January Wednesday 1. 1890.
Lee and I came up frome the farme with hay and grain We were affraid a blizzard was comming so we started about two this mor-ing. Father and Mother went to Deadwood. -8° 0° -12°
Thurs. Jan. 2, 1890-A genuine cold wave we are having.Loaded and skid logs. -12° -1° -10°.
Fri. Jan. 3, 1890-Hauled logs on double slayes.Lee went to the valley for hay Mrs.Beamus and two of her children we burried today. -12° 0° -9°
Sat. Jan. 4, 1890-Hauled logs.Father went to Lead. -10° 1° 9°
Sun. Jan. 5, 1890- -8° 0° -6°
Mon.Jan. 6, 1890-Mr. Sparkes and Irvy are heare this eavning I hauled logs -10° 20° 4°
Tues. Jan. 7, 1890-Lee got back from the valley with a load of straw.Hauled logs.Aunt Ella prooved up on her claim. -4° 28°
Wed. Jan. 8, 1890-Went to Sturgis and got my team shod and Father had the oxen shod I brought 12 cwt. of flour home frome the flour mill. 20°
Thurs. Jan. 9, 1890-Hauled logs.The snow is nearly all gon. 30° 52° 30°
Fri. Jan. 10, 1890-Jake commenced skidding Sawed logs this fornoon and wood this after-noon.Snowing this after-noon and eavning Mr.Sparkes and Irvy are heare this eavning. 31° 40° 30°
Sat. Jan. 11, 1890-Hauled logs.lee broke his sled,went to Sturgis to have it fixed.Four in.of snow this morning. -6° 10° -4°
Sun. Jan. 12, 1890-Mother and Father went to church. -10° 28° 0°
Mon. Jan. 13, 1890-Hauled logs. 2° 22° 6°
Tues. Jan. 14, 1890-Hauled logs.Fine frost falling all day. 8° 15° 20°
Wed. Jan. 15, 1890-Hauled logs.Lee went to Deadwood with a load of lumber. -12° 5° -14°
Thurs. Jan. 16, 1890-Hauled logs.Lee went to Lead with a load of shingle -10° -1° -12°
Fri. Jan. 17, 1890-So cold that we did not worke this for-noon.I made two tripes this after-noon.uncle Lew had an addition to his family to day, a boy. -18° 5° -2°
Sat. Jan. 18, 1890-Hauled logs -4° 20° 5°
Sun. Jan. 19, 1890-Eight in of snow this morning.Father got back frome Deadwood. 6° 20° -11°
Mon. Jan. 20, 1890-Hauled logs. Father has a veary bad cold,is confined to the house. -20° 10° -5°
Tues. Jan. 21, 1890-Hauled logs. -26° 5° 18°
Wed. Jan. 22, 1890-Hauled logs. -6° 20° 0°
Thurs. Jan. 23, 1890-Went to Sturgis and got Fred, his foot was contracting and to cure it they said he must be worked. -8° 40° 15°
Fri. Jan. 24, 1890-Hauled logs Veary strong wind 44° 48° 42°
Sat. Jan. 25, 1890-Hauled logs Strong hot wind all day.The log road is breaking up. 46° 52° 46°
Sun. Jan. 26, 1890-I got up this morning at seven and went after a jag of wood.not so much for the wood though as I did to give my horse exercise on his lame foot,as it is contracting and he must be worked to cure it 48° 45° 40°
Mon. Jan. 27, 1890-Hauled logs off the reservation 18° 35° 28°
Tues. Jan. 28, 1890-Hauled logs this for-noon and run the mill this after-noon. 22° 44°
Wed. Jan. 29, 1890-Father went to Sturgis with my team he had them shod.run the mill some this after-noon Every body is sick with a cold pheumony or Lagripe it is sicklyist time that I have ever known of in this country. 26° 44° 52°
Thurs. Jan. 30, 1890-A snow squall this after-noon.The mill run I hauled logs and watter. 34°
Fri. Jan. 31, 1890-The mill run Hauled logs and watter 20° 40°
Sat. Feb. 1, 1890-The mill run to day I hauled on logs. 30° 50°
Sun. Feb. 2, 1890-A man was here last night to examine Aunt Ellas watter lime rock and thinks that they may buy it. 38° 60° 46°
Mon. Feb. 3, 1890-Went to the reduction workes with a load of lumber 28° 60° 48°
Tues. Feb. 4, 1890-Thawed all last night.Went to R.W. with a load of lumber.The creek began to run this after-noon. 49° 56°
Wed. Feb. 5, 1890-Went to the R.W. with a load of lumber.One in of snow last night 30° 52° 38°
Thurs. Feb. 6, 1890-Went to the R.W. with a load of lumber.Windy. 29° 40°
Fri. Feb. 7, 1890-Went to the R.W. with a load of lumber.Stormy. 30° 28°
Sat. Feb. 8, 1890-Father went to Sturgis with my team,he took Aunt Ella and Fred and their trunks down they will start for Chicago tomorrow (if they dont change their minds) 30° 54°
Sun. Feb. 9, 1890-Mother went to church.We have been feeding straw for a weak.Aunt Ella startes for Chicago this after-noon.Lee quit yesterday. 28° 46°
Mon. Feb. 10, 1890-One in of snow this morning 40°
Tues. Feb. 11, 1890-In the Valley to night,Ed scales came down with me after straw. 60°
Wed. Feb. 12, 1890-Came back frome the valley with a load of hay.
