April

1859-04-01 *
FRIDAY 
Sailed in the Brother 
Johnathon for Victoria at 12- OC PM  
fare 50- Dollars – Very fine 
day – off Point Del Reys at 
6- O.C. PM – 

1859-04-02
SATURDAY 
Head wind all day 
& going very slowly.  Land 
Close to land.  The coast 
magnificently bold & much wooded 
passed two small villages of 
belonging to the Indians.

1859-04-03
SUNDAY 
No service – Close to land 
all day head wind & not making 
more than 4 miles an hour
off Trinidad Bay – Humbolt Bay 
Mendocina City – Called at 
Cresent City at 7- O.C. PM & landed 
some passengers –  285 miles 
from San Francisco – Gaggin 
& Good have a difference of opinion.

1859-04-04
MONDAY 
Head wind – & getting on 
very slowly – Land in sight all 
day – immense forests – 

1859-04-05
TUESDAY 
Blowing hard off land – 
not making more than 
4 miles an hour.  Canadian 
Jew on sentry all night 
expected attack by the 
Indians

1859-04-06
WEDNESDAY 
Anchored outside of bar at the 
mouth of Columbia river at 4- A.M. 
Crossed the bar at 9- O.C. Pacific city 
deserted  – stopped at Astoria & took up 
river pilot, also at St Helens, Ranier 
sighted not St Helens & Mt Hood 
both covered with snow.  Beautiful 
wooded senery all the way.  Entered 
the River Willamette at 8 P.M.  
Arrived at Portland at 9 O.C. P.M.

1859-04-07
THURSDAY 
Walked through Portland, 
went out to shoot no sport.  Good 
Gaggin & Ker went to look after 
deer – no go.  Indians fighting one 
man killed – 

1859-04-08
FRIDAY 
Very wet day – fishing & shooting 
bad sport – Left Portland at 4 P.M.  
Passed the mail boat a short 
way from Portland.  Population 
of Portland about 2000

1859-04-09
SATURDAY 
Crossed the bar at 8- O.C. A.M. 
very rough sea.  Sea sick all day 
Very rough favourable 
wind.

1859-04-10 **
SUNDAY 
Off Cape 
Flattery at 6 O.C. AM.  Passed the light house 
of Juan de Fuca at 9- O.C.  60 miles from 
Victoria.  Arrive at Esquimalt at 2- OC 
& Victoria by small steamer at 3- O.C. P.M. 
Went to Colonial Metropolitan Hotel – dined at 
Colonial Restaurant

1859-04-11 **
MONDAY 
slight shower of snow
Up at 6- O.C. fine day  Called on Col. 
Moody at 11- O.C.  very kindly recd 
afterwards lunched & walked with 
Mrs Moody to look at lodgings.  
Wrote to Brew by Capt Sanders  
Commenced letter to Ellis – 
Could not see Gov. Douglas

1859-04-12
TUESDAY 
Up at 6 O.C.  All day 
trying to get an interview 
with the Governor 
walked into the Country 
with Gaggin.  Recd letters fr McMahon 
& Mamsey  
Beautiful day

1859-04-13
WEDNESDAY 
Up at 6½ – O.C.  Could not 
see Governor – very bad head 
ache – Fine day
Posted letter & newspaper to the 
Capt & Mamsey  Mail left at 9- O.C. AM

1859-04-14
THURSDAY 
Up at 6½ – O.C.  Called on 
Col Moody – who came with 
me to the Gov. but could not 
get an interview – but decided 
not to call next days – walked 
to Beacon hill – very fine day
[overwritten text]
Ker R Stewart
&c started per
[Pearce] for the Gold mines 
in [illegible] 
Country
Col Mood

1859-04-15 ***
FRIDAY 
Up at 6½  Called on the Gov. 
by appointment – who appointed 
Resident Magistrate for Langly  
Presented letter fr Mr Young to 
Mr Pemberton – Dined with the Gov 
met Mrs Dallas – & Miss Douglas – 
Home at 11- O.C.  Fine day
Gaggin [piddler] – 
Appointed Resident Magistrate
[overwritten text]
Col Moody 
started for 
Queenborough 
per Eliza 
Anderson