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45 [[ newspaper clipping -- "The county purchased the maps of Douglas county, made by L. L. Williams, paying for them the sun of $400. These maps show the different road districts and location of real estate up to date, in the county, are the result of extensive and comprehensive research and were much needed by the county. The price paid is very sensible in comparison to the value received, as they will save hereafter much troub e to the court and prevent many mistakes. The maps are admirable executed, and are as correct as a surveyor's compass and chain can make them."]] of two inch. This job of map work of Douglas County, the unclear each Township of unclear in the county Price of 400 Sunday Feb 1 1880 Foggy - Remained at Roseburg, doing nothing Monday Feb 2 1880 Tuesday Feb 3, 1880, Wednesday Feb 4, 180, Thursday Feb 5, 1880, Left Roseburg at 5 A.M. on Train - cold and think foggy - Dinner at Junction City at 10.30 AM. where I stopped over for the day - visited Friday Feb 6~ 1880, Left Junction on the Train at 11 AM and was at Portland at 4 P.M. put up at the St Charles Hotel as usual Saturday Feb 7. 1880, Visited in Portland - Day Foggy Sunday Feb 8~ 1880, Fog lifted today and we had a few hours of bright sunshine. the first for many days - visited Monday Feb 9. 1880, Left Portland on the steamer "S. G. Reed" at Lower Cascades at 10. over the Portage by Rail Road as usual, unclear by steamer Montain Green to The Dalles where we arrived at 4.30 PM