Tuesday November 1
Rain night and dark all day. Northerly wind, moderate.
Scalded pork bbl + washed our 4 tubs + canned my quinces. Over to Henry’s, put my two bags of apples on his load + got scanting down for my well.
Hardy brought my half of the hog this evening so I am home shelling pole beans, and treating my feet for chilblains.
Wednesday November 2
A beautiful day, Light winds, + sunshine most of the day. Chet came at 9:20 A.M. and I got dinner for him and myself. Fresh fried pork and warmed up potatoes. We dedicated the old table with a drawer that uncle Rube gave me.
Henry and uncle R. came + helped to weigh my half of the hog, 140 lbs. I cut it up + Uncle R. came over after dinner + salted it for me. Had a fine large ham + shoulder. Chet took chine piece.
Aunt Em took spare rib of it. 11 lbs. and will give me some fresh meat later.
Got cider kegs ready.
At Cole’s this evening, Luther Spear + wife, Henry + Joe + Geo Sumner were there also.
9 P.M. Air feels damp and storm conditions seem to prevail.
Thursday November 3
Another beautiful day, warm + sunny, S wind. Went down to see Raytee about the buckwheat; I want him to get it out of the barn. Wheeled quite a lot of dirt for banking the house. Cleaned bean poles of beans and put poles under barn, pulled turnips (Swedes) + put in cellar; about three pecks. Pulled last of my cabbages, a dozen very small heads. Henry carried away my cider apples + 2 kegs this P.M and Frank Akey called, he brought scantling from Henrys for my well, commenced putting old truck in the hole, letter from home from B.S.P ans. Nov. 7-9-11-14-15-16.
Very warm + dark to night, expect rain before morning.
Japs expected to take Port Arthur to day. Mikado’s birthday and tenth anniversary of Czars ascension to the throne. Hope Japs will win.
Fri. 4, November 1904
Pretty cool, + cloudy, wind N, and fairly fresh.
Banked house + shelled pole beans A.M. Got hot dinner. Roast fresh pork, fried onions + potatoes warmed up. Aunt Em gave me their pole beans if I would pick them and I got about 1 ½ bushels of beans in the pod.
Saw Raytee this evening about buckwheat, he will thresh it Monday anyway, and perhaps commence on it tomorrow
The girls are all away now + no one but Joe at home with the old folks, stopped a few minutes at Cole’s on my way home.
Northern lights, grand display a little before 7 P.M. but none since that time. Look for a cold snap. No war news of later date than yesterday.
Saturday November 5
The cold snap is here. N. wind cold + fresh.
Raytee commenced threshing buckwheat. I worked in house: tore up things generally. Went after Henry Cole + he helped me put apples (Ben Davis) down cellar: nearly a bbl of them, and do a few other little jobs. I went home with him at 7:20 and found lots of company there, Mr. + Miss. LaFlamme, Geo Spear, Sid Tatro, and his mother came later, Henry + Joe Bessette. After playing cards until 9. they had cider, and apples. Henry B. played on violin and Geo Spear sang several old songs, I also tried a few. Had a very pleasant evening.
Sunday November 6
Another North fresh wind, and snow in the air a little most of the day, Not enough here to cover ground but mountains all around are white.
The Goose-bone Prophet predicts a more severe winter than we had a year ago, and that beat all records for many years.
Went to W. PT. Henry went with me, too cold + windy for Chet to come. Left mail, butter, air slaked lime in the box. Saw lots of ducks. Henry shot at one and missed.
We went into Stone’s and Tucker’s cottages.
All well at the station.
Helped Hardy give his horse a bottle of oil.
Pretty tired when I got home. Ate breakfast and dinner at 1 pm. took a nap and Will Francis and Vic Raymond came after there calves which came here day before yesterday.
At Henry’s this evening. Must try and do a lot of work tomorrow. Wind and cold continues and it is very dark at 9 pm.
Monday 7 8:40 PM
Still another cold blustery day. Wind W and N.W. Gale.
Raytee threshing buckwheat.
