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Collection: Glover (Robert E.) Papers Author: Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth) Title: 1936-1943
Date: 1936-1943
File Name: WREG02606.pdf Date Transcribed: February 2021 Editors: T. Barker
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BEGIN TRANSCRIPTION R. E. Glover
Field Note-Book
Canyon cabins Missoula 1/25 ½ 1 5 sec. Moon Pictures.
Surveying Chief of party Instrumentation Chimimen Rodmen Axemen Pioneering John Ballard Edward Tests
sta Ford, AZ Dist Beck, AZ
4 234 [degrees]
119 [degrees] 1 33 170 [degrees] 114 [degrees] 32.5 dp
3 252 [degrees] 349 [degrees] 1 24 135 345 [degrees] 220 dp 2 316 [degrees] 172 [degrees] 283 [degrees] 23 191 [degrees] 191 [degrees] 313 [degrees] 235 dp
1 10 [degrees] 103 [degrees] 148 [degrees] 7.5 20 dp 3 dp 0 282 [degrees] 68 dp 282 [degrees] 66 dp
Map of camp Lewis E. Lemen
Five miles west of Silverplume Colorado on Loveland pass road. July 28 1936.
Made with surveyors compass which measures azimuth angles in the counterclockwise direction North 0 West 90 South 180 East 270.
SW Corner First did sta. 4 x 9 dp SW
14 dp to road to road. Check flows due east. 2 dp wide 24 dp to creek 6 dp wide SW corner of mess hall 7.5 by 15
NE corner utility bldg, 3 dp wide 7.5 dp long NE hand cr lodge 3 dp 4.5 dp square
Road 3 dp south of south side of HC lodge
sta Ford, AZ dist Beck, AZ
0 7 333 [degrees] 176 [degrees] 103 102 [degrees] 101 [degrees] 7 21 18 14 10
284 [degrees] 170 [degrees] 280 [degrees] 205 dp
6 105 [degrees]
243 [degrees] 42 45 313 [degrees] 102 [degrees] 420 dp
5 133 [degrees] 19 299 [degrees] 130 [degrees] 180 dp
SE corner cabin SE corner cabin 3-C SW corner of JO cabin 3.5 x 2 Money Dark glasses Field glasses 2 Cameras 5 films Spectacles [and] case Tooth brush Comb Brush Tooth powder Razor Shaving soap Shaving brush Hand soap
Towels and wash sage Thermos jug
Thermos bottle (Large)
“ “ (small)
Pocket knife Pajamas First aid kit Flash light Laundry bag Hand grip 2 Suitcases 2 Bag (Marjorie’s) Fish poles Fish lines etc Elastic bandages Post cards Maps Watches Shoe brush Whisk broom Iron Pen Post cards Color sifter
Gloves Kleenex 2 bags Lunch Camera Bark Film books Bird Notebook Donald Ryder 1930 So Lincoln Denver Jack Reynolds Guernsey Stevens -Guernsey Beemer Alcohol
Spicer - C [and] SRR Denver Look up Dr. N Hill Denver (Sperry)
Aug 1 Mileage Time Gas Oil Price
Denver 11376.7 8:55 10 gal 2.20
Greeley 11433.4 10.45 Screen .70
Cheyenne 11487.5 1.3 5 gal 1.13
11508.5 Fire .50
Wheatland Spent night Cabin
Meal Breakfast 3.50 2.05 .86 L. Wheatland 11618.7 7:45 6 gal 1 qt. 1.56 Casper 11739.9 12:30 Lunch 5 gal Cabin Drinks [and] Cards Stamps 1.68 1.15 3.25 .85 .15 L Casper 11828.7 7:40 Breakfast Drugs Woolworth 1.52 1.09 .15 11831.6 9:00 7 gal Tire 12.83
