Kate and Jennie Smith Diaries of 1879: Overland ... - Oregon Pioneers

August 19 [Kate]TuesdayWe left the Daily Ranch and traveled twelve miles to a small stream where we ate dinner We gatheredabout a quart of goose berries. We crossed the summit of the Blue Mountains and are now on the West side.This after noon we traveled eight miles and camped by a ranch on Birch Creek. The only occupant of theranch is a lady. It has been raining about all afternoon. It is very disagreeable.20 milesAugust 19 [Jennie]TuesdayWe left our old campground this morning traveled fourten miles and took dinner on a small mountainstream gathered some gooseberries come down Birch Canon this afternoon passed several deserted ranchescamped at a ranch tonight on Birch Creek rained all afternoon is perfectly clear tonightAugust 20 [Kate]WednesdayWe left the Ranch and followed Birch Creek ten miles and stopped for dinner and finding it to be fifteenmiles to water remained here all day. It is a very pretty place there is a house right by us The lady of thehouse played the organ and sang we could hear it quite plain. It sounded quite old fashioned10 milesAugust 20 [Jennie]WednesdayIt was raining this morning when we got up but it was perfectly clear by the time we were ready to starttraveled nine miles this forenoon but will stay in camp this afternoon on Birch Creek in front of a whitehouse a couple Squaws were in camp had rhubarb pies for dinner we are now still at ..............