My blackberry wine all turned to vinegar, about 4 gallons, but it is fine. Carried all fruit and most of pickles down to cellar. Packed fruit in the Cache.
Made head cheese and it is good. Washed a lot of dishes and got pantry nearly regulated.
At Hines this evening. Carried Alma a bottle of my best cherry wine. She is pretty low and feeling pretty bad. Frank was about sober for a change. At Henry’s only for a few minutes. Borrowed the “News” to read the war news. Very dark and threatening and wind very strong from North West.
Tuesday 8 Presidential Election
Roosevelt and Parker the Republican and Democrat candidates.
Cleaned and mopped my front room.
Chet came at mail time. Said man by name of La Fountain disappeared from Burlington over a weekday and thought his disappearance might be connected with boat at Benlaw we saw them a week ago yesterday.
This evening I received a note from Chet saying Watkins camp was broken into and badly torn up and wants me to go over at once. Have arranged this evening for Farmers team in morning to go to West Point and for Pete Cole to carry mail and telegram to city on my return from Island.
Clara and I picked walnuts this pm.
At Hardy’s this evening Mr. and Mrs. Welcome said La Fountain disappeared a week ago yesterday. The same day Chet and I were at the Island but the boat was there before that time.
Wednesday 9
Quite cool and North West Wind but not bad.
Started at 4:30 for the Point. Took Farmers team and got there a little after daylight. Lake steaming but not very thick. Chet signaled “wait” but I was freezing so took Hira’s boat and started for Benlaw. Half way area Chet emerged from the stream and I blew my horn and yelled. He saw me and reached Island with me. We expected to find the cottage occupied but it was empty. Bed on kitchen floor, doors torn off the lockers and chest was broken open. Dishes used and everything looking as if there had been a general smashup.
We searched Island all over very thoroughly but could find no traces of anyone. Left Island at 10 AM for city. Arrived at city at noon. Saw Stone. Telegraphed Watkins and went to notify Hiram. Fed the horse and ate dinner and told Hi all the news. He and Percy at once started for the island. He gave me two fine squashes. Half bu. beats, parsnips, and celery. Did some trading at the city. Drank half and half with Mr. Senna and got here about 6 p.m nearly frozen. Put horse in the barn, unloaded vegetables and made a fire and took team home. Got around to turn around to turn in about 10 p.m.
Stopped at Farmers coming home. While eating dinner Watkins called Hi and told him to pay me 25 cents. The cost of a telegram.
Roosevelt elected by bigger majority then any president for many years.
Thursday 10
Good day some warmer but northerly light winds. Regulation day P.M. Went to West Point again. Hi wanted me to come and take dinner with him but I was late. I went to Benlaw’s in the scoop. Chet was putting out a Buoy in the little reef and then he came and we reached Island just as Hi and Percy had started for home. Hi gave me beans, tea ham, fried fish, sugar, a loaf of bread etc. Most of which I made over to Chet. Chet + I went up to cottage and straightened out things a little and put up the shutters.
We decided to talk about the affair and to advertise the green boat which we found on the island and took ashore yesterday and locked to a tree.
On my way home I stopped at Peter Coles + took supper, hadn’t eaten only a doughnut + 3 or 4 snaps all day and supper tasted good.
Fri. 11.
Cold. Calm all A.M + bay looked as if covered by thin sheet of ice. Warmer just before noon, but after that a cold wave from the N. came along, and made mittens necessary.
I sawed and brought in all of the pile of old cherry wood at corner of house, raked the yard and burned the rubbish that would burn, and the rest I put in the hole.
Henry Cole came along and helped me and hour, or I guess I could not have finished. He took supper with me + after we had pulled his grandmothers clock to pieces, I went down home with him “to keep the bears off.”
Sat. 12.
Warmer, and S. wind, for first time in last 9 days. Made new step and banked around my door. Raked up lots of weeds and bushes, and put lots of stuff in the big hole. Cleaned out the door yard etc.and finished all out of door work except my well and my wood out in the lot.
Sun. 13.
