Grouper

Wilford Woodruff [18]96

371 Asahel Room at Napa Hotel Distance 1280 Miles

August 13, 1896 ~ Thursday Aug 13 [18]96 we took cars at 7 oclock for Portland Mistake abt about tickets Asahel was supposed to have got the tickets but there was Nothing said to him about it but when we got aboard we Met with Mr E Burly whoo is the superintndet of the Road He gave us passes & both tickets so we got along we travelld all night Direc tly we travelld all Day in terrible Dus[t] & all night ^[Distance]^ in the Midst of Terrible ...

August 15, 1896 ~ Saturday 15 we took breakfast at the Portland Hotel I wrote 6 [FIGURE] Letter to Ovando, Owen Blanche & Jack & told him the mistake Mad[e] in Not preparing Asahel with tickets we spent the day at the portland Hotel we went on board of the State of Calafornia at 8 oc and saild through the Night quite smoothly August 16, 1896 ~ Sunday 16 ^Sunday^ quite cloudy we took breakfast ...

August 17, 1896 ~ Monday Monday Mony 17 Sunday quite a plesant Day Many large flying gulls follow the steamer it became foggy ne[a]r night they blew the Fog Horns we Met quite a Mob at the wharf we had all we could do to get through them we got to palace Hotel at 9:30 August 18, 1896 ~ Tuesday 18 ^Tuesday^ We changed room this Morning the price for room & board for Asahel Ma & myself is $13 a day $91 a week ...

we had an interview with Lorenzo Snow & Br Tanner who preside in San Francisco we continued to Attend their Meeting August 18, 1896 ~ Tuesday 18 I wrote to Owen & Ovando & Clara Joseph & Blanche, Alice & Jack August 19, 1896 ~ Wednesday 19. I wrote to J. F. Smith we ^20^ rode to the cliff & saw ...

August 21, 1896 ~ Friday 21 [FIGURE] I wrote [FIGURE] 3 Letter to Wilford– Owen & Alice & sent Elias letter to his father in the Letter I wrote to him All the comp[an]y but myself have gone out to day Brother Cannon has gone to se if He can learn learn any thing from the Rail Road about the Letter sent him with our transportation tickets which have miscarreighd August 22, 1896 ~ Saturday 22 ...

August 22, 1896 ~ Saturday 22 Aug We paid our Bill at the palace & took cars for Monteray Had a vary interesting Jorny of 124 Miles A vast amount of fruit orchards the Most of which are Prunes Monterey is one of the Most interesting places in America esspecialy the flower Garden We had an interview with Col Trumbo A Badlam & Judge Esstee We spent the night at Monte- rey August 23, 1896 ~ Sunday ...

August 24, 1896 ~ Monday 24 Aug for the first time in years I see & hear crows in the trees Near the Hotel we took a carriage & Road through Monterey & took carriage & road through the pacific Drive grove Cypress Grove the ownly one in the World so the Driver said said the Stranded Steamer on the Rock We Drove through the p[e]aceful [Inprains] Land of 7000 Acres we passd through a Heard of Large ground squirls a great Number of them we had a ...

August 25, 1896 ~ Tuesday Aug 25 Brothers Cannon & Asahel & myself took carr & rode to the city of Monterey and highered a fish Boat paid $5 & road to sea opposite of the lake ground & fished with Hooks all day we caught about 200 rock fish & one rock cod of about 3 lbs weight we caught one rock fish of about 5 lbs most of the fish were vry small Brothe Cannon professed Never to be a Fisherman but He caught his share ...

482 M[iles] to Los Angel August 27, 1896 ~ Thursday Aug 27 we took cars in the Morning & rode to San Fran Cisco 125 Miles we w left to the Baths we then took cars for Loss Angels rode all Night I did not sleep any I done to Much yester- day August 28, 1896 ~ Friday 28 we got up in the Morning & travelled through the Most romantic country I ever saw Near half of the way was through tunnels they last a Mile ...

August 28, 1896 ~ Friday I ever travelled for 70 Miles I ever travelled we have passed 90 Miles of rough road we took breakfast at Hoave's We passed through Loss Angles at [FIGURE] 1 30 And though [Santaanna] 3.15 we saw the old [Missis] on San wan in Capisstar- no. we came to seaside at 10 Minutes to 5 oclock August 29, 1896 ~ Saturday Aug 29 we went out on the pear [pier] got a fish pole [long] could not hold ...

One of the Most important Dams in America. I spent the day in my room August 31, 1896 ~ Monday 31. Aug Several of our Brethren Met with us to go out on a fishing excursion. They were Olef Hammer & wife Elders P T Wright & wife E. A. Bushman Joseph A Barry & Miss Cooper of San Diego Capt Paulson took myself ^Emma^ President Cannon &

August 31, 1896 ~ Monday Aug 31, [18]96 The Captain tied 5 lines to the stern of the Steamer & gave me the centre line These lines were for trolling for fish they were about 200 feet long the Hooks were without baarbs and fastened with fine wire onto a white bone we did not use any beat [bait] at all the fish seeing the white bone grabed it [it stalls] it was the Most interesting fishing I Ever had in my life we fished about 2 Hours & caught some 600 lbs of fish they were ...

August 31, 1896 ~ Monday The fish that we caught would Measure near 3 feet in length it was the Most exciting look fishing I ever was in They were put into the Hands of our Friends who went with us I think they gave most of them away to their acquaintances we were some what weary when we got to our quarters September 1, 1896 ~ Tuesday Sept 1, Tuesday Morning we took car & rode to Loss Angels & stoped at the Hollonbeck Hotel Distance ...

Kind of fish Caught Grouper Barracuda Spanish Mackerel Yellow Tail, & Kelp Bass Jewfish September 2, 1896 ~ Wednesday Sept 2nd we look & rode to Passaden to to visit the Orange & Lemon Grove that cover thousands of Acres we took a carrage & rode 2 ½ hours through the Groves of Orange Lemon & Pepper trees some of the pepper trees were mor than 2 feet though the best of the Trees have ripe green, & Bloom pepper through the year At the close of our visit we took cars ...

September 3, 1896 ~ Thursday Sept 3, [18]92 [1896] I received a package of Letters this Morning of 11; 6 to WW 2 to Asahel 1 to Emma & 2 to Brother Cannon J F Smith says in his Letter that Sister Ellen Spencer Clawson is Dead. at 2,40 we took cars to Catalena We traveled about 30 M[iles] ^on cars^ ^I [sta]^ took Steam boat & travelled to the Island 4& spent the night ...

September 4, 1896 ~ Friday Sept 4 we travelled with Lines 125 feet at the Stearn of the boat & we caught several Spanish Mackerel I caught 2 & there & Brother Cannon [w] 1 we went on to the Jew fish ground but caught None they weigh from 100 to 400 lbs we next anchored on a rock 1/2 Mile Long & 300 yards wide and it is 600 feet Deep to the rock we cannot Anchor but the Captain Labors to keep over the rock we used lines 600 ...