of our friends who went with us. I think they gave most of them away to their acquaintances. We were somewhat weary when we got to our quarters. 30 M[iles] September 1, 1896 ~ Tuesday Sept 1st We took the cars and rode to Los Angeles, stopped at the Hallenbeck Hotel, after dinner all the company went out for a ride to see the country. I wrote a letter to Owen and gave him an account of our fishing trip. also sent him an ...

Asahel went to the Congregational Church meeting. Emma was sick through the night. September 7, 1896 ~ Monday Monday Sept 7th This Island is 22 miles long and from 1 to 8 miles wide entirely mountaineous. We took Steamer and arrived at San Pedro, thence by rail to Los Angeles 40 miles. We stopped and took dinner at our former hotel, and parted with our Mormon friends and took cars for home. We rode through that afternoon ...

August 31, 1896 ~ Monday The fish that we caught would Measure near 3 feet in length it was the Most exciting look 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 September 1, 1896 ~ Tuesday Sept 1, Tuesday Morning we took car & rode to Loss Angels & stoped at the Hollonbeck Hotel Distance ...

September 7, 1896 ~ Monday room to set a House we took steamer & rode to Loss Angels 40 Miles we stop & took Dinner at our Former Hotel We then parted with o[u]r Mormon Friends & we took cars for Home we rode through the Day & Night I had a very bad night I suffered much through the Night I did not sleep at all & got up & Dressed & slept a short time Sept 7. we rode to trucy had to wait ...

Aug 15 put in pass Book $30 22 put in pocket $10 [upside-down text] Aug 15 Paid cash to Asahel of Asahel $15 Aug 21 paid Asahel $30 Aug 22 paid Asahel $100 Bill at palac Hotel $66.70 Sept 3 paid Asahel $100 At Holenbeck Hotel $10000 At Catalina Island ^$^5000 [end of upside-down text] ...