Lillian Gest: Journal, 1925

fishing + she caught 2 whales 6 [..el..s?] long. The dog, [Jimmy?], (or is he his brother Johnny?) ate them by mistake. Jim is taking Roxie in to bring out [Wiffre?] Lewis. Bridge in the big tepee + dis {hyphenated word: 'discuss'} cuss mountains to climb. Molar is to our left going down stream, a [strange?] pinacle, but well named from most points of view but not 10,000. Hector a

11,000 impossible for us to [our right?]. Wed 26. A sparkling day + Caroline, Marg S. + I with Barbