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H. O. Fisher, Addison, Vermont. U.S.A.

1894 & 1895 H. O. Fisher Bloemfontein O. F. S. South A.

H. O. Fisher Montevideo Uriguay [Uruguay] South America 1897

Sea voyage commenced Nov. 3. 1894 from New York City to East London South Africa aboard steamer Powderham (English), capacity 4800 ton (Captain Uran)

1 Tuesday Oct 23 1894 Left home to begin work for the sheep company Wednesday Oct 24. Left Middlebury for New York Thursday Oct 25, Arrived in N.Y. City this morning stayed on Pier 62 all day & night. Friday, Oct. 26. Saturday, 27 Moved sheep from New York City to Brooklyn by lighter Friday Oct 26 Spayed [Stayed] on Pier in NY City. Sunday Oct 28. In Brooklyn put up part of the crates. Monday, Oct 29 Finished making crates Tuesday Oct 30 At the dock in Brooklyn Wednesday Oct 31 At the dock in Brooklyn.

4 Sunday Nov. 11. Fine day heavy headwind quite a sea. Monday Nov 12 Nice day overhead but a heavy headwind, trade winds, ship makes but 180 to 190 miles per day, every thing all lovely and the goose hangs high Tuesday Nov 13 Fine day; still in the trade winds Wednesday Nov. 14 High winds, stearing gear broke this morning at 4 o'clock had to lay by until almost noon. Thursday Nov 15 Clear sky heavy head wind.

5 Friday Nov 16 Not very pleasant little showers evry few hours which keeps evry thing wet all the while Saturday Nov 17 Wild weather, quite warm Sunday Nov 18 Heavy rain nearly all night and part of forenoon, hot Monday Nov. 19 Nasty day it has rained all night last night and most of the day to-day. sheep are wet as they can be some of them been at sea sixteen days to-day half of the distance to Cape - Town is covered Tuesday Nov 20 Very warm and rain most of the time. Ship's carpenter

6 got his finger cut off in the stearing gear to-day Wednesday Nov 21. Fine day for a change seems rather good to have a nice day again. Thursday Nov. 22. Very nice day, crossed the equator this afternoon Friday Nov 23 Fine day cool and nice for this part of the voyage Saturday Nov. 24 Fine day strong head wind ship is making very slow progress only 180 miles in 124 hours Sunday Nov. 25 Fine day cool and nice calm sea Monday Nov. 26 Nice day evry thing running fine

7 Tuesday Nov. 27, Very fine day clear sky and cool breeze ahead ship made 246 miles to-day Wednesday Nov 28 Fine day, the fresh water tank for the sheep has all gone salt from the carelessness of one of the engineers must use condenced water from now until we reach Cape Town. Thursday Nov 29 Fine day calm sea, ship is making good time Friday Nov 30 Fine day nice cool breeze, ship making fairly good progress Saturday Dec. 1 Fine day cool and nice expect to get to Cape Town about next Friday.

8 Sunday Dec. 2 Fine cool day calm sea and pleasant weather. We are plowing the last 1000 miles of the journey to Cape Town S.A. Monday Dec 3 Fine day, had the sheep out of the crates to-day and tagged them and trimmed their feet all around Tuesday Dec 4 Fine weather evry thing is joging along all nicely Wednesday Dec 5 Fair day high wind in the afternoon and quite a sea all night. Thursday Dec 6 Strong head wind and heavy sea against us all day and night

9 Friday Dec 7 Fair day but in a heavy fog twords night ship is running on half speed. Saturday Dec 8 Approached Cape Town early this morning in fair weather got to dock at 8 oclock A.M. A South East galle has blown here all day enough to take a man's head off if it was not fastened on to stay Sunday Dec 9 Fine day under a blazing sun and a light breeze in the after-noon Monday Dec 10 Fine day, discharging ships cargo at Cape Town Tuesday Dec 11 Fine day, discharging cargo.

10 Wednesday Dec 12 Fine day discharging cargo at the Cape Thursday Dec 13 Fine day, finished discharging cargo here at the Cape today and started up the coast for Port Elizabeth this P.M. at 4 o'clock. Friday Dec 14 Five day heavy swell on sea all day and night ship rools [rolls] about badly Saturday Dec 15 Fine day, runing up the coast of Africa Sunday Dec 16 Very fine day, arrived here at Port Elizabeth this morning at about 6 o'clock. Monday Dec, 17. Fine day, laying at anchor in

11 Algoa bay Port Elizabeth discharging cargo. The third mate of the ship got badly hurt to-day by the swinging of a sling of boxes in the hold of the ship Tuesday Dec 18 Very nice day still discharg- ing cargo at Port Elizabeth Algoa bay. Wednesday Dec 19 Fine weather still discharging cargo at Port E. Thursday Dec 20 Nice day finished cargo at Port E. to day and sailed for East London this after-noon. Friday Dec 21 Fine day arrived in East London at noon to-day took the sheep off the ship this P.M and put them aboard

12 the cars ready for starting up country, stayed in E.L. all night Saturday Dec 22 Started up-country to day with the sheep by rail at noon. arrived at East London King Williamstown at 3 P.M. unloaded the sheep from train and got them into a shed nicely evrything all O.K. Sunday Dec 23 Nice day but awful hot not a breath of air and the sun is fairly roasting in the forenoon but there was a nice shower in the afternoon which has cooled the air quite a bit. Monday Dec 24 Fine day very quiet nothing going on for amuzement Tuesday Dec 25