Warm, a not very cold A.M with wind S. Gathering storm conditions all day. Wind shifted to N. about 2 P.M increasing constantly in force, until now at 9 P.M it is blowing a gale and a very little snow is falling, alas growing colder.
Went to the Point, got there about 10:30 A.M. Henry Cole with me. Chet came over, Wind S. and slowly dropping. All well at station. [?] decided to go ashore first coming fair day.
Have to mail letter to-morrow to Ray to that effect. Stopped at Handys for my pail. Talked with Antoine Cross about war in East, Election and war of rebellion in which he fought for Uncle Sam. Stopped at Tatros going. He has nice new piazza and sitting room newly papered and things looking quite comfortable and homelike.
Stopped at Coles on my way home at 1:30 P.M and Mrs. C. got a good dinner for Henry and I. Visited there until half an hour ago, 7:40 and then came home. Several of the boys came in to play cards, but Cole wouldn’t play, Sunday evening.
8:20 P.M, Raining quite hard + wind still rising. Old Grandma Sumner is being taken to York state today by her son, or son in law, and the neighbors never expect to see her here again.
Big party of married people last night at Peter B. Cross. While at Cole’s Henry Thayer came in looking for someone to help him thresh oats tomorrow.
Mon. 14
Piled my wood on skids laid across stumps down in the lot so now snow will sift through + wind will circulate freely. Wind north again. Washed up all the dishes and lots of other things. Mailed letter to Ray to come first fair day for folks at the station, made closet in the stable P.M.
Tue. 15.
Quite warm + pleasant and very light wind all day, picked up things all around.
Buried nearly everything in the cellar. Picked out a few vegetables, for Station and some other things which I have packed in a box. It is awful slow getting along, all alone, and no one to speak to or help to do a single thing. I wish I did not have to go to the Station: but I hate to run any risk of baby’s being sick there again poor little fellow.
Went over to Frank Gilmore’s for my overcoat, and on the way stopped for supper at Farmer’s. Had a very pleasant visit with Frank and his wife. Came home and worked down cellar until midnight.
Wed. 16 9.30 P.M.
North Gale all day and a cold wave with it along about 9. A.M. Haven’t done much today somehow and everything seems to drag. Mailed letter to B.S.P.
Received from C. A. Burnham a bill for baby photos 2 doz. Johnny Morrison + Henry went to city. Henry got me a lock for my front door, 30 cents. Took supper at Henrys.
Invited Uncle Reube to dine with me to-morrow.
Thu. 17 5. P.M. Came to stay at the Station.
Fine day. Light northerly, wind all through.
Put new lock on front door, and finished getting ready to come here to stay until Jan 1. 1905 or later.
Mr. Carey came with two teams about 11 A.M. and in a short time I was ready. I brought Mail Box along and put it up at the corner. Forgot to bring my big can of skimmed milk as I put it out of doors at the north of the house.
Chet was waiting for me at the Neck with his guns.
Arrived at Station about 1 P.M. ate dinner and away they all went landing at W. Pt. at 3 o’clock.
Since that time I have been taking account of stock and getting settled. Washing dishes, sweeping, tying in the boat on the N-W side, pulling up the blocks, ladder etc.
Put up light at 4:15, and the Nelson W. Fisk of Isle La Motte went S. while I was doing it.
Well, I am here for 45 days more certain, and may be here for more. I am glad the women and Baby are ashore for the winter, any way, for this is no place for them. I hope none of us will be sick, and that the season may pass pleasantly to us all.
Just through supper. Sitting room fire all out as usual. Never came here yet since this damned thing called a stove was set up in the sitting room when the fire didn’t go out on me unless the wind was blowing the waves clean over the tower. But it may go. I guess I won’t freeze before morning with one fire, and for that matter, without any. It is hotter than a little Hell, here now. Wind Northerly and very light.
10 PM Wind West. + Light.
Midnight Wind S. and light.
Passed the evening very pleasant, reading “Twins Emile and Lear.” Retired at 2 A.M.
Fri 18 At Station
6:20. A.M. Wind East. Light + steam commencing to rise.
