File #30844: "William Fitzgerald Diary, 1892-1893_003.pdf"

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Some event which took place before the commencing of the following record. === Saturday, Oct. 24, 1981. === Started for the Backwoods in a Deer hunting expedition. === Sunday . 25. === Arived at our camping ground === Monday 26. === Shot my first deer on Stony lake === Wednesday 28 === Shot my second deer on Stony lake === Sunday Nov. 7. === Started for home having bagged {five?} deer. Messrs. John & Myers Warner and myself comprised the hunting party. - The year 1891, as near as I can remember was as follows, Winter, considerable show and many Thaws, Springe was early,k Summer was quite warm, with much lightning Thunder & Rain Fall was unusualy Fine and warm, perpetual sunshine. Till about the 28th of Nov, there we had avery rainy season till Jan 1st 1892, == Weather Record, 1891. == === Friday Dec. 25 === Beginning Christmas Day. A dull cloudy and misty day. Spent the day at Af. Brown's Moscow. The party included Mrs Warner, Melissa Warner, Augusta Warner, Lola Warner, and myself. We drove home at night through a dense fog. === Saturday ,, 26 === Raining in the {forenoon?} turning a little colder towards evening with high winds from the west. === Sunday ,, 27 === Cold and partly cloudy === Monday ,, 28 === Cold and clear, wrote to M, F, W, M for sit. Ans. === Tuesday ,, 29. === Cloudy and windy, commenced raining at noon, turning to snow. Thence to rain at night.

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