13 Tuesday Dec 25 Christmas day in King Williams Town S.A. A very pleasant day but very dull and quiet about town Wednesday Dec 26 Plesant day, Boxing day in Africa, very quiet much like X.M.A.S. day Thursday Dec 27 Fine day but awful hot fairly roasting, Staying at the Grosvenor hotel in K.W.T. have been here since Saturday Dec 23. Friday Dec 28 Nice day but terrible hot evrything very quiet sheep doing well are getting rested and filled up in good shape

14 Saturday Dec 29 Fine day cool and nice had a call to-day from a sheep farmer for the first, have not made any sales yet. Sunday Dec 30 Nice cool day evry thing quiet and the sheep doing well. Monday Dec 31 Hot, hot, hot and evry thing is dull, dull, dull. Tuesday Jan 1, 1895 New Years day and a hot one too thermometer at 100° Wednesday Jan 2 Weather still very warm had a few men to see the sheep to-day but have not made any sales yet

15 Thursday Jan 3 Very nice day - cooll and just about wright [right] but business very dull Friday Jan. 4 Nice day sheep doing well evrything very quiet Saturday Jan 5 Rained most of the night last night and nearly all day to-day Sunday Jan 6 Cool and nice with a few small showers during the day Monday Jan 7 Fine day, Cool and nice. had a few men to see the sheep to-day. Tuesday Jan 8 - Nice day, C.W.S. started for Ddoline this evening to attend an auction.

16 Wednesday, Jan. 9. Nice day and evrything all quiet C. came back from Doline this evening Thursday Jan 10 Fine weather still prevails and business is as dead as usual Friday Jan 11 An exact continuation of the past three weeks Saturday Jan 12 Nice day and no change in business Sunday Jan 13 Quiet! quiet! quiet! Monday Jan 14 Fine day, benning [beginning] to make preparations for a move up to Bloomfontine [Bloemfontein] in the Orange Free State

17 Tuesday, Jan. 15 Started from King William's Town this morning for Bloemfontien in the Orange Free State. awful hot. Wednesday Jan 16 Aboard the train, and hot enough to roast, reached Thursday B. at. 6 o'clock P.M. Thursday Jan. 17. Unloaded the sheep from the cars and took them up into the town to a shed Friday, Jan. 18. Fine day, had quite a number of sheep farmers in to see the sheep to-day Saturday Jan. 19. Hot as a blazing sun can make it and quite alot of men in to see sheep (no sales).

18 Sunday Jan 20 Nice day and evrything quiet as usual. Monday Jan 21 Fine day and that is all Tuesday Jan 22 Nice cool day no signs of doing any business yet Wednesday Jan. 23 Fine day. went to the musium [museum] here in Bloemfontein to-day. Thursday Jan 24 Warm in the forenoon and a hail storm in the after- noon with some rain Friday Jan 25 Fine day with a fine thunder shower in the after noon Saturday Jan 26 Good day and evrything all on the quiet as usual.

19 Sunday, Jan 27 hot day and an awful long day Monday, Jan. 28. Nice plesant weather and nothing to do Tuesday Jan 29 Fine day and had quiet a number of men in to see the sheep Wednesday Jan 30 Nice cool day but business very dull Thursday Jan 31 Plesant weather and evrything very quiet Friday Feb 1 Weather fine and business quiet Saturday Feb 2 An exact continuation of the past.

20 Sunday Feb 3 A very fine day and a very long one too. Monday Feb 4 Fine day and extremely quiet Tuesday Feb 5 Hot enough to roast eggs Wednesday Feb. 6 A continuation of the same Pleasant weather and nothing to do Thursday Feb 7. Fine day and made a sale of one ram Friday Feb 8 A heavy rain fall Saturday Feb 9 Plesant day business very quiet. Sunday Feb 10 Had a heavy shower this morning early and plesant the rest of the day

21 Monday Feb, 11. A perfect deluge of rain has fell all the fore-noon and part of the after-noon evry thing is thoroughly soaked through Tuesday Feb 12 Nice day clear and cool after the rain Wednesday Feb 19 Nice day and not a man came near our place of business to-day Thursday, Feb, 14. Plesant day and business dull as usual Friday Feb 15 No change in the program Saturday Feb 16 Nice day and a heavy shower in the night.

22 Sunday Feb. 17 Exceedingly quiet as usual, tho day has been longer than the Moral law Monday Feb, 18 Plesant day and we are still sitting about doing nothing as usual Tuesday Feb. 19. All is well and no business Wednesday Feb 20 Rain in the forenoon and cloudy and damp in the after-noon. Thursday. Feb, 21. Rain in the morning and quite cool all-day - Friday Feb 22 More rain in the fore-noon and nice and cool in the after-noon.

23 Saturday, Feb. 23. A nice cool plesant day. Sports are on here in town to-day. Bycicle [bicycle] racing, runing race, jumping etc Sunday Feb 24 Evrything after the same old style and a plesant day. One of the ewes had a lamb this after-noon Monday Feb 25. Plesant day, very quiet Tuesday Feb 26 Nice day but quite warm another lamb came this morning at 3 o'clock. Wednesday Feb 27 another fine day and is all that can be said of it.

