Wee, at 6:30 Tues. morning May 14th, 1901, a freight came puffing in to the little station of Oregon City, Ore. We, John, Tom & I were standing about the depot watching the train, of course. Well, we spied an empty boxcar & in we went. The train had hardly stopped when the brakeman came around with some freight for…
Month: May 2019
Monday, May 13, 1901
Next day we packed our grips in a box & shipped them to Calif. Then we left Portland for Oregon City, 12 Miles away on the electric RR. While in Portland we had our photos taken. Stayed all night at Depot Hotel in Oregon City & the next morning we begun “Our cruise on the Southern Pacific”. John is wearing…
Sunday, May 12, 1901
12th – Went to S.S. at Gate City & then ate dinner at Grandma’s & then at 1:30 bought ticket for Portland, cost $3.25 over NP RR. Got to Portland about 5:15. Took our telescopes & stayed all night at Bar Hotel. Tom, John, & I went to church that night. Starting with today’s entry and going for the next…
Saturday, May 11, 1901
11th – Grace, John, Francis, Nova [Nora] Willet, Edgar Smith & I started to go to the top of Bald Hill to eat our dinner on the top but Grace gave out and she & John had to go back home. But the rest of us went on to the top & had dinner there. Got back home about 5.…
Friday, May 10, 1901
10th – We quit. They owe us $99.75. That makes in all $111.70. According to the CPI Inflation Calculator, $99.75 in 1901 has the same spending power as $2,983.14 in 2019. The $111.70 total has the same spending power as $3,340.51 in 2019. Since Jesse is writing “us,” then those numbers might be the combined total for both Jesse and…
Thursday, May 9, 1901
9th – Got my thumb mashed by the cut-off saw.
Monday, May 6, 1901
May 6th – Still working at the mill. Charley Bissle got wound around the bull wheel & it dislocated his shoulder. He will have to lay off about 2 months. A day or so later Mr Porter got whacked on the head by the chain on the carraige, but he is back at work now, but not on the carraige.…