OCTA Education Outreach
This archive comprises several journals from folks who traveled the Oregon and California Trails.
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hours longernearly two monthsnearly two months agonearly two months beforenearly two months later.1nearly two months pastnearly two o’clocknearly two weeksnearly two yearsnearly two years and five monthsnearly two years oldnerely 11 oclocknew dayNew EnglandNew England Indian summernew month.8New moonnew weeknew yearNew Year's and Thanksgiving daysNew Year's DayNew Year's day, 1851New Year’sNew Year’s dayNEW YEAR’S EVENew Years DayNew-year’s Evenex[t] morningnexet daynextnext [daynext [p. 25]next [page 62] daynext 12 daysnext 13 daysnext 15next 15 daysnext 4 msnext 4thnext afternoonnext Aprilnext Augnext Augustnext autumnnext centurynext Christmasnext Christmas Evenext couple yearsnext daynext day morningnext day on the 25thNext day the 28th Aprilnext day'snext day’snext daysnext decadenext eighteen or twenty hoursnext eveningnext Fallnext fall.31next few daysnext few yearsnext fifteen daysnext fifty yearsnext five hundred yearsnext five yearsnext four daysnext four or five daysnext four yearsnext Fridaynext hournext Januarynext Marchnext Maynext minutenext Mondaynext Monday afternoonnext monthnext mornnext morn July 18next morn July 18/49next morningNext morning earlyNext morning the 21stnext morning.12next nightnext or some subsequent yearnext overland seasonnext quarternext quarter of a century.285next regular dry seasonNext Sabbathnext Satnext Saturdaynext seasonnext Sept.next seven yearsnext several daysnext several yearsnext six daysnext six monthsnext sixty yearsnext springnext spring,37next summernext summer.149next summer.165next Sundaynext sunsetnext ten daysnext three daysnext three hoursnext three monthsnext three yearsnext Thursdaynext Thursday, March 15next Tuesdaynext twelve monthsnext twenty daysnext two and a half yearsnext two daysnext two decadesnext two or three daysnext two quartersnext two weeksnext two yearsnext weeknext week’snext weeksnext wendesdaynext winternext yearnext year.64next year’snext, and their last, yearnext) daynext* *dayni- -ght of the twenty eighth of Augustnightnight & daynight 11thnight 17 Thursdaynight afternight beforenight before lastNight in the morningnight June 13thnight latenight of **July 4thnight of 13th may 1847night of April 27night of August 7night of August 9night of July 25night of June 27night of March 9night of May 5night of Oct. 31night of October 10thnight of October 28night of September 3night of September 6thnight of September 7night of Sunday,night of the **night of the **11th ofnight of the 10thnight of the 11 ofnight of the 11thnight of the 12thnight of the 14 thnight of the 14thnight of the 15thnight of the 17thnight of the 18th ofnight of the 19th Octobernight of the 20thnight of the 22ndnight of the 23rdnight of the 26night of the 26thnight of the 27thnight of the 28 thnight of the 28thnight of the 3d daynight of the 3rdnight of the 5thnight of the 6thnight of the 7thnight of the 7th instnight of the 8thnight of the 9thnight of the eleventhnight of the fourthnight of the next daynight of the nineteenthnight of the same daynight of the secondNight of the Second Instnight of the sixth ofnight of the tenthnight of the twenty-eighthnight previousnight timenight-fallnight.