24 Thursday Feb. 28. Good day, went to a circus in the evening Friday, March 1. Fine day and evrything all wright [right] Saturday Mar. 2. Quiet as usual Sunday Mar 3 A dead calm not a leaf stirred. Monday Mar 4 Evry thing all wright and going on the same as usual Tuesday Mar 5 Fine day; we got the sheep fixed up for the show to-day Wednesday Mar 6 Fine day took the sheep out to the show to day

25 Thursday March 7 Nice day, took sheep out to the show-yard again to day and sold them out Friday Mar. 8 Nice day, We straightened our business out here in Bloemfontein to-day and got ready to make a start for home to-morrow Saturday March 9 Plesant day; started for Cape Town to-day at 2.15 P.M Sunday March 10 On the rail road from Bloemfontein to Cape Town Monday March 11 Arrived in Cape Town this morning at about 7 oclock

26 Tuesday March 12 Fine day at the Cape; spent the day husseling [hustling] around town getting ready to sail for England to-morrow. Wednesday March 13 A fine day and we started for home to day by the R.M.S. Athenian at 5 oclock P.M. via England Thursday March 14 A splendid day at sea, a dead swell on and the ship making good time Friday March 15 Fine day and evry thing all wright [right] Saturday Mar 16 Hot and sea calm

27 Sunday Mar 17 Hot and calm Monday Mar 18 Tuesday Mar 198 Wednesday Mar 20 Thursday Mar 21 Crossed the Equator last night Friday Mar 22 Hot and calm Saturday Mar 23 Beginning to get cool Sunday Mar 24 Cool and nice with a head wind Monday Mar 25 Cool with a quite a heavy swell on the sea

28 Tuesday Mar 26 Nice and cool with a calm sea. Passed the Canary Islands just at sun-set and saw the snow capped peak of Tennireef [Tenerife]. Wednesday Mar 27 A dead calm. Arrived at Madeira at 4 P.M. and took on coal and left again at 6 oclock Thursday March 28 Quite a heavy swell on the sea and weather getting cold Friday March 29 Still getting colder and a heavy swell on that rools [rolls] the ship about a good deal

29 Saturday Mar 30 Very cold and raw, came in to the Bay of Bisky [Biscay] last night at about 10 oclock Sunday Mar. 31. Came in sight of England and called at Plymouth at 10 A.M. and left the Mails then went on and got to Southampton at 10 P.M. Monday Apr 1 Staying at Southamp at the HDock Hotel Tuesday Apr 2 Still at Southampton Wenesday Apr 3 Left S. at 6-15 P.M for New York on board ship Saale. North German Lloyd line

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Thursday Apr 4 Fine Weather sea very quiet. Friday Apr 5 Sea getting rough some Saturday Apr 6 Heavy sea and lots of the passengers sea sick. Sunday Apr 7 Very rough and cold enough to freeze a dog Monday Apr 8 Still cold and rough. Crossed the banks of Newfoundland Tuesday Apr 9 A fine sun hiney [shiny] day with a calm sea

31 Wednesday Apr 10 The roughest day in the whole round trip snow and rain and hail all at once. Nearly evry body heaving up their boot taps Thursday Apr 11 Sea somewhat calmer but quite rough yet, The pilot came aboard about noon to pilot the ship in to New York harber Friday Apr 12 1895 Safe in New York harber anchored near the statute [Statue] of Liberty. Went ashore about noon and got clear of the customs all wright [right]. Saturday Apr 13 Left New York this morning for Vergennes and arrived at 7 oclock P.M. (the end)

33 (Captain Davis) Wednesday. February 26, 1896. Steam Ship Alberta Left home to-day to start for South Africa once more for Cartwell, Mason & Co. went to Middlebury and left there for Syracuse at 10-28 P.M. to meet some sheep from the west Arrived at S Thursday Feb. 27 Arrived at Sarycuse [Syracuse] at 12-30 P.M Got the stock togather and got away for New York at 8-30. Friday Feb. 28 Got into West Albany this morning at day-light and left about 8 oclock and arrived in New York at sun down Saturday Feb 29 Rain all day and very nasty. got across the River to Brooklyn at night.

S.S. Alberta 34 Liverpool Sunday March 1 1896 Stock stayed aboard lighter all night and all day to-day, commenced snowing in the night and is still at it all day very cold and disagreeable Monday, March, 2. Cold and rough, got the stock off from the lighter this afternoon and on to the Pier along side of the ship. Tuesday March 3 Cold and windy. C.W.M. and I set up some crates to-day Wednesday March 4 Still very disagreeable weather set up crates Thursday March 5 Cold. Set up crates Friday March 6 Rough weather, still setting up sheep crates.

35 S. S. A. Saturday March. 7 Finished setting up the sheep crates Sunday March 8 Unpleasant weather. Made a crate to still staying the city Monday March 9 No change in weather and we are still waiting for the ship to sail. Tuesday Mar 10 Weather more pleasant Made a crate to ship Pigs in to-day Wednesday March 11 Made another crate for Pigs Thursday March 12 Still waiting for the ship to sail Friday March 13 The stock went aboard the ship to-day after waiting two weeks for her to get loaded

36 Saturday March 14 Ship left the Pier this morning at 8.30 and anchored out side until about 8 o'clock and then went to sea in nice smooth weather. Sunday. March 15. The weather is fine and the ship is slipping along in good shape. evry thing all wright Monday March 16 At 3 oclock this morning we struck a gale of wind and rain and a heavy sea has run all day the water coming aboard and drenching evry thing on deck. sheep are as wet as water can make them bothe from rain and sea water. The ship rools [rolls] and tumbles about very bad.

