Helen Hunt Jackson 1883 diary transcription
Ms 0020, Box 5, Diary 8, transcribed by Gloria J. Helmuth, June, 1998
January, Wednesday 17. 1883.
In house all day
Storm. -
January, Thursday 18. 1883.
Clear overhead -
slush underfoot -
Coupe one hour in Am.
In Pm - from 12.45 - to 5.30. -
January, Friday 19. 1883.
Stormc-l-o-u-d-y- In house all day
At Gilders in eveg. - Slidman - Claire Lowen Kellogg -
January, Saturday 20. 1883.
Cloudy - Rain - in house all day
January, Sunday 21. 1883.
Warm, drizzling rain in Am. Cleared - cold! Went to Eatons Studio with Helia. Portrait of Modjerka. -
Dinner at Bottas. Coupe afternoon for calls - tilll 10. o'clk. -
January, Monday 22. 1883
Clear, cold - Hideously cold.-- coupe for 2. to 4. -
Coupe in eve. to Gilders - kept it till 10.00. -
January, Tuesday 23. 1883.
Clear & cold - very cold.
January, Friday 26. 1883.
Eve. At Gilders -
January, Saturday 27. 1883.
Rollins's to dinner
Carriage in eve. to Miss Book's -
Rain.
January, Sunday 28. 1883.
Rain, warm - coupe from 3 to 6 -
January, Monday 29. 1883.
Cloudy - warm
Coupe from 12 to 1.30 -
- to 12th Pl - for riding & then from 5. to 6.
- In evening to Annie Fells. --
January, Tuesday 30. 1883.
Dinner at Tourmay - Warners - Gilders - John Buirroughs -
Rain
January, Wednesday 31. 1883.
Hot! - rain - thunder & lightning -
Sat with window open & no fire in grate. -
Dinner at Trimbles - Calls after
February, Thursday 1. 1883.
Coupe in Am. - at 10. to 12.30. - from 3.30 to 5.30
Dinner at Lawrences
February, Friday 2. 1883.
Coupe to Millers & Vehins - paid to man. - Cold
Eve at Gilders
February, Saturday 3. 1883.
Cold rain -
Helen came -
Coupe for her to Dr.
Morricos. -
Mrs. Trimble -
Miss Schuyler
in house all day -
February, Tuesday 6. 1883.
Went to Metropolitan Museum with Dr. L - H. & Kate Horsford -
Chill --
February, Wednesday 7. 1883.
Taken ill -
February, Sunday 18. 1883.
Set out for Cal. at 6 Pm.
Had not left room since the 7th!! -
February, Tuesday 20. 1883.
Chicago
February, Wednesday 21. 1883.
Kansas City -
Rested 6 hours at St. Larries Hotel.
February, Thursday 22. 1883.
La Junta at midnight. Will left me
February, Saturday 24. 1883.
Deming at 7.45 Am.
February, Sunday 25. 1883.
Arrived in Los Angeles
February, Wednesday 28. 1883.
Driven out to Coronels in Hack. Paid. -
March, Thursday 1. 1883.
Drive in P.m.
March, Friday 2. 1883.
Drive in P.m.
March, Saturday 3. 1883.
Drive in P.m.
March, Sunday 4. 1883.
Drove to Mrs. Carrs - Lunch at Kinneloa - brought Mr. Stephelen back with me - lap full of wild flowers - wild ---- in fur cloak great black seal trimmed cloak outside. -
March, Monday 5. 1883.
Drive in P.m.
March, Tuesday 6. 1883.
Went with Mrs. Coronel to Library hour - to explain about wailing - a beautiful -work on their beds -
Impossible to get them to a point - handsome woman - fat. Skin like satin - laugh like baby - hand clapped over mouth - no idea of time - or money -
March, Wednesday 7. 1883.
cold fog. Merc. 58 in A.m.
Cleared at noon - cold & raw again at night -
Talk with Col. Warren -
Gov. Downey -
Short Drive -
March, Thursday 8. 1883.
Cold fog - fire for first time.
Took Mr. Lusk to the Coronels in P.m.
March, Friday 9. 1883.
Cold fog - fire - Long Drive in P.m. - Rock Heights - nearly to Florence-
March, Saturday 10. 1883.
Short drive.
March, Sunday 11. 1883.
Dined at Mrs. Lees - Mr. L. carried me out & brought me back.
March, Monday 12. 1883.
- Drive up Ute River & back over hills - Mr. Wilson in eve - long talk about Indians.