6:55 Sun rose clear as a bell and, but for the steam it would be a very pleasant morning, though pretty cold.
8 AM. Wind S. and rising. Steam increasing. Sun shining. Lamps trimmed and one pair drawers, frock and handkerchief and apron washed + hung out.
Wind S. + fair breeze. Sun shining + hardly a cloud in the sky. Work all done up and now I’ll sit me down and read awhile.
4:20 P.M. Since 2 P.M wind has been gradually going down. Wind now E. and very light. Storm conditions seem to be forming, and sun did set clearly.
Haven’t seen a living thing to-day except a few gulls.
Not a boat has passed.
6:15 Light at Point. Signal from K. window fail to attract attention.
6:20 Signal from tower answered at Pt. tells me Chet is there, but without the “Code”. Getting Supper.
6:35 Light at Pt. disappears for a short time.
6:40 Think he is embarking for this Station.
7:10 It wasn’t Chet at all. My clock stopped (run down) half an hour ago.
Heard a call outside. It was Percy or Ernest in the Scoop. He and Hiram and another are at the Pt. and want one of our boats to go to Ben Law to-night as someone has taken theirs since yesterday. I let them take one but to keep an eye out for Chet when he comes over to-morrow to bring it over to him.
Fire on beach. Guess Percy lost his reckoning.
7:30 Excitement over. Fire out.
8:00 Supper eaten. Throat a little sore.
Wind E. + still light. Good Moon fine evening.
Mid. “ S. “ “ “ “ “
Sat. 19 November 1905 At station
2 A.M. Wind west + light very. Fine mng. but stars not very plenty. Throat feeling very uncomfortable.
6:55. Wind W. very light. Took down lamp. Sun rose in kind of a haze looking very red. Several ducks between W. Pt and Island.
7:25 Hiram + another came through the pass + rowed to the island. Not very cold + sun shining very pleasantly.
7:50 Boat left P. Kent for Burlington and train left P.K. for Ausable.
9:20 “ “ “ “ Plattsburg.
10:00 Lake calm. Sun shining and everything pleasant as a day in summer. Hira out hunting ducks.
10:30 Wind last + very light
11:15 Wind now in S. think to stay there for business
Noon Wind decidedly S. but light, sunny + still pleasant. Getting dinner, and looking for Chet.
3:00 Chet came. Percy was at the Point + said they had not found their boat.
10:00 Wind S. and quite fresh. Rising slowly + and steadily. Cough continues throat feels pretty bad to- night.
Sun. 20 At station
9:30 A.M. Wind S. + fresh all night and up to now. Sun trying hard to shine through thick haze. Unpacked vegetables and took account of stock in trade.
Chet + I are getting breakfast.
Mon 21 At station
The day has passed without event. I have not felt at all well, and have done nothing. Chet baked bread + Brown Betty and had fine luck with both.
Tue 22 At station
8:15AM Chet just left to carry mail. Wind S. fair but rising. Hope he will get back.
9:00. Had a little strange experience just a few minutes ago, + had just taking a dose of cough mixture, darker colored a few seconds later coughed hard + raised large chunk of phlegm with some dark colored thinner substance. Whether some of the cough mixture or blood cannot, say as I happened to spit in the coal bed. I felt a strong sensation which seemed to affect me all over, and I hastened to take a little wine which was the only thing at hand, and then I immediately laid down for about 5 minutes. I am feeling better just now. I had spoke of not coming back, but I hope he will as soon as he gets the mail.
10:00 A.M. Am not feeling well yet. The soreness caused by my coughing so much for the past 10 days is different some how but not better, and to tell the truth I can’t help feeling a little anxious. Being entirely alone under such circumstances in a place like this in not calculated to make one feel entirely at ease.
11:00 A.M. I am satisfied now that it was blood, as a little while ago I raised more phlegm that was slightly discolored and I don’t feel anywhere near right. The big clock stopped yesterday, and I have taking it down and wiped up the case and oiled the works and am now ready to put it up again.
I seem to experience a slight feeling of numbness all over me and weakness as well. May be its more imagination than anything else. I hope so.