—(Mercurynight.156night.23night.290night.35night.nearnight'snight’snight’s campnight’s restnight’s sleepnight17nightfallnightlynightsnights & morningsnineNine 'o' P. M.nine [115] o’clocknine & half hoursnine A.M.nine and fourteen yearsNine Daynine daysnine days beforenine days laternine days of agenine days oldnine days previouslynine days'nine hoursnine in the eveningnine in the morningnine monthsnine months agonine months in the yearnine months of the yearnine months oldNine months’nine o clocknine o clock A.M. April 24th,nine o. clocknine o'clocknine o'clock A. M.nine o'clock A.M.nine o'clock A.M.;10nine o'clock at nightnine o'clock in the eveningnine o'clock this eveningnine o’clocknine o’clock A.M.nine o’clock at nightnine o’clock in the eveningnine o’clock in the forenoonnine o’clock in the morningnine o’clock that nightnine o’clock, A. M.nine oclock in the morningnine or ten hoursnine or ten o'clocknine or ten o'clock in the morningnine or ten o’clockNine or ten yearsnine or ten years agonine P.M.nine short hoursnine through four monthsnine weary monthsnine whole daysnine wonderful seasonsnine yearsnine years agoNine years beforenine years earliernine years laternine years of agenine years oldNine Years with the Spokanenine years’nine-yearnine, ornine* *years earliernineteennineteen daysnineteen days beforenineteen monthsnineteen or twenty years oldnineteen weeksnineteen yearsnineteen years of agenineteen years oldNineteenthNineteenth Centurynineteenth of Aprilnineteenth of DecemberNineteenth-Centuryninety days agoNINETY days previousninety years agoninety years of ageninety-four years oldninety-ninth birthdayninety-threeninety-three daysninthninth dayninth of Decemberninth of Julyninth of Juneninth of Novembernitenite 14 26No 32No 34No 39no anxious hoursno distant dayno more than sixno more than six months'no more than the 29th [152] of Julyno unlucky daysno very distant dayNO. 12non thursday August 12 1847noonNoon -Noon - 104.0Noon - 19.401Noon - 23.64Noon - 31.0Noon - 37.0Noon - 40.0Noon - 41.0Noon - 44.0Noon - 46.0Noon - 48.0Noon - 490.91Noon - 579.79Noon - 592.19Noon - 596.33Noon - 602.44Noon - 608.85Noon - 610.80Noon - 611.16Noon - 612.53Noon - 613.34Noon - 614.04Noon - 614.45Noon - 615.25Noon - 616.50Noon - 62.0Noon - 625.37Noon - 629.32Noon - 631.43Noon - 633.51Noon - 635.86Noon - 637.37Noon - 637.78Noon - 645.41Noon - 648.08Noon - 648.84Noon - 649.16Noon - 650.84Noon - 653.60Noon - 658.32Noon - 659.88Noon - 663.60Noon - 686.60Noon - 69.0Noon - 703.04Noon - 714.29Noon - 715.46Noon - 723.42Noon - 74.0Noon - 76.0Noon - 79.0Noon - 81.0Noon - 82.0Noon - 84.0Noon - 88.5Noon - 90.0Noon - 90.5Noon - 91.0Noon - 94.0Noon - 96.0Noon - 98.0Noon – odNoon (?Noon [July] 7thNoon 1½ creekNoon 1½ hoursnoon 18Noon 28. JulyNoon 28. July R.noon 28thNoon 35 – 67Noon 604.65 24.4 75.0 6,825noon 7k"noon 7thnoon about 2 oclockNoon atnoon at 11 a.m.noon at 11½ oclocknoon at 12noon at 12 M.noon at 12 o'clockNoon camenoon dayNoon HaltNOON HALT OF SEPTEMBER 19NOON HALT OF SEPTEMBER 20NOON HALT,noon hournoon hoursnoon July the 17Noon N.Wnoon noonNoon Od 4908noon of 19thnoon of 21 Julynoon of the 22ndnoon of the 24thnoon of the next daynoon of todaynoon on May the 29thNoon on Rivernoon on the 4thnoon on the previous daynoon till nightnoon to daynoon-daynoon-haltnoon-timeNoon, 12thnoon'dnoon'snoond ¼ m.noondaynooning hournother fair dayNovNov 10thNov 10th 1851Nov 11Nov 