OCTA Education Outreach
This archive comprises several journals from folks who traveled the Oregon and California Trails.
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W.day 16day 16 M (218¼day 18 Fridayday 2 handsday 22½day 22ondday 23 m.Day 23 milesday 24thday 26⅓day 30day 365day 488day 5Day 5 milsday 6Day 6 milsday afterday after nextday after tomorrowday after tomorrow 797day aheadday and a halfday and a nightday and halfday and two nightsday and year aboveday and year firstday August 8thday beforeday before Christmasday before thisday before we leftday before yesterdayday before yesterday.101day followingday in Octoberday Juneday June 23day laterday lightday longday longerday May 6thday noonDay of Judgment and Perdition of UngodlyDay of last yearday of Pentecostday of September 25thday of the monthday of the weekday of Wednesdayday olderday or soday or twoday or two agoday or two pastday pastday previousday previous to the date of the letterday previous to this dateday Saturday 14th July 1849day some few years agoday thatday to dayDay warmday warm 6thday-day-breakday-lightday, [December] 28thday,81Day.Day. 11thDay. 20thDay. 21st.Day. 25th SundayDay. 4th Independence DayDay. 5thday.-day.—(Mercuryday.151day'sday’s marchday’s march of 20day’s timeDay’s workdaybreakdaybreak next morningdaybreak the 6daylightdaylight hourdaylight hoursdaylight next morningdaylight of the 25thdaysdays & weeksdays 60days gone bydays marchDays march 15days of another yeardays of forty-nineDAYS OF SUSPENSEdays pastdays previousDays T 8 m 28thdaytimedead hour of nightdead hoursdebthDecDec 1Dec 10 " 1Dec 10 1839DEC 10, 1836Dec 10, 1837Dec 11, 1849Dec 11, 49Dec 16/39Dec 17Dec 18Dec 18th, 1842Dec 19Dec 19 1856Dec 1st 1851Dec 2Dec 20Dec 20, 1886Dec 21Dec 21stDec 22dDec 24 – 26Dec 25 Christmas DayDec 26Dec 26thDec 27Dec 27th 1839Dec 28Dec 29Dec 30DEC 5Dec 5th 1836Dec 7Dec 8thDec of 76Dec r 1 st SundayDec r 31 stDec th 10Dec th 11Dec th 12Dec th 13Dec th 16Dec the 11thDec the 14Dec the 6Dec.DEC. 1Dec. 1 and 2Dec. 1, 1834Dec. 1, 1849Dec. 1.** ExamineDec. 10Dec. 10, 1849Dec. 10, 1853Dec. 11Dec. 11, 1815Dec. 12Dec. 12, 1846Dec. 12, 1849Dec. 12, 1855.—Bancroft, His. of Ore.Dec. 12thDec. 12th., 1836Dec. 13, 1846Dec. 13, 1862Dec. 13thDec. 14Dec. 14, 1839Dec. 14, 1850Dec. 14. 1850Dec. 14thDec. 16th, 1844Dec. 17th , 1836Dec. 17th, 1835Dec. 17th, 1835 24Dec. 18, '39Dec. 18, 1846Dec. 1846Dec. 1862Dec. 18th, 1838Dec. 1906Dec. 1942Dec. 1950Dec. 1953Dec. 19thDec. 1stDec. 1st, 1852,Dec. 2Dec. 2, 183411Dec. 2, 1850Dec. 2, 1851,Dec. 20, 1841Dec. 20, 1859,Dec. 20, 1886Dec. 20, 1890Dec. 20thDec. 20th, 1885DEC. 21, 1841Dec. 21, 1911Dec. 21, 1911,Dec. 22Dec. 22, 1849Dec. 23, 1844Dec. 23, 1847Dec. 24, 1834Dec. 24, 1850Dec. 24, 1935Dec. 25, 1846Dec. 25, 1851Dec. 25, 1866Dec. 25thDec. 26Dec. 26, 1828Dec. 26, 1842Dec. 26, 1844Dec. 26, 1854.—*OregonianDec. 26, 1885Dec. 27Dec. 27, 1849Dec. 27, 1891Dec. 28Dec. 28, 1848Dec. 28. 1835Dec. 28th.Dec. 29, ’Dec. 29, 1892Dec. 2dDec. 3Dec. 3 1921Dec. 3, 1841Dec. 3, 1849Dec. 30, 1835Dec. 30, 1843Dec. 30, 1847Dec. 30, 1849Dec. 30thDec. 31, 1846Dec. 31, 1909DEC. 3d.Dec. 4Dec. 4. 1834Dec. 5Dec. 6Dec. 6, 1936Dec. 7Dec. 7th, 1846Dec. 7th, 1846.Dec. 8, 1835Dec. 8, 1843Dec. 9, 1850Dec. 9thDec., 1837Dec., 1850Dec., 1853Dec., 1866Dec., 1900Dec., 1916Dec., 1921Dec.