Whitford Diary 1902

January 1, 1902

Newyears morning. Fine & we gut redy with sume girls for supper & we started to Liams & (?) 4 pm & danced all night & cume hume in the morning. Still fine.

January 2, 1902

A nither fine morning & I cut logs for a stable. Still fine to night.

January 3, 1902

A nither fine morning & we dune one thing or a nither here. Still fine.

January 4, 1902

A nither fine morning & we gut sume fire wood. Still fine to night.

January 5, 1902

Sunday. A nice morning & we stad hume to day & we had sume visitors & kild a cow for Liam that gut hurt.

January 6, 1902

A nither fine morning & I went for Liam his m(?) & rake & we cume hume. Still fine to night.

January 7, 1902

A nither fine morning & I started to L(?)ton & I drove to (?) for m(?) & then to f(?) (?) & campt there.

January 8, 1902

A nither fine morning & I drove to c(?) & s(?) h(?) & then on to the Post Office & gut all I wanted & cume to S(?) & campt.

January 9, 1902

A nither fine morning & I traded with (??) & Harold & F(?) & I cume of & gut hume just dark. Still fine.

January 10, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started over to the H(?) his place with his m(?) & sae S(?) but it s(?) t(?) he did nut cume to see me so I d(?) cume.

January 11, 1902

A nither fine morning & I started on a hunt & I kild 15 rabbits & (?). Still fine.

January 12, 1902

A nither fine morning & we will stay here to day. Still fine to night.

January 13, 1902

A nither fine morning & we are working at one thing or a nither. Still fine & we had a dance (?) (?) night & me & Liam started for to hunt a duck.

January 14, 1902

A nither fine morning & we are working at one thing or a nither & I hauled h(?) & went with (?) & we gut there all.

January 15, 1902

A nither fine morning & I gut hay hume. Still fine this evening.

January 16, 1902

A nither fine morning & we are doing one thing or a nither here. Still fine to night.

January 17, 1902

A nither fine morning & we had a dance. Joseph H(?) cume to night & danced all day. Still fine.

January 18, 1902

A nither fine morning & we gut up a p(?) & danced until 12 pm. Still fine.

January 19, 1902

A nither fine morning & Joe H(?) started hume to day. Still fine to night.

January 20, 1902

A nither fine morning & we stayed here all day. Still fine to night.

January 21, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started hume to day. Still fine to night.

January 22, 1902

Still fine this morning & the weather is geting culd. Still fine.

January 23, 1902

Very culd this morning. Bluing hard & (?) cume to day. Still culd.

January 24, 1902

Still very culd this morning & (?) is staying here all day. Still culd.

January 25, 1902

Very culd this morning & I gut (?) for to go for hay. The weather is bad.

January 26, 1902

Still culd yet the weather is very ruuf still.

January 27, 1902

Still culd but nut so culd as before. F(?) started for hume.

January 28, 1902

Still midlin culd yet & we started to L(?) for a dance & cume hume midnight.

January 29, 1902

Still culd yet the weather is nut settled yet. Jack H(?) gut me to go for mail.

January 30, 1902

Still culd & Jack H(?) cume to see me for to go for the mail. Still culd & I started 31 in the morning & gut to L(?) & gut the mail & cume back to S(?).

January 31, 1902

Still culd & we cume of & drove hume. Very culd & Jack H(?) gave me ten(?) dollars.

February 1, 1902

Midlin culd yet to day & I went for hay & wood. Still culd.

February 2, 1902

Culd this morning & I campt at Liams & J(?) started to Wetaskewin. Still culd & 4 men campt at Liams. Still culd.

February 3, 1902

Still culd yet to day & I dune hay for the cattles. Still culd to night.

February 4, 1902

Still culd to day & I dune hay again. Still culd yet to night.

February 5, 1902

Still culd this morning & I dune hay for the cattle. Still culd.

February 6, 1902

Nut so culd this morning & I dune hay again. Still snuing a little & Liam cume to night.

February 7, 1902

Culd this morning & Liam his house took fire & we put it out & we cume hume & I am sick to day.

February 8, 1902

Still very culd this morning & I dune fire wood 2 loads. Very culd winde the weather is nut settled.

February 9, 1902

Very yet this morning & we are hume all day. The weather seems nut settled yet. Still very culd.

February 10, 1902

Nut so culd to day & I dune me load of fire wood for Liam & thien is gonto be a dance at (?) to night & the old woman & the girls started to the dance & I stayed hume. Still warm.

February 11, 1902

Nut very culd to day & I dune hay & went after coal but did nut find eny & I kild 2 chickens. Still warm to night.

February 12, 1902

Fine this morning & there is gonto be a dance at Toms(?) & F(?) cume to day & we started & they danced until 12 pm.

February 13, 1902

A nither warm day & they boys from t(?) (-) made a dance to night until 7 in the (-). Still midlin culd yet to day.

February14, 1902

Ruuf this morning & the boys went for wood. It Snud to day. Ruuf yet.

February 15, 1902

Nut so culd this morning & the boys started hume & Joe stad & Files(?) also stad. Still fine.

