Albert Slade Diary 1874

S West
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1874
cloudy & another very
warm fogy thawing day
the snow most all gone
Elwin Howd been here &
brought some bolts to be
put into his yoke &
have been over to Mr Jo-
hnson this Afternoon it
is very muddy & bad
traveling

S MONDAY 5 West
cloudy & cool in the
Morning it has been cl
oudy all dayit is not
very cold this Afternoon
this wind N East & it
begun to rain about Su
ndown I have smoking
tobacco today

N TUESDAY 6 East
cloudy & not very cold
in the Morning it rained
& snowed all day it is
growing cold it freezes
as fast as it comes it
is very slippery this evening
it is the first ice storm
we have had this winter
Nelson came up here &
staid all night