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WALTER MISENER – DIARIES JANUARY 26 – FEBRUARY 1 1902

Sun Jan 26/1902
I watched steam shovel Last night we had a light snow it rained nearly all day.

Mon Jan 27/1902
I fired steam shovel the day was fair and cold.

Tues Jan 28/1902
I fired steam shovel the day was fair and cold

Wed Jan 29/1902
I fired steam shovel we had a little snow and quite cold I walked up town this evening

Thu Jan 30/1902
I fired steam shovel the day was fair and mild We had a little snow last night

Fri Jan 31/1902
I fired steam shovel we had a light snow last night afternoon was cloudy the day was mild

Sat Feb 1/1902
I fired steam shovel the day was cloudy and mild I walked up town this evening

WALTER MISENER – DIARIES JANUARY 17 – 25 1902

Fri Jan 17/1902
I fired the steam shovel the day was cloudy and mild

Sat Jan 18/1902
I fired steam shovel the day was fair and mild I walked up town this evening.

Sun Jan 19/1902
I helped to wash out boiler on steam shovel this forenoon afternoon I watched steam shovel the day was fair and mild.

Mon Jan 20/1902
I fired steam shovel this forenoon was clear afternoon was cloudy I walked up town this evening.

Tues Jan 21/1902
I fired steam shovel it snow nearly all day  and is still snowing tonight

Wed Jan 22/1902
I fired steam shovel day was  cold and stormy.

Thu Jan 23/1902
I fired steam shovel the day was cloudy and mild

Fri Jan 24/1902
I fired steam shovel day was clear and mild

Sat Jan 25/1902
I fired steam shovel the day was cloudy and mild  I walked up town this evening

WALTER MISENER – DIARIES JANUARY 8 – 16 1902

Wed Jan 8/1902
I fixed steam shovel we moved the shovel back this afternoon. The day was fair and mild.

Thu Jan 9/1902
I fixed steam shovel the day was cloudy and mild

Fri Jan 10/1902
I fixed steam shovel the day was fair and mild

Sat Jan 11/1902
I fixed steam shovel a little snow last night and snow flurries today the day was cold

Sun Jan 12/1902
West helped to put new dipper on shovel the day was cold with snow flurries we had a little snow last night.

Mon Jan 13/1902I
I fired steam shovel the day was fair and cold I walked up town this evening

Tues Jan 14/1902
I fired steam shovel the day was fair and cold

Thurs Jan 16/1902
I fired steam shovel the day was  cold with flurries of snow.

WALTER MISENER – DIARIES JANUARY 1-7 1902

Wed Jan 1 /1902
I fixed steam shovel the day was fair and pleasant.

Thur Jan 2/1902
I fixed steam shovel the day was fair until noon afternoon it was cloudy.

Fri Jan 3/1902
I fixed steam shovel the day was cold and cloudy with high wind.

Sat Jan 4/1902
I fixed steam shovel the day was fair and pleasant. I walked up town this evening.

Sun Jan 5/1902
I watched steam shovel the day was fair and pleasant.

Mon Jan 6/1902
I fixed steam shovel the day was cloudy but not very cold.

Tues Jan 7/1902
I fixed steam shovel the day was cloudy and mild

WALTER MISENER – DIARIES [November 27 - December 1 1898]

Sun Nov 27/1898
I watched the shovel last night cloudy today. I slept nearly all day.

Mon Nov 28/1898
Last night we had a heavy rain cloudy until noon afternoon fair and warm watched shovel last night. Helped to do cooking.

Tues Nov 29/1898
Fair and warm today I went out hunting.

Wed Nov 30/1898
I watched the shovel last night it was fair and warm today Ui Was in bed nearly all day I am not very well.

Thur Dec 1/1898
I watched the shovel last night. Fair and warm I was in bed nearly all day not feeling very well.

WALTER MISENER – DIARIES [November 13 - 19 1898]

Sun Nov 13/1898
Dilly and I and a man walked out to a lumber camp cloudy today.