February 16, 1902

Fine & Files(?) started for hume to the boys stad here. Still fine.

February 17, 1902

A nither fine morning & the boys hunted rabbits. Still fine to night.

February 18, 1902

Fine to day & the boys are here & Philip started down & I sent(?) to (?) for my money. Still cine.

February 19, 1902

A nice morning & I started to c(?) & I gut there & (?) to S(?) & campt (?) also & Simon his son cume.

February 20, 1902

Fine & I started for hume & (?) at the r(?) & cume hume all midlin well. Still warm(?).

February 21, 1902

A nice morning & Joe started hume to day & F(?) Smith sent my s(?) hume. Still fine to night.

February 22, 1902

A nither fine morning & we lost our h(?) & I hunted them & found them & Liam cume to see us. Still fine & also started to Buffalo Lake to day.

February 23, 1902

A nither fine morning & we are here to day. The weather is fine to night.

February 24, 1902

Fine this morning & I dune hay to day. Still fine but it is cloudying up to night & it snud to night.

February 25, 1902

Fine nut very culd & I started to L(?) & I drove to (??) & had dinner & on to Big Valey to S(?) & campt there.

February 26, 1902

(?) this morning & I went to (?) & gut all my flour & mail & cume back to S(?) & campt.

February 27, 1902

Midlin culd & I started & cume to R(?) Road & had (?) & then hume arriving early. Still fine.

February 28, 1902

A nither fine morning & I stad hume all day. The weather is fine yet. Still fine to night.

March 1, 1902

Fine this morning & I went after ruck stuff & I dune a load of hay & Liam cume to see us & Frank Smith also. Still fine.

March 2, 1902

Sunday. A very fine morning. Clear & bright & we here all day. Still fine.

March 3, 1902

Midlin fine & culd & we made redy for to start & Liam cume to see us. Still fine to night.

March 4, 1902

Fine this morning & we made a start & cume as far to the r(?) & campt. Getting culd.

March 5, 1902

Culd morning & we started & traveled in to Vermilin(?) & campt there & sen C(?) (?) & Smith also. Still culd.

March 6, 1902

Still very culd this morning & we rested here all day & Smith started hume. Still culd yet.

March 7, 1902

Midlin culd yet & we started & cume to the river & campt there. Still fine & Jack Knife cume going hume.

March 8, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started & cume to the B(?) D(?) & campt there. Still fine weather warm.

March 9, 1902

A nither fine morning & we are hume all day. The weather is fine. Still clear.

March 10, 1902

A nither fine morning & I e(?) going to see Nelson(?) & Rich to day & we started & gut there noon & they cume & Philip P(?) also cume & Philip Whitford started out. Still fine.

March 11, 1902

Fine this morning & we cume hume & I kild 8 chickens & 2 rabbits. Snuing a little & it cleared up. Still fine to night.

March 12, 1902

Bluing hard to day & Dick K(?) cume & Nelson & Rich also cume to see us. Still bluing hard this after noon.

March 13, 1902

Culd bluing hard & we started on a hunt & we campt. Very culd to night.

March 14, 1902

Very culd this morning & we started up the Battle River & moved at Nelson his creek & Nelson cume to (?) & I started (??) for a h(?) & then cume hume. Still culd.

March 15, 1902

Very culd & snuing all day & I kild 6 rabbits to day & sume(?) 2 kill. Very culd to night.

March 16, 1902

Midlin fine to day & we are here all day. Still fine weather yet.

March 17, 1902

A nither fine morning & we made redy & started for hume & we campt on the hill. Still fine to night.

March 18, 1902

Midlin culd this morning & we cume of & we crossed Vermilian(?) & cume on & George kild a porkpine. Still fine to night.

March 19, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we campt at Big Knife Creek. Still fine evening. The snuw is going away.

March 20, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume of & gut hume in good time & I dune a load oof wood & I went over to Liams & cume hume. Still fine.

March 21, 1902

A nither fine morning & I went over to (?) his place & had dinner with him & cume hume & C(?) cume to see us. Still fine evening.

March 22, 1902

A nice morning & I dune fire wood. Still fine to night.

March 23, 1902

A nice day & we stad here all day. Fine evening yet. The weather is fine & Philip cume to night.

March 24, 1902

Midlin culd this morning but it clouded up noon & Philip started of to day.

March 25, 1902

A nither fine morning & we worked at the r(?) & after noon we went over to see Wh(?) but he was nut hume & we cume by Liams & still fine to night.

March 26, 1902

A nither fine morning to day. That man that murdered a man last April will be hung(?) this morning (????).

March 27, 1902

Bluing hard this morning & culd all day. The weather is ruuf still.

March 28, 1902

Good Friday. Still bluing hard & culd & I went with 2 men to Big Knife Creek to sae them the C(?) past. Still culd to night.

March 29, 1902

Midlin fine to day. Nut so culd now it (?) warm. Still fine I went to S(?).

March 30, 1902

Easter Sunday. A nice morning & we stad hume all day. Still fine to night.