March, Tuesday 13. 1883.
Raw & cloudy all day - no drive -
March, Wednesday 14. 1883.
Clear & fine. No drive - carriage at shop. (?)
March, Thursday 15. 1883.
Went to San Bernardino with Mr. Kinney - Met Lawson at station at Colton -
Hot dusty -
Drove over to S.B. after lunch - afternoon at Lawsons - Ca- Rogas of Saboda -
March, Friday 16. 1883.
Drove to Riverside. - Citrus fair - tables piled - fancy designs - live boat - strings from hosts - piles - wild hyacinths, p----- next ---- borders on walls - palm leaves - grapes - apples - raisins - pomegranates. From this down to Indian rancheria in -------- river bottom - Santa Ana river - 2/3 sand - trail hard to find - paid Indians in road - riding - they told us - trail among bushes - one followed us "What are you hunting?" slow ambiance of an ------man, huts of brush - canvas - eight women ----ing curds under bush canopy - squatted - all with - - - ---- ---- ---- for filling - bundles of sticks - bright basket of one - her work basket - cabinillas - house in valley - came here to work -
Suspicious eyes on all sides - but gentle - Contrast with Riverside!
March, Saturday 17. 1883.
Morning with Lawson - Mr. ---- Drove to Crafton - through Redlands - Lovely spot - running water in walnut & ------ rel- - ed - rivers & bushes -orange orchard - via Craft - villainous face & voice - pretended to know all about Indians & to have done so much for them - first class hypocrite - and to ----- a cheat the Indians - few huts on his place now - is bound now to treat them better -
March, Sunday 18. 1883.
Drove up Cajon Pass - 18 miles to Marshalls Tavern - first eight miles through sandy plain - covered with chapparal - wild flowers - --fileria - white daisies. Yellow - & ----- ---------- ------ - "Apache Willow," - ---- stems dotted with yellow knobs of blossoms - beautiful shrub loaded with white flowers - manzanita - ---------
In canyon are farms with ----- ------ ----- ---- - wonderfully loaded truly - not a flower more -
- Lawrence S - nice place - little home with ---- and a sitting room - separate from the cabin - good food - Yuccas in ---- Stems 12 to 20 ft high - old stage station - R.R. brot an end to freighting now - 6 miles from Summit on which you look into the Mohave desert - Lawson & Capt. John in evening. -
March, Monday 19. 1883
Returned to Los Angeles
March, Tuesday 20. 1883.
No Drive
March, Wednesday 21. 1883.
Drove with Mrs. Lee in Pm. Did errands -
Cloudy
March, Thursday 22. 1883.
P.M. at Mr. Coronels - called at Mrs. Lees -
Cloudy
March, Friday 23. 1883
Sun shown for 20 minutes in Am! -
Drive in P.m.
March, Saturday 24. 1883
Day at San Gabriel - Lunch at Mrs. ------- at ----- - Mr. Wilsons
March, Sunday 25. 1883.
Drive in P.m. with carriage from Whiteside Stables
March, Monday 26. 1883.
No drive - paid Butler & Cloud my account with him -
March, Tuesday 27. 1883.
Rain
March, Wednesday 28. 1883.
Rain
In court room all day - Indian liquor case -
March, Thursday 29. 1883.
Rain
In house all day - wrote 24 pages of Chester paper
March, Friday 30. 1883.
Cleared - In court all forenoon - Indian liquor case - drive in P.m. Shower all P.m.
March, Saturday 31. 1883.
Drive in P.m. - at Mr. Coronels.
April, Sunday 1. 1883.
Took Mr. & Mrs. Lee to Pasadena
April, Monday 2. 1883.
Drive in P.m.
April, Tuesday 3. 1883.
Carriage in A.m. Errands - in court room to for liquor case tried before Mr. Lee - ------- in P.m.
April, Wednesday 4. 1883.
Set out at 8:30 for San Bernardino - carriage from Dennis S -
Starkey's Hotel at noon - Rained great guns in P.m.
Interview with Byron on --brient of Saboda trail. - Lawson & Capt. John in the Evening. -
D-r-o-v-e-f-r-o-m-S- .B-.t-o-S-a-n-J-a-c-i-n-t-o-
April, Thursday 5. 1883.
Rain. ---- at San Bernardino - in P.m.
