Kate and Jennie Smith Diaries of 1879: Overland ... - Oregon Pioneers
Kate and Jennie Smith Diaries of 1879: Overland ... - Oregon Pioneers
Kate and Jennie Smith Diaries of 1879: Overland ... - Oregon Pioneers
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August 30 [<strong>Kate</strong>]SaturdayWe followed the canyon to the Deschutes River where we crossed on a bridge. It is a very rapid River <strong>and</strong>Rocky. From the river we traveled nine miles to White River where we stopped for dinner we traveled ( )mile…...August 29 [<strong>Jennie</strong>]SaturdayThe boys had quite a time finding the horses this morning which made us late starting we crossed theDesChutes River …….. traveled nine miles <strong>and</strong> stoped for dinner on White River no grass come six milesfarther <strong>and</strong> camped in the timber near a store on ............... [<strong>Jennie</strong>’s entry <strong>of</strong>f by a day]August 31 [No entry for <strong>Kate</strong>]SundayAugust 31 [<strong>Jennie</strong>]SundayLate this morning when we got up this has been a long day for me I have been trying to write but I cant doanything but think <strong>of</strong> the past <strong>and</strong> compare it with the present <strong>and</strong> build air castles <strong>and</strong> dream <strong>of</strong> the future<strong>Kate</strong> <strong>and</strong> I are now sitting under a large pine here waching the people as they passSeptember 1 [<strong>Kate</strong>]MondayWe left the Three Mile Creek early this morning <strong>and</strong> traveled about twelve miles to a Spring on the side <strong>of</strong>the mountain. We passed through Tygh Valley <strong>and</strong> through the Barlow Gate. After dinner we traveled sixmiles to White River have had very rough hilly roads[<strong>Kate</strong> has no diary entries until September 12 th ]
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