March 31, 1902

A nither fine morning & we are here all day. Still fine weather. I went to S(?) (---).

April 1, 1902

Tuesday. A nice morning & I went with Liam to his new ranch with l(?) & cume hume. Still fine

to night.

April 2, 1902

A nither fine morning & me & the old woman went to cut tent poles & we gut all. Still fine to night.

April 3, 1902

A nither fine morning & my daughter cume to visit us & I fixt the tent poles for to old woman. Still fine to night.

April 4, 1902

A nither fine morning & we gut redy & then cume of & we moved in the way & on to Vermilian & c(?) & campt. Still fine.

April 5, 1902

(?) with this morning. Snuing a little & rain & it cleared up & we started & cume on to the Bear D(?) Creek & moved there & we cume on & campt & I went over to the Germans & (??). Still fine.

April 6, 1902

Bluing hard to day & we stad until noon & then cume on to Nelsons his ranch & campt & Philip is going away. Still windy to night.

April 7, 1902

Still windy to day & we are here to day. Raind a little to day & the boys started on a hunt & George shot a duck. Still windy & Nelson started of.

April 8, 1902

Very windy to day & we did nut go eny where & a man cume going out to H(?) his ranch.

April 9, 1902

Smoky this morning & the man started of. (?) Windy all day & midlin culd to night.

April 10, 1902

Still windy this morning & we are staying here (?) Nr. Nelson until he cume hume. Still culd this evening.

April 11, 1902

Still bluing hard this morning & we will start out to the (?) Hills & we cume of after noon & traveled 15 mils & campt. Still bluing hard.

April 12, 1902

Still bluing hard this morning & Nelson started of on a hunt for cattle this morning & we will start for a hunt also & I kild 4 ducks to day & George kild 4 also. Very smoky to night.

April 13, 1902

Fine morning & we cume hume to Nelson his ranch. Still very smoky to night.

April 14, 1902

Midlin fine this morning & we are here all day & it is bluing all day & we entended for to go hume but I changed my mind. Fine.

April 15, 1902

A nice morning & we gut redy & cume of & we campt near the Mole Hills & we kild 6 rats. Still fine to night.

April 16, 1902

A nither fine morning & we kild one rat & then cume of & we campt at the 2 lakes the waves(?) are fling(?) all around & we kild 1 rat to night. Still fine.

April 17, 1902

Raining this morning & we will stay here to day & we kild 3 rats. Snuing to day.

April 18, 1902

Midlin fine & we set the traps & sume (?) & I kild a w(?) to day & it stoped snuing but culd to night.

April 19, 1902

Bluing hard & raining a little & George kild a w(?) & I kild one also & we here to night & it is geting c(?) (??).

April 20, 1902

Snuing this morning. Snud a good dile l(?) (-) & we will stay here to day. The snow is (-) a way to day.

April 21, 1902

Midlin fine this morning & we started (-) see the locksmith of us but did (-) much & we cume hume. Still fine (-).

April 22, 1902

Fine morning & we made redy & cume (-) hume & we drove to the (??) & (-) at Nr. McKate(?) his ranch. Still fine to (-).

April 23, 1902

Midlin fine this morning & we made (-) & we drove to M(?) for noon & (-) 5 bushels potatoes & we cume on & gut at (-) 7 pm. Snuing a little to night.

April 24, 1902

Still snuing a little to day & we (-) to Buffalo Lake for my family(?) & w(?) (-) 10 pm & we gut en 3 pm & my f(?) (-) all well. Thank God for his goodness.

April 25, 1902

Fine & we started to Tom his r(?) (-) & made a coral for his cattle & (-) w(?) is away. Still fine to night.

April 26, 1902

A nither fine morning & I sent the girls for the stuff we left & the old woman also cume. Still fine to night.

April 27, 1902

Midlin fine this morning & we will stay here to day & we went over to (?) & cume hume. Still fine.

April 28, 1902

A nither fine day & John cume to see us & Liam cume with his sheep. Still fine to night.

April 29, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started hume & arrived there in good time. Still fine to night.

April 30, 1902

Fine morning & we dune rods for the g(?) & they cut up the p(?). Still fine to night.

May 1, 1902

Cloudy this morning & we mady(?) redy & started for the R(?) Hills & we campt north west of (??) & we set sume traps.

May 2, 1902

Raining a little to day & I kild 20 rats. Still (?) weather. Snuing a little.

May 3, 1902

Still raining a little to day. The weather is nut fine yet. Still cloudy to night.

May 4, 1902

Sunday. A nice morning & me & the old woman went over to Johns his p(?) (-). Still find to night. Snuing a (-).

May 5, 1902

Still cloudy to day & we m(?) (-) camp & we hunted rats & I kild 2(?) (-) to day. Still midlin fine.

May 6, 1902

Fine this morning & I am going (-) to Bears(?) Hills to day if all is (-) & I started & gut at Bears Hills 5 pm (-). Still fine & (?) Golbert all well.

May 7, 1902

Fine this morning & I cume of & gut h(?) (-) 6 pm. Still fine to night.