12:15 Chet is coming, + clock is finished.
Wind S. blowing a gale, almost.
9:00 Chet landed after half an hour.
Am feeling much better this evening and hope I may not have another such a spell as I did this morning.
Chet brought my Turpan Hydrate and that helps my cough always, more than anything else I think.
Chet is playing harmonica for me this evening.
I hate to have him go away tomorrow for Thanksgiving, but I suppose I will be just as well off only I can’t help feeling as if I would like some one to speak to or to do a little in case of emergency.
40º all day. Wind South and nearly a gale all day.
10:00 Going to bed.
Wed 23 November 1904 At Station
6:30 AM 44° Chet and I just up and he has started for “Sunset” for ducks. Wind west and light, very cloudy and looks stormy.
11:00 Rested first rate last night and feel better this morning than I did yesterday. Wind shifting northerly. Chet looking for flood wood at Sunset and I guess he will soon be here.
5:00 PM 38° This is almost like a summer day, though cloudy. Wind N. light and looks as if storm was gathering. Chet left at 4.00 for Colchester for Thanksgiving.
He got home from his mornings hunt at noon and brought a fine duck for me. Somehow although I felt hungry, I couldn’t eat much and I didn’t.
Cough don’t trouble me quite as much but somewhere I don’t seem to feel right. I washed up dishes and put the rocker on my old chair that Hall gave me, and which was demoralized in the tornado Aug 6. 1900. It is very easy and now I shall take lots of comfort setting in it.
Chet took his wheel with him to ride by moonlight. Hope and expect that perhaps Ernest Carey will come with him when he returns.
Chet gave me a picture of baby. The dear little fellow. I think the world of him, and am very glad indeed to have his picture for it is perfect if one ever was.
Sent letters by Chet to Henry and Alma.
Somehow it never seemed as lonesome to me here all alone as it does this time here. I hated to come too.
But then I am more comfortable here probably than I could be ashore in cold weather. I am not going to complain. For everyone seems kind to me.
8:00 38° Wind west and very light. Quite cloudy.
Just finished reading “The Widow’s Son”, by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth.
Wind N.W and light. Cloudy.
Thursday Nov 24, 1904 Thanksgiving Day. Alone at station.
7:00 AM 36° Wind westerly, light. Very cloudy. Could not see sun rising. Fire in sitting room out of course.
Feeling fairly well, for me. Rested well, cough not troublesome. Have lots to do to-day, if I am only able to do it.
Chet did not take letters I meant to send to Henry and Alma. I am very sorry. But I ought to have put them in his grip.
7:30 Steamboat Chatauguy coming from the North.
7:45 38° “ “ Passed S. Saluted
8:00 Wind N. light. Looking lighter but no sun. Lamps done up.
10:00 40° Wind W light. Lake almost calm.
Three fellows and 2 black dogs at the pt. making duck blind near the boats.
10:30 41° Breakfast eaten, stewing and stoning prunes for pie.
Wind N. light, sun shining faintly. Tug coming past Appletree.
1:00 PM Robert H. Cook, 8 Barges N. children on barge waved handkerchiefs.
Wind N.E. light. Quite shifty to-day.
2:00 42° Wind N.E. rising slowly. Sun entirely gone.
3:00 41° Wind N. Rising slowly. Defender and pin-platt, South.
5:00 38° Fair wind N.
7:00 36° Fair wind N. Quite cloudy.
Supper eaten and everything all cleaned up. Am feeling pretty well to-night.
9:00 35° situation unchanged except that the barometer has turned, point toward fairer weather.
Mid. Wind N. and fair. Cloudy. Bar 29-4-1. Ther. 34°
Fri. Nov. 25. At Station. Alone.
7:00 A.M. 35° Wind N.W. moderate. Very cloudy. No indication of sun.
Both fires in good condition. Rested well.
Scattering flakes of snow and appearance of mountains west indicate that snow squalls are prevailing.
8:00 Having quite a lively squall here.
Wind rising to fresh. Guess Chet won’t get here to-day.
