work under John paid me the $18 teen dollars the money he borrowed
Tuesday 31st Very nice and clear quite warm helped the bois cover there shead went and a harow and borowed the garden and sett out trees in the afternoon Godard [Blin C. Goddard] paid me $5 dollars for Hub Coleman [Matthew Hubbard Coleman] Wagner came out got 20 lbs bran $1.00 dollar
April 1st Wednesday 1868 very pleasant I made garden to day Uncle went over to Henries Godard and Will worked
Thursday 2nd very pleaseant I went to Woodsons Barn Raison planted some peas went down ad got a load of lumber Uncle went up to the tole house Godard and Will worked showered some in afternoon
Friday 3rd rained a little last night Pleasant all day but Showery I went down to Crosbys and got 300 lbs potatoes from Henrys Broat them and a load of lumber Godard and Will was at work
Saturday 4th Rained a god rain last night Henry and I went up to toll house and made a trade with them for 60 shares in the toll road Paid them 3,000 thousand dollars Uncle came home with us Will and Godard worked to day John Shook and Charley Root was here
Sonday 5th very pleasant I got a letter from Rockafelar rote one to him and one to Amos Willits John and wife was here father and mother came from Dr Colwels to day the girls was down to Beesons and Godards
Monday 6th very pleasant I went down to the ranch and got a load of lumber Planted potatoes and beets carots and Rutabaga turnips went tot School meeting in the evening
Tuesday 7th rather cool looks like rain I. D. Applegate and I went to Jackson To make out transfers to me and Uncle Jimey for the Siskiou Tollroad I got 3 prs shoes $6 dollars Godard and Peat and Will worked to day
Wednesday 8th Cool this morning looks like for rain I went up to Ashland and made a transfer for 10 shares of the Woolen Factory to Linsey Aplegate got 60 share of the Siskiou Tollraod 20 of them Uncle
Apr 1868
Jimey Paid 3000 dollars 1000 in factory stock 1900 in sheep 100.00 cash I went down to the ranch and loaded up a load f Apples broat home a load of hay Elis paid me $1.50
Thursday 9th very windy looks like rain I worked on the road I paid Adams 48 dollars on stone work
Friday 10th Cool looks like rain I went to work on the road worked til noon comenced rain kep showery til About three and mostly cleared of halled A load of lumber to the plainer and back
Saturday 11th Rather pleasant I went to town had $15.50 cts Apples bought bush and cury corne $3.25 1 qut oil 75 cts came home broat home my bees snowed on the mountain this evening
Sonday 12th Cool and rather stormey snowed on the mountain last night I went over to Henries to day
Monday 13th Rainy this morning Snowed on the mountain I went up to the shop and got my grubing hoe sharped 25 cts put half day on the road after noon on west Ashland water ditch Henry mooved up to the toll house to day gave the sheep up to Aplegates 1016 head Benton Hanes came here to night the carpenters came on and went to work gave A.G. Rockafelar $20 dollars this morning Paid my school bill $6.50 paid Emory $6.00 dollars for bording the teecher
Tuesday 14th looks very much like rain Benton Hanes and I worked on the ditch to day rained in the evening carpenters worked
Wednesday 15th Henry first and freeze Benton worked on the ditch I halled 2 loads of lumber from the barn Lizie was down to Cooleges this after noon Mrs Cooleg is Sick
Thursday 16th very cool some frost I went down to the ranch my horses ran Away broat home a load of lumber Benton worked on the ditch the carpenters worked
Friday 17th heavy frost and froze the ground I and Benton comesed on the selor I halled a load of lumber to the paliner the carpenters worked 3 of them
Saturday 18th verry little frost clear pleasant all day I and Benton worked on the selar til noon took a load of lumber to the planer and wen to hear O. Jacobs speak At 3 oclock went to the mill got 125 lbs flower 50 lbs bran
Sonday 19th quit pleasant and clear went to Church Rurac Preacher Kate to Anderson
Monday 20th very pleasant and clear I went to Jackson heard Logan and Smith speak they was runing for Congress I got 10 dollars worth of lime got 2 Prs boots for Henry and Sheridan $4.60 took $8.00 dollars of onions