11th 1841Nov 11th 1844Nov 11th 184473Nov 13th 49Nov 15 FridNov 15th 1850Nov 16Nov 16 1851Nov 16 thNov 16th 1851Nov 17, 1849Nov 17/48 this morningNov 17thNov 18 MondayNov 19 1850Nov 1stNov 1st 125 8Nov 1st 1843Nov 2Nov 21Nov 22Nov 22, 1847Nov 25th 1845Nov 25th 1845113Nov 26Nov 26 1852Nov 26th 1852Nov 28Nov 29Nov 3Nov 3 126 2Nov 30Nov 3dNov 3rdNov 4thNov 4th 127 14½Nov 4th 1840Nov 5 128 25Nov 5thNov 5th 1850Nov 6Nov 6 and 7Nov 6thNov 6th 1850Nov 7thNov 8Nov 9Nov 9 thNov r 1 stNov r 18thNov r 2 ndNov r 20 thNov to AprilNOV: 1stNov.Nov. ’51Nov. 1Nov. 1, 1700Nov. 1, 1843Nov. 1, 1847Nov. 1, 1850Nov. 1, 2Nov. 1. SabbathNov. 10Nov. 10, 1841Nov. 10, 1842Nov. 10, 1849Nov. 10, 1908Nov. 10thNov. 11Nov. 11, 1839Nov. 11, 1841-Aug. 18, 1842Nov. 11. 1841Nov. 11thNov. 11th 1841Nov. 11th 1849Nov. 11th., 1842Nov. 11th** –Nov. 12Nov. 12, 1843Nov. 12, 1848Nov. 12, 1850Nov. 13 and 15, 1849Nov. 13, 1835Nov. 13, 1849Nov. 13th, 1846Nov. 13th. 1846Nov. 13th., 1846Nov. 14Nov. 14, 1849Nov. 14, 1850Nov. 14th, 1844,Nov. 14th, 1872Nov. 15Nov. 15 – ThursdayNov. 15, 1836Nov. 16Nov. 16 – FridayNov. 16 of this yearNov. 16, 1853Nov. 16th 1841Nov. 17Nov. 17 /38Nov. 17, 1839Nov. 17, 1849Nov. 18Nov. 18, 1841Nov. 1828Nov. 1843Nov. 1846Nov. 1858-Mar. 1859Nov. 19Nov. 19, 1851Nov. 1930Nov. 19th** –Nov. 1st, 1836Nov. 1st, 1836131Nov. 1st, 1843Nov. 1st, 1848Nov. 1st.129Nov. 2Nov. 2, 1844Nov. 2, 1852Nov. 20Nov. 20 thNov. 20- 1847Nov. 20, 1846Nov. 20th /39Nov. 20th 1845Nov. 20th to Feb. the 18thNov. 21 --Nov. 21, 1849Nov. 21, 1877Nov. 22Nov. 22, 1852Nov. 22d – ThursdayNov. 23Nov. 23 – to Decr 4thNov. 23, 1848Nov. 23rdNov. 24Nov. 24, 1839Nov. 24, 1850Nov. 24, 1862Nov. 25Nov. 25 12 12Nov. 26, 1853Nov. 27Nov. 27thNov. 27th, 1855Nov. 28Nov. 28, 1843Nov. 28, 1849Nov. 28, 1850Nov. 28, 1853Nov. 28th, 1845Nov. 28th, 1855Nov. 29Nov. 29, 1850Nov. 29, 1852Nov. 29, 1853Nov. 29thNov. 29th, 1855Nov. 2nd, 1846Nov. 2nd, 1846.254Nov. 3Nov. 3, 1851Nov. 30Nov. 30, 1849Nov. 31st, 1849Nov. 39Nov. 39 – Jan. 40Nov. 3d. 1846Nov. 3rdNov. 3rd, 1846Nov. 4Nov. 4, 1849Nov. 4thNov. 4th, 1837Nov. 4th.Nov. 4th., 1840Nov. 5Nov. 5, 1842Nov. 5, 1843Nov. 5, 1849Nov. 5th, 1838Nov. 5th, 1838.**172Nov. 5th, 1844Nov. 5th, 1846Nov. 6Nov. 6thNov. 7Nov. 7, 1835Nov. 7, 1837Nov. 7thNov. 8Nov. 8th, 1854Nov. 9Nov. 9thNov. 9th, 1853Nov. firstNov. M. 1stNov., 1849Nov., 1850Nov., 1853Nov., 1890Nov., 1930NOV.]Nov.* 21, 1843—*meridian altitudes of the sunNoveNovemberNovember [1842NOVEMBER **FRIDAY 1NOVEMBER **MONDAY 1NOVEMBER **SATURDAY 1NOVEMBER **TUESDAY 1November 1November 1 of that yearNOVEMBER 1 stNovember 1, 1836November 1, 1845November 1, 1849November 1, 1861November 1, 1865November 1, 1874November 1, 1888November 1, 1897November 1, 1897,November 1,1839November 1**—WeNovember 10November 10 of the same yearNovember 10 thNovember 10, 1849November 10thNovember 11November 11 th , SabbathNovember 11, 1837November 11, 1843November 11, 1850November 11, 1852November 11.*—TheNovember 11thNovember 12November 12 thNovember 12, 1843November 12, 1852November 12, 1871November 12.*—TheNovember 13November 13 thNovember 13, 1836November 13, 1841November 13, 1849November 13, 1852November 13.*—WeNovember 13thNovember 13th, 1846November 14 thNovember 14, 1850November 14, 1852November 14, 1901November 14thNovember 15November 15 thNovember 15, 1807November 15, 1815November 15, 1837November 15, 1847November 15, 1849November 15, 1850 – November 14, 1850November 15, 1850 – November 14, 1851November 15, 1850.November 15, 1852November 15.