10:30 36° Sun shines occasionally.
Wind N.W. quite fresh. Squally all around.
Baking prune pies, and watching out for Chet.
Noon 36°. Wind N.W. very fresh and rising squall. Pies all baked and duck cooking. Am not expecting Chet to reach here until the wind goes down.
1:50 Some one in a dark skiff appeared for a half a minute south of Benlaw and then disappeared apparently near Watkin’s Landing.
A regular old gale. Washing the sidewalks.
3:15 35º Gale continues. Looks more like clearing in the west. Stove cleaned out, coal brought up and everything ready for the night.
4:30 Wind has been very easer but is more rising again and seems to be harder then at any time previous, couldn’t see the sun set. 34º growing colder then for several days. Looks black. Cold and squally in the N. + N.W.
Wish some one was here to visit with, but as there is no one guess I will read a while.
6:30 Gale continuing, Very Dark. Just ate supper.
Mid. Gale continuing, Moonlight. Gale very hard.
Sat. Nov 26 At station alone
4:00 A.M. Wind NW Gale has subsided. But wind still quite fresh.
5:30 Wind NW seems to be gradually going down. At 4.00 the moon and stars were quite clear. But now the clouds are nearly obscuring the stars. I have got my fires into good condition and now I am going back to bed until 7, when I shall have to take down the lamp and get into gear for the day.
7:00 27º Wind more easterly and rising very fast. Looks as if we might have a little sun by and by. But I guess Chet wont get here to-day.
Snow squalls on Mts. both east and west.
10:00 28º An awful old Gale and snow squalls everywhere but here. Sun shines by spells and wind howls like a menagerie.
Noon 28º Gale from west continues. Quite sunny now a good part of the time. Some how I can’t read or do much else to-day. Can’t help watching for Chet though I know of no reason why he should come while the wind blows as it does now.
4:00 Chet came with a jug of cider, can of milk ect.
10:00 28º Wind has just shifted to S. light, cloudy.
Mid. 28º Catarrh bothers me a great deal. Wish I could cure it.
Wind S. Mod, Rising, cloudy.
Sun Nov 27, 1904
11:30 29º Wind S. Mod, sunshine clouds + snow squalls, all around. Just finished breakfast. Chet got it. I didn’t get waked up until 10 o’clock.
1:15 PM 30º Chet just left here for Sunset . Duck Hunting. Hiram+ others at W. Pt fixing boat for duck-blinds I think. Barometer slowly working toward storm conditions.
2:00 PM Wind shifted to N.W. and snowing quite hard.
6:00 PM 24º Wind still N.W. snowing most of the PM.
Chet came from Island at 3 o’clock as wind had shifted a short time previous. We then set ourselves to get our Thanksgiving Dinner. We had boiled potatoes+ duck gravy. Duck with dressing. Parsnip and turnips + beats. Quince sauce, prune and apple pie and sweet cider.
We both enjoyed it very much and thought of those who were absent wishing they might come in and share our feast. I spoke of Henry, and Chet spoke of Cass and we both hoped they (all our friends) enjoyed their Thanksgiving as much as we did this evening.
Mid. 23 º Wind N.W. mod. cloudy and squally all around.
We had a great talk on theoretical and religious matters this evening. Then Chet wrote letters and read commenced “Saphs” by Alphonse Daudet. Quite interesting, but not a book that I should care to recommend every one to read. The coldest now then any time since I have been here.
Nov. 28. 1904
7:00 A.M. 16 º No sun visible. Wind N.W. mod. squally eastwardly but clearing in the west. The coldest got here since I came.
7:20 Chet just left for Sunset
8:00 [barometer] 29-9-1 + [temperature]18 º Wind the same very stormy in VT but sunshine in N.Y. Think it might be pleasant here by and by.
Hi just going to the point to feed his horse. Storm commencing to rise.
9:00 29-9-3+18 º Chet came with two ducks.
10:45 30-1+18 º Chet gone again for more ducks. Breakfast eaten fires attended to lamps done up and now it is wash dishes and sweep.