Tuesday 21st Pleasant and warm I went don to the ranch got 2 loads of lumber and took to the planer Will paid me $10.87 ½ cts
Wednesday 22nd rather cool Benton and I dug at the selar most of the day I was at the Second annual meeting of R.R. Valey Woolen manufactory Elected the same directors that was in
Thursday 23rd very pleasant day Benton and Elis worked digin the sellar I and Jaquett halled 4 loads of Rock for sellar Jaquett $1.50 of hors feed Eils got $1.00 dollar worth of tobaco
Friday 24th very pleasant I and Jacquet halled rocks Benton and Elez finished the seler
Saturday 25th very pleasant I haled 3 loads of sand and a load of rock in forenoon went and got a load of hay in afternoon got my wagon from the shop Kentner charged $12 dollars Mike $5.00 Paid Benton $14.55 for work Jaquet haled 4 loads of Rocks
Sonday 26th Pleasant but windy we was at home All day Father and Mother and Mrs Coldwell was here to diner they was up to the looks getting Bells mouth fixed
Monday 27th quilt cool the stone masons went to work I halled 4 loads of rock buried out some ground and planted some peas ad corn
Tuesday 28th frosty this morning I halled 5 loads of rock to day Lizie washed wool the forenoon went to Helman in afternoon Benton was here to diner he was down after mare
Wednesday 29th Clowdy sprinkled a little last night halled 3 loads of rock 2 of sand it rained in afternoon
Thursday 30th Pleasant Rained a very nice shower last night Ab Gidings halled 4 loads Rock and I halled 4 loads the mason worked to day John McCall and Thericia Aplegate was meried today
May 1868
Friday 1868 May 1st very pleasant I halled 2 load Rock and 3 of sand Ab Giddings halled 4 loads of rock we was to Wagners to John McCalles in for diner
Saturday 2nd Cool this morning I halled to loads of rock the forenoon the masons worked til noon It comenced raining then and rained the most of the afternoon I went down to the ranch and fixed up 2 hundred lbs of beens for Lewy Tucker and brought up the plow and harow Paid Adams 60 dollars sowed on the mountains
Sonday 3rd quite cool the snow did not melt of to day we was at home all day
Monday 4th quite cool yet I went p to the tole house to day to the election of oficers to take charg of the road for the year the three Aplegates directors and Uncle Colector Uncle Laughlin paid the Aplegates 1 hundred dollars for me on the sheep trade the stone masons worked to day Deny paid $4.50 for oats 6 bushels he started to California
Tuesday 5th Some frost this morning but come of warm I went to Cris Blakes house raising this morning halled 2 loads of rock and 2 loads of sand went and got 110 lbs of flower plowed a little
Wednesday 6th quite warm I plowed the balance of the ground and planted my lat potatoes and some peas the masons worked 3 droves cattle pased
Thursday 7th very warm to day halled 1 load of rock planted corn and squashes and cabbage the masons finished I paid Adams $100.00 dollars Songer & Wells $53.00 dollars balance on hay A.G. Rockafelar paid me the $20.00 dollars he borowed
Friday 8th very pleasant I went to Wagner Creek and got A load Square timber in forenoon went and got a load of hay
Saturday 9th quite pleasant I went and got another load of timber Dan Briton halled a load I did not work in the afternoon I went to the precinct meeting Henry came down and staid all night
Sonday 10th very warm to day Henry and I divided the dried fruit this morning the went home in afternoon we went to Mr Hanah preach Jake and Ellen was here this evening Henry got 21 lbs coffey 4 lbs soda
Monday 11th very warm I went down to Wagner Creek Mill and got a load of Square timber come home and got some strips and fastened the rabaits out of my lot
Tuesday 12th very warm I went down to the ranch and fixed a water ditch in to the post and staked some fence and broat home bee gums John Shook paid me five dollars for J.P. Burns
Wednesday 13th cool went to the sawmill and got a load of lumber
Thursday 14th quite cool I went down and worked the road got cash $7.50 cts
Friday 15th quite warm I halled lumber from the Ashland mill in forenoon and halled some wood of of the loot went to Mikes and got the grubing howes sharped Paid him $5.50 cts Paid Kentner $12.00 for fixing wagon