Drove up to Watermans a ranch six miles from town - up! green spot like emeralds - in sight from the town arriving - find it a canyon - with barley walls - orange trees - peach trees in bloom - colorful - lovely view looking back & out - triangle shaped - house ------- - ----- bookshelves - wife invalid - lying on sofa - su---- ----- ------- on her own door ---- & hurt her shin - man looked like ----- -----. - blue eyes - ruddy - fair beard. - study - hot springs - too ----ing ---- is great boulders brought down in 1862 - with 10 ft drop! -
April, Friday 6. 1883.
Went to San Jacinto - reached Gordons at 7 o'clk. Spent night there -
April, Saturday 7. 1883.
Drove to Websters - in Am - Evening in Indian S drove -
Horses drove this day - only 5 miles.
April, Sunday 8. 1883.
Drove up Indian & Canyon -
Victorcano's canyon - Interview with Indians - "Capt" Nogas - old man 'Nolberto. -
Drove 20 miles -
April, Monday 9. 1883.
Drove up San Jacinto ---- morning at ---- ---- in P.m. drove from other side rut - to "Charlie Thomas's for night.
Had 4 horses
April, Tuesday 10. 1883.
Drove to Cahnilla valley - morning in school - will write Is in Pm. Dance in Cierny-
4 horses. -
April, Wednesday 11. 1883.
Left Cahnilla valley at one o'clock - talk with Indians in morning. - night at Lake Bergmans -
Drove 10 miles.
April, Thursday 12. 1883.
Drove to Warners Ranch - Icy wind each hour - slept in fur cloak outside of all my under clothes - night dress & ----- -
snow - rain - hail -
Drove 26 miles -
April, Friday 13. 1883.
Thermometer 38 in my room - dressed with it at 40! - Clear sky - windmills all around covered with snow -
Drove to Aqua Caliente - 3 miles - school - talk with Is in Pm. - Fearful cold wind, -
Drove 6 miles
April, Friday 14. 1883.
Drove to San Isidro - lunched in oak grove - with Mrs. Pamela Hagar & her son looking on. -
Capt. of San Jose village here in Pm. -
Drove 16 miles - put in one of Lintons horses - new horse soon.
April, Sunday 15. 1883.
Capt Pable arrived at 7.30 Am. for his "paper" -
Mr. Kinney went off with Mr. Linton to go to view the ranch - to visit some of the I. Villages - in P.m. I drove to Aqua Caliente -
Drove 6 miles -
April, Monday 16. 1883.
Austin Cloos arrived at 7:30 to see us. - Mr. Kinney - Miss Gielsh & Alexander. Set off for the Los Coyotes village - really warm! sat with wide open windows. Wrote in notes all the Am. Rested & read more in Pm.
Horses went 16 miles.
April, Tuesday 17. 1883.
Set off early in A.m. for Santa Isabel - reached rancheria at 10.30 - talked with Is two hours. - lunched under tree a few rods from village -
Horses went 16 miles.
April, Wednesday 18. 1883.
Day at Mesa Grande -
Horses drove 30 miles
April, Thursday 19. 1883.
At Sorda-
Horses rested
April, Friday 20. 1883.
Drove to the -----
Horses drove - 36 miles
April, Saturday 21. 1883.
Drove into San Diego & ---- -
30 miles. -
April, Sunday 22. 1883.
Drove to Sc---- -
Used Knox's horses -
April, Monday 23. 1883.
Visited Captain Ende - Mr. Lockwood drove us with 4 horses - set off - of Am -
Lockwoods horses
April, Tuesday 24. 1883.
Drove into San Diego
Drove 15 miles -
April, Wednesday 25. 1883.
Took affidavits of Captian Grande Indians -
- Drove to old town to see Father Ubarli in P.m.
Drove about town
April, Thursday 26. 1883.
Affidavits of Father Ubacli & Mr. Manassah. As to Indians in Capitan Grande -
April, Friday 27. 1883.
Drove to Indian School in A.m. with Mrs.. Morse - Four Scholars! School a certain failure. -
April, Saturday 28. 1883.
Started Jesus for Temecula - wrote all Am. In house.
In Pm. Examined old files of papers at Morses office -
April, Sunday 29. 1883.
wrote in Am.
In P.M. old papers at Mr. Morse s. -
April, Monday 30. 1883.
Set off at 6.30 Am. For Temecula.
Arrived at Wolfs at 11.30 -
P.m. at Pachanra ------
Drove 7 miles -
May, Tuesday 1. 1883.
Drove to Pala in A.m.
In Pm. - to Justice of the Peace - Sickler
15 miles
May, Wednesday 2. 1883.
Drove to Rincon in Am.
Parma in P.M.
