Leaving Entwistle, Monday, March 17, 1913

Monday, March 17, 1913
"Lest We Forget"

Left Entwistle at 9:31
had dinner at Gainsford
and left for Wabamun
arrived at 4:20 20 miles
It snowed all day. I had
to pull the spreader just
a few miles

[caption id="attachment_783" align="alignleft" width="255"] Mentions Gainsford and Wabamun[/caption][caption id="attachment_791" align="alignright" width="300"] Wabamun Park, Alberta[/caption]

Saturday, March 15, 1913: Big Storm!

[caption id="attachment_777" align="alignleft" width="236"] Big Storm![/caption]


Saturday, March 15, 1913

"Lest We Forget"

Last night a big snow
storm snowed all night
and all day I left Lea. [Leaman, where he went on Friday]
for Jenkins at 8 oc
arrived at Jenkins
at 11:30 I had to pull
the spreader about 8 miles
had dinner at Jenkins
and left for Entwistle
arrived at Ent. at 4:31
had to pull the spreader [-?-]
all the way 10 miles

Well, I hope there are no "big snow storms" in our forecast!

When he says "I had to pull the spreader", I imagine he's pulling it with some kind of motorized rail car. From what I think a spreader does and how big it must be, I can't believe that a man was required to just throw a rope around it and tug it up the line for 8 or 10 miles!