Sunday Sept 2nd.

Laid round camp all day, wrote to Ma, Bertle, Couley, and Carrie. Patsy on the bum with a bilious turn. Cloudy all day.

Saturday, Sept. 1st

Rained hard all day and we stayed in camp working on the estimate. I painted topog. rod. Got mail in the evening, papers from home but no letters. Cablegram came from Beard saying he will be down on the 6th to take us back to Silay. Got paid for July.

Fri. August 31st

Ran some spur lines to get topography of land for terminal, and finished up at night just as it started to rain. I still have 20 sta to take so hope it won't rain long. Roberts and Rosario went back with the pack train. Telegraph line here is out of order so we can't get word of any steamer to take us back to Silay and we may have to walk.

Thurs. Aug. 30th

Ran about three miles and brought the line to an end on the docks at Dauao at sta 2565 +. Have a little more work around here then back to Silay. Fine day all day. Got a letter from Anderson on Cebu. They are going to start construction in September over there.

Wed Aug. 29th

Escalante. Moved into Escalante. Line about two miles from the town as yet. Ran about a mile this morning and got into a swamp so went back and started a new line and White and I quit and came into camp. Got mail from the States and I got letters from Ma, Ab, Bertha, and Couley. We are living in the convent here with the padre.

Tues. Aug. 28th

Ran 2 1/2 miles and are almost in sight of Escalante. Ought to reach there to-morrow. Move to-morrow. Cloudy and cool all day.

Mon. Aug. 27th

Ran two miles and quit opposite camp about a mile out. Fair all day. Not much doing.