Mon. April 25, 1898: Ther. 60 – 7 pm. Wea. clear I spent the day fixing my Crayon pictures ready to send back to Gripp, the German Artist of Tyrone, Pa. Tuesday 26: Ther. very warm Wea. clouds I started for ranch at 8-40 am meet Sammy Larson...
Wed. April 27, 1898: Ther. warm. Wea. clouds running E. Sam & I went up to Rob’s ranch to see Jim but he was over in Hacks Canyon with John Winder. where we soon went and found him, we then came back. I then worked a little on the ditch. ...
Fri. April 29, 1898: Ther. cool Wea. blustery I helped Sammy grub sage brush. Saturday 30: Ther. cool Wea. windy & clouds I went up to Rob’s ranch via of Little meadows and Indian Bench. after I got back I grubbed a little sage brush.
Thurs. April 7, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. S. wind, clear We went over to the Little Meadow after sowing some wheat. I helped Father make ditch while Dan plowed the wheat in Friday 8: Ther. very warm. Wea. clear, I went and got some hay of Rob...
Thurs. Aug. 25, 1898: Ther. noon 88º., Wea. clear till about noon shower 3-40 pm. Finished cleaning the wheat we had (30 bushels) thirty bushells. We loaded the fanning mill in the wagon and got ready to start to the ranch. Friday 26: Ther. hot...
Mon. Aug. 29, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. cloudy we went to Orderville and then back and to the ranch we arrived about 7 pm. Tuesday 30: Ther. pleasant Wea. clouds Father & Uncle Criss came out on foot about noon. Jake & I went over to the Little...
Sun. Dec. 11, 1898: Ther. cold., Wea. clear, some fog on the mountains. We came back over to Uncle Crisse’s ranch and staid the rest of the day. George Hix, R.B. Mancur and Milton Jolly came back from Horse Valley they had been over there...
Mon. Dec. 5, 1898: Ther. cold, Wea. dark hazy clouds. We concluded not to thresh the wheat so we came back over to Uncle Crisses ranch got there about noon. Father & I chopped posts the rest of the day, Jim went up to Rob’s ranch and got his...
Sat. July 16, 1898: Ther. warm. Wea. smoky wind I started from the ranch about 9-15 am to come home over the Bulloch trail. when I got to the sinks I decided to go and turn my horse in the pasture and come home afoot got to the bars 12 oclock....
Wed. July 20, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. clear John J. Gifford and I went up to the ranch. it took us till ten oclock to get to Crisses place we camped there for the night. Thursday 21: Ther. warm Wea. afternoon cloudy forenoon clear We went up to...
Sun. July 24, 1898: Ther. warm & pleasant in the shade Wea. clear I went out with Robs little boys to take a walk in the hills in the forenoon and staid around the ranch the rest of the day Monday 25: Ther. warm Wea. clear I went over to the...
Fri. July 8, 1898: Ther. 8-30 am. 80º., 12-noon 90º., Wea. clear. I done some hoeing in the garden this forenoon, I started for the ranch about noon and camped with John Winder & Brother Flanigan near the Harris Ridge. they were bringing some...
Mon. June 20, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. windy clear I staid and rode till about noon. Uncle Oliver lost his watch which cost $32.00 we hunted three hours for it but didn’t find it. I rode over to Rob’s ranch Tuesday 21: Ther. warm Wea. some...
Wed. June 22, 1898: Ther. sultry 8-15 am. 78º. Wea. threatening We had a hard rain storm this afternoon which will do a great deal of good on the ranch if it came as nice there as here. We hoed a little cane Thursday 23: Ther. 7-20 - 72º,....
Tues. Mar. 22, 1898: Ther. cold Wea. clear freezing all day clouds going S. Dan and I was preparing to start out to the ranch tomorrow Wednesday 23: Ther. cold Wea. clear Dan & I started to the ranch 9-40 am. left Rockville 12-30 warm We stopped...
Mon. Mar. 28, 1898: Ther. cool Wea. clouds in the east. 9 am. John Winder and I went on the Muddy hill and got a load of cedar pickets. when we got back Dan and I went to orderville after some corn and flour which we didn’t get, we went to Wm....
Sun. May 1, 1898: Ther. cold wind. Wea. snowing a cold May Day Sam & I went up to Robs after noon, John & Mary Winder was there till about 6 pm, when they went back to Hacks Ranch. We staid over night. Monday 2: Ther. cold, Wea. snow all over...
Wed. May 11, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. light clouds We got the head of the ditch done and turned the water in 5 oclock pm. then staid and watched the ditch about two hours. Thursday 12: Ther. warm, Wea. cloudy We went up the ditch and fixed a few...
Tues. May 17, 1898: Ther. 7 am. cool Wea. snow 5 ½ in. deep, cloudy We patched the upper fence a little I took a stroll out on the ridge between Robs ranch and the head of Clear Creek this afternoon Wednesday 18: Ther. cool Wea. Cloudy,...
Mon. May 23, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. showery We worked on the partician fence between the Hix and Rosy pasture on the Big Bend when we got to camp we found Johny there he came out over the Bend to get the team for Father to take north Tuesday 24: ...