37 Tuesday March 17 Yesterday was a bad day; to-day is much worse the sea is runing so high and wind blowing so hard that they have turned the ship with the storm and are running on haulf speed in order to save the freight on deck and my stock is in a frightful condition being wet and thrown about in the crates at a fearful rate. the afternoon brings fourth [forth] still worse weather up to four oclock. the ship is still off her course and continues to be until 10 P.M. when the wind goes down a little they put her on her regular course once more after going tite with the storm for about 16 hours.

38 Wednesday March 18 Not as bad weather as we had yesterday but quite a high sea and this old tub of a ship rocks and rools and pitches and dives about terribly. Thursday March 19 Rather nasty day as it rains evry few minutes, and the sea comes aboard once in a while and makes the day very disagreeable. The weather is getting quite a good deal warmer Friday March 20. To day is the kind of a day that we have been looking for; a clear sky and beautiful sun shine and a nice cool breeze which makes evrything go along as fine as one could ask.

39 Saturday March 21 Fine weather still prevails and the sheep are beginning to get on to their feed and are looking better. Sunday March 22 Nice sunshiny day with quite a stiff head breeze and quite a big swell on Monday March 23 Still pleasant with head winds which stops the speed of the ship a good deal. Tuesday March 24 No change in weather or any [t]hing on board; evry thing going on lovely Wednesday March 25 Evrything remains all wright, the weather still continues to cool and quite comfortable.

40 Thursday March 26 All is peace and prosperity yet. No bears in the woods. Friday March 27 Fine and clear with a nice cool head wind as has been the case for some days. Saturday March 28 No change; evrything in ship shape Sunday March 29 Pleasant. Came in sight of St. Vincent Island this after-noon and went into harber there and anchored there at 8 o'clock P.M. Monday March 30 Lay at St. Vincent all day taking on coal and finished at 12 oclock at night and went straight out to sea in a fine moon shiny to night

41 Tuesday March 31 A fine day with a calm sea and ship making good time. Passed through some Islands at noon. one of a Volcanic nature 10.000 feet above the level of the sea Wednesday March April 1 Fine and pleasant Thursday April 2 Getting warmer Good Friday April 3 Hot with a calm sea and hardly any breeze Saturday April 4 Red hot and not a sign of any breeze. Sunday April 5 Rained a good part of the night last night and a verry heavy shower this morning. The Lusk ewe had a lamb to day

42 1896 Crossed the Equator. Monday April 6 More rain last night and cooler to-day as there is quite a nice breeze to-day Tuesday April 7 Very hot sun with quite a nice breeze. Wednesday April 8 Breeze getting stronger and growing cooler Thursday April 9 Cool and nice with a strong head wind and beginning to get quite a swell on so that the Ship pitches quite a good deal. Friday April 10 Head winds and heavy swell on Ship still pitches and dives about quite a good deal

43 Saturday April 11 The wind still continues to be ahead and a big swell on Sunday April 12 A very heavy swell on and the Ship pitches terribly Monday April 12 Sunday April 12 Still pitching and diving about Monday April 13 The wind has gone down quite a good deal and the Ship is more steady and is making good time today Tuesday April 14 Calm and fine with atmosphere nice and cool Wednesday April 15 Still calm and fine all day but the wind begins to rise at sundown.

45 Thursday April 16 There has been a strong breeze all night and the sea is choppy this morning and quite a swell on and the breeze seems to goo harder twords night. Friday April 17 The breeze still continues very strong and a big sea is runing straight ahead Saturday April 18 Strong head winds and Ship traveling very slow Sunday April 19 Arrived at the Cape this morning at 7 o'clock and anchored out side of the docks all day. Mr Witherell came on board and I went a shore with him and had dinner.

46 Monday April 20 Took the sheep off the ship this after-noon by Lighters and put them aboard the cars for Port Elizabeth Tuesday Apr 21 Stayed in Cape Town all day until 8 o'clock P.M. and started for Port E__. Wednesday Apr 22 Aboard the cars on the way to Port E__. Thursday Apr 23 Still on the R. R. to Port E__. Friday Apr 24. Arrived at Port Elizabeth this morning at 9 o'clock. and had a sale of Sheep this after-noon. Sold six. Met Carlie and Dr Smith here this morning on their way home

47 Saturday Apr 25. At Port Elizabeth. Went out on board the S. S. Dunottar Castle and had lunch with C.W. S and Dr Smith. Sunday Apr. 26. Staying at Port E. - Monday Apr 27 Left Port this evening at 7-10 oclock for Molteno 325 miles up Country Tuesday Apr 28 On the R. R. from Port E to M. Wednesday Apr 29. Arrived at Molteno this morning at 6 oclock and unloaded the sheep and got them into a good stable at the Central Hotel where we are to stay until the 6th of May and then sell at auction

48 Thursday Apr 30. We are at work evry day getting the sheep in shape for the sale Friday May 1 The weather up here is just cool enough to be comfortable and evry thing is going on as well as possible. Saturday May 2 We are having quite a lot of farmers in to see the sheep evry day and things look quite favorable for our business so far Sunday May 3, 1896 Taking care of the sheep and showing them to farmers as there are quite a number in to see them evry day. Monday May 4 Still doing the same as above.