* 11, 1843—*meridian altitudes of the sundecade 1833- 1843decade 1840- 49decade 1875-85decade of yearsdecade or moreDecbr 1DecemberDECEMBER *DECEMBER **MONDAY 1DECEMBER **THURSDAY 1DECEMBER **TUESDAY 1DECEMBER **WEDNESDAY 1December 1, 1846December 1, 1849December 1, 1852December 1, 1861December 1, 1863December 1, 1864December 1, 1870December 1, 1898December 1.—ADecember 10December 10, 1843December 10, 1845December 10, 1846December 10, 1861December 10, 1945December 10.*—TheDecember 10th, 1864December 11 thDecember 11, 1815December 11, 1843December 11, 1848December 11, 1849December 11, 1849 – November 14, 1850December 11, 1852December 11.*—NoDecember 12December 12, 1841December 12, 1846December 12, 1847December 12, 1852December 12, 1852 - January 2, 1853December 12, 1901December 12.—ThisDecember 12thDecember 13December 13, 1843December 13, 1849,December 13, 1852** 13December 13thDecember 14December 14, 1801December 14, 1817December 14, 1846December 14, 1852** 14December 14, 1861December 14, 1872December 14thDecember 15December 15, 1848December 15, 1852December 15, 1870December 15.*—ADecember 15thDecember 16December 16, 1843December 16, 1844December 16, 1890December 16.*—WeDecember 16thDecember 17December 17, 1837December 17, 1846December 17, 1850December 17, 1854December 17, 1904December 17thDecember 18December 18, 1833December 18, 1838December 18, 1843December 18, 1852December 18, 1852** Dec 18December 18, 1886December 18.*—WeDecember 1834DECEMBER 1838DECEMBER 1839December 1840DECEMBER 1840 Dec.1.DECEMBER 1841December 1842December 1844December 1845December 1846December 1848December 1849December 1850December 1852December 1856December 1875December 1890December 18thDecember 19December 19, 1844December 19, 1848December 19, 1852** 19December 19, 1856December 19, 1888December 19, 1898December 19, 1901December 19, 1903December 19.*—AfterDecember 1902December 1903December 1907December 1915December 1916December 1918December 1932December 1936December 1957December 19thDecember 1stDecember 1st [1841].December 1st TuesdayDecember 2December 2, 1931December 2.—InDecember 20December 20 thDecember 20, 1852December 20, 1856December 20, 1860December 20, 1862December 20, 1890December 20, 1920December 20.—TravellingDecember 2000December 20thDecember 20th of this yearDecember 21December 21 stDecember 21, 1841December 21, 1848December 21, 1852December 21, 1856December 22December 22, 1843December 22, 1844December 22, 1849December 22, 1852** 22d Storm all dayDecember 22, 1856December 22,1839December 22.*—ToDecember 22ndDecember 23December 23 rd , SabbathDecember 23, 1823December 23, 1844December 23, 1845December 23, 1848December 23, 1852December 23, 1856** Dec 23dDecember 23.*—TheDecember 23dDecember 24December 24, 1824- February 20, 1909December 24, 1843December 24, 1844December 24, 1849December 24, 1852** 24December 24, 1856December 24, 1888December 24.—WeDecember 24thDecember 25December 25 thDecember 25, 1841,December 25, 1843December 25, 1850December 25, 1852** Dec 25 Christmas dayDecember 25, 1856December 25, 1877December 25.—WeDecember 25thDecember 26December 26 thDecember 26, 1843December 26, 1849December 26, 1850December 26, 1851December 26, 1852December 26, 1856December 26, 1900December 26, 1901December 26.—OurDecember 26thDecember 27December 27 thDecember 27, 1841December 27, 1847December 27, 1849December 27, 1852December 27, 1856December 27.*—WeDecember 27thDECEMBER 28December 28, 1837December 28, 1856December 28, 1878December 28.*—TheDecember 28thDecember 29DECEMBER 29-30December 29, 1835December 29, 1843December 29, 1848December 29, 1852December 29, 1856December 29.