May 8, 1902

Snuing this morning & we moved camp (-) & I kild 9 rats to day. Still culd to night.

May 9, 1902

Fine & we moved camp & I kild 4 rats (-) morning. Still fine to night.

May 10, 1902

Fine in the morning & it cume (-) heavy rain to day & George G(?) (-) cume to see & it cleared up.

May 11, 1902

Fine in the morning & we moved camp near H(?) & (?) cume by (-) to Wetaskewin & it raind hard & it c(?) (-).

May 12, 1902

A nice morning & we started & gut (-) & we campt & F(?) cume & I gave h(?) (-) all the r(?) 300 for 24 dollars. St(?) (-) & I s(?) Joe (?) & we will stay here until I go to (?). Still fine to night.

May 13, 1902

Fine this morning & I started to (?) 6 pm & I gut there 10 pm & I cume by the other way & moved at McA(?) & then d(?) hume. Still fine.

May 14, 1902

Cloudy this morning & we cume to Johns & campt there & we had a dance to night. Fine all night.

May 15, 1902

A nice morning & we started from hume & arrived here in good time. Still fine to night.

May 16, 1902

Fine this morning & I started to plough & we put all the potatoes & g(?) seeds en to day & gut dune 3 pm. Looks like rain this evening.

May 17, 1902

Raining hard to day. Bad weather all day. The weather is very ruuf.

May 18, 1902

Cleared up a while & we gut redy & crossed the creek this after noon & it started en to rain again & (?) his wife cume with sume potatoes for us & we put them d(?) & the creek is rising high. Still bad.

May 19, 1902

Still raining hard this morning & we are h(?). Still the weather is nut settled yet. Very ruuf.

May 20, 1902

Raining yet this morning & the weather is very bad. Raining hard all day & the boys kild sume ducks.

May 21, 1902

Still raining hard yet this morning. The weather is nut settled yet & I went over to see Mr. H(?) & he wants me for to work so I will.

May 22, 1902

Midlin fine this morning & I started over & we made a raft to cross the creek & I dune a lot. Still fine.

May 23, 1902

Raining a little to day & I worked again & it cleared up a while this evening & it is getting cloudy to night threatening for to snuw.

May 24, 1902

Snuing hard this morning. Very bad & it cleared up after noon a heavy frost last night.

May 25, 1902

Fine morning & I went with sume land seekers & cume hume & they pud (paid) me 4 dollars. Still fine to night.

May 26, 1902

Monday. A fine morning & we made redy & started & we cume roung (?) Big Knife Creek & we campt on this side the (?) m(?) (?). Still fine to night.

May 27, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we cume (?) Mr. (?) his ranch & moved & I kild a antlope & camp near Nelsons.

May 28, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume of and arrived here at Nelsons (?) & we will kil the bull to day & Mr. Rich is all night & we kild & finised up. Fine night.

May 29, 1902

Midlin fine only cloudy to day & I went for a load of fire wood & it is getting cloudy this after noon but it did nut rain to night.

May 30, 1902

Friday. Raining a little this morning & bluing hard & the weather looks like rain to day but it cleared up. Fine to night.

May 31, 1902

Fine morning & we are d(?) the m(?). Still fine this evening.

June 1, 1902

Sunday. Raining to day all day. Very bad weather no syt (sight?) of clear weather. Still raining hard to night.

June 2, 1902

Still raining a little yet this morning. The weather is nut fine & we started & we campt. Snuing to night but nut culd.

June 3, 1902

Midlin fine to day & we cume of & we moved at the s(?) & then campt near the R(?) S(?) for the night.

June 4, 1902

Still raining a little this morning & we started & cume 10 mils & campt. Still the weather is nut fine this evening. Raining a little.

June 5, 1902

Still raining to day & we made a start & drove to the (?) of the woods & I kild an antlope. Cleared up.

June 6, 1902

Midlin fine this morning & I entend for to start to hunt but did nut see eny thing & the girls went over to the Germans & (?) butter. Raining a little to day. The weather is nut settled.

June 7, 1902

Fine morning & I started to hunt & they went on the road & I did nut get eny thing. Still fine to night.

June 8, 1902

Warm to day. Very hot & there is sume muskitos to day. The weather is fine.

June 9, 1902

Fine this morning & we started & cume near Mr. L(?) his ranch & n(?) (?) & then on to to Big Knife Creek & it is dep (deep) so we crossed it (?) a (??) & then hume & it raind hard to night.

June 10, 1902

Still cloudy this morning & it raind a little to day & the boys went for (?) but she (??) as (?) as she is sick. I went on to (?) but he is nut hume. Still fine.

June 11, 1902

Fine this morning. Lots of fleas & the children went after (?) & I c(?) fire wood a load & it raind a little to day. Still cloudy.

June 12, 1902

Fine to day & I dune wood. Lots of musketos to day & it raind a little to day. Still cloudy but it did nut rain to night.

June 13, 1902

Still cloudy this morning. The weather is nut settled yet & me & the old wife went to (?). Raining a (?). All well.

June 14, 1902

Still raining to day & the weather is nut fine yet & we came hume, Still cloudy to night & Frank Smith cume & campt here.