49 Tuesday May 5 Waiting patiently for the sale which comes to-morrow Wednesday May 6 Had an auction sale to day and sold thirteen Rams. Heavy frost last night, Thursday May 7 Had another heavy frost last. business rather quiet to day Friday May 8 Sold ten Ewes and one Ram to-day Saturday May 9 Business quiet to-day. Sunday May 10 One of the Ewes had a lamb last night. Weather cloudy and cold.

50 Monday May 11 Business quiet and weather cloudy and cold Tuesday May 12 We have some more customers on the string to-day Wednesday May 13 Things all rather quiet Thursday May 14 Sold three Ewes this morning. had a heavy frost last night. Friday May 15 Quiet and Weather fair Saturday May 16 Still very quiet Sunday May 17 A very long day went out to a Coal mine this morning and went down under ground 1500 feet.

51 Monday May 18 Sold one ram this morning Leave Molteno tonight for Cape Town on my way home to America Tuesday May 19. On the R. R. from Molteno to Cape Town Wednesday May 20 Arrived here, at Cape Town, today at 1 oclock P. M. Thursday May 21 Staying at the Grand Hotel waiting for the Ship to sail Friday May 22. Went aboard the S. S. Trojan this afternoon at 3 oclock and sailed at 5 the fine weather Saturday May 23 Fine weather

52 Sunday May 24 Fine weather. Passed a steamer going out. Monday May 25. Fine weather. sea just like a duck pond Tuesday May 26 Fine Wednesday May 27 Fine Thursday May 28 Fine Friday May 29 Fine Saturday May 30 Fine Sunday May 31 Fine Monday June 1 Fine Tuesday June 2 Fine

53 Wednesday June 3 Fine. we sighted two ships to-day Thursday June 4 Passed Cape Verd [Verde] this morning and saw quite a number of Ships going in various directions Friday June 5 Quite a strong breeze last night but quiet enough today. We slept with our ports closed last night for the first night since we have been out. Saturday June 6 Nice and cool with a fine fresh breeze ahead. Sunday June 7. Still fine and calm

54 Monday June 8 Arrived at The Canary Islands this morning at 6 and went ashore and had a look around the town of Santa Cruz on Tenerife Island Went to sea again at 10 oclock Tuesday June 9 Arrived at Madera [Madeira] to day at 10 and left again at 1.30 P.M. weather fine and sea calm Wednesday June 10 Still fine and smooth Thursday June 11 Calm and fine Friday June 12 Came out of the Bay of Bisky [Biscay] this morning and sighted a Cape in france are now in the English Channel in fine smooth water.

55 Friday June 12 Came in (to the bay of Bisky [Biscay] about 2 oclock this morning and the water is fine and smooth We saw quite a lot of big Whales to day. Saturday June 13, Came out of the bay of Bisky this morning and Sighted a cape in France and are now in the English Channel in fine weather. Sunday June 14 Arrived at Southampton this Morning at 9 oclock and took train for London and arrived at 12 oclock M. Rode around the city in the afternoon on the Omnibusses and saw some of the City

56 Monday June 15 Went and bought my ticket for New York this morning and got Measured for some clothing and then Went down to Mme. Teusards [Tussaud's] Museum in Baker Street and to the Empire and Alhambra theaters in the evening Tuesday June 16 Went out and took in the sights at the Crystal Palace to day and went to the Acquorium Theater at night Wednesday June 17. Took train this Morning from London to Liverpool at 7-15 oclock and arrived at 12 oclock in Liverpool and went aboard the S.S. Majestic (White Star Line) for New York at 12-30 and sailed at 1 oclock for Queenstown Ireland

57 Thursday June 18 Had fine weather yesterday and last night arrived at Queenstown at about 5 this Morning and went ashore and had a look around Paddy town and saited [sailed] from there at 1 oclock in fine weather Friday June 19 Quite a heavy swell on the Ocean all day with a strong head wind and most of the passengers awful Sea sick Saturday June 20 Fine clear forenoon and calm sea but ran into a thick fog and the fog horn has been blowing nearly all the after noon

58 Sunday June 21 Fine and clear in the forenoon and a very thick fog in the afternoon Wednesday June 22 Fog all night last night and part of the forenoon and the fog horn blowing all of the time fine and clear in the afternoon. Passed quite a number of ships to day Tuesday June 23 Getting on tword New York some times in fog and some of the time in clear weather Wednesday June 24 Came into New York harbor this afternoon and a rainy nasty day to [too] went ashore and got clear of the Customs about dark and went up to the Grand Union Hotel

59 1896 Thursday June 25 Went down to Wall Street and got my money exchanged and looked around the city a little and back to the hotel rain nearly all day. Take the train for home to-night at 6-25. Friday June 26 Arrived at Vergennes at 3-45 this morning and got a team and drove out to Carsens and took breakfast and then home.

60 1897 S.S. Handel (Captain Peurice) Friday June 4 1897 Left home to-day to go to South America with a shipment of 81 French Marino Rams for Robert Cartwell & Co of Middlebury Saturday June 5, At Middlebury taking care of the sheep and getting ready to start next week Sunday June 6 Staying at Middlebury. Carson and Will Noonan came out here and spent the day with me to-day Monday June 7 Worked hard all day getting my car ready for shipping to N.Y. and loaded the sheep in the after-noon. Tuesday June 8 Left Middlebury this morning at 8 o'clock for New York.

