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"GRANDPA'S DIARY" (Note: The Author of This Diary Is Unknown) Sun., March 13, 1859 Went to lower Beaver Valley in company with Isaac Grundy, Tarlton Lewis, William Barton and John Blackburn, our object being to find a location for a settlement near...
Thurs. April 7 Commenced breaking the road through the sagebrush: reached Cane Springs-ten miles. Friday, April 8 Traveled about five miles, camped without water. Sat., April 9, 1859 Reached the cottonwoods on the Beaver late after traveling about...
so light all the chickens left their roosts. This appearance lasted nearly all night. Sat., Nov. 5, 1859 Rode to Beaver. Bishop Farnsworth requested me to become one of his counselors and take charge of Minersville. I advised him to defer making...
Mon. Jan. 3, 1898: Ther. 51 hot Wea. some clouds I went to Rockville took a load of cane seed to D.F. Stout took several Photos in the after noon. Had a party of the young folks at Uncle J. Halls in the evening playing some music. 51 evening...
Mon. Jan. 17, 1898: Ther. 8 am 34. Wea. Cloudy Printed and toned a few pictures took one for J. H. Hepworth. Tuesday 18: Ther. 8 am. 25. Wea. Clear loaded up in the fore noon. and helped Father put up rock fence the rest of the day. went to...
Mon. Jan. 31, 1898: Wea. Cold Clouded up printed all I could we also took one photo. This ends the first month of the new year. with considerable storm and the longest cold spell we have had for many years. William L. Crawford, Springdale, Wash...
Mon. Feb. 14, 1898: Wea. warm and still some clouds floating through the sky we hauled manure across the wash on the flour corn land I caught a coon in my trap this morning at the foot log. Tuesday 15: Wea. Very warm wind from the north...
Mon. Feb. 28, 1898: Ther. 48 at 8 am. Wea. a few thin clouds going east we planted the peas and sowed some wheat got it harrowed and partly laid off Tuesday, Mar. 1: Ther. 64 at noon Wea. clear and still I finished furrowing out the wheat a...
Mon. Mar. 14, 1898: Ther. cold Wea. Clear I attended the two meetings and got a little hay for the team and went back to brother Windsors where we were staying. Tuesday 15: Ther. cold Wea. Clear I was baptized for my health and for three dead...
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....
Mon. April 11, 1898: Ther. warm. Wea. very windy from W. John Winder and I went over to the big Bend in search of Mr. Thomas the outlaw. we found G. Hire, E. Stevens Jr. & Curtis. they left the Big Meadows about 3-30 am. two hours ahead...
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...
Mon. May 9, 1898: Ther. very warm. Wea. clear. Uncle F.D. Gifford and I came out to work on the coop farm. We camped with Jim & Pauline. Tuesday 10: Ther. warm Wea. clear. We came over and got in a half day on the head of the ditch
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: ...
Mon. June 6, 1898: Ther. 8-20, 68º. 1-18 pm 80º. Wea. clear. We hauled three loads of hay this evening, Jake & I worked in the garden in the forenoon Tuesday 7: Ther 8-am. 69º, Wea. clear. I worked some in the garden, hoeing up weeds and...
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...
Mon. July 4, 1898: Ther. noon 80º., Wea. cloudy sultry The Springdale band serenaded us at day brake. I worked on my camera a while then took an exposure or two of us boys also tried to take the picture of Aunt Jane’s baby. pictures all...
Mon. July 18, 1898: Ther. hot. Wea. clear I helped Johny, Dan & Jake hoe flour corn this fore noon and painted a crayon picture of Joseph in the afternoon. Tuesday 19: Ther. warm Wea. some clouds south wind hoed a few weeds went to town and...