Saturday 16th very warm I worked in the gard til noon oiled my harness in afternoon Lizzie and I went to Bobs in the evening and bought $12.25 cts worth of goods
Sonday 17th rather cool looks like rain we was at home all day Rockafelar and family was here a while we was up to Russels a while
Monday 18th Rained last night and most of the day I was mending shoes most of the day howed a little in the garden
Tuesday 19th rained some last night most clear today I went and got the grubin hoe fixed charged 25 cts took 10 dozen eggs to the store 2.00 dollars I grubed some and plowed and sowed some Buckwheat sett out some cabage plants this evening looks like rain to night Snowed in the mountain did not go of All day
Wednesday 20th rather cool showered in forenoon I grubed some in forenoon I went down to ranch and got 27 and 45 lbs wheat and took to the mill got 100 lbs bran George paid me $2.00 dollars hay and oats Howard paid me 250 for Henry on an old set of harness
Thursday 21st quite pleas I went down to the ranch and plowed some folow and broat to the mill 22
May 1868
bus and 50 lbs wheat George paid me $5.25 oats
Friday 22nd warm I went to the ranch and plowed some more broat home some hay in the evening rained some this afternoon
Saturday 23rd warm and shower I worked on the road to day for $4.00 dollars Gelett [Almond V. Gillette] took it on Acount of sawing lumber Mother Patterson took Bell up to Docks again Patterson Paid the 20 dollars green backs he borrowed to day finished work on toll road to day
Sonday 24th Pleasant this morning the wind raised and turned cool the after part of the day Elder Williams Preached to day Lizie and I was at Davises and Wagners a little while this evening looks some like rain to night
Monday 25th quite pleasant to day rather cool I dug the sellar door way out to day and pulled some brush the carpenters comenced work to day Mr Denny got back to day Jones got drowned to day
Tuesday 26th quite pleasant I grubed most of the day went to Kentners Barn raising Godard Will and I
Wednesday 27th quite pleasant rather cool Rained a little in the afternoon I worked on the water ditch fetching down to the house in the forenoon I helped the boys lay down the foundation of the house in the afternoon and worked in the garden some
Thursday 28th quite cool I went to town and got 500 hundred bricks a 6 dollars per one thousand the carpenters was at work Horn paid me $14.50 for cider
Friday 29th quite cool frost last night I went to Jackson to day and got 500 hundred bricks snowed on the mountain last night
Saturday 30th quite cool Snowed quite a snow in the mountain last night rained a little in the valey J McCall broat me 300 dollars out from town that came by express from the Umpqa for Uncle Laughlin I worked in the garden rained some to day Loos had a colt today
Sonday 31st cool and showery Lizie and I went down to the ranch the afternoon and got some gooseberies George paid me $1.50 for oats he sold
June 1868 Monday 1st Cool and showery yet Uncle Jimey was here last night he paid me $50 dollars in green backs at 75 per one dollar Election day Logan runing for Congress Morrey for Sherif I went down to Wagner Creek Sawmill and got some of Will Pattersons flooring 4 inch stuf rained very hard this evening
Tuesday 2nd quite pleasant I went to Jackson to day got 5 hundred more brick paid my revenue tax turned cool in the afternoon the carpenters at work
Wednesday 3rd rained some last night and this morning I went down to the Wagner Creek Mill and got 2 ports 6 x 6 20 ft long came home and raised the house in the afternoon W. Beeson paid me $8 dollars in full what he owed me Patterson got back from the Willamet to day Patterson got home from the Willamet
Thursday 4th Cool this morning I went to town and got a load of brick 5 hundred got 4 papers of bords $1.62 ½ the carpenters got 1 paper brad and 6 lbs nales $1.50 from Bob Hargadin
Friday 5th very pleasant I went to Anderson Creek and got a load of poles for to make a Scaffold for the house the carpenters are at work