61 Wednesday June 9 On the R.R. from Midd. to Ny. Commenced raining last night and has rained hard all day long Arrived at NY. 33d St at 5 oclock P.M. Thursday June 10 Stayed at 33d St last night with Sheep and put them aboard the Lighter this morning and took them over to Brooklyn along side of the Steamer on the Pear and remain there all day Friday June 11 Fine morning and sheep all right Sheep went on board ship after dinner and left the Pear at 5-45 P.M. and went straight out to sea in fine smooth water.

62 Saturday June 12 Fine and clear and the ship is slipping along better than 9 knots per hour Sunday June 13 Some breeze and the sea begins to rool about some and the ship begins to tumble around a little and take on some water along twords sun set and the breeze gets stronger Monday June 14 Heavy sea on and wind blows hard and this old tub of a ship rools and pitches about and the water comes on deck in floods and the sheep on the weather side of the ship are wet wet wet. Tuesday June 15. Last night the wind blew a perfect hurricane and

63 and the rain came down in torrents and the thunder and lightening was beyond all imagination to any one who was not here to witness it the ship rooled rail and rail and the waves broke my sheep pens on the weather side all to pieces and the sheep went flying all over the ship and are now packed away up in the fore peak of the ship and in the pens on the lee side and are soaked clear to the skin and are in an awful condition generally. the wind does not flow quite as hard this P.M. and the ship is not taking on as much water as she has for the last 24 hours and I am in hopes the sea is going to calm down.

64 Wednesday June 16 The weather has cleared up and the sea calmed and the ship is once more steady and the decks are dry and I have been able to give the sheep a good feed and water etc. although they are awful wet and in very bad shape generally Thursday June 17 Fine clear day and sun getting quite warrm but a nice breeze ahead and evry thing generally all right. Passed a sailing ship this A.M. Came in to the tropics last night Friday June 18. Fine and a nice cool head breeze Saturday June 19 Still pleasant with a head wind and evry thing O K

65 Sunday June 20 1897 Strong head winds and heavy swell on the sea and the ship pitches and rools about quite a good deal and the spray flys and she is slippery more or less less water all of the time which keeps the decks wet and makes evry thing disagreeable generally Monday June 21 Still the wind blows quite hard and quite a sea on Tuesday June 22 The wind blows harder and harder and this old tub ships tons and tons of water and the sheep are beginning to get wet again and things are looking blue again

66 Wednesday June 23 Very bad morning the sea came on this morning and and smashed the end of one of my sheep pens all to a bust and the sheep are wet as water can make them and some of them are getting to look very bad as as they don't feed much and are gaunt as grey hounds Thursday June 24 At last the weather has moderated and the decks are dry for the first time in quite a number of days. I took the sheep all [out] of the pens and the[y] have been on deck all day and are looking better for it The ship's carpenter has been at work all day with me fixing the sheep pens up again and we have got them in fairly good shape again and put the sheep in to them again.

67 Friday June 25 We are now on the last haulf of the voyage to Montevedeo There is a nice breeze ahead this morning and things are quite comfortable again Very warm and muggy last night. On the whole quite a comfortable day Saturday June 26 Quite a good kind of a day with a fine cool breeze and the ship nice and steady. Crossed the Equator to-day at about noon, Sunday June 27 Nice comfortable day and very quiet. seems as if the day would never pass off as there is nothing going on on board Monday June 28. Nasty day with strong head winds and ocasional showers

68 Tuesday June 29 Showery all day and rained all night, evry thing seems dull and disagreeable. Wednesday June 30 Raned all night last night again and strong head winds and ship rools about a good deal. The wind has died away come this evening and the sun set nice and clear Thursday July 1, 1897 This is the finest day we have had since we left New York, nice and cool and the ship steady and making good time. Sighted two sailing ships and one steamer to-day Friday July 2 Fine weather and calm sea evry thing all right. Sighted a high mountain peak on the coast of Brazil just at sunset to night

69 1897 Saturday July 3 Fine and clear and just cool enough to be comfortable. Sighted some more high land on the Brazil coast this A.M. Passed Cape Freo this P.M. and had quite a good sight of it Saw quite a number of Ships to day Steamers and Sailing bothe Sunday July 4 This has been the dullest 4th that I have ever passed I think evry thing is as quiet as the grave and the sea is calm and the weather fair and the ship is making extra good time 247 miles to-day which beats the reckord so far on this trip Monday July 5 Heavy thunder and lightening last night and lots of rain and fog. the fog horn sounded

70 nearly all night and the weather is cloudy and dark this morning and a slow drizzling rain is falling but the sea is smooth and the ship is making good time Rain all day and the wind beginning to blow harder twords night and the sea is getting quite rough Tuesday July 6 Heavy sea on last night all night with the wind straight ahead and the ship pitched and tumbled about terribly and the water came on in tons on the fore end of the ship and broke up the cattle pens in bad shape but the cattle are all right only from getting an awful soaking and knocking about. The sky

71 has cleared up this morning and the sun shines nicely but there is quite a heavy sea on and a strong breeze. Last night the sea was so heavy that they had to slow the ship down to haulf speed from 9 o'clock until about two this morning A heavy sea continues to run all day and the wind is getting stronger twords sun set Wednesday July 7 Heavy sea and very strong wind and some rain and hail all night and the ship run on haulf speed nearly all night and shipped any amount of water and smashed the ends of my sheep pens in and the sheep are sopping wet again and in bad shape again as the weather is getting pretty cold.