A Thermopolis 11964.9 12:00 7 gal Lunch 1.73 1.78 L Thermop 11965.0 2:05 2.73 A Cody 12093 5:30 Cabin Malted Milk 7 gal Breakfast 3.75 1.02 1.70 1.07 L Cody 12096.7 8:07 10.08 9.50 132 + 15 + 5 = 152 208 - 99 = 109 22.83
Total $48.95 + 3.00 = 51.95 Enter Park
Aug 4 Mileage Time Gas Oil Price
Yellowstone 12175 12:05 Cabin Lunch P. cards Candy [and] Gum 6 gal Shipper Candy Cabin Bobbers Packrat 6.50 1.75 .10 .15 1.62 1.00 .20 6.50 .05 .10 Yellow-
Aug 5 12201 7:45 Breakfast Lunch
Camphor ice Candy Films 2.25 1.90 .15 .10 .45
Aug 6 Yellow 12304 8:00 Breakfast 6 gals 1.40 1.62 Livingston 12419 12:00 5 gal 1.40 L Livingston 12420 1:00 Lunch 1.90 Bozeman 12446 1:55 2 gal .50 Helena 12550 6:35 malts 1.00 Greasing “ “ Cabin .50 refund Cabin 4.50 3.25 74.29 12.35 86.64 .05 candy 86.69 3.00 Enter Park 89.69
Aug 7 Mileage Time Gas Oil Price
L. Helena 12551 6:20 Breakfast 1.45
Missoula 12667 9:45 5 gal 1.30
Kalispell 12791 2:05
2:40 7 gal Lunch 1.79 1.65
Glacier Park 12829 5:00 Enter Park
Cabin Vaseline Candy [and] Gum 2 gal Supper Postcards 1.00 5.50 .15 .20 .51 .90 .80 G. Park
St. Margo 12885 2:00 Lunch Pictures 4 gal Postcards 1 qt. 2.25 .75 1.34 .10 Babb 12921 6:00 Cabin Postcards Candy Supper Stamps Films [and] Pic
3.75 .20 .25 1.00 .10 .60 89.69 26.84 116.53 .60 117.13 total
Aug 9 Mileage Time Gas Oil Price
Babb 12922 8:20 Breakfast
Thread 1.65 .15
Waterton Lakes
Canada 12962 9:45 Boat Ride 4.50
Babb 13001 1:45 Lunch
6 gal 1.00 1.56
Apgav 13059 5:40 4 gal 1.02
Kalispell 13094 6:50 Cabin
Oil and Grease Supper Candy 4.00 2.50 2.00 18.38 .05 18.43 117.13 18.43
135.56
Aug 10 Mileage Time Gas Oil Price
Kalispell 13097 7:15 Breakfast 2 gal 7 gal 1.55 .51 1.82 Missoula 13221 11:20 Drummond 13273 1:25 Lunch Candy 2.00 .10 Helena 13338 3:00 5 gal 1.28 Livingston 13468 6:00 Candy 8 gal .20 1.82 Aug 11 - Supper .95 Livingston 13470 7:50 Breakfast Kleenex Cabin 1.50 .15 3.50 Pahaska 13613 12:05 5 gal 1.28 Cody 13663 13664 2:50 6 gal Lunch 1 qt 1.84 1.93 Thermopolis 13790 6:40 Supper
7 gal oil gas cabin 1.12 4.25 4.75 L Thermop 13791 7:25 Breakfast 1.58 Casper 13924 10:45 7 gal 1.72 Wheatland 14039 14039 1:20 2:00 72 gal Lunch Candy 1.50 1.58 .25 135.56 248 37.18 12 / 172.74 14.3
Greeley - 14166 - 5:00 - 5 gal 1 qt 130.3 Malts - .86 Denver - 14224 11376 2848 miles 172.74 1.30 86 12 / 174.90 total 5 / 14.58 - per day 2.92 - per person per day
Name Inst Chain Rotm July 30
A Boyd ✔ Ryan ✔ Asst ✔ Kerr ✔ Chief ✔ Taylor ✔ Asst ✔ Baum ✔ ✔ ✔ Person ✔ ✔ ✔ Lucas ✔ Pettibone ✔ ✔ Wood ✔ ✔ Baker ✔ Colman ✔ ✔ Johannessen Steere ✔ ✔ Mefford ✔ ✔ ✔ C Boyd ✔
L Word ✔
Gatscos ✔ ✔
Woodson ✔
Hill ✔ ✔
Arrived on Frying Pan 6/18/42
Bugs just beginning to come out (Only one but at peach blows) Saw Band tail pigeons with Sid Langhorn at J. Freilers place. June 19 1942
Went up to Freiler’s field to photograph Band tail pigeons. Counted 63 in flock coming down in to field to feed. Took movies (4 oft) and stills.