June 15, 1902

Still raining this morning & me & the old woman started down to S(?) & sen them. Still cloudy & we campt at Mr. Smiths his place.

June 16, 1902

Still raining a little to day & we cume hume & the girls started after 2 pm to Bright Lake (?) for Anne & they cume.

June 17, 1902

Still cloudy & the girls started down to Smiths & the H(?) cume for s(?) & he wants me for to work for him 4 (?).

June 18, 1902

Still raining to day & my wife started to L(?) & I went to work for H(?). Still raining a little & George && Frank cume & they campt here to night. Still the weather is nut fine.

June 19, 1902

Still raining a little all day & I worked & George r(?) the man(?) & the old woman they cume to night & George started hume. Still ruuf.

June 20, 1902

Fine this morning & Frank started of & I worked again to day. Lots of fleas to day & the (?) is (?). Frank Smith cume.

June 21, 1902

A nither fine morning & I did nut work. I am going down to Smiths to day & we started down & gut there 1 pm & I made a bargain with Smith for to put up his horse stable for 25 dollars & we cume hume 5 pm. Still fine.

June 22, 1902

A nither fine morning & Anne & Same (Sammie?) started to see Flora. She is sick & I sent word to John that I was nut giving out d(?) now. Still fine to night.

June 23, 1902

Fine & I started with a man that b(?) my place & he gave me 75 for the e(?) & we cume of & gut here soon. Still fine.

June 24, 1902

A nither fine morning & I cut 4 (?) for Smith to day & I lost(?) the (?) of the stable to day. Still fine.

June 25, 1902

Fine morning & the old woman started for 2 loads of our stuff & I worked at the stable to dya. Still fine.

June 26, 1902

A nither fine morning & I worked at the stable again to day & dune a lot. Still fine only raind a little.

June 27, 1902

Fine morning & we started to see land but did nut fined eny to s(?). Raind a little. Fine to night.

June 28, 1902

Fine morning & I run the line to day before noon & I worked at the stable this evening & I dune all the logs. Still fine.

June 29, 1902

A nice morning & it raind a little afain & we went to see land. Still fine this evening.

June 30, 1902

Fine morning & we worked at the stable . Raind a little nut much. Fine evening to night.

July 1, 1902

A very warm day & we put on the (?) pole & the (?) cut (?) & the old woman split(?) r(?) s(?) fine.

July 2, 1902

A nice morning & we will work at the stable again to day. Still fine to night. Warm.

July 3, 1902

Fine morning & S(?) started for town to day & we roofed the stable part. Still fine only it raind to night.

July 4, 1902

Still cloudy yet & it raind a little looks like bad weather to day & it raind to night hard.

July 5, 1902

Raining this morning & the weather is nut settled yet. Raining all day.

July 6, 1902

Raining yet this morning & we went down the river. Still cloudy & raining a little.

July 7, 1902

Stull bad weather this morning & I worked at the stable again. Still raining a little.

July 8, 1902

Still raining a little this morning & we started for hay for the roof & after noon we finised one side of the roof to night.

July 9, 1902

A nice morning & we will work again & dune all to day. Still fine.

July 10, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started for to (??) & we cume hume. Still this evening.

July 11, 1902

A very hot day & it cume a very heavy thunder storm to night but it cleared up.

July 12, 1902

A nice morning & we started for to cut (?) the (?) on a (???) & we will (?) there.. I (?) now look like rain.

July 13, 1902

A nice day & George (?) cume to day. Lots of musketos. Still fine.

July 14, 1902

Fine morning & we moved camp to hume to day . Fine lots of (??).

July 15, 1902

Thunder storm this morning & after we started up the Big Knife & I sen a (?) & (?) 50 lb flour for them & we cume hume & it commensed to rain & rainy all night.

July 16, 1902

Still raining this morning yet & it (?) after a while & Smith cume to day. Still fine to night.

July 17, 1902

Fine morning & me & the old woman started down the river for to look a ranch & we found one. Raind a little to day. Fine to night.

July 18, 1902

A nither fine morning & I went & finised the stable & I worked for S(?) after noon. Still fine to night.

July 19, 1902

A nither fine morning & I worked for S(?) & finised his d(?) to day & I cume hume. Still fine to night.

July 20, 1902

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will stay here to day. Still fine to night.

July 21, 1902

Fine morning & we made a start to we campt near (??). Still fine.

July 22, 1902

A nither fine day & we traveled all day & we campt near the river. Still fine to night.

July 23, 1902

A nither dine day & the Indians are p(?) & they are cuming hume & we arrived at Wetaskewin & we gut (?) our stuff to night. Still fine.

July 24, 1902

Fine morning & we went to town & gut all we wanted & we cume as far near (?) Hills & campt. Still fine to day & it raind a little.

July 25, 1902

Fine morning & we cume of & over took Liam on the road & we cume on to the (?) & moved there & we cume on to R(?) & campt there. Still fine.

July 26, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume of & cume to Mr. Collin his ranch & campt for the night & it cume a thunder storm to night.

