BUILDING
Mar. 6, Sun.--Rained hard last night--there is some shower on Scherum's
Peak--am at Mrs. Crider's--''Will' went back to the cabin yesterday for
another load--back today--John and Tom came this evening--coming before
reaching the Indians which had some trouble locating--at last saw squaw
sitting beside a big rock which hid her from the tents--with quite a
small child in front of her over which she was leaning with her hands
supporting it--and she making her sorrowful lament--the child was sick
and she was lamenting for its cure---would perhaps keep it up days and
nights.
Mar. 8--Very warm--arms so sore can hardly move them--baked and washed--with Tom having to soak.
Mar. 9--Tom and 'Will' took first load of lumber to the ranch--John into the night hours.
Mar.
10--Very warm--boys only got the road fixed yesterday--got the first
load over today--did not get back till late--it is ten miles and they
had road to break.
Mar. 11--John and Tom went to haul 'Will' to
Park--only got a few letters--one from Maj--John and Tom only got part
way--Tom got me a horned toad. Mr. Lewis brought us some very fine
specimens.
Mar. 12--Baked bread and pies--Tom and 'Will' went to
Kingman for more doors and windows, more grub--our neighbor, Mr. Hart,
quite sick from powder smoke.
Mar. 19--Very high wind last
night--'Will' started early for another load of boards--John and Tom
cleared a place for corral 40X60 ft.--baked pies and wrote letters to
Bruce [son] and Earl.
Mar, 20, Sun.--Sun hot but cool
breeze--went to top of highest mountain--to look--opera glasses--could
see great way down the valley--and look down on many mountains--found
new varieties of flowers--also head, horns and vertabra of mountain
sheep--brought them down to cabin--the mountain was high and steep.
'Will' went to Park.
Mar. 21--Cooler--men worked at house--Tom went to Point for load of boards--'Will' and Tom to the I.X.L.
Mar.
22--Baked--very high wind--washed this afternoon--went to the low
divide this afternoon--got some broken Indian pottery--boys came home.
Mar.
23--Men working on house--laying floor--baked pies and bread--have a
young dog--'Will' got it in Park--shepherd afraid of coyote getting
him--Indian Dick here today hunting horses.
Mar. 24--Windy but pleasant--men roofing house--baked bread and worked at rug--pressed soke [?] flowers.
Mar.
25--Finished rug--baked pies and went for flowers--so many nice ones.
Tom went to I.X.L.--wrote a letter to Lill [daughter] this
evening--cool when the sun goes down.
Mar. 31--Very pleasant out but look for rain--men finishing house--made curtain and cords--and tassels for others.
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