Thurs. Feb. 13, 1890-Am in the vallet to night 30°
Fri. Feb. 14, 1890-Brought a load of hay up to-day.Got it out of the bunch off the meadow,it is bleached and stained but makes veary fair cow hay,there is about 18 T. of it 40°
Sat. Feb. 15, 1890-Team ran away with me broke booth waggons. 34° 40° 18°
Sun. Feb. 16, 1890- 10°
Mon. Feb. 17, 1890-Went to R.W. with a load of lumber Father bought a new waggon. 8°
Tues. Feb. 18, 1890-Went to R.W. with a load of lumber 6° 18° 2°
Wed. Feb. 19, 1890-Went to Deadwood -6° -4°
Thurs. Feb. 20, 1890-Bartel and I went to the valley for hay -14°
Fri. Feb. 21, 1890-Came up with aload of hay East wind 0°
Sat. Feb. 22, 1890-Hauled logs this fornoon,layed still this afternoon A flury of snow.Irvy,Deacon,and Dave have been here a week cutting wood.
Sun. Feb. 23, 1890-Helped Lew make a hay rack,and put on two loads of wood.Snowing some to-night 38° 48°
Mon. Feb. 24, 1890-Stormed all day about 3 in of snow to night Hauled three load of logs. 10° 8° -5°
Tues. Feb. 25, 1890-Father went to Deadwood,he took the mare and jack to be shod.The Fought and Walker lawsuit came off to day -18° 0° -10°
Wed. Feb. 26, 1890-hauled logs Mr Sparks came up with a load hay Frosty snow flying all day -15° -2° -12°
Thurs. Feb. 27, 1890-Hauled logs part of the day Mr Sparks came last night with a load of hay. -33° -4° -12°
Fri. Feb. 28, 1890-Hauled logs 9° 30° 28°
Sat. March 1, 1890-Did nothing 14°
Sun. March 2, 1890-Snowing some to-night. Women went to church 20° 44° 36°
Mon. March 3, 1890-Went to the Valley & henry went with me
Tues. March 4, 1890-Brought a load hay and grain up half in. of snow
Wed. March 5, 1890-In the Valley again S.E.W. 12°
Thurs. March 6, 1890-Brought a mixed load of hay and straw Very strong N.W.W. 48°
Fri. March 7, 1890-Lew and I went to the Valley S.E.W. 22°
Sat. March 8, 1890-Brought a load of hay up.Helped survey Aunt Ella's line.Lews house is on her land. 52°
Sun. March 9, 1890-A light shower of fine rain. 50°
Mon. March 10, 1890-Mother and I are in the valley to night I brought down a cook stove guard,two tabels,rocking chair and spring bed-sted N.W.W.
Tues. March 11, 1890-Cleaned house N.W.W.