July 27, 1902

Thundery this morning but it cleared up & we cume of & we moved at (??) & then on to Liams & Flora she is very sick & she had a child but it died. Still fine to night.

July 28, 1902

Raining to day (?) & a g(?) to day & (?) cume to see us. Still cloudy to night.

July 29, 1902

Midlin fine & I took the little mare(?) to r(?). I sold her for 20 dollars & I cume hume & John cume with his wife. Still fine.

July 30, 1902

Fine morning & I bad (bade) my daughter good by & we cume of & we moved in the way & then on to Big Knife Creek & campt. Still fine.

July 31, 1902

Fine morning & we cume of & we arreived here 10 pm & we started on to Smith his place & cume hume & it cume a hail storm to day & it cleared up.

August 1, 1902

Raining to day & we lost our horses & we started down to (?) to where we want to stay & it cleared up to night.

August 2, 1902

Still cloudy & I started for my hay rack & we gut hume 6 pm & it cume a rain. Raind all night.

August 3, 1902

Midlin fine to day & Istad hume all day. Still fine to night.

August 4, 1902

A nither fine morning & me & the old woman started down the river to see but did nut find eny thing. Still fine.

August 5, 1902

A nither fine morning & we gut redy & started down to where we want to stay. Still fine to night.

August 6, 1902

A nither fine morning & me & the children started back for the rest of the things we left. Still fine to night. The old woman cut 32 logs to day.

August 7, 1902

A nither fine morning & we haled the logs before noon & after we put up the little house. Geting cloudy to night.

August 8, 1902

A nice morning & me & the old woman started to (??) & we gut at Liams 3 pm all well. Still fine to night.

August 9, 1902

Bluing hard all day & we sen John & (??). Still fine to night.

August 10, 1902

Fine morning & I went for the m(?) at Will his place & cume back. Still fine to night.

August 11, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume of and gut here 4 pm & it cume a thunder storm.

August 12, 1902

Raind a little but it cleared up & we roofed the little house (??) finised it to night.

August 13, 1902

Fine morning & we worked at the little house & dune all to night. Still fine to night.

August 14, 1902

A nither fine morning. Very hot all day & I started the m(?) & cut a lot. Still fine to night.

August 15, 1902

A nither fine morning & George is cuting this morning & I started to hunt but did nut get much only one chicken & old (?) & his son (?) cume hume going down to R(?) Creek. Raind a little to day but it cleared up.

August 16, 1902

A nither fine morning & I cut hay to day & George raked the hay. Still fine.\

August 17, 1902

Cloudy to day & we are here all day & old S(?) & son passed here going hume & Wh(?) cume to see us & it commensed to rain & raind all night.

August 18, 1902

Monday. Still raining this morning & it cleared up to day & I cut sume hay. Still fine.

August 19, 1902

A nice day & George raked up the hay & we put it up. Still fine to night.

August 20, 1902

A nither fine morning & A(?) & (?) started to Bufflo Lake & we finised cuting to day. Still fine to night.

August 21, 1902

Still fine morning & George finised up all the hay & we put on the hay rack redy for to hale. Still fine.

August 22, 1902

A nither fine morning & we commensed to hale hay & we dune 10 loads to day. Still fine weather.

August 23, 1902

A nither fine morning & we dune 9 loads to day & finised up. Still fine & the girls cume to night.

August 24, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started to see C(?) & cume by Smiths & cume hume. Still fine.

August 25, 1902

A nither fine morning & we commensed to (?) the hay & will be dune soon & we started & campt in the way.

August 26, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume of & moved at Big Knife Creek & I kild 6 ducks to day & we arrived at James(?) all well. Still fine.

August 27, 1902

A nither fine morning & we commensed to d(?) hay & we put en 9 loads to day & it cloude up & it raind to night.

August 28, 1902

Very windy to day & we worked at Liam his stable & dune all the roof. Still windy to night.

August 29, 1902

Still bluing to night & we roofed the stable & finised it up. Still fine & dune 2 loads of hay to day.

August 30, 1902

Midlin fine this morning & we commensed to hale hay & we dune 8 loads & finised the stack & it cume a rain. 2 men cume to visit us.

August 31, 1902

Still cloudy this morning & (?) & gut f(?). Still fine to night.

September 1, 1902

Raind a little but it cleared up & we dune 6 loads to day & it raind again but it cleared up. Fine.

September 2, 1902

Midlin fine to day & we dune hay all day. Still fine weather yet.

September 3, 1902

Raind a little again but it cleared up & we dune hay again. Still fine.

September 4, 1902

Still fine only bluing hard all day but it cleared up. Fine.

September 5, 1902

Fine & we dune hay again to day & the weather is nut very fine.

September 6, 1902

A nither fine morning & we dune hay again & we finised 2 stacks in all. Still fine.

September 7, 1902

Bluing hard & we started to see Mr. (?) & we cume hume. Still fine.

September 8, 1902

Cloudy this morning & we finised the stacks (??). Still fine to night.

September 9, 1902

Bluing very hard this morning & we gut redy & cume of & campt in the way. Still fine to night.