20 miles
May, Thursday 3. 1883.
Drove from Pala to Temecula
day in Canyon -
lovely flowers.
9 miles -
May, Friday 4. 1883.
Returned to Los Angeles
May, Sunday 6. 1883.
Hard rain in night & A.m.
Carriage in P.m.
May, Monday 7. 1883.
- more rain - in Am. Wrote - in P.m. - went to Lees - P.6. ---- no drive.
May, Tuesday 8. 1883.
Drive in P.m. Mrs. Lee -
May, Wednesday 9. 1883.
Drive in P.m. - Boyle Knights -
May, Sunday 20. 1883.
Left for S.F.
May, Monday 21. 1883.
Arrived at 3 P.M. Rich House
May, Friday 25. 1883.
Set off at 2. P.M. for home -- Mr. Kinney.
May, Sunday 27. 1883.
Reached Salt Lake - - W. arrived in the night -
May, Wednesday 30. 1883.
Set off for home again
May, Thursday 31. 1883.
arrived at C.S. - at 9.30 P.m. -
June, Monday 4. 1883.
Kinney left for the East
June, Saturday 9. 1883.
Cold Rain in Am. Cleared in Pm. Took Aunt May Shamon up on the Bluffs -
June, Sunday 10. 1883.
Day on Cheyenne Mt - with the Shamons
Dr. & Mrs. Adams -
June, Monday 11. 1883.
Hot - Electric Storm - Wind squall in P.m. -
June, Tuesday 12. 1883.
Cold Rain - fire in parlor -
Snow for 3 hours!
June, Wednesday 13. 1883.
Partially clear
Geology class! -
took Mrs. Adams & Will - Sat in carriage in canyon alone - Conards to dinner -
June, Thursday 14. 1883.
Lovely day
Went with Mrs. Brannan up towards my garden
June, Friday 15. 1883.
lovely day -
short drive in P.m.
June, Saturday 16. 1883.
Clear & hot in A.m. - Hail Storm at noon - stones as big a plums! Clear in an hour - & warm
June, Sunday 17. 1883.
Went up Fern Canyon - Tremendous days work -
June, Monday 18. 1883.
short drive in P.m. Warm day -
June, Tuesday 19. 1883.
Warm, clear -
Drive with Mrs. ----ne in the P.m.
Risleys to dinner -
June, Wednesday 20. 1883.
Hot - drive in Pm with Mr. Braman - brought her home to dinner - called at Broadmoor -
June, Saturday 23. 1883.
Mrs. Adeecan to spend Sunday -
Drove to Douglas s in P.m. with Mrs. Braman
June, Sunday 24. 1883.
Day in N. Cheyenne Canyon -
Mr & Mrs. Risley to lunch -
W. took coffee - 2 cups
June, Monday 25. 1883.
W. coffee - 2 cups -
June, Tuesday 26. 1883.
Drove to Glen Eyrie in P.m. Mrs. Risley called on Miss Blot -
W. down sick! -
June, Wednesday 27. 1883.
Drove with Mrs. R -
Called on Bal- -
Thornton -
Milne -
Hot -
Thermometer 84 upstairs
W. had sharp ---- - compared to feeling ill - looked badly -
June, Thursday 28. 1883.
Drive in P.m. with Mrs. Milne -
brought her home to dinner - her brother also -
W. better -
June, Friday 29. 1883.
Went for flowers to N. Cheyenne Canyon - Lovely Day -
June, Saturday 30. 1883.
Short Drive in Pm. Bacons & Miss Bailey & Woolery to dinner -
W. drank coffee
July, Sunday 1. 1883.
Short day in N.C. Canyon - Hot! -
W. miserable - wonder what he ate!
July, Monday 2. 1883.
Hot. No drive. Sent carriage away - 1 boy to drive & tired horses.
Mrs. Adams, Miss Bailey & Mr. Squirey to dinner. -
July, Tuesday 3. 1883.
Drive about town -
July, Wednesday 4. 1883.
Whole day in N. Cheyenne Canyon - our horse -
July, Thursday 5. 1883.
Went to Denver - carriage in Station - Washout
Reached Denver at 11 Pm! -
July, Friday 6. 1883.
Hard Rain
Spent day cooling off servants -
July, Saturday 7. 1883.
Rain -
Cleared at noon -
----- at St. James -
W. came up in eve.
train. -
July, Sunday 8. 1883.
Clear & warm -
July, Monday 9. 1883.
W. returned to Springs - I went back to Willards - Hot.
July, Tuesday 10. 1883.