—WeNovember 15thNovember 15th, 1865November 16 thNovember 16, 1814-January 16, 1867November 16, 1815November 16, 1839November 16, 1850November 16, 1864November 16, 1905. 21November 16,1847November 16.**—ArrangementsNovember 16th -November 17 thNovember 17, 1839November 17.—WeNovember 17th -November 18November 18 th , SabbathNovember 18, 1838November 18, 1841November 18, 1842November 18, 1846November 18, 1849November 18, 1850November 18, 1852November 18,1850November 18.—OnNovember 18.*—TheNOVEMBER 1838NOVEMBER 1839NOVEMBER 1841November 1847November 1848November 1849November 1852November 1890November 18thNovember 19November 19 thNovember 19, 1849November 19, 1850November 19, 1852November 19, 1862November 1949November 1970November 1977November 19thNovember 1stNovember 1st FridayNovember 1st, 1865November 2November 2, 1846 – February 8, 1847November 2, 1849November 2, 1850November 2, 1852November 2, 1861November 2, 1880November 2**—ColdNovember 20, 1843November 20, 1844November 2003November 2007November 2007. 22November 2007. 23November 20thNovember 21, 1835-March 26, 1917November 21, 1843November 21, 1846,November 21, 1849November 21, 1852November 21, 1860November 21, 1897November 21, 1901November 21stNovember 21st, 1851November 21st.November 22, 1841November 22, 1849November 22, 1852November 22, 1860November 22ndNovember 23, 1849November 23, 1920November 23,1945November 23rdNovember 23rd:** We have hadNOVEMBER 24November 24, 1849November 24,1849November 24.—AtNovember 24thNovember 25November 25, 1831November 25.—WeNovember 25thNovember 26November 26, 1789November 26, 1812November 26, 1838 - March 7, 1843November 26, 1838 – March 7, 1843November 26, 1843November 26, 1852November 26.*—TheNovember 26thNovember 27, 1791November 27, 1803November 27, 1843November 27, 1849November 27, 1850November 27, 1852November 27, 1891November 27.*—ANovember 27thNovember 28, 1841 4November 28, 1852November 28, 1901November 28, 1950November 28.*—TheNovember 28thNovember 29November 29 of that yearNovember 29-30, 1847November 29, 1839November 29, 1845November 29, 1847November 29, 1850November 29, 1852November 29, 1864,November 29, 1893November 29. 1847November 29.— SabbathNovember 29.*—WeNovember 29thNovember 29th and 30thNovember 2dNovember 2ndNovember 3November 3 to Nov. 19November 3-December 26, 1836November 3, 1836November 3, 1836-March 6, 1837November 3, 1839November 3, 1849November 3, 1852November 3.*—AfterNovember 3**—WeNovember 30November 30, 1839November 30, 1839-May 27, 1913November 30, 1843November 30, 1847November 30, 1852November 30, 1862November 30, 1863November 30.—OurNovember 30thNOVEMBER 31NOVEMBER 340November 3rd, 1846November 4November 4, 1841November 4, 1849November 4.*—TheNovember 4**—A beautiful morningNovember 4thNovember 4th 1849November 5November 5, 1843November 5, 1846November 5, 1846**]257 Dear BrotherNovember 5, 1848November 5, 1849November 5, 1850November 5, 1850. 194November 5, 1851.November 5, 1852November 5,1849November 5.