*—TheDecember 3December 3, 1848December 3, 1849December 3, 1854December 3.*—LeavingDecember 3]** Mr. Rogers startsDECEMBER 30December 30, 1842December 30, 1848December 30, 1856December 30, 1856- January 16, 1857December 30, 1922December 30.*—AfterDecember 31December 31 62 90 121 151 182 212 243 274 304 335 365December 31, 1833December 31, 1843December 31, 1849 – February 26, 1850December 31, 1851-1858December 31, 1856** 31stDecember 31, 1857December 31, 1859December 31, 1874December 31, 1900December 31.*—AfterDecember 4December 4, 1838December 4, 1846December 4, 1847December 4, 1849December 4.*—OurDecember 4thDecember 5December 5, 1778December 5, 1836December 5, 1843December 5, 1897December 5.*—ToDecember 5thDecember 5th, 1688December 6December 6, 1838December 6, 1843December 6, 1845December 6, 1852December 6thDecember 7December 7 thDecember 7, 1843December 7, 1847December 7, 1848December 7, 1849December 7, 1851December 7, 1861December 7, 1882December 7, 2838December 7thDecember 8December 8 thDecember 8, 1843December 8, 1845December 8, 1847December 8, 1881December 8thDecember 9December 9, 11, 16, 18, 23December 9, 1812December 9, 1847December 9, 1857December 9, SabbathDecember 9thDecember dayDecember firstDECEMBER IN OREGON December 7thDecember lastDecember of 1881December of that yearDecember secondDecember sixthDecember th 14 1847December th 15December th 3December th 9December the 1" 1847December the 31December the 7December thirteenthDECEMBER THURSDAY 5December, 1789December, 1834December, 1837,December, 1838December, 1838,December, 1839December, 1841December, 1842December, 1843December, 1844December, 1845December, 1846December, 1848December, 1849December, 1850,December, 1851December, 1851.—Mattoon, Bap. An. of Ore.December, 1852December, 1854December, 1855December, 1861DECEMBER, 1866December, 1871December, 1879December, 1886.—BaneroftDecember, 1890December, 1900December, 1906December, 1915December, 1939December, 1942December, 1951December, 2007December, 2007 Sept 11th 1849December, 2007.December, 2007. 10December, 2007. 101December, 2007. 12December, 2007. 14December, 2007. 15December, 2007. 16December, 2007. 18December, 2007. 19December, 2007. 198December, 2007. 20December, 2007. 201December, 2007. 21December, 2007. 22December, 2007. 23December, 2007. 24December, 2007. 25December, 2007. 26December, 2007. 27December, 2007. 28December, 2007. 29December, 2007. 30December, 2007. 31December, 2007. 32December, 2007. 33December, 2007. 34December, 2007. 44.December, 2007. 57December, 2007. 6December, 2007. 65December, 2007. 7December, 2007. 84December, 2007. 86December, 2007. 87December, 2007. 89December, 2007. 9December, 2007. 91December, 2007. 94December, 2007. 99December, 2008December, 2008.December, 2008. 1December, 2008. 100.December, 2008. 116December, 2008. 124December, 2008. 13December, 2008. 136December, 2008. 14December, 2008. 15December, 2008. 150December, 2008. 161December, 2008. 17December, 2008. 18December, 2008. 19December, 2008. 190December, 2008. 199December, 2008. 20December, 2008. 201December, 2008. 207December, 2008. 21December, 2008. 215December, 2008. 22December, 2008. 23December, 2008. 233December, 2008. 236December, 2008. 237December, 2008. 24December, 2008. 243December, 2008. 25December, 2008. 250December, 2008. 255December, 2008. 259.December, 2008. 26December, 2008. 265December, 2008. 267.December, 2008. 