Diary of a journey from Ohio to California; and cash accounts at Stanford University

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Diary of Charles [S?] Dyke on his journey to California Starting from Berea, Ohio October 14th, 1893 at 8 P.M. in a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Freight car with Jim and the Household goods. From Jackson I take the Michigan Central to Joliet, thence by way of the Santa Fe.

Saturday October 14, 1893

"It rains and the day is dark and dreary." Cold Rain. Mr. Jones, Bert Adams and Will. Southam each take a load of goods to Berea.

I am pulled out of Berea switch and started at 8 P.M. Train consists of Engine, my car and caboos.

Stop at nearly all stations to take on cars.

Jim somewhat nervous.

Sunday Oct. 15, 1893

Arrive at Millberry at 8 A.M. Sand very level and rich. Arrive in Toledo at 9 A.M. Morning cloudy. Leave Toledo 10:30 A.M.

[Sylvania?] [Senace?] Junction 2:30. I begin to read Hawthorne House of Seven Gables. Sand very rolling and sandy. Continued cloudy.

October 16, 1893

The morning is clear and frosty.

Transfer our goods to the Santa Fe car.

Load part of Uncle Henry's goods.

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1893

Finish loading the Santa Fe car.

I buy a bedroom set for $20, an extension table 8 ft. long for $5.60 and

(knocked car door off.) 6 chairs for $7.00 - total $32.50. Start from Jackson at 12 P.M. with the car and Uncle Henry.

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1893 Little sleep and lots of buntting. Reached Niles at 8 A.M. Morning is clear and frosty. Uncle Henry takes the passenger train to Chicago. Leave Niles at 9:40 A.M. Reach Michigan City at 12 M. Leave Michigan City at 5 P.M.

Thursday, October 19, 1893 Arrived at Joliet 2 A.M. Warm and star light. Car door open all night. Finished repairing car door at 4 A.M. Delayed at Joliet until 6:10 P.M. Went to Chicago at 9:35 A.M. [Mamma?], Delia, Louie, Grandpa and Grandma were late for the California train which started at 2 P.M. and which I came back to Joliet on The day is pleasant and Chicago is full of people. Left Joliet at 6:10 P.M. and had a very rough and fast ride across the state of Illinois.

Friday, October 20, 1893 Morning pleasant. Saw the praries in the gray dawn of morning. Crossed the Mississippi at 6 A.M. at Ft. Madison

The river is about one half mile wide and very quiet. The bridge has eight strands. Left Fort Madison at 9 A.M for a twenty mile run through the south eastern corner of Iowa. This part of Iowa is very hilly and is said to be the poorest part of the state. The northern part of Missouri is very, very rough, consisting of hills and valleys covered with scrub oak.

Stanley [Harkness?] and I ride on an old fashioned mail coach which I think I saw at Chicago. [Train?] last August much of the day. If this be true [Garfield?] had rode in it. I crossed the Missouri at Floyd at 5:30 P.M. The river is about one half mile wide and very pretty.

From Floyd to Kansas City we ride along the river fringed with trees, shrubs and rocks which presents a very pretty scene in the bright light. After looking till I am tired I retire.

Just before reaching Kansas City we passed through the Jesse James head-quarters. It is too dark to see anyhting of it.