Hotter --
July, Wednesday 11. 1883.
Hot!
July, Thursday 12. 1883.
Hottest -
July, Friday 13. 1883.
Return to Col. S. - Drive in P.m. took Mr. B. to drive -
July, Saturday 14. 1883.
Short Drive in P.m.-
July, Sunday 15. 1883.
Day in N. Cheyenne Canyon -
July, Monday 16. 1883.
Went to Denver -- Willards -
July, Tuesday 17. 1883.
Returned to C.S. -
July, Wednesday 18. 1883.
Hot - Drove to Manitou in P.m. -
Waters
Blatchford
Bill
Mrs. Risley went with me.
Will returned.
July, Thursday 19. 1883.
Mere 80 degrees at 8. A.m.
Lunch at Bass. S. -
Carriage all the P.m. -
July, Saturday 21. 1883.
New cook came -
Drive with Mrs. Parrish in P.m.
July, Sunday 22. 1883.
Day in N. Cheyenne Canyon - Hot -
July, Monday 23. 1883.
Drove to Manitou in Eve. Called on Waters -
Taken ill in night -
July, Tuesday 24. 1883.
Ill in bed - dry ------
cold & stormy
July, Wednesday 25. 1883.
In bed -
diarrhea eluded but fearfully weak
no sleep
July, Thursday 26. 1883.
In bed
no sleep
July, Friday 27. 1883.
ditto
Frightful pre-storm condition -
rain - fog - thunder -
slept from 11 to 5
Will miserable also -
July, Saturday 28. 1883.
- Sharp thunderstorm in P.m. -
Cleared the air -
Slept from 9.30 to 5.30 -
5 days of heavy electric air - almost epidemic in town of dysentery
July, Sunday 29. 1883.
Clear & beautiful
felt like new creature
stormed again -
July, Monday 30. 1883.
Storms again -
floods -
July, Tuesday 31. 1883.
Floods. - !
August, Wednesday 1. 1883.
Half cleared off -
Bass s & Mrs. Risley to lunch -
Had buggy in A.m. for errands.
August, Thursday 2. 1883.
Half clear -
Furious showers -
Buggy in Am -
August, Friday 3. 1883.
Buggy in Am.
Caught in rain -
carriage in P.m. -
Short Drive - Rain again!
August, Saturday 4. 1883.
Lovely - bright - warm -
Drive in Am.
-Rain in Pm! -
August, Sunday 5. 1883.
Drove up Ute Pass - lovely day - slight shower - Kate Field
August, Monday 6. 1883.
Set out for Gunnison with Will -
Slept at Salida. -
August, Tuesday 7. 1883.
Left Salida at 9. Am. Went to Gunnison - Tabor House - Saw Effie - & Katy-.
August, Wednesday 8. 1883.
Went to Crested Butte.
August, Thursday 9. 1883.
Drove to White Cloud - Ruby - Irwin - Hopewell -
August, Friday 10. 1883.
Drove to Schofield - brought W. back to Crested Butte -
August, Saturday 11. 1883.
Drove with Mr. Holt to Pittsburgh O-be-joyful Creek & Poverty Gulch
Went up to Coal Mine.
August, Sunday 12. 1883.
Returned to C.S. -
- got up at 3:30 A.m.
Reached home at 9. Pm.
August, Monday 13. 1883.
Drove about town - up to Bass's -
August, Tuesday 14. 1883.
Drove to Glen Eyrie -
August, Wednesday 15. 1883.
Drove to Dixons - Warm day -
August, Thursday 16. 1883.
W. set off for N. York -
Drove to Manitou
Supper at Bubee
Hour with K.R. -
Tremendous shower
August, Friday 17. 1883.
Drove about town & up to - ---- Ravine -
Brannans & Mrs. Mylins to drive -
August, Saturday 18. 1883.
Drove up N. Cheyenne Canyon - Mrs. Mylin - Hot day -.
August, Sunday 19. 1883.
Drove to Manitou. Dinner at Burlow House -
August, Monday 20. 1883.
Carriage all day - at Nurliys to dinner - Effie & Katy came in the evening -
August, Tuesday 21. 1883.
Drove to Dicksons - Mr. ----- Clarke to dinner -
August, Wednesday 22. 1883.
Drive in P.m.
Dr. Bell to dinner
August, Thursday 23. 1883.
Carriage at 6. Am. Flowers - Carriage for K. F. to train - & to take Effie down town
- K.F. John Hay ----- - Risleys -
Mrs. Palmer to dinner. -
August, Friday 24. 1883.
