Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Gr.Grandpa Joseph Enos Diary 1881

 

Book First — 1881

January

6 January. Hauling home turnips

7 January. (Friday) Hauling turnips home.

8 " (Sat) Burning stumps and maid bar by the barn

9 " (Sun) I went out hunting with Indian John. I killed one deer + John killed two.

10 " (Mon) Working in Blacksmith shop

11 " (Tues) "

12 " (Wed) "

13 " (Thurs) "

14 " (Fri) Repearing the little

January 1881

16 Fine Clear Day

17 Stormy Weather

18 Fine Clear Day*

19 Mother went to Nanaimo

20 F C D

21 Freezing

22 Father maid a road to the head of the bay.

23 Mr. throp help us Kill a pig

24 Baloing

25 One foot of snow fell.

26 Thawing

27 "

28 Snowing

29 Light snow

30 Thawing

31 Snowing

Snowing all day **

February 1881

1 Lost the boat on account of high tide

2 Thawing all day. Making a bread water at the beach

3 Raining

4 Thawing

5 We went to look for drift boards around the island.

6 Raining all

7 Working in the Blacksmith shop

8 Splitting work

9 FCD

10 A rainy day

11 Brought home the oxen

12 Hauling wood

13 -

14 Cold day

15 Fine Clear Day. Splitting rails

16 FCD

17 Father went to Nanaimo *

18 Burning logs

19 I shot a panther at bottom

Father returned from Nanaimo *

First Book — [March] 1881

21 Fine Clear Day

22 Lost one of our pigs gone [?]

23 Fine Day. Digging holes for apple trees

24 Father hired Indian Peter to help plant the orchard

25 Planting the orchard

26 Pulling Turnips

27 "

28 Pm: I went to Mr. Bishops
Am: Planting in the orchard

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