September 10, 1902

Culd this morning & me & the old woman cume by south & then hume. Still fine & we went for a load of logs 4.

September 11, 1902

A nither fine morning & I cut hay to day & it is fine to night.

September 12, 1902

A nice morning & we will go for (?) to day & (??) 8 to day. Still (-).

September 13, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started to (?) the hay & worked all day 17 l(?) in all. Still fine but it raind.

September 14, 1902

A nice day & we d(?) d(?) the river for (?). Still fine to night.

September 15, 1902

Cloudy but it did nut rain & we finised our stack & fine (?) all around. Still fine to night.

September 16, 1902

A nither fine morning & we made a start for Nelsons & campt. Still fine.

September 17, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume of & moved at Vermilin(?) Creek & then on to the B(?) Creek down & campt on this side. Looks like rain but did nut rain. Fine.

September 18, 1902

Still cloudy up f(?) bad weather & we cume of & moved on this side the g(?) & then on to Nelsons. It is gunto rain but it did nut rain. Still fine.

September 19, 1902

Cloudy this morning & we started for the (?) Hills & campt & George kild 5 w(?) to day & there no store (?) & I kild some ducks. Still fine to night.

September 20, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume of & I (-) 7 (?) & George kild one. Still fine.

September 21, 1902

A nice morning & we are resting here all day & fair weather yet. Still fine.

September 22, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started on a hunt & they cume to Nelsons & it is fine & the little mare through(?) Same & I run him (?).

September 23, 1902

A nither fine day & we m(?) Rich his stable for 3 dollars. Still fine to night.

September 24, 1902

Raining a little to day & I made a bargain with Rich for to s(?) posts for a f(?) (?) & we moved camp. Still fine.

September 25, 1902

A nice morning & we commensed to chop posts. Still fine to night.

September 26, 1902

A nither fine day & we cut 230 posts. Still fine to night.

September 27, 1902

Fair day & we started on a hunt & I kild 15(5?) ducks & 4 chickens. Still fine to night.

September 28, 1902

A nither fine day & we are resting here all day. Raind a little to day & Nelson cume to see us. Still fine to night.

September 29, 1902

A nither fine morning & I started for the (?) for to use & we cume about (?) past after noon & drove en 50. Still fine to night.

September 30, 1902

A nither fine morning & we commensed to work & I (?) en 52 pusts (??) & dune a lot this after noon. Still fine.

October 1, 1902

A nither fine day & we put en a lot do day. Still fine to night,

October 2, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started en to work again. Very warm & dune a lot to day. Still fine.

October 3, 1902

A nither fine morning & we dune 90 posts to day. Still fine to night.

October 4, 1902

A nither fine morning & we f(?) up the mils(?) this morning dune noon. Still fine to night.

October 5, 1902

A nither fine morning & we are resting here to day & Mr. Rich cume to see us. Still fine to night.

October 6, 1902

A nither fine morning & we moved camp to day & I went over to Nelsons for to grind my axes. Still fine to night.

October 7, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started en to cup posts & cut 360 to day. Still fine to night.

October 8, 1902

A nither fine morning & I went to see my (?) & I gut a (??) & Nelson cume to see us & I dune en 51(?) posts before noon.

October 9, 1902

A nither fine morning & George started with Nelson & Rich & we worked at the posts & dune a lot to day.

October 10, 1902

A nither fine day & we worked again at the posts & dune 122 to day. Still fine & it cume a snuw storm to night.

October 11, 1902

Cloud up & we dune a little this after noon. Still fine to night only fogey.

October 12, 1902

Fogey this morning & we will rest here to day.

October 13, 1902

A nither fine morning & we worked at the posts to. Still fine (?).

October 14, 1902

A nither fine day & we commensed to work again & dune a lot. Still fine.

October 15, 1902

A nither fine morning & we dune a lot to day. Still fine to night & George cume hume.

October 16, 1902

A nither fine morning & I dune en 125 to day. Still fine to night.

October 17, 1902

A nither fine morning & we will finish up to day & dune all.

October 18, 1902

A nither fine day & I took the tulls (tools?) hume & they want me to go (?) with the posts so we will.

October 19, 1902

Fine & we moved camp. Still fine weather yet.

October 20, 1902

A nither fine morning & I went after the flour & we cume hume & I gut a cow to kill. Still fine.

October 21, 1902

A nither fine morning & we started over & kild the cow & cume hume. Still fine to night.

October 22, 1902

Very smoky this morning & we will go & work to day but did nut do eny. Still smoky to night.

October 23, 1902

Still very smoky yet this morning & we d(?) a little for to (??). Still fine to night.

October 24, 1902

Still fine to day & we worked at our meat. Still fine & it raind & it stoped the p(?). Fine.

October 25, 1902

A nither fine day & me & the girls started to put up posts & we dune en 69 & cume hume. Still fine to night.

October 26, 1902

A nither fine morning & we stad hume & John cume to see us & we went over with him & campt there. Still fine.