Carriage to train
went to Denver -
Willards -
Horrible ----
August, Saturday 25. 1883.
Talk with Teller -
Returned to C.S.
August, Sunday 26. 1883.
Carriage in P.m. - Tea at Baileys - Carrriage in eve. to bring Mr. -----
August, Monday 27. 1883.
Buggy in Am.
Carriage in P.m -
Parrishes - Brannens
Mr. Woolery - Stela to dinner -
August, Tuesday 28. 1883.
Drove to Manitou in Pm.
Woods to drive
August, Wednesday 29. 1883.
Buggy in Am -
Carriage in Pm -
Blatchfords - Foleys & Mr. Holt to dinner -
August, Thursday 30. 1883.
Carriage in Pm. - about town - ill in night bowel trouble -
August, Friday 31. 1883.
In house - ill - hot day
short drive in P.m. -
September, Saturday 1. 1883.
ditto - in house all day -
September, Sunday 2.. 1883.
in house all day - about well - cooler -
September, Monday 3. 1883.
Drove to Manitou - Dr. Bells - Mr. Nicolay to dinner -
September, Tuesday 4. 1883.
Carriage about town -
September, Wednesday 5. 1883
Carriage in Pm. to concert & up to Basses. -
Remenge - till 12.00 P.m.
September, Thursday 6. 1883.
Drove to Glen Eyrie in P.M.
September, Friday 7. 1883
The Nollinses came - carriage in P.m. - Short drive to Pres. Tenney's -
September, Saturday 8. 1883
Carriage in P.m. - 4 hours - ----- ----- - ---- - Manitou - home over mesa
September, Sunday 9. 1883.
Carriage all day - in A.m. to Bluffs - in P.m. - North Cheyenne Canon.
September, Monday 10. 1883.
Carriage all day - ---- Nollins s to Glen Eyrie in Am - in P.m. took Bauers down to train -
Risleys & ---- Kirby to dinner
September, Tuesday 11. 1883
Drove to Glen Eyrie with Mrs. Hamp - Perfect day -
September, Wednesday 12. 1883.
Carriage about town - took Mrs. Brannan a short drive -
September, Thursday 13. 1883.
Carriage in A.m. - P.m. & to the Piersons in Eve.
Cold Rain.
September, Friday 14. 1883.
Cold rain - Set off for Salt Lake at 11 p.m. with Mrs. Milne -
September, Saturday 15. 1883.
Disagreeable day in cars - not dusty -
September, Sunday 16. 1883.
Reached Salt Lake at 7 Am - Continental Hotel -
Spent Am in visiting Mormon Sunday Schools - in eve - at Ward visiting -
Dust indescribable - hot
September, Monday 17. 1883.
Moved to Spencer House - in Room all day - violent catarrhal attack with fever- from the dust & dry heat - No rain in the place Since April except a light shower now & then - parched quality in the air undesirable -
September, Tuesday 18. 1883.
In room all day
September, Wednesday 19. 1883.
"
September, Thursday 20. 1883.
Left for home
September, Friday 21. 1883.
Reached home at 6 Pm.
Found Will there -
September, Saturday 22. 1883.
Cold as Greenland. Mercury 50 in my room! in Am -
Put up stoves
September, Sunday 23. 1883.
Warmer - sunshine
no drive -
September, Monday 24. 1883.
Sunshine - heavenly day - walk in Pm. no drive. -
September, Tuesday 25. 1883.
Lovely day - fire in hearth - door open -
drive with Mrs. Woolery in P.m. N. Cheyenne
September, Wednesday 26. 1883.
Short drive -
Lovely weather
September, Thursday 27. 1883.
Drive about town
Dinner at Antlers -
Lovely weather -
September, Friday 28. 1883.
had buggy to take me to the carpet weavers -
September, Saturday 29. 1883.
no drive -
lovely day -
September, Sunday 30. 1883.
Day in N. Cheyenne Canon. -
Heavenly day -
went to top of Silver Cascade
October, Monday 1. 1883.
no drive -
Lovely day -
October, Tuesday 2. 1883.
Drive with Miss Hutty to carpet weavers -
Lovely day -
Col Hay & Newlay to dinner -
October, Wednesday 3. 1883.
Gentle rain.
Buggy in Pm. to carpet weavers [ed. note: this line was Xed out]
no drive. -
Harris & Snowdon to dinner. -
October, Thursday 4. 1883.
buggy in P.m. to carpet weavers -
Carriage in eve to Glen Eyrie -
Heavenly day -
October, Friday 5. 1883.