Saturday 6th Clear and quite warm I mooved some lumber and went up to Bobs Mill for some scantling but did not get any then went down and got a load of hay came home and got a load of hay helped the boys rais the portico we all went to the Sircus in the evening the carpenters worked to day
Sonday 7th quite Pleasant we was at home All day father came up and got Frank Will and Peet came up this evening
Monday 8th quite Pleasant I plowed the forenoon I went to Hargedines Mill and got 240 feet of Studing howed in the garden balance of the day the was at work
Tuesday 9th quite warm I went to town got 4 hundred buck $4.80 cts 5 dollars worth of sheet tin 4 bushel Lime $4 dollars the boys comenced putting on the cornith
Wednesday 10th quite warm halled 2 loads of Sand in forenoon mixd morter in afternoon John Woodson delivered 6 thousand Shingles at 5.50 per one thousand had a very heavy shower this evening
Thurs 11th quite pleasant after the shower I went to the Bute Creek Sawmill to day the boys Shingled on the house to day Paid John Woodson $5.00 dollars on Shingles
Friday 12th Raining this morning I loaded up 1000.40 feet of lumber cost 23 dollars started home rained til we at on the mountain came to Antelope camped all night the carpenters went home this morning on acount of rain
Saturday 13th Rained a little last night I got home again 2 o clock took the lumber to the plainer rained most of the afternoon got a sack of flower
Sonday 14th Raining this morning quit about 10 oclock Lizzie and I went down to father a visiting
Monday 15th Clowdy cool I built a pig pen the forenoon went down and got the pigs and the paint in the afternoon halled a load of lumber from the plainer in the evening
Tuesday 16th Cleered of this morning I went to Jackson and got 3 hundred brick and 5 bushel lime
Wednesday 17th I took my team town to the pasture this morning Mr. Stearn the mason came on at noon to build my chimney we went to work after non the carpenters was at work Peet was not here to day very warm
Thursday 18th I and the mason worked on the chimney the carpenters was at work Ab Giddings halled a load of sand this evening very warm
Friday 19th we finished the chimney to day and commenced one of the flews the carpenters is at work very warm and still to day
Saturday 20th Comenced turning cool we finished up the chimneys to day Henry came down to day the went on down to Wagner Creek the boys at work
Sonday 21st quite cool to day John and Meriah was here Henryes was here a little while
Monday 22nd Cool yet to day the boys came on to work this morning they fetched up my team and a load of flooring I took 2 loads to the planer rained this afternoon quite hard I plowed some in garden the afternoon Paid John Woodson 20.00 dollars on Shingles
Tuesday 23rd Looks very much like rain yet I halled two load of lumber then I halled 3 loads to the planer and back again in the afternoon quite showery the afternoon
Wednesday 24th very cool this morning very clowdy I went down and sett up the mower Peter Baryburg comenced Painting to day
Thursday 25 very pleasant I howed in the garden the most of the day helped Godard set window frames a while in the afternoon clear all day
Friday 26th Clear and nice this morning I went down to mow for Godard cut all day for him
Saturday 27th Clowdy this morning cleard of about 9 oclock finished Godards about 9 comenced for Williams mowed til noon gave up to John Patterson and came home broat home the glass and hard ware for my house
Sonday 28th I was at home all day Patersons boys was here to day it was quite cool
Monday 29th quite cool I worked in the garden all day I paid John Woodson the balance on Shingles $14 dollars
Tuesday 30th I took my team down to the ranch to get a load of hay but John had Jest comenced cuting So I left my team and came home it rained a hard shower this evening
Wednesday July 1st 1868 I looks like rain I laid a floor over the Kitchen
Thursday 2nd I howed some in forenoon over halled some lumber in the afternoon
Friday 3rd I went down this morning ad got some new hay Will quit work and went down with me I came home and quit for the forth we all went to the Factory to see the ball in the evening a fine affair way fine
