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Piercing cold this morning, went on board the Stage at an early hour for Walla Walla, Mercury at Zero. the plains cold with [[unclear]] minds. Dinner & Breakfast a DesChutes River, and at night was at John Days River 45 miles from the Dallus with a fearful cold and blustering night before us | |||
Tuesday Dec 31 1878 | |||
An all nights ride over the cold snowy plains the weather all the time becoming colder. and in a miserable condition we found ourselves at daylight at the Village of Hepner a small place of a dozen houses situated on the head of Willow Creek a tributary of the Columbia - Hepner has been built up in the last 4 or 5 years. is near the foot of the Blue Mountains, and is situated in the midst of a fine grazing & agricultural country -- | |||
An early start, and after rolling over the hard frozen road, near all day, crossing Butter Creek - Birch Creek and McKay creek we found ourselves at 3 P.M. at Pendleton the County seat of Umatilla County, a flourishing place of 300 population. built up in a few years on the South side of the Umatilla River - Here we stop for the night | |||
Wednesday January 1 1879 | |||
Started quite early for Walla Walla passing Canterville on Wild Horse Creek | |||
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15 opened, and warmer weather appeared - Snow is about 4 inches deep around the Docks? and the weather extremely cold. and we could not engage a passage by stage until
Monday Dec 30 1878 Piercing cold this morning, went on board the Stage at an early hour for Walla Walla, Mercury at Zero. the plains cold with unclear minds. Dinner & Breakfast a DesChutes River, and at night was at John Days River 45 miles from the Dallus with a fearful cold and blustering night before us
Tuesday Dec 31 1878 An all nights ride over the cold snowy plains the weather all the time becoming colder. and in a miserable condition we found ourselves at daylight at the Village of Hepner a small place of a dozen houses situated on the head of Willow Creek a tributary of the Columbia - Hepner has been built up in the last 4 or 5 years. is near the foot of the Blue Mountains, and is situated in the midst of a fine grazing & agricultural country -- An early start, and after rolling over the hard frozen road, near all day, crossing Butter Creek - Birch Creek and McKay creek we found ourselves at 3 P.M. at Pendleton the County seat of Umatilla County, a flourishing place of 300 population. built up in a few years on the South side of the Umatilla River - Here we stop for the night
Wednesday January 1 1879 Started quite early for Walla Walla passing Canterville on Wild Horse Creek