Drive about town -
October, Saturday 6. 1883.
Ill in house -
sent carriage back -
October, Sunday 7. 1883.
Day in N. Cheyenne -
Heavenly weather
October, Monday 8. 1883.
Carriage in A.m. for Kinnikinnick -
Snowdon - Swinburns -
Woolerys to dinner -
October, Tuesday 9. 1883.
Carriage all day -
Mountain. -
Mrs. Palmer picnic. -
October, Wednesday 10. 1883.
Buggy in Pm. -
October, Thursday 11. 1883.
4 inches of Snow! -
W. had to shake it off the trees to prevent them breaking. -
In house all day -
cold - fires all over house
Cardogan Bull & Elwell to dinner
whist till 1.30. -
October, Friday 12. 1883.
Bright warm -
Snow melting -
front door open! -
Small fires.
Rife Galooty Nisely to lunch -
October, Saturday 13. 1883.
Had Snowed at night! -
Still snowing -
not cold -
C. Duger arrived -
October, Sunday 14. 1883.
Clear bright & beautiful -
Carriage all day -
W. took C.D. in Am. To Manitou etc. -
In P.M. N. Cheyenne Canyon -
October, Monday 15. 1883.
W. went to Denver with C.D. -
Mrs. Cooper arrived -
P.M. drove on Bluffs - Risleys to dinner -
Snowy cloud over range -
October, Tuesday 16. 1883.
Carriage all day -Manitou - Williams Canon - Ute Pass in Am. -
Home by Garden of the Goods & Glen Eyrie - Will returned.
Cloudy in Am. - clear at noon -
October, Wednesday 17. 1883.
Mrs. C. left -
carriage in A.m. -
Lovely bright & warm.
October, Thursday 18. 1883.
Clear & bright -
Carriage in Pm.
W. set off at 10.30 a.m. for Alamosa -
October, Friday 19. 1883.
Colder - cloud on mts - .
Carriage in Pm. about town -
October, Saturday 20. 1883.
Rainy in A.m.
Clear at noon
Drove to Glen Eyrie in P.m. - the Risleys - wind in evening
October, Sunday 21. 1883.
Clear & bright -
N. Cheyenne Canon in P.m. - Leaves
Dinner at Risleys.
October, Thursday 25. 1883.
Carriage in Pm - & in evening to Glen Eyrie
October, Friday 26. 1883.
Carriage in forenoon - Williams Canyon
October, Saturday 27. 1883.
Carriage in Am -
Mrs. Palmer - Alma El----- - Swinburn to dinner
October, Sunday 28. 1883.
Carriage in Pm - N. Cheyenne - Robert - Gifford - C---- - Will
Snow Storm! Cold -
October, Monday 29. 1883.
Day in N. Cheyenne
October, Tuesday 30. 1883.
Carriage for Gifford - all day
Sollys to dinner -
October, Wednesday 31. 1883.
Gen & Mrs. P. Alma Browning to dinner - up stairs ill with bronchitis -
carriage all day for Gifford -
November, Thursday 1. 1883.
Gifford left - W. went to Denver
In room
Carriage in P.m.
November, Friday 2. 1883.
In room
November, Saturday 3. 1883.
In room
November, Sunday 4. 1883.
In room
bright clear day
November, Monday 5. 1883.
In room
bright clear day
November, Tuesday 6. 1883.
In house
November, Wednesday 7. 1883.
Buggy. -
Clear & warm
November, Thursday 8. 1883.
Carriage in P.m.
November, Friday 9. 1883.
Clear in A.m.
Snow Squall in Pm.
Drive.
Caught in Snow!
November, Friday 16. 1883.
Set off at noon for the East -
W. went with me to Pueblo. -
November, Saturday 17. 1883.
Kansas City
night in Section from K.C. - to Chicago
November, Sunday 18. 1883.
Chicago.
Called at Gov. Bross's
November, Tuesday 20. 1883.
Reached N. York at 7 A.m.
Hot - foggy
November, Wednesday 21. 1883.
Ill in bed
Dr. Giffe -
Hot fog -
November, Thursday 22. 1883.
"
Hot fog
Dr.
November, Friday 23. 1883.
"
Dr.
November, Saturday 24. 1883.
"
Dr.
better
November, Sunday 25. 1883.
"
better
Dr. Sanborn
Trimbles
November, Monday 26. 1883.
