1886 Friday, January 1 I am thousands of miles from home. church-one acre, too far out-and Suman went with Mr. Thompson takes me to Downey (Cal.) for the 7:00 him. Mr. Hayt came and we went out to look at the train, Bro. King having given out going with me. At Los addition which he is interested in & indicated that they Angeles, buy a ticket to Colton. Go up town-post of­ would give us a lot to build church on. Dine at Hall's. fice- up the hill-a way out. Call but do not see Reuben At 7:00 pr. at Suman's, Mark 8:36. Stay at Suman's. Rev. Baker. Go with Elisha Luke, wife, & Miss Jennie King & McKee! came. McComb to Colton & Riverside. Stay at Peter Suman's. Saturday, January 9 Visit the valley again with Bro. Saturday, January 2 Dine at Reuben Hall's. Luke's staid Suman, Revs. A.N. King & D. McKee!. Magnolia Ave., there last night & remained to-day. Go back to Peter 150 ft wide. At Shumaker's, climb butce. Dine at Henry Suman's having in forenoon called on Rev. Selah W Cole's. Hart's cluster-oranges. Ascend Rubidoux in the Brown, M.E. Pastor. Pr. at 7:00 at Y.M.C.A. Hall Eph afternoon (500 ft high) & see Santa Anna River, Arrow­ 2:4. Stay at Halls. Their children, Samuel aged 20, Wil­ head Mt., San Bernardino, & look on town & orange liam I 5, Harvey 12, George 7, and two married daugh­ groves. Supper at Henry Bell's. King pr. at Suman's. Stay ters in Nebraska. at Suman's to night. Sunday, January 3 Pr at M.E. Church at 10:45, John Sunday, January 10 Pr. at 11 :00 at Hall, John 5:39. Dine 6:69. Dine at Hall's with Luke's. Pr at 7:00 at Associa­ at Hall's with King & McKee!. King pr at 7:00, "Be ye tion hall, Heb. 11 :26. Stay at Hall's. Luke's went to also ready," etc. John J. Weir joined church. Stay at Hall's. Suman's. Organized the Church after the sermon. Monday, Jamtary 11 Remain at Hall's. It is a very rainy Monday, January 4 Went with Hall's to Peter Suman's. day. I help tinker at the clock. Rev. A. King leads the Hall & wife, Luke & wife, Suman & myself drive in prayermeeting, at the hall . I stay at Bro. Hall's that night. Bro. Hall's spring-wagon over the valley & look at Or­ ange orchards, lemons, limes, olives, vineyards, etc. Tuesday, January 12 Write letters at Hall's in forenoon. Climb the butte by Shumaker's. Dinner & supper at In the afternoon visit Hiram A. Knapp's. Supper there. Suman's & I lodge there. Their only child is Ida Belle Children: Ida, 24; Eda 16 or 18, William, 11; little boy Suman, about 20. Pr. at 7:00 at the hall Ps 87:3. 3. A Mr. Baurer, carpenter, boards there. Pr. at the hall at 7:00, Luke 24:46. Seay at Hall's. Ttmday, January 5-Thursday, January 7 Stay at Suman's. Pr at 7:00 at hall-pr. at 7:00 at his house, Ex. 28:34. Wednesday, January 13-Sawrday, January 16 Remain at -Pr at hall at 7:00, John 14:2. Stay at Hall's. Hall's. Pr at the hall at 7:00, Acts 3:22, Seay at Suman's. Pr. at the hall at 7:00, Luke 15:7. Friday, January 8 Naftzker came to show lot For 240 1 8 8 6 Sunday, January 17 Pr. at the hall at 10:45, Ps. 48: 12, Wab.& St. L. & told many untruths. Sleep four hours 13. Dine at Reuben Hall's. He has a 12 1/2 acre ranch or more. Awaken at Yuma & see the river & bridge at and nice brick house. Ranch cost $16,000. Hiram A. night. From Colton had San Bernardino mts. to north Knapp & wife joined church that day. Were Free Meth­ & San Jacinto to the south. odists in Minnesota. Tuesday, January 26 Breakfast about Maricopa. Pass Monday, January 18 Bro. Hall takes me to Peter Suman's through deserts scattered over with sage-brush, grease­ I 1/4 mile South-west of Riverside town. Rains much. wood, cactus, & Musquite tree: Cactus [drawing of cac­ Dinner & supper there. Also lodge there. Rained that tus plants in diary] Ditches to guide waters from R.R. day and stormed terribly at night. Caused washouts at From Maricopa to Benson amid foot-hills of Mogollon Los Angeles & other places. Mts. Tuscon an adobe town, neat cactus. At Bowie, 250 U.S. Soldiers. 