Wed. March 12, 1890-Papered the kitchen Irvy was over to day. Mother went home with him. N.W.W. Squalley
Thurs. March 13, 1890-Mother came over with Irvy, he is going to Sturgis with wheat to be changed for flour and taken to the Park
Fri. March 14, 1890-Cleaned the floor and made a mattress Irvy said he got 26 lbs. of first grade flour to the bushel
Sat. March 15, 1890-Arrived in the park this after noon brought a load of oats S.E.W.
Sun. March 16, 1890-58°
Mon. March 17, 1890-Arrived heare at the ranch about noon. Fixed hot bed this after-non Dave Sparkes and Irvy are heare to-night Stormed some this for-noon
Tues. March 18, 1890-Storming this morning when we got up and continued until ten. I commenced digging a well this after-noon Lee "Uncle Lews hired man" is with me to-night
Weds. March 19, 1890-Worked on the well all day Irvy and Dave are with me again
Thurs. March 20, 1890-Worked on the well Irvy and Dave made the round trip to the park and back to-day.
Fri. March 21, 1890- Irvy helped me finish the well to day. I have about 18 in. of watter and can not lower it over three in. by bailing. We started to clean the well out at the barn but could not on account of tne sent,it smell worse than a skunk and all most like one. N.W.W. Sqalles
Sat. March 22, 1890-Did odd jobs this for-noon and went to the Park this after noon
Sun. March 23, 1890-
Mon. March 24, 1890-Came down this for-noon. Lee came with me and brought Lews team is agoing to help me a weak or so Ed Scales is with us to night. Veary strong north west wind
Tues. March 25, 1890-Lee commenced plowing today. Did a little of every thing myself N.W.W. Herd a meadow lark for the first time to day
Weds. March 26, 1890-Worked on the ditch made the dam. Big Foot Jake helped me.Lee plowed S.E.W. Commenced raining at seven rained about an hour and turned into snow Mrs. Walden was burried to day.
Thurs. March 27, 1890-Could not plow this for-noon. I fgixed fence and hot bed N.W.W.
Fri. March 28, 1890-Lee and I went over to Irvyes place and got a load of hay. Plowed this after-noon wentill about four when it began to Storme N.W.W. Pulled the shoes off of Freds feat
Sat. March 29, 1890-Snow on the ground this morning Lee plowed this after-noon N.E.B. I sowed some cabbage and radish seeds in the hot bed.
Sun. March 30, 1890- Stormed all day frome the southeast has not lifted much.
Mon. March 31, 1890-Kept the fire agoing cold S.E.W. Ther is about four in of snow on the level.
Tues. April 1, 1890-Went over to Irvyes place got half dozzen chickens. Very cold last night but thawed some to day S.E.B.
Weds. April 2, 1890-Lee plowed this after noon; the ground is not dry enough but I must keep a moving if I get the crop in in season. The radishes in the hot bed are comming up. Light S.E.B.
Thurs. April 3, 1890-Lee plowed I worked on the ditch; Pourter Flowers helped me this aftr-noon N.W.W.
Fri. April 4, 1890-Lee plowed Worked on the ditch: Porter helped me some during the for-noon N.W.W.
Sat April 5, 1890-Went to the Park Will Ecart rode up with me Left Lee on the farme plowing. N.W.W.
Sun. April 6, 1890-Rained some this eavning
Mon. April 7, 1890-Got back about noon worked on the ditch this after-noon N.W.W.
Tues. April 8, 1890-Storming when we got up this morning; Very strong wind from the north-west
Weds. April 9, 1890-Worked on the ditch all day Lee plowed Srong N.W.W.
Thurs. April 10, 1890-Lee plowed and I worked on the ditch N.W.W.
Fri. April 11, 1890-Lee plowed and I worked on the ditch Wind frome all dirrections Big fire on the bluff south-east of hear.Mr Springer planted potatoes I will bet they freeze.
Sat. April 12, 1890-Lee plowed this for-noon and went to the Park this after-noon. I worked on the ditch,I do not think it will ever ammount to anything but it would not do to drop it now having done so much on it Irvy went to Sturgis to day Breaze frome several dirrections.
Sun. April 13, 1890-About 3 in of snow this morning. Went to the Park this after noon N.W.B.
My grandfather Barnett Johnson's record of 1890 the year he turned 21.This transcription from the original by Lyle B. Johnson is just as he put it down on the pages.© 2008
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