23rd We passed through Seemore Narrows,
where two tides meet, forming a great
whirlpool, which is quite dangerous to
ships. I visited Mr. Kendall's furs in
the Captain's office today. He had some
sea otter skins, for one of which he
had paid $1,000, the general price is
from 3 to $400. The skins are nearly ten
feet long
~ Wednesday
24th Had a rather bad night. It is
quite windy today. We stopped at Port
Townsend. We learned here that Mr. Towne of California is dead. We traveled
to Tacoma, and there spent the night.
We had quite a time this morning in
getting our bagage on our private car
~ Thursday
25th Spent the night at Seattle, and at
2:30 we took our private car and started
for Salt Lake City. I had a bad night
on account of difficult breathing.
~ Friday
26th I had a very bad night.
~ Saturday
27th I suffered all night. We passed Brigham City and Ogden, and arrived
at Salt Lake City, after having traveled
5,000 miles. Our teams were awaiting
us. We called at Clara's, and found
mirror. I had a very bad night.
~ Tuesday
23rd We passed through Seemore Narrows,
where two tides meet, forming a great
whirlpool, which is quite dangerous to
ships. I visited Mr. Kendall's furs in
the Captain's office today. He had some
sea otter skins, for one of which he
had paid $1,000, the general price is
from 3 to $400. The skins are nearly ten
feet long
~ Wednesday
24th Had a rather bad night. It is
quite windy today. We stopped at Port
Townsend. We learned here that Mr.
Towne of California is dead. We traveled
to Tacoma, and there spent the night.
We had quite a time this morning in
getting our bagage on our private car
~ Thursday
25th Spent the night at Seattle, and at
2:30 we took our private car and started
for Salt Lake City. I had a bad night
on account of difficult breathing.
~ Friday
26th I had a very bad night.
~ Saturday
27th I suffered all night. We passed
Brigham City and Ogden, and arrived
at Salt Lake City, after having traveled
5,000 miles. Our teams were awaiting
us. We called at Clara's, and found
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," July 23, 1895 - July 27, 1895, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/3y9O