Sat. Aug. 11

Fair and hot all day. First day with an assistant and it seemed good. Took 76 sta. of topog. On M-line. Hughes came over in the evening. Got mail from home, one letter from Ma.

Thurs. Aug. 9th

Pretty rough country to-day. Line in the big woods. Transit party on N-line. Having a hard time trying to get across the river on a .6 grade. Rained in the morning and hot the rest of the day.

Fri. Aug. 10th

Mr. Beard made his first visit to camp. Came down in the C.G._____.Had Brammert and tow other men with him. Brought my new assistant with him. Fair all day.

Wed. Aug.8th

Out on the line again. Took 74 stations of the roughest country I have had yet. Pretty hot all day and no rain. Mail came in from Cady at night and I got a letter from Abbie and one from Ira written soon after Pa died. Poor dear mother it must have been hard for her.

Tues. Aug. 7th

Didn't have any topography to take so staid in camp all day taking life easy. Wrote to Art Ward. Hot and fair all day.

Monday Aug. 6th

Stayed in camp and helped Worthington on the projected profile. I was caught up with the transit party so there was nothing for me to do in the field. Went up to the saw mill in the P.M and made me a topog. Rod. Shaved and Worthington clipped my hair for the first time since we left Iloilo. Saw some alligators in the river at night and we tied a dog on the bank and tried for a shot at them but didn't ________. Hughes and Porter came back from up river and spent the night with us again. Hot as blazes all day.

Sun. Aug. 5th

Mr. Farnham, Patsy, Weston and I went up to the saw mill above here on the river. Stopped at Gil Lopez hacienda on the way up and had refreshments. Got to the mill about ten and stayed until about 3:30. Had a good chow with napkins and a table cloth. Came back and wrote to Helen & to Boston. Mr. Hughes and a Scotchman who has been here since '91 came over in the evening and stayed all night. Fine all day and rained during the night.