Dad's Diary August 1944

P - Presuppression - preparing for fires
1 through 4 - P - stayed at station.  (He was often 'on call' during the summer in case of fire, but especially around the 4th of July - m).
5 - Road maintenance - Peters Pasture.
6 - P - at station.
7 - Road Maintenance - Peters Pasture Road.
8 - P - to Agency
9 - same.
10 - P - grease job, Agency
11 - P - Bald Peter Coyote trail.
12 - 14 - P - stayed at station.
15 - P - Went to Camp Creek at 1AM for H. Williams.  Took him to hospital.  Returned to Butte for rest of day. (He would often fill in for the fire lookouts if they had to leave in an emergency. m)
16 - P - to agency to grease truck & pickup.  Took Mrs. Williams to Camp Creek.  Returned to Butte at 8 PM.
17 - Lionshead trail maintenance. (When he did 'trail maintenance', I always thought he was being a nice guy clearing the trails for those of us who just 'vacationed' in the woods; turns out he was working, getting trails ready in case of fire! m)
18 - Harvey Lake trail maintenance.
19 - P - To agency for supplies.
20 - P.  Sunday.
21 - Road maintenance.  Replaced plank on bridge at Seekseequa Mill.
22 - P . Agency. work on pickup.
12 - trail maintenance, Harvey Lake.
24 - P .  Greased cat at Box Canyon.
25 - P.  - Old Mill in AM  Standby at station PM.
26 - P. Blue Lake AM.  Standby PM.
27 - P.  Sunday.
28 - P Cut brush along Peters Pasture road AM, standby PM.
29 - 31 - P-  Standby.