Saturday 4th Lizie and I went up to the Henry visiting to day Uncle was down and went up with my ________
Sonday 5th we came the forenoon quite warm the girles was at home by themselves we came from the tole house
Monday 6th I halled one load of lumber to the planer this forenoon I shuck up some celing in the afternoon and went to cleaning out the cellar very warm
Tuesday 7th very warm I finished cleaning the celar out ad laid a floor in it and commenced fixing for a herth in chimney
Wednesday 8th very warm I finished fireplace and went and comenced cleaning out and walling up cellar way
Thursday 9th cooler to day took 31 lbs honey finished laying up the celar door
Friday 10th quite cool I finished my cellar the forenoon did not do any thing in afternoon Gelette came after the balance on sawing $8.80 cts Paid Bom 3.50 for A pare of shoes
Saturday 11th quite cool I took a load of lumber to the planer this morning
Sonday 12th very warm to day we all went over to father to day but kate and Laura the went to Uncle Johneys Robisons
Monday 13th Paid Godard $5.00 dollars pleasant I went up to Bobs got 1.00 dollars worth of nales 1 Pitchfork handle 1 syth stone 25 cts Paid him $24.75 cts in full of all demands Paid Mike $1.75 for a chimney lach went down to the ranch and commenced mowing with syths got $1.80 cts beef
Tuesday 14th Pleasant I went to the ranch and mowed to day quite warm
Wednesday 15th warm went to the ranch and mowed Lizie went down to Crosby's and got some currants and came back to Colledges and slain til I came home I broat up a load of celing and took it to the plainer
Thursday 16th very warm I went to the ranch and mowed some broat up a load of celing took to the planer
Friday 17th I went to the ranch and mowed some and broat home a load of ceiling stuck lumber very warm
Saturday 18th very warm I halled a load of celing to the planer and I away in forenoon went to the ranch in the afternoon and put up some hay fetched up a load of celing and to took to the planer in the evening Laura and Ella went down to Crosbys and got some currants Henry was down and got a load wheat and took to the mill and got some flower
Sonday 19th we was at home all day til in the evening we went to Wagners a while very warm
Monday 20th I halled a load of celing from the planer and went down and got a load at the ranch very warm John was mowing
Tuesday 21st I went down to the ranch and mowed some with the mower very warm
Wednesday 22nd I went down and finished mowing with the machine and raked an put up hay in the afternoon
Thursday 23rd went down and finished putting up hay and fetched up a load of celing very warm
Friday 24th I went down to the ranch and mowed some with the sythe and put it up and broat a load of celing the last load uncommon warm 96 degrees
Saturday 25 I halled 2 loads of celing from the planer in forenoon worked a bout in the afternoon put steps in the celer the boys went home this evening turned quite pleasant to day
Sonday 26th quite cool last night and pleasant by cool to day Wagner and family was here to day Henry Robberts and Sister was here
Monday 27th warm and clear this morning looks some like rain in the evening I went to Bobs and got me a pair of shoes 2.50 one pr socks and got 1.25 of beef
Tuesday 28th warm this morning I halled a load of celing lumber from the planer this morning went this evening and got the hearth stone from Rusel sprinkled rain this morning I went and got a load up in eve
Wednesday 29th we set the hearth stove took 50 lbs wool sack and all to the factory the morn quite warm I halled another load of lumber from the planer we mooved my celing to the house this afternoon
Thursday 30th very warm I worked in the barn fixing it up to put hay in Emory came and we took 280 lbs lead of McCall
Aug 1868
Friday 31st very warm to day I am still at work in the barn I took some Joints up to the planer and got them ripped up I got 170 lbs of the white lead I got of McCall took 5 lbs to him in part pay Paid McCall 100 dollars more on the factory and Also 3.00 dollars school bill there was a Sirces at town to night
Saturday August 1st 1868