72 The captain stopped the ship to-day noon so I could get up some feed for the sheep and I gave them a good feed as possible under the circumstances and then we went on our course again and the ship is pitching and diving about and taking on water at a great rate and there is still no indication of the weather getting any better yet. The cattle pens on the fore of the ship were all smashed to peices again last night. It is cold enough so we have had a fire in the saloon all day and things look pretty blue in the live stock line just now but they are all alive so far. The wind is dying away twords night and the sea is going down some

73 Thursday July 8 Quite a pleasant morning and the ship is making good time. Weather quite cool and water decently smooth. Expect to get in to Montevideo to-morrow morning early if we have good luck. I have been packing up and getting ready for shore time fore-noon Friday July 9 Arrived at Montevideo this Morning at day light and went ashore and saw the American Consul and Auctioneers and several men in regard to the sheep business and had very strong advice from each of them not to land my sheep there but to go on to Buenos Aeyres and so I decided to go and went back aboard the Ship at 5 P.M. after making arrangements for taking the sheep up to B.A.

74 Saturday July 10 Left Montevideo last night at 11 o'clock and are now in the River Rio De La Plata on our way Buenos A. Arrived at Buenos Aires at 1 o'clock P.M. and went ashore and saw Auctioneers and made arrangements for getting sheep ashore etc. Sunday July 11 Staying on board the ship with sheep in the dock at Buenos A. very quiet and a very long day and quite cold and not very pleasant Monday July 12, Still on board the ship with and about the longest day that I ever saw as I have been expecting to get the sheep ashore to-day and have not

75 Tuesday July 13 Fine day. Took the sheep ashore to-day and got them in the stables belonging to Bullrich & Co and have got a good boarding place Went and found Mr Eels this P.M. and had quite a long visit with him. Wednesday July 14 Been staying with the sheep all day and trying to get them filled up and in shape to show for sale Rain nearly all day Thursday July 15. Liveing with the sheep, Trimming them up and getting them to look respectable. The weather has been clear and quite cool to-day

76 Friday July 16 Still with the sheep and the weather fine and cool Saturday July 17 Evry thing quiet as usual and the sheep doing very well etc. Sunday July 18 A most beautiful day. Went down to the docks this fore-noon and saw some steamers loading cattle for England and went and called upon Mr Eels in the after-noon. Monday July 19 Cold and foggy all day and very disagreeable Tuesday July 20 Fine and clear with a most beautiful sunshine. Went to an auction sale of Horses and Sheep this P.M.

77 1897 Wednesday July 21 Cold and rainy all day. Went and called on Mr. Eels this after-noon. Thursday July 22. Foggy and cold and evry thing all very quiet etc. Friday July 23 Still cold and a drizzling rain part of the day. Went to an Auction sale of German Rams this P.M. did not sell very high Saturday July 24 Clear and Sunny most all day but quite Cool. Went to a Bull sale this P.M. Sold very hard and slow Sunday July 25. A very decent sort of a day. Went down and saw the dry dock herein Buenos Ayers [Aires] in the fore- noon and went and called on Mr Eells in the P.M.

78 Monday July 26 Fine and warm and evry thing is very quiet in my line of business to-day although I have got track of some sheep men who I shall see this week. Tueday July 27 Still nice and comfortable weather. had some men to see sheep to-day but no sales. George Dimmick of Cornwall Vt. arrived here to-day with 50 French Bucks which does not improve the prospects of my business very much. Wednesday July 28 Fine day as the weather is beginning to get warmer and more pleasant in evry way. Went up and called on Mr Eells this evening

79 Thursday July 29 I went this morning and saw one of the most curious sights of the kind that I have ever seen before, which was a Cemetary here in Buenos Ayres which is really a City in itself as the graves are set over by a proper little house with glass doors in them and the Caskits can be seen upon shelves within as there are several bodies buried in a good many of them, and some of the interments are not in the ground at all but are built of marble in spaces one above the other, large enough only to admit one caskit in each compartment and are closed at the enterance by a block or slab of marble

80 Friday July 30 Beautiful day and evry thing all sareene [serene] and the Buck trade is more than dull Saturday July 31 Sunday July August 1 Monday August 2 Tuesday August 3 Wednesday August 4 Thursday August 5 Friday August 6 Saturday August 7 I have neglected to keep any reckord of the past few days

81 for the reason that there has not been any thing out of the general run of every day life in the city to write up to date. This morning a man from the U.S. who and from the State of New Hampshire who has been liveing here at the same place that I am stopping and has been in very poor health for some time died rather unexpectedly as he was thought to have been better for the last few days. Sunday August 8 Mr Morrill who died yesterday morning was buried at 8 oclock this morning. The weather still continues fine and cool and any business is as quiet as ever etc

82 Monday August 9 Fine cool weather am, as usual, enjoying the best of health etc. Went to a sale of Luncon [Lincoln] Rams this P.M. which did not sell for any very high price. Tuesday August 10 Another day of quiet and uneventful happenings with cool pleasant weather etc. Wednesday August 11 Had a great Auction sale of Bulls to-day at the Auction house that I am with. one bull 22 months selling for $2689.69 gold. Thursday, August 12 We had a sale of Rams to-day at our Auction house but it did not amount to much as there was only two sold

