Daybook 13 August 1896 - 14 September 1896
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Daybook 13 August 1896 - 14 September 1896
Document Source
Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
People & Places
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Excerpt:Wilford Woodruff [18]96Dates:January 1, 1896 -
Excerpt:371 Asahel Room at Napa Hotel Dist[a]n[c]e 1280 Miles -
Excerpt:Aug 13 [18]96 We took Cars at 7 oclock for Portland Mistake all about [ttetins] Asahel was supposed to have got the tickets but there was nothing said to him about it but when we got aboard we Met with Mr E Burly who is the superintndet of the Road He gave us passes & both tickets so we got along we traveled all night direc tly we traveled all Day in terrible Dus[t] & all night ^[ ]^ in the Midst of [] we arrived at -
Excerpt:15 We took breakfast at the Portland Hotel I wrote 6 [FIGURE] Letter to Ovando, Owen Blanche & Jack & told him the mistake Mad[e] in Not preparing Asahel with tickets we spent the day at the Portland Hotel we went on board of the State of California at 8 oc and sailed through the night quite smoothly 16 ^Sunday^ quite cloudy we took breakfast at 8 c Sea qutte smooth we saw som whal[e]s we had a rather ... -
Excerpt:Monday Mony 17 Sunday quite a plesa[n]t Day many large flying gulls follow the steamer it became foggy near night they blew the Fog Horns we Met quite a Mob at the wharf we had all we could do to get through them we got to Palace Hotel at 9:30 18 ^Tuesday^ We stayed Room this Morning the price for room & board for Asahel Ma & myself is $13 a day $91 a week Wednesday 19, we took carriage in the Morning & rode to the & ... -
Excerpt:19 we had an interview with Lorenzo Snow & Br Tanner who preside in San Francisco we Continued to Attend their Meeting 18 I wrote to Owen & Ovando & Clara Joseph & Blanche Alice & Jack 19. I wrote to J. F. Smith we 20 rode to the cliff & saw the seals 19 we road to the park & sea shore 20 we ... -
Excerpt:21 [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to Wilford – Owen & Alice & sent Elias letter to his father in the Letter I wrote to him All the Comp[an]y but myself have gone out to day Brother Cannon has gone to see if He Can learn learn any thing from the Rail road about the Letter sent him with our transportation tickets which have [miscarried] 22 Ella call[e]d upon us in the Morning with ... -
Excerpt:22 Aug We paid our Bill at the Palace & took cars for Monterrey Had a vary interesting jorny of 124 Miles A vast amount of fruit Orchards the Most of which are Prunes Monterey is one of the Most interesting places in America especialy the flower Garden We had an interview with Col Trumbo A Badlam & JudgeEsstee We spent the night at Monte- ry 23 Sunday We took a walk through the Gardens the Arizona Garden was ... -
Excerpt:24 Aug for the first time in years I see & hear Crows in the trees Near the Hotel we took A Carriage & Road through Monterey & took Carriage & Road through the pacific Drive [grove] Cypress Grove the ownly one in the World so the Driver said saw the Stranded Steamer on the Rock We drove through the [Pacific ??? Land] of 7000 Acres we passd through a Heard of Large ground squirrels a great number of them we had a view of thousands of the pelicans ... -
Excerpt:Aug 25 Brothers Cannon & Asahel & myself took Cars & rode to the City of Monterey We highered a fish Boat paid $5 & road to sea opposite of The [bad] ground & fished with Hooks all day we caught about 200 Rock fish & one Rock Cod of about 8 lbs weight we caught one rock fish of about 5 lbs most of the fish were vry small Broth[er] Cannon profes[se]d never to be a fisherman but He caught his share today Asahel Hookd a Halabut but ... -
Excerpt:482 M to Los Angel Aug 27 We took cars in the Morning & rode to San Fran Cisco 125 Miles we went to the Baths we then took cars for Loss Angels rode all Night I did not sleep any I done to Much yester- day 28 we got up in the Morning & traveled through the Most romantic Country I Ever saw Near half of the way was through tunnels they last a Mile to the bottom of valley it is called Tehcachopi the sun ... -
Excerpt:I Even travelled for 70 Miles I [our] travelled we have passed 90 Miles of rough road we took breakfast at Hoave's We passd through Loss Angles at 1 30 [FIGURE] And through [Santaanna] 315 we saw the old Missi on San wan in Capisstar- no. We came to seaside at 10 Minutes to 5 oclock Aug 29 We went out on the pear [pier] got a fish pole that could not hold any thing ownly Asahel caught a small [stingcreo] I spent Most ... -
Excerpt:One of the most important Dams in America. I spent the day in my room 31 Aug Several of our Brethren Met with us to go out on a fishing Excursion. They were Oluf Hammer & Wife Elders P T Wright & wife E. A. Bushman Joseph A Barry & Miss Cooper of San Diego Capt Paulson took myself ^Emma^ President Cannon & wife with the Rest of ... -
Excerpt:Aug 31 [18]96 The Captain tied 5 lines to the stern of the Steamer & [gave] me the Centre line these lines were for trolling for fish thy were about 200 feet long The Hooks were without baarbs and fastened with fine wire onto a white bone we did not use any biat at all the fish seeing the white bone grabed it [Shall] it was the most interesting fishing I ever tried in my life we fished about 2 Hours & caught some 600 lbs of fish they were spanish Mackerels yellow tails And Baracuda I ... -
Excerpt:The fish that we caught would Measure near 3 feet in length it was the Most Exciting luck fishing I Ever was in They were put into the Hands of our Friends who went with us I think they gave most of them away to their acquaintances we were some what weary when we got to our quarters Sept 1, Tuesday Morn[in]g we took cars & rode to Loss Angels & stayed at the Hollonbeck Hotel [Der/sti/end] of the Day After Dinner all the Compa[n]y but myself went out on ... -
Excerpt:Kind of fish Caught Grouper Barracuda Spanish Mackerel Yellow Tail, & Kelp Bass Jewfish Sept 2d we took & rode to Passoden to to visit the Orange & Lemon Grove that cover thousands of Acres we took a Carrage & rode 2 ½ hours through the Groves of Orange Lemon & Pepper trees some of the pepper trees were mor than 2 feet though the best of the trees have ripe green & Bloom pepper through the year At the close of our visit we took Cars & returned to San ... -
Excerpt:Sept 3 [18]92 [1896??] I received a package of Letters this Morning of 11; 6 to WW 2 to Asahel 1 to Emma & 2 to Brother Cannon J F Smith says in his Letter that Sister Ellen Spencer Clawson is Dead. at 2,40 we took cars to Catalena We traveled about 30 m[in] ^on cars^ ^I [stw]^ took Steam boat & traveled to the island 4 & spent the night 4 we ... -
Excerpt:Sept 4 we travelled with Lines 125 feet at the Stearn of the boat & caught several Spanish Mackerel I caught 2 & there & Brother Cannon [w] 1 we went on to the Jew fish ground but caught None they weigh from 100 to 400 lbs we next anchored on a rock 1/2 Mile Long & 300 yards wide and it is 600 feet Deep to the Rock we cannot Anchor but the Captain Labors to keep over the Rock we used lines 600 feet long and at the End is ...