very warm worked on the granery all day went down to the ranch after supper and broat up the balance of my old wheat and oats took Will and Peet down they helped me load up
Sonday 2nd warmest day of the season 111 degrees Mother Patterson was up to day
Monday 3rd quite warm I took 20 bushel and 4 lbs wheat to mill old wheat got 340 lbs flower fixed my hay rack and halled 1 load of hay and put in the barn George helped me load
Tuesday 4th I halled 2 loads of hay in the cooler to day George helped load
Wednesday 5th Pleasant I halled two loads or two tons to Rusel at $13 dollars per ton
Thursday 6th Rather warm I halled one ton of hay to Dutch Frank the butcher at $13 dollars per ton and load for my self in the afternoon
Friday 7th quite Smokey and warm I halled a part of a load of hay finished fixed a stall and mangers afternoon
Saturday 8th I and Sam Peet went to Jackson to day I bought one can of oil of Glen and Co $12.50 and paid a balance up to Acount in al $24 four dollars got 4 yds oil carpet at $125 dollars bought of Bilger Sondries hard ware $22.62 ½ cts Bout colered glass from Panta $3.00 dollars Paid Stearns Brick mason $25 dollars for bricks in Chimneys Tweed paid me $10 dollars $500 on old acount due him five dollars until settlement bought of Dock Parker $3 dollars Paid Henries was here and took diner and went down to Crosbys Received from Dinnal $299.50 cts by Express on account of James Laughlin
Sonday 9th quite warm we was at home All day Henry and Faulks all here to diner
Monday 10th very warm and Smokey Godard and Peet came on to work this morn Will did not come til night I worked in the barn hung two big dors
Tuesday 11thquite warm the bois is all at work I worked some on my garnery and puttyed up some sash quite smokey
Wednesday 12th quite warm They boys at work I was puttying in glass quite smokey
Thursday 13th quite warm and Smokey the boys was at work I was Puttying in glass
Friday 14th quite warm yet I took a load of lumber to the Planer this mor got 50 ft of clear Sugar Pine lumber from Blak & Helman came home and halled a way rubbish from round house and comenced filling up in front of the Portico with dirt
Saturday 15th Cooler this morn but smokey I worked filling up in front til noon went to Hayworths to his barn raising in the afternoon
Sonday 16th quite warm we was at home All day til evening I and the children went down to the ranch to get some ripe frut we got some Apples and the first ripe Peaches of the Season Will came from with us
Monday 17th quite warm I was working at a little of ___ of everything the carpenters is at work
Tuesday 18th quite warm yet I went down to the ranch and helped Jo Wells weigh some hay the we avaraged 122 lbs to the cock I went to Bobs to get some loads but couldnet get then I sold one cock to J McCall and 2 to Emory for 1 dollar each got the tire of ____
Wednesday 19th warmes day but scorching hot wind form the north west I went to Bobs and got 11 eleven lbs peny nales 4 of 6 peny and 62 ½ cts wort of Spanish brown I painted a little this evening
Thursday 20th quite warm yet I halled up a hundred and fifty ft of the ___ and puttying in glass in the afternoon went to Baron and got 5 galons of Linseed oil at $1.27 per galon did not pay him
Friday 21st Cool nights warm mild of the day I putyed in glass til noon Godard finished the house to day
Saturday 22nd quite warm to day Wil and I put up 11 frame of a back house to day Godard made a door and boreen for it I paid Godard 1.00 dollars this evening and took his tools home for him got a loung from Will gave a calf for it got some Aples
Sonday 23rd quite warm was all at ___ the girls went to Sonday school
Monday 24th rather cooler Peet came over to paint again I washed of my spring wagon for to have it painted Will came up at noon him and I worked on the back house in the afternoon I got a keg of lead of Bom and did not pay for it $6.50 Patterson was here all night
Tuesday 25th quite Pleasant cooler last night Will and I worked on and went to making some picture frames
Wednesday 26th Cool this morning I worked on the Back house to day Will worked at his frames went home this evening