83 Friday August 13 Not any thing out of the usual routine of business etc to relate Saturday August 14 More Rams from Germany were offered for sale at Auction to-day but only sold two at infeior [inferior] prices Sunday August 15 Fine cool weather and am as usual enjoying good health etc. Mr. Dimmock and my self went out to Pylermo [Palermo] Park to-day and took in the sights there. Animals of various kinds, Tory folks with their good clothes on and swell turnouts rigs in the shape of carriages horses and drivers etc. Monday August 16 I have at last found a customer for my sheep and have sold out the whole lot and I am more than glad to get clear of them

84 Tuesday August 17 I had been looking to-day for a passage home and find that there is a ship going from here direct to New York the last of this month and I think I shall wait and go on her as I can go much cheaper that way than any other Wednesday August 18 Dimmock had an Auction to-day and sold nine Rams only. Thursday August 19 Weather rather cool and time passes very slow as I havent anything to do but wait for it to pass off. Friday August 20 Cloudy and cold and evry thing dull generally

85 Saturday August 21 Had a large sale of French Bulls at the Auction rooms and sold some German Rams also but did not bring very high prices. Sunday August 22. Beautiful sunshiny day. Strooled [Strolled] around the town and made a call on Mr Eells this P.M Monday August 23. Tuesday August 24 Wednesday August 25 Thursday August 26 Friday August 27 Nothing has occurred during the last few days of note out of the general run of evry day life

86 Saturday August 28 I went and bought my passage for New York to-day on the S.S. Bellarden which is to Sail for N.Y. Monday or Tuesday direct. Sunday August 29 Fine and clear. I have been packing my trunk etc to-day and getting ready to start for God's country. Went up this evening and made a farewell call on Mr Eells's folks. Monday August 30 Fine day. Went aboard ship at 2 o'clock P.M. and find that she is not to sail until to-morrow Tuesday August 31 Ship left dock this morning at 6 oclock. Foggy and nasty but cleared up after we got out into the River. At noon fog and mist came on and lasted until night when we arrived at Montevideo at 7-30

87 September 1 Wednesday August Pulled up ancher this morning and went closer in shore and anchered again and have been taking in cargo all day. Cold raw wind and some sea running. Thursday September 2 We are still laying at ancher at Montevideo taking in cargo and the wind blows very strong and cold and raw Friday September 3 Heavy winds and a continual downpour of rain all day so that no cargo has been worked to-day Saturday September 4 Rained nearly all night last night and the wind blows like a hirricane to-day and the water is very rough so no cargo is being worked again to-day

88 Sunday Sept 5 1897 At last the weather has calmed down and the sun shines for the first time since we have been here at Montevideo. The cargo is coming aboard to-day and if all goes well we may possibly get away from here to-morrow night. Monday September 6 Finished working cargo at 10 oclock to-day and went to sea at 12 oclock in fine weather and nice smooth water. Three passongers only Tuesday Sept 7 Evrything is in O.K. order and the ship is making good time Wednesday Sept 8 All is well on a calm fine sea Thursday Sept 9 Cloudy and inclined to rain some

89 Friday September 10 Rained nearly all last night and cloudy this morning and dull. The weather is getting warmer as we are coming into the tropics. Passed Cape Freo this afternoon, sighted it at a distance. Saturday Sept 11 Fine clear day and all goes well Sunday Sept 12 Muggy and rainy Monday Sept 13 Nice breeze and quite comfort- able Tuesday Sept 14 Heavy rain last night and strong breeze this morning and nearly all day. We have been in sight of land about all day along the Brazil coast.

90 Wednesday Sept 15 Still in sight of land and a nice breeze which keeps the air quite comfortable Thursday Sept 16 In sight of land nearly all day and all is well etc. Friday Sept 17. The land has all vanished and we have a strong fair wind and the ship has beet her reckord to-day. 277 miles. Crossed the equator this evening at about 7 oclock Saturday Sept 18 We are still jingling along at a very good rate and the weather is still getting hotter Sunday Sept 19 Still and hot and along [a long] day

91 Monday Sept 20 To-day is the hottest day we have had and the nights are very stuffy. The ship beet her own record to-day 301 miles. Tuesday Sept 21 Evry thing quiet and hot as usual. Wednesday Sept 22 We are expecting to see land to-morrow at the Island of St. Lucia and get coal. Thursday Sept 23 Landed at Port Castrius this morning at 6 and went ashore and looked the town over some but it was so awful hot we did not stay long. Left the Island at 2 P.M. and passed Martinique island and went away in fine weather

92 Friday Sept 24. Clear and bright all day and a light cool breeze. The ship making good time. Saturday Sept 25 Cloudy and muggy and hot and signs of rain in all quarters. A hurricane passed our stern just before sun set and we had some very strong wind for a little while but cleared up all right after dark. Sunday Sept 26 Heavy rain during the night and twords morning but clear and fine this morning Quiet as usual all day and the ship makeing very good time.

93 Monday Sept 27 Any amount of rain last night but vine [fine] weather to-day. Getting quite cool and comfort- able. Tuesday Sept 28 Heavy rains again last night and strong winds part of the night but the sea is like a duck pond this morning. W[e] are getting well on twords New York as we are now on the last thousand miles. Wednesday Sept 29, Strong head winds all day and quite a head sea and the ship is jumping in to it end on. Thursday Sept 30 The wind has gone down and the sea as well and the old ship is going through the water like a duck.

94 came in sight of land at 2 P.M. on the New Jersy coast. Took a pilot at 6 oclock and anchored at quarentine station at 8 oclock and stayed all night and left in the morning at 7 after the doctor came aboard and anchored again at 7-30 near the statue of liberty.