April 13, 1889
We took cars at Ogden for Calafornia
at [blank] oclok & rode through the night and slept
Quite comfortable. our party consists [Note] of myself and
wife Emma, Brother George Q. Cannon, Brother Charles H. Wilcken, Brother H. B. Clawson and daughter Mamie, Brother Cannon and myself and wife
occupied a State room. It rained very hard this
evening about the time we started.
~ Sunday
Sunday April 14th, 1889.
I arose this morning in Nevada, having en-
joyed my rest during the night. We took breakfast
on the car and dinner at Humbolt Wells, and
supper at Reno. There is a company of actors on
our car who spent some time in the evening singing.
They made themselves very interesting.
~ Monday
Monday April 15, 1889
When we arose this morning we were pushing
out from Sacramento for San Francisco, California at
this season of the year appears to the best advantage. We
were met on the ferry-boat at Oakland by Col. Trum-
bo, who, hearing of our arrival, had come to meet us.
The bay between Oakland and San Francisco is
about four miles wide. Myself & Emma and Brother Wilcken went to the Grand Hotel After taking a bath
and a rest, we took a ride on the cable cars 8 miles for
10 cents. Brothers Cannon & Clawson & MrAlexander
Badlam called on us this afternoon. We afterwards
went to the Woodward Gardens and passed all
April 13, 1889
We took cars at Ogden for Calafornia
at [blank] oclok & rode through the night and slept
Quite comfortable. our party consists Note of myself and
wife Emma, Brother George Q. Cannon, Brother
Charles H. Wilcken, Brother H. B. Clawson and daughter
Mamie, Brother Cannon and myself and wife
occupied a State room. It rained very hard this
evening about the time we started.
~ Sunday
Sunday April 14th, 1889.
I arose this morning in Nevada, having enjoyed my rest during the night. We took breakfast
on the car and dinner at Humbolt Wells, and
supper at Reno. There is a company of actors on
our car who spent some time in the evening singing.
They made themselves very interesting.
~ Monday
Monday April 15, 1889
When we arose this morning we were pushing
out from Sacramento for San Francisco, California at
this season of the year appears to the best advantage. We
were met on the ferry-boat at Oakland by Col. Trumbo, who, hearing of our arrival, had come to meet us.
The bay between Oakland and San Francisco is
about four miles wide. Myself & Emma and Brother
Wilcken went to the Grand Hotel After taking a bath
and a rest, we took a ride on the cable cars 8 miles for
10 cents. Brothers Cannon & Clawson & Mr Alexander
Badlam called on us this afternoon. We afterwards
went to the Woodward Gardens and passed all
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," April 14, 1889 - April 15, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/k2qx