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Friday, September 11, 1903

Started for Portland Oregon to take a homestead. Hate to

leave the loved ones.

Monday, April 13, 1903

Got to Spokane Wash. at 7:30 A.M. Walked over the city and

at 4:15 P.M. started for Biggs on the O.R. & N. R.R. Got there

at 4 A.M. and laid on the floor until morning.

Tuesday, April 14, 1903

Took the local train at 2 P.M. for Shaniko. Arrived there at 8

P.M.

Wednesday, April 15, 1903

Started for Silver Lake with three teams. Traveled south 45

miles. Fine scenery but could not get a place to stay all night

on account of people being afraid of the small pox. We finally

got a place to sleep in a barn and paid 50 cents a piece for

our breakfast.

Thursday, April 16, 1903

Got lost on a wrong road in the forenoon and traveled across

a desert all afternoon no water be found. Got to Deschutes or

Bend at 12 o'clock that night. Paid 35 cents for breakfast

and slept in a barn. Paid $1.25 for hay for each team.

Saturday, April 18, 1903

Got to Silver Lake tonight and got a good place to stay all

night.

Tuesday, April 21, 1903

I filed on a homestead. Did not get the claim I wanted but

must make the best of it now. We started back to Shaniko. It

rained and we got all wet had a hard time to get a place to

stay all night.

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