Hard Rain -
C.D.W. -
Discovered loss of jewelry
November, Tuesday 27. 1883.
Clear Sunrise - the first for eight days.
November, Thursday 29. 1883.
Went down stairs to dinner - felt wretched -
December, Saturday 1. 1883.
Raw & cloudy -
Began story - wrote two words -
Mrs. Trimble -
December, Sunday 2. 1883.
Rain - Mr. Warner - Dr. Jarvie -
December, Monday 3. 1883.
Clear & Bright -
Coupe for 1 hour & 20 min. -
December, Tuesday 4. 1883.
Clear - Coupe from 2. to 3.40. -
December, Wednesday 5. 1883.
rain
Clear in P.m.
drove with Molly - 63 cts -
December, Thursday 6. 1883.
Clear -
walked out for first time - Century - ---- ------ -
December, Friday 7. 1883.
Cloudy -
walked again -
rode to Park in horse cars
December, Saturday 8. 1883.
Rain -
in house all day
December, Sunday 9. 1883.
Cloudy in A.m.
December, Wednesday 12. 1883.
Went to Brooklyn
in cars - Dr. Jarvie - clear & fine
December, Thursday 13. 1883.
Clear & fine.
December, Friday 14. 1883.
Rainy - out in Coupe - paid -
Mrs. Trimble in Pm.
Read her my story
Dr. Bull in eve.
December, Sunday 16. 1883.
W. arrived!! - -
Rain cloudy day -
In house all day -
December, Monday 17. 1883.
Snow! -
Sun out at nine -
Streets covered with snow.
December Tuesday 18. 1883.
Snow & rain.
December Wednesday 19. 1883.
hard snow -
December, Thursday 20. 1883.
Snowy & cloudy - Raw
- Coupe from 11. To 2 -
from 2.30 to 5. -
December, Friday 21. 1883.
In house all day
December, Saturday 22. 1883.
Cold as Greenland
coupe from 1. To 3.45 -
December, Monday 24. 1883.
coupe from 1 to 4:30 -
December, Tuesday 25. 1883.
Horrible snow storm
Mollys dinner - 16 persons - Dr. Sanborn & ----- in the evening -
December, Wednesday 26. 1883.
In room
December, Thursday 27. 1883.
In house
December, Friday 28. 1883.
L-o-a-n-E-x-h-i-b-i-t-i-o-n- -
December, Saturday 29. 1883.
Clear & bright
Loan Exhibition in Am -
Coupe in Pm. from 1.30 - to 4
Brooklyn
[This is the end of the daily entries. At the end of the book are the following entries]
Cash Account - January
Adv----- $ 30
Mo. 15
Century 15
Roberts.
Century 250 00
310
Roberts 67
377
Cash Account - February
Brot forward
$ 377
C.U. 90
Atlantic 150
Mo. 125
Y.C. 30
772.
Cash Account - March
Brot forward
$ 772.
Harpers 20. -
792
Cash Account - April
Brot forward
$ 792.00
Harpers 25
Atlantic 150
967.
Cash Account - May
Brot forward
$ 967.
Cash Account - July [no entry for June]
Brot forward
$ 967 -
Daily Ad----tion 50
1017
Cash Account - August
Brot forward
$ 1017.00
Ind 25.
1042
Cash Account - September
Brot forward
$ 1042.
Cash Account - October
Brot forward
$ 1042
St. Nicholas 125
Wide Awake 100
1267
Cash Account - November
Brot forward
$ 1267
S.S. Kelling 15
Mt. Dept. 1250
2532
Cash Account - December
Brot forward
$ 2532
Atlantic 100
St. N. 300
Ind. 250
3182
Bills Receivable.
Rec;d of W.S.J.
Feb 22.
Paid for Drawing Room $ 54
Cash 81
Drafts Feb 28 - 200
" March 23 200
" April 24 300
" May17 300
1135
Ulster 12
1147
Int. 3
1150
P-a-i-d-c-h-e-c-k- -J-u-l-y- 600
550
Paid check July 19 - 421
129 -
Bills Receivable.
Board to Mar. 4 - 21
Carriage bill to Mar. 9 40.
Mailing 2.
Expenses up to
date of arriving - 30. -
Drawing room - ----- -----
-------- ----
Trip to San Bernardino 30
Board to March 25 - 63.
Blanket 10
Memoranda.
Mad Jobert
151 E. 27th St.
Helen Hunt Jackson
Special Collections Home
maintained by Special Collections; last revised 11-2013, jr
