11 August 1913 – North Bend

Arose 5 A.M. breakfast. We packed up put valuables and blankets on Vetters horse and left cooking utensils for Hubbard to pack in Tuesday. We hiked to Bend after leaving 7:10 to 12 noon. We met Tom Perry 8 miles down trail leading Tom J. horse. He was enthusiastic over the beautiful woods, primevial forest and called it God’s Country, and cursed the day and sultry streets of the city. He wanted me to – but —– came back to the Bend where we loafed around the rest of the day.  He and myself planned to leave tomorrow and go back by the trail to Hot springs and come back in three days called folks up who are going to Far Away. $15.75 to the good get.