Wea[ther] Mon[day] July 30, 1900 Ther[mometer]
  Cloudy with several light showers. 
  Starting at 9 A.M. I drove E.R.S. to
the Emersons & with them we continued
on up the road to the Mountain House.
Mrs. Gage, Ellen Emerson & I dined there
while the others walked to the Plateau
where they lunched. In the spruce woods 
behind the barn I found fresh works of a 
Pileated Woodpecker. Heard singing a Hermit,
an Olive-back, a Tanager, a Chickadee, a
D. maculosa etc. Returned to Shattucks  in late P.M.
Wea[ther] Tuesday [July] 31[,] [1900]    Ther[mometer]
  Clear & cool.
  The drive up the mountain yesterday
brought on a rather severe attack of my
old bladder trouble & I spent today
very quietly reading & writing in my room
most of the time. Walter was also
ill & confined to his room.
Wea[ther] Wed[nesday] Aug[ust] 1, 1900 Ther[mometer]
  Clear with cool N[orth]w[est] wind.
  Took the 7 A.M. for Concord where
Peterson met me at the station. We
drove first to Auger's mill where I
bought some chestnut & oak planks
for the new cabin; thence to Ball's Hill
where I found Gilbert awaiting me.
The stone boat house was nearly 
completed.
Wea[ther] Thursday [August] 2[,] [1900] Ther[mometer]
  Brilliantly clear & deliciously cool.
  Spent most of the day at the cabin
and near the new boat house across the
river where the men were at work
on the new cabin.
  Purdie arrived by the 5.30 P.M. train
& we at once started out for a walk - going
across the Holden meadow to Davis's Hill &
returning by way of Pine Ridge & Pine Park.