27December, 2008. 28December, 2008. 282December, 2008. 29December, 2008. 30December, 2008. 301December, 2008. 31December, 2008. 333December, 2008. 34December, 2008. 35December, 2008. 38December, 2008. 47December, 2008. 53December, 2008. 57December, 2008. 6December, 2008. 7December, 2008. 79December, 2008. 86December, 2008. 91December, 2008. 93December, 2008. 99.December, 4December]December] 1. SabbathDecember] 10.** Continues very fineDecember] 10thDecember] 11December] 11.** Rain in the nightDecember] 11** This morningDecember] 12.** More signsDecember] 12.** Mr. Smith’sDecember] 12th** began at daylightDecember] 13.** Mr. Rogers startsDecember] 13.** Rains in earnestDecember] 13th 11thDecember] 13th** reached Cumberland90 at 6½ a.mDecember] 14 thDecember] 15 th SundayDecember] 15.December] 15.** Wrote DaveDecember] 16 SabbathDecember] 16 thDecember] 16.** Mr McKay startsDecember] 16thDecember] 17December] 17 thDecember] 17-18December] 17.** Rains continue weather warmDecember] 17.** Short HairDecember] 18December] 18 thDecember] 19.December] 19.** Margaret continuesDecember] 19** Visit ConnerDecember] 19thDecember] 2December] 2.December] 20.** One breast quite comfortableDecember] 20.** Rains ceasedDecember] 20.** Work at dam & dove houseDecember] 20** Williams commencesDecember] 20thDecember] 21 to 25December] 21.** Eat and drinkDecember] 21.** Kill steer, not fatDecember] 21**December] 21stDecember] 22. SabbathDecember] 22.** Moses worksDecember] 22.** Slept pretty wellDecember] 23 SabbathDecember] 23.** The anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrim FathersDecember] 23d** at the officeDecember] 24th** at the officeDecember] 25December] 25 thDecember] 25.December] 26December] 26 thDecember] 27 thDecember] 28December] 28thDecember] 29December] 29 SaturdayDecember] 29thDecember] 29th Sunday [December] 30thDecember] 3December] 3 dDecember] 3.** Doct. W. isDecember] 3.** Draw downDecember] 30December] 30 SabbathDecember] 31December] 31.** Start the pressDecember] 4 thDecember] 4.** Doct. givesDecember] 4thDecember] 5.Sabbath.December] 5thDecember] 6.** Finish the spoutDecember] 6.** Night of the sixth coldestDecember] 6** Quite sickDecember] 6thDecember] 7.December] 7.** Short HairDecember] 7thDecember] 8December] 8 thDecember] 8-9December] 8thDecember] 9 Sabbath** Explain the ten commandmentsDecember] 9.** Mr. Rogers finishesDecember] 9thDecember]** tenth distanceDecember* 22, 1849December* 5, 1843—*altitudes of Polaris.December* 6, 1843—*altitudes of a Lyræ.Decmber 30, 1848-August 27, 1852DecndDecr 31stDecr 4Decr 7.Decr 7th 1848Decr. 1Decr. 29thDeeDee. 11, 1866deep midnight hourdeepening nightDeg.Deg. minDeg. min. secdelightful daydelightful eveningdelightful morningdelightful nightDelightful warm morningdeparting yeardesignated hourDevine [?] daydew weeks agoDIARY 117DIARY 119DIARY 121 nightDIARY 125DIARY 127DIARY 133DIARY 137 Wednes.DIARY 139DIARY 141DIARY 243DIARY 251DIARY 255 1834DIARY 261DIARY 263DIARY 265DiedMay 29th 1849dim midnightdinnerdinner hourdinner timedinner-hourdinnertimedisagreeable daydisagreeable daysdisagreeable nightdismal nightDist 20Doct. Feb. /42, 4DOCUMENTARY 417 10thdog daysdoubtful monthdrearry daydreary daydriest season of the yeardriest yearDrill hoursdrizzly, cheerless daydrouthDruary #54dry daydry seasondry season commenceddry season from April to Novemberdry season of 1847dry season--dry summerdry yeardulldull daydurdeen" (DURING 1849dusk