Thursday 27th rather warmer I finished the Back house went and got another keg of lead of McCall did not pay for it
Friday 28th quite warm Peet gave the wagon another coat of paint his forenoon I fixed the wagon bed Will came up and finished the picture frames Peet finished the house this afternoon I washed the glass and put them in and fixed around at one thing or another Peet painted 44 days came to 88 dollars I paid him $40 dollars
Saturday 29th quite warm wind blows down hard from the South we washed up the bed ticks and fixed around and moved in to the house
Sonday 30th wind blowed quite hard al night and yet this morning very warm afternoon I and the children wen to the ranch and got some fruit
Monday 31st quite warm yet I varnished the wagon in forenoon fixed it up and worked on the granery in the afternoon
Sept 1st Tuesday 1868
quite warm I and the children went up to the toll house the girls stayed there very smokey sprinkled rain a very little
Wednesday 2nd quite warm I worked at the granery most of the day painted the back house in the evening Will had my team halling wheat to the mill is here to night
Thursday 3rd cool this morning I was choreing around the forenoon went down to the ranch afternoon got the stand and table and some fruit Will had the team half day Uncle was here for diner on his road to Jackson turned quite cool last evening
Friday 4th Cool night warm again to day I painted the dineing room floor put a door to my granery went up to Ashland to Bobs and bought Sodries $4.3 ¾ did not pay
Saturday 5th quite pleasant to day rather warm sprinkled rain a little n the evening I painted he dineing room floor again ad back house in forenoon halled up 678 ft of shugar pine lumber a sole to Blake and Hellman at 350 per 100 feet paid them $150.00 dollars for Godard and Patterson for dressing lumber Paid them in full for dressing lumber
Sonday 6th quite warm John P and wife was here to day
Monday 7th quite warm I halled grain from the ranch Patterson comenced threshing I halled 3 loads 1 of wheat 30 bushels 2 of oats 1 load 46 B, 1 40 bu
Tuesday 8th quite warm yet I halled 2 loads to day 32 of oats and 8 of wheat load then 33 bushels and 18 lbs I paid Godard $100.00 dollars to day
Wednesday 9th more pleasant I halled grain to day 1 load to mill 31 B 18lbs and 15 bushel put in granery in all in granery 25 bushels put in mill 93 bushel Rent 118 bushe out 116 bu found 2 cows with young calves Broat home some peaches to dry
Thursday 10th Pleasant and rather cool we put of Peaches in forenoon went to Hargadines Store got a keg of shugar 1.30 lbs at 19 cts $23.75 went to Mrs. Jo Robisons Burying
Friday 11th quite pleasant I went down to the ranch the two read cows with young calves in forenoon in the afternoon went and got P.T.
Sep 1868
Saturday 12th Cool this morn I put of Peaches and Plums Lizie made Plum and Peach Preserves Will was here this evening
Sonday 13th quite cool and clear Born this morning at 9 oclock Mother and Mrs. Helman was here
Monday 14th still rather cool I went up to Henries and fetched the girls home mother Patterson stil here
Tuesday 15th rather cool I took Mother home this morning got some Peaches Mrs. Cooleg came home with me to stay all night mother is beter
Wednesday 16th quite cool I took Mrs Cooleg home this afternoon Mrs Helman and Mrs. Rockafelar is here this afternoon I went to Crosby and got my cutting bore he paid me 83 dollars I got a box of pears to day
Thursday 17th I set and put out fruit to dry Mariah and Cara was up to see Lizie she is getting better very cool and smokey
Friday 18th quite cool and very smokey I haled out some manure to day Lizie is still getting better
Saturday 19th Cool yet I halled out manure after noon Mrs Hellman was here to see the baby Lizie is not so well I got done halling manor thay hung the factor bell yesterday
Sonday 20th quite cool Lizie quite unwel Henry and Fenie [Josephine Thornton, Henry's wife] came down to day Will and John Shook is here to night
Monday 21st Cool Henry and I went down to the ranch and got some fruit Will and settled up partly we balanced 24 dollars worth of pork again his work on barn last fall. I paid him $175 dollars on boried mone still owe him $80 dollars
