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Show -629- W'1ngate and EpAoTietjen, II\YseU with Go Harris went to work to put in a darn in creek March 6-.7 worked on dam" hauling t.i.rnber, brush & rock, 8 March 1894 Tnursdey Worked on darn in m::>rningo Then hitched up a little mule there with Maje to Buckboard and took a look around the country, Plenty of good lando Facilities for back to 0 - -. many settlers Got ready and started for Wingate p Drove up by 9 Fridey Cottonwood and where Blue Water and Cottonwood creeks join ex- amined a reservoir site and made a rough estimate, $2000 would make a dam 30 feet high that would hold much water Drove to 3 miles beyond Coolidge and campedo 10 Saturday ove to Wingate Station; got about 600 Ibs goods 0 Paid about 30000 in freight and bill on goeda , then drove to Wingate. got about 35pOO more of gOOOf$, about 2 poIJ)p left and we drove to top of Neut:re hHl and cedp 11 Scley '" Dl?ove he awiving about llp30 a.m, Unloaded, attended meeting, EpApTletjen and JoR9McNiel the speakersp In evening unpacked goods, aome of tharnp 12 Mondey Attended to atcck, school was disndssed thie morning, finished unpacking gooda, made up pieees, booked aceta p Attended te stoekp Salted down the beefp aot 13 Tuesday wheat ready to SOWp Traded some p :Sent off mail and 60 doz egg with Lampson9 14 Wednesday""" Attended to eteck, Made out tax aeeeeenents on reservoir & di tcnes p Began· plowing and !'utting in wheat road - 0 on ten, 15 Thursday Furrowed out wheat on ten" eqdy plowingP Began lowing out Arch,iehoksp 16 Friday ewed wheat in lot, Freddie har.rowing it ino Plowed up the artichokes., Furrowed out wheat and F\ plowing ten, Attended tt stock, Freddie plowing on ten, I 17 Saturday worked on the road. by call of road overseen, In evening about it 5 p.m, until about 7 030., Took a bath, began snowing 18 Sunday Nice morning, Attended to stock" Wrote some Attended 80S., at 10 a.m, Meeting at 2 p.m, At home remainder of - "'IJ - day 0 Attended to st ock, Fixed up wagon to haul man 19 Monday Freddie went after a load of wood, I hauled out manure We plowed in the afternoon on ten., 20 Tuesday Attended to stock» Sent off mallo Stormy weather 0 Hauled out some manure; Fixed up some chairs &C., Had talk with Tietj en and Baker about a scheme to make reservoirs '""'! ure , .... , - |