Mon Nov 14/1898
I made a flour chest today We went down to Rose Pine tonight cloudy all day watched shovel last night

Tues Nov 15/1898
I helped around the car.Tom and I went into the woods took the gun but saw nothing. to shoot. Cloudy today watched the shovel.

Wed Nov 16/1898
I done the cooking today watched the shovel last night it was quite warm today.

Thur Nov  17/1898
I helped around the car it rained a little today watched the shovel last night.

Fri Nov 18/1898
I watched the shovel last night. I walked over to  Brundrige creek five miles. Quite warm today.

Sat Nov 19/1898
I watched the shovel last night. I was out hunting this afternoon fine and warm today.

WALTER MISENER – DIARIES [November 6 - 12 1898]

Sun Nov 6/1898
I went up to rose pine behind yoke of oxen a little cooler watched shovel.

Mon Nov 7/1898
I helped Henry Randall  we are building an addition the car we live in.

Tues Nov 8/1898
I helped in the pit half a day it rained this afternoon.

Wed Nov 9/1898
I helped in the pit this forenoon it rained. We went up to Rose Pine tonight

Thur Nov 10/1898
I helped Henry with the car quite cool today.

Fri Nov 11/1898
I helped Henry with car it rained a little today  I fixed shelves in the car.

Sat Nov 12/1898
I helped Henry on the car watched shovel last night worked at flour chest it rained all the afternoon.

WALTER MISENER – DIARIES [October 30 - November 5 1898]

Sun Oct 30/1898
I cooked for Dilly and myself a fine day

Mon Oct 31/1898
We had seven new men for breakfast and dinner firemen it has been a beautiful day

Tues Nov 1/1898
I went on watch last night warm today

Wed Nov 2/1898
I done the cooking and watched the shovel last night. It was fine and warm today.

Thur Nov 3/1898
I done the cooking and watched the shovel it was fine and warm today

Fri Nov 4/1898
Mr and Mrs came this morning I watched the shovel last night I helped Mrs Doliman around the car fine and warm today

Sat Nov 5/1898
I built a cupboard for in the car I watched the shovel car tonight

WALTER MISENER – DIARIES [October 23 - 29 1898]

Sun Oct 23/1898
I got telegram from Dilly drove over to Salem wind in southwest

Mon Oct 24/1898
I got ready to leave for  Keath L.A. I left Fenwick on the  seven o’clock train went to  Buffalo N.Y. left there twelve forty

Tues Oct 25/1898
Chicago I arrived in Chicago about four thirty I went over to see cousin Lillis aunt came over I went home with her. It rained.

Wed Oct 26/1898
I left Chicago eleven twenty for St Louis I arrived there seven thirty I left St Louis  eight fifteen for  Terakarna, Texas

Thur Oct 27/1898
I arrived in  Terakarna Texas twelve thirty I left there six o’clock for Keith L.A.

Fri Oct 28/1898
I arrived in Keith this morning at two thirty quite warm here Dilly and I went down to rose pink

Sat Oct 29/1898
Dilly and I done the town today was all through Klondyke we walked up the RR  half a mile or more.

WALTER MISENER – DIARIES [October 16 - 22 1898]

Sun Oct 16/1898
I drove over to my place Winfield and I went up to Wills wind in the north east

Mon Oct 17/1898
We picked apples this forenoon this afternoon we husk corn wind in the north east today.

Tues Oct 18/1898
We drew in one load of corn and husked it it rained all this afternoon wind in north east

Wed Oct 19/1898
I helped Mr Wilcox thresh this forenoon we husk corn this afternoon I sowed seed a while tonight south west wind

Thur Oct 20/1898
I sowed seed this morning then husk corn I drove over to Mr Moores tonight wind in the north east

Fri Oct 21/1898
I went to mill We cleaned wheat balance of the day wind in the south until noon changed to north east I drove down to Mr Moores

Sat Oct 22/1898
I went to Welland it rained nearly all day wind in the south west