June 20 1942
Caught 14 inch brown trout in morning before breakfast. Went to park and finished films of pigeons. Got back to camp at 3:00 PM started at 1:25 saw two large birds in spruce, probably goshawks gave call “eyou eyou eyou”
June 21 Fished in morning came home and arrived at 5:30 members at party Hoffman, Store, Glover
L.K. B.P. 753005 Firestone Standard R.R. B.P. 712341 Firestone Standard R.F. B.P. 208414 Firestone Standard L.F. LO 75907Z Firestone Standard Spare 2600573039 Miller 5.25 - 5.50 - 17 Size 5.50 - 17 L.F. 4 Ply. 5.25 - 5.50 - 17 Spare 4 Ply Car tires Nov 18 1942 REG Survey of part of overland park Denver Colorado
Feb 7 1942
Made by RE Glover and RM Glover
4 270 [degrees] 615 Post on south end of border 3 20 [degrees] 84 (check) 83 2 350 [degrees] 103 DP Cottonwood tree 175 [degrees] 1 320 [degrees] 72 DP Cottonwood tree 135 [degrees] 0 Cottonwood tree
Brick bldg bets 205 [degrees] 150 PN to Fence line
8 DPN to E Florida Ave
Clubhouse bears 165 [degrees] N&S Road bears 155 [degrees] 30 DP to intersection
80 DP to Bend
Brick Bldg bears 260 [degrees]
Intersection with N&S road bears 45 [degrees] from sta Z Intersection of road 15 DP beer 335 [degrees]
Road bears 150 [degrees] - 1030P to N&S Road [diagram of roads]
[Sketch map] Dist AZ
0
6 25 [degrees] 95 Post on west end of fence on south side of bridge 5 115 [degrees] 66 Center of road intersection 360 [degrees] 4 180 [degrees] 294 South end of barrier on east bank of Plate
Trail CL 6 DP East
CL road (NS) 21 DP East E stadium bears 175 [degrees]
Clubhouse bears 155 [degrees] S stadium bears 180 [degrees] Loghouse bears 185 [degrees] Sta O bears 25 [degrees] (6)
Loghouse bears 100 [degrees] East bleaches bears 125 [degrees] Sta O bears 60 [degrees] South “ bears 135 [degrees]
Clubhouse bears 105 [degrees] from sta 5 Brick bldg bears 355 [degrees]
(5) L Road 25 DPW slough at 180 DP Road 6 DP wide Brick house at 80 DP
Brick bldg bears 205 [degrees] Sta O bears 155 [degrees] (4) Prisms
Corrected at Waltons 7 Corrected Feb 28 1943 7
(Note - 5 of these needed small angle changes) Corrected Mar 6 1943 7
Corrected Mar 12 1943 18 Corrected Mar 15 1943 9
(of then about 4 passed 5 needed trucking up) Corrected 4 - Mar 21 1943 4
Corrected Apr 16 1943 17 Corrected about Apr 24 1943 8
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[Blueprint of Stone’s House] 18’10” x 26 2’9 x 7’7” 11’9” x 19’8” So Lincoln 5’9’ Pingpong table. Pioneering July 28 1936 Ed Tests ✔
William Hart ✔ John Ballard ✔ Richard Mueder ✔ Walter Williams ✔ Robt Licht ✔ John Wion Stan Carper July 29. 36 July 30 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hike ✔ Orderly Orderly ✔ Orderly ✔ ✔ ✔ [Drawing] 8 90 170 9 63 21 9 153 149 9 136/130 119/ 110 102 8 9
8 Paul Tiple July 27 1932 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 10 10 9 149✔ First Call 6:45 AM
Reville 7:00 “ Assembly, reprints 7:10 Mess Call 7:30 Health Period 8:15 Fatigue call 8:30 Inspection 9:00 Instruction 10:00 Recall (free time) 11:30 Mess call (dinner) 12:00 M
Rest hour 12:45 PM
Free time 1:30 to 4:00 PM Recall (clean up) 4:00 “
Inspection (Personal) 4:45 Retreat 5:00 Mess call 5:30 Games 6:15 Campfire 7:45 Quarters 9:00 Tips 9:15 John Murphy Don Jones
Robt Houze 826 Harrier Jerry Brown
Dave Broadman 1555 Cherry Fred King 1781 So Broadway Herman Richman Tr 118. July 27 1936 Wt 107 lb ht 5’ ½ “ Beds 7/28/36 Troop Name D 4 cots Cabin #2 D 1 cot. 21 F 5 cots. Cabin 5 B 6 cots First Aid sta
4 w5 Museum
12829 11376 --- 1,453
1.55 2.05 1.65 .86 1.00 1.86 2.00 1.52 1.45 1.78 1.65 1.02 90 1.07 1.75 2.25 9.98 1.00 1.70 22.90 1.00 10/3 33.85 2.25 31.34 1.9 1.70 1.00 69.8 3.79 END TRANSCRIPTION
