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Aug 28, 1885

Journal Entry

August 28, 1885 ~ Friday

Aug 28, 1885
We left & rode to grass valley & stoped with Brother
Jeffreys who was suffering severely with the teeth
ake
his face was badly swollen. After resting we
drove to grass Valley Canyon which was owly abot
a mile from Jeffreys but we were wrongly directed
and went 5 miles out of our way we got to the creek
at 2 oclok took dinner & At 3 oclok I undertook to
fish but it was the smallest stream of water I ever
attempted to fish in it was so small Brother Thompson
did not Believe fish could live in it & would not
fish I could ownly use an 18 inch line for
the thick brush I fished 2 Hours caught 22 trout but
they were small I lost most of the trout I hooked that
would weigh half a pound No chance to get them out from
brush we spent the night at Br Jeffrey 15 Miles

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Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
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Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
28 we left & rode to Grass vally & stoped with Broth Jeffrey He was sick with severe teeth ake & Ague in the face we unloaded a part of our load & Brother Thompson & Wm & myself drove to grass Vally & canyon & I fished 3 Hours & caught 21 trout Rath[er] small by little water in the crek 15 M[iles]

Aug 28, 1885