Diary of a forester, Eugene William Langdon
Friday July 11 – 1913
Commenced to repair the telephone line. Guard E McCarthy assisted me
Guards Dennis and Prettyman built R.S. fence
Hill and Griffith graded the trail.
Saturday July 12 – 1913
Swamped out telephone right away
Dennis & Prettyman finished the fence then they cut brush in the Red River pasture 3 hours
McCarthy and Griffith worked on the telephone line
Geo Hill graded on the trail
Sunday July 13 – 1913
Went to Elk City for mail and supplies and returned to headquarters. Saw Ranger Moses. Received 5 Fish and Game Licences for Don Fisher Deputy Game Warden
Monday July 14 – 1913
Put up the new telephone line along the new trail we just finished. E. McCarthy assisted me
Dennis & Prettyman and Geo Hill finished the new trail. Griffith assisted also on the trail
Tuesday July 15 – 1913
Guard Dennis & Prettyman started for Salmon Mt to repair the telephone line and open up the trail
McCarthy and Griffith cut logs out of the trail towards Mt. Meadows
Geo Hill cut brush in the Red River R.S. pasture. I repaired telephone line towards Mt. Meadows
Wednesday July 16 – 1913
Checked up the tools here at Red River R.S. to know what we had for the fire season and straightened things out that were in the file
Put shoes on my saddle horse. Issued Fish and Game licence to E. McCarty. McCarthy and Griffith went to Mt. Meadows
Geo Hill cut brush in the Red River R.S. pasture
Thursday July 17 – 1913
Left Red River R.S. and arrived at 4 mile cr. repaired the telephone line while enroute. Geo W Hill came along. McCarthy & Griffith came over from Mt. Meadows to 4 M. cr. and camped with us.