October 27, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume hume & me & John (?) & (?) he gave me 2 m(?) & a dog for my boys & Philip cume to our camp & I heard Frank & we commensed to work after noon. Still fine.

October 28, 1902

A nither fine morning & we worked again all day. Still fine to night.

October 29, 1902

A nither fine morning & we worked hard & dune a lot. Still fine to night.

October 30, 1902

A nither fine morning & we worked hard to day & dune a lot. Still fine.

October 31, 1902

A nither fine morning & we worked again & dune en 200 to day. Still fine weather yet.

November 1, 1902

A nither fine morning & we commensed to work again & dune en 153 to day. Still fine & I kild a beaver.

November 2, 1902

Midlin fine to day & we are here resting. Still fine.

November 3, 1902

Snuing a little & we moved camo & campt near Rich their ranch. Still fine to night.

November 4, 1902

Snuing a little this morning & we gut redy & worked at the fence & finised up this for noon. Still fine.

November 5, 1902

Midlin culd this morning & I gut redy & started & we moved at Vermilin Creek & then on to Smiths & campt. Snuing to night.

November 6, 1902

Culd to day & we cume of & gut all we want for at the house & cume on to Vermilin Creek & over took (?) & Joe House there & campt there. Culd.

November 7, 1902

Very stormy this morning & we started just noon & we on to Nelson his ranch arriving just dark & found all the family all well. Very culd night.

November 25, 1902

Midlin culd this morning & we hauled again to day. Still fine to night.

November 26, 1902

Snud a little to day &it cleared up. Still fine to night.

November 27, 1902

Looks like bad weather & me & the old woman started to see the (-) & it cume a storm & A(?) gut (-) & stad out all night but he (-).

November 28, 1902

Still culd this morning & A(?) (-) & we huntd rats & kild a few (-).

November 29, 1902

Still culd & I started for (-) but did nut see eny thing.

November 30, 1902

Midlin culd this morning & w(?) stad here all day. Still culd to night.

December 1, 1902

Fine morning & we made a start & arrived here in good time. Still fine to night.

December 2, 1902

Raining this morning & the weather is geting culd & we aare here (-) & went to see the L(?) but (-) is gut. Still culd.

December 3, 1902

Culd this morning & we are here (?) for Nelson & he cume to night.

December 4, 1902

Still very culd & we lost our horses but we found them. Still culd to night.

December 5, 1902

Still culd this morning & me & Nelson & George started for to look for my cow & we brought her & 2 bulls. Still very culd to night.

December 6, 1902

Very culd this morning & I kild the cow to day. Still very culd to night.

December 7, 1902

Very culd this morning & we are here to day. The weather is culd.

December 8, 1902

Still very culd this morning & I did nuthing. Still ruuf to night.

December 9, 1902

Still culd & I went after s(?) r(?). Still very culd & snud.

December 10, 1902

Still culd & I worked at my slay to day. Still culd.

December 11, 1902

Still culd & I finised my slay to day. Still very culd to night.

December 12, 1902

Still culd this morning & we gut redy with every(?) thing.

December 13, 1902

Very culd this morning & we made a start & cume to the (?) down bck & campt. Still culd.

December 14, 1902

Still culd yet & we cume of. Still culd & we cume of past Vermilin & campt.

December 15, 1902

Warm this morning & we will start for hume & we arrived there in good time. Still fine.

December 16, 1902

Midlin fine to day & we will rest our horses here to day & George went to Smith his ranch. Joe House started on a hunt but ded nut see eny thing. Still fine.

December 17, 1902

Still fine only blung hard & George cume & we started & cume to Willow Creek & campt there for the night. Still fine.

December 18, 1902

A nither fine morning & we cume by the store & b(?) sume stuff & then cume on to Liams & found them all well thank God for his goodness. Still fine to night.

December 19, 1902

A nither fine morning & Liam kild a cow. I helped him. Still warm to night.

December 20, 1902

Midlin culd this morning & I cut fire wood & Liam hald it one load & John sent for me & I cume s(?). Still culd.

December 21, 1902

A nither culd morning & we stad at hume all day. Still culd to night.

December 22, 1902

A nither culd morning & I did nut do eny thing. The weather is culd. Still very culd to night.

December 23, 1902

Still culd this morning & Liam started to White Wood Lake to the store & I fed his cattle.

December 24, 1902

Still very culd (?) the weather is still ruuf to night.

December 25, 1902

Nut so culd this morning & they made redy for a f(?) & the the people cume. Still fine & they danced all night.

December 26, 1902

Still fine to night to day & we gut a lot of work.

December 27, 1902

Still culd this morning & we are here to night.

December 28, 1902

A nither fine day & we stad here all day. Still culd to night. I went as far as B(?) & campt.

December 29, 1902

Fine morning & I started on to L(?) & moved in the way & then to town. I got there 2 pm & dune most all.

December 30, 1902

A nither fine morning & I gut redy & cume of 2 pm & I traveled most of the night & cume to Antoines(?) & campt.

December 31, 1902

A nither fine morning & I cume of & gut here noon & we started to a dance to night & cume hume. Still fine.