14 Apache scouts. Changed cars at Ttmday, January 19 This the day chosen to start for Dening. Saw Rio Grande by star light, changed cars at Dayton. It slacks & I go to Riverside equipped for my El Paso. Slept 4 hours. journey. Washouts had cut off all communications. Tele­ graph wires down. Go to Reuben Hall's, dine & lodge Wednesday, January 27 Awoke about Eagle Flats. Too there. much smoking & swearing aboard. But breakfast on train from lunch-box. See sky-bound plains with buttes. Mid­ Wednesday, January 20 Way home closed. Bridge at San land & Germania settlements. Marionfield, 20 or 30 Gabriel reported to be gone and (incorrectly) at Yuma. houses. Colorado, 800 inhab, brickish colored soil. Dine & lodge at Hall's. Slept 5 1/2 hours. Reached Sweet Water before dark. Slept perhaps 5 hours. Thursday, January 21 No favorable news yet. Still stay Thursday, January 28 Awoke at Ft. Worth. Dallas quire at Hall's. Slept a full night. a ciry. Newsboy tried to swindle me on changed 30 dol­ lars, extracting 20. Gave it back. Pine region in the af­ Friday, January 22 Still staying at Hall's. Some mail from ternoon. Soil at Marshall as red as a brick. Reached the east, bur none for me. Talked of going to Colton, Texarkana after night. Passed through Little Rock in the but did not. Got daily papers from Los Angeles giving night. Saw little. Slept three hours. account of the destruction of bridges, some houses & three lives there. Stay at Hall's. Slept 3 1/2 h. Friday, January 29 Daylight before we reach Minturn. Ground is frozen, & some snow (our first). N.E Arkan­ Saturday, January 23 Wene to town in the forenoon and sas is timbered like Indiana, and country flat. Pines be­ got mail for Hall's but none for myself. Wene to town gin about Piedmont. Very broken country, mostly. after dinner & got a letter from Susan dated Jan 7th, Reached St. Louis about 5:30. Reach Danville, Ill. at saying that all were as well as common. Went on with 1:00. Slept about 2 hours. Bro. Hall to Suman's & staid there. Saturday, January 30 Reached Indianapolis at 4:45 Sunday, January 24 Pr. at Peter Suman's II Cor. 3:7, 8. morning. Called at Rev. W.C. Day's, Corydon Heath's, Brattles of M.E. Church & wife & her friend there. Also and at Rev. T.J. Connor's. Start at 11:00 for Dayton via Dr. Russell formerly of Del. Co. Ind. Go home with Hamilton. Reached Dayton at 4:00. At Home after Reuben Hall's. Call on Judson Pulver's (in part of Halls nearly six month's absence. Had telegraphed home from house) in the afternoon. Stay at Hall's. No meeting that Big Springs, Texas. night, rainy weather. Sunday, January 31 Staid at home all day. Was some­ Monday, January 25 Go to town. Telephone to Colton. what worn with travel, loss of sleep, etc. Dine at Hall's. Go on hack at 2:00 to Colton. Start for Dayton at 4: 15 in shabby car. Colten agent sold me via Monday, February 1 Went to town, bought a new hat & 241 1 8 8 6 engaged a new suit, of Church. At home the rest of the Friday. February 12 At home all day. Spent consider­ day. able time righting up my desk and papers. Wednesday, February 3 Dr. Davis called a few minutes Saturday, February 13 At home in the forenoon. Called in the afternoon. At home all day. in afternoon at Albert Sheerer's, to see his mother Mrs. Sam. Wright & others there. Went at 8:00 to S.L. Herr's Thursday, February 4 Went to town to have my new silver wedding. About two dozen there. coat fitted. Called at Telescope Office. Paid of Chart Coll. for Califor. to Shuey 7:00, Gen. S.S. Fund, to L.O. Sunday, February 14 Preached at Summit Street Church Miller, U.B. Sem., $3.40. B. Funkhouser called in after­ at 10:30, Luke 1:32. House crowded- about 700 noon to see about note & I paid him $1. 00 Edw. Bene£ people. Eleven joined Church, my son Reuchlin, one of for California. Dillon called an hour. the number. At 7:00, Mott pr. "He was crucified be­ tween two thieves." Two seekers, three joiners. Friday, February 5 Wrote for the Telescope. Dr. Davis called a few minutes on business. Monday, February 15 Went to town in the forenoon to see the doctors about extracting Mrs. Wright's teeth. Dr. Saturday, February 6 Went to town and got my new Davis & Dentist Morris came before noon & extracted suit. Called at Tel. Office & read proofs of my article. 3 teeth- one a sound tooth! Used Alcohol, ether, and Bought diary & in the afternoon copied from my un­ chloroform in equal parts as an anaesthetic.