August 24, 1896 ~ Monday

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 said the Stranded Steamer
on the Rock We Drove through
the p[e]aceful [Inprains] Land of
7000 Acres we passd through
a Heard of Large ground squirls
a great Number of them we
had a [view] of thousands of the
pelicans & other large Birds on
a high ridge of rocks in the
sea we stoped & bought some
sea shells of a Chinese Girl on
the road side

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 & other large Birds on a high Ridge and Rocks in the sea we stopped & bought some sea shells off a Chinese girl on the road side