12 August 1913 – North Bend – Half way house

Arose 7A.M. Tom and myself left the Bend on Spot and Billie about 8 A.M. We rode along easily during the morning and Tommy was again satisfied in getting out in what he called God’s Country. When we struck the Grail we got off and walked and let the horses walk along alone in front of us. They kept far in front of us and soon we saw them no more until we walked clear to the Half Way House and Jean McNamara stopped them and tied them up. We had lunch and went soon on towards Taylors. Our kind friend Vetter gave us a chunk of bacon . Everything went along nicely. I took a picture of Tommy and horse at the Ladder where he had a close shave before and where many horses have been lost. Then, just when we were getting over the worse part of the trail at the mouth of Taylor River Tommys horse Spot got his right hind leg caught in between two rocks.  We could not force him back or pull his foot out and the more he tried to get out the worse it got. Then Tom decided to run back to the halfway house and get some help and a gun in case he should have to shoot him.

3 August 1913 – Half way house

Arose 8:30. Tom had most of breakfast cooked. About 10 A.M. Stew, Tom, Harvey, Joe, and myself crossed the river and walked upstream. Vetter had already left early in the morning for Snoqualmie Lake. We walked 4 1/2 miles on trail until we came to Taylor river 1/2 mile above its mouth. We fished down to the middle fork and caught fine trout about seven or eight inches long. The best so far. We crossed the river a ways up. The water was up to our knees and got on the main trail on the S.E. side of the middle fork and walked back to camp at 5 P.M. Gay and Tom had already been back for a couple of hours. They walked about 9 miles up Pratt river trail, stayed overnight and Gay the next morning caught about 80 trout in 1/2 mile distance down the creek but not as large as the ones we caught on Taylor river. Tom Perry, the renowned Progressive, gave us some of his famous speeches and stories. Bed 10 P.M.