Noon B.30-1 + 20º Wing N.W. very light. Cloudy but sunshine here and west of us but E. and N.E. the snow squalls cover almost everything beyond the lake shore. Hi and Percy or one of the other boys, just went ashore with two boats. They pulled up one boat: and one man has taken the other and is apparently pulling for Q.C. Park or Burlington, while the other has started for home with the team.
2:30 30 + 18 º Wind shifted suddenly to N.E. but light bringing with it a little cooler atmosphere.
Steam which had entirely disappeared is again commencing to rise. The snow squalls still continue eastward. Washed out one shirt and one frock.
Sun shinning very pleasantly, Not a very bad day so far.
3:00 Wind N. Light but rising very slowly I think.
4:15 Chet came in from the point with a big boat load of flood-wood, but no ducks. When we got it unloaded it was 5:20. We then got supper, and now have everything cleaned for the evening.
7:00 30 – 111 +15 º The coldest yet to this time.
Wind N. Light and very dark and cloudy.
9:00 31 + 14 º Wind S.E. Light, Clear starlight, growing colder. Writing a letter to Henry and his folks.
10:00 30.111 + 14 º Wind S.E. light. Starlight. Going to bed.
Tues. Nov. 29. 1904
9 AM 29.-6-111+26. A terrible tale from the S. which got into working under about Midnight, is raging.
The windows on the lower story are all covered with ice and the cold is being forced in though every place possible for air to penetrate.
Chet got up at 7 and put the flood-wood which we had left on the walk, down cellar.
I have only just arisen, I could feel the old house tremble all the time.
Noon 29-5-11 + 31 º S. Gale continues with unabated force.
Breakfast just eaten. Very cloudy and storming all around
1:00 29-5 + 31 º Storm conditions continue
Sun shown a short time ago, fOr a few minutes only just south of Mt. Trembleu.
Construction train with big rocks out north of the pass. Engine has been up to Porters cut just returned.
3:00 29-4 + 34 º Everything looks more stormy and gale continues just the same.
4:00 29 – 4 – 111 + 35 º The situation seems unchanged.
7:00 29 – 4 – 101 + 40 º Gale harder then while ago.
9:00 29 – 4 – 111 + 42 º A little easier at times.
10:00 29 – 4 – 111 + 42 º Growing harder again.
11:00 29-4-111 + 42 º About the same.
Chet has sponged bread, and worked on his little Lighthouse while I have read and kept the record all the evening. It is bright starlight over head at this time.
Wed. Nov. 30
4:00 AM 29 – 4 – 111 + 41 º Gale subsiding very sensibly.
7:00 29 – 3 + 43 º Wind S. Light. Very cloudy, and no signs that I can see of a pleasant day.
Chet just started for Sunset, duck hunting, and perhaps to Henry’s and the mail. I shant feel at all easy until I see him back here. Sent letters to Henry and Alma.
8:35 Chet has just left at Sunset and started for main land.
9:00 29 – 5 – 111 + 45 º Chet has just started from the point for Henry’s mail.
Clearing in the west.
9:45 Wind west. Sudden squall, rising very fast to fresh must pull up blocks and lockers at once.
10:00 Looks at present very unpromising for a fine day.
11:00 29 – 5 11 x 41 º Wind S.W. Mod. Sun shining in spots all around.
Having another good time with Kitchen fire of course. I have some bread left on my hands to bake.
I think I’ll make it wait until Chet comes and let him do it.
Noon Chet came with celery and tomatoes, also free pkg of Doctors Blosser’s Catarrh Cure.
3:30 29 – 5 – 111 + 42 º Have just cleaned away after dinner.
Chet washing storm panes. He gave Howard 2 ducks. Henry hadn’t cut up hog so he didn’t bring fresh meat.
Now to sit down and read the news.
6:00 20-6 + 40 º Wind West. Snow.
11:00 29-6 + 24 º “ “ Sudden Rise. For an hour or two wind had almost died away. Very dark and cloudy.
Going to bed. Bad tooth troubling me to-day and especially to-night.
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