—WeNovember 5thNovember 6November 6 thNovember 6, 1830November 6, 1843November 6, 1849November 6, 1849 – March 16, 1850November 6thNovember 7 thNovember 7, 1832November 7, 1841November 7, 1901November 8November 8 thNovember 8, 1841November 8, 1856November 8, 1903November 8thNovember 9 thNovember 9, 1839November 9, 1878November 9, 1885November and December, 1891November firstNovember l0th [1841November lastNOVEMBER MONDAY 1NOVEMBER November 4thNovember of the same yearNovember or December of 1840November to the 1st of JulyNovember twenty-seventhNovember until MarchNovember, 10th, 1858November, 1809November, 1839November, 1840November, 1843November, 1844November, 1847November, 1849November, 1850November, 1851November, 1855November, 1856November, 1860November, 1864.November, 1869November, 1886November, 1890November, 1896November, 1900November, 1996November, 1999November, 1999.November, 1999. 2November, 2007November, 2008November, 2008. 1November, 2008. 10November, 2008. 11November, 2008. 12November, 2008. 13November, 2008. 14November, 2008. 15November, 2008. 16November, 2008. 17November, 2008. 19November, 2008. 20November, 2008. 21November, 2008. 22November, 2008. 23November, 2008. 24November, 2008. 25November, 2008. 26November, 2008. 28November, 2008. 29November, 2008. 3November, 2008. 30November, 2008. 31November, 2008. 8November, 2008. 9November, 2009November, 2009.November, 2009. 16November, 2009. 18November, 2009. 20November, 2009. 21November, 2009. 22November, 2009. 23November, 2009. 24November, 2009. 25November, 2009. 27November, 2009. 28November, 2009. 30November, 2009. 31November]November] (3 dNovember] 10 th SundayNovember] 10.November] 10.** Filled my bed [with corn husksNovember] 10thNovember] 11 thNovember] 11.November] 11.** Sacraments.November] 11.** Start my horsesNovember] 11thNovember] 11th** --- 15November] 12November] 12 thNovember] 12.** Mr. Black arrivesNovember] 13November] 13 thNovember] 13thNovember] 14November] 14 thNovember] 14.November] 14.** Jacob returnsNovember] 15November] 15 thNovember] 15. Sabbath.November] 16November] 16 thNovember] 16.** Continue to consultNovember] 17November] 17 thNovember] 17.November] 17. SabbathNovember] 18November] 18 – SundayNovember] 18 thNovember] 19November] 19 thNovember] 19.November] 19. Prepared to go down the riverNovember] 19.** Considerable stormNovember] 19thNovember] 1stNovember] 2November] 2 ndNovember] 2.November] 20November] 20 thNovember] 20.November] 20. Jacob returns from Walla WallaNovember] 20.**November] 20thNovember] 20th TuesdayNovember] 21November] 21 stNovember] 21. Bury a small child this eveNovember] 21.**November] 21stNovember] 22November] 22 ndNovember] 22.November] 22ndNovember] 23November] 23 dNovember] 23.** Killed one of myNovember] 24November] 24 th SundayNovember] 24. SabbathNovember] 24.** Messrs. Cragge & LarisonNovember] 24** To dayNovember] 25November] 25th off atNovember] 26November] 26th offNovember] 27November] 27.November] 27. SabbathNovember] 27** Set fire to the coal pitNovember] 28November] 28.November] 28th off atNovember] 29November] 29. SabbathNovember] 29.** Three years agoNovember] 29** This isNovember] 29th offNovember] 3 dNovember] 3.November] 3. SabbathNovember] 3** We are verry buisyNovember] 30November] 30.** Roll outNovember] 30.** Succeed in getting two stones well under way fromNovember] 30thNovember] 30th off atNovember] 31.** Plenty of floating iceNovember] 4 thNovember] 4 to 6November] 4.November] 5 thNovember] 6November] 6 thNovember] 6.** Slept little last nightNovember] 6thNovember] 7 thNovember] 7. SabbathNovember] 7thNovember] 8 thNovember] 8 to 13November] 8. 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