Friday, Oct 4, 1889 Grim and threatening morning. After breakfast loaded up, Powers taking the three canoes and started about 8 over the Carry (bill at Powers 8.87) Weather cleared. Got everything comfortably in the canoes and sailed off over Quakish to foot of rapids below dam where we had lunch and Eastman and I walked to dam. Men (2 canoes) made two trips to get up luggage. Violent squall & rain at dam. Nothing got wet. Albah went to get his coat from a pole of our traps when one of the guns accidentally discharged going through the sleeve of Eastmans Ulster and Freds rubber coat with a big charge of buck shot as they lay on the pole. Party camping at the dam house. Old hunter looking like a Methodist preacher came to the dam and entertained us with bear stories. Wanted some "[plysic?]" but could not supply him. Weather came off fine. Moved on up North Twin. Saw a deer and landed to shoot but he disappeared. Met Ben York going down with his son sick in his canoe. Fine afternoon. Turned into South Twin and intended to cross but a very threatening cloud came up, the wind began to blow and I positively declined to cross as the rains dashed into the boat. Landed and went into camp on the N. shore.
< Previous Entry | Next Entry >Have you ever wanted to see a handful of folders in a collection at the Archives of American Art, but you couldn't find the time to come to our DC reading room? Then the Archives of American Art’s Digitization on Demand service is for YOU!
Original material can be consulted by appointment in our Washington, D.C. Headquarters.
Copies of unrestricted microfilm materials can be obtained through one of our affiliated research centers.
Research and reference services provides help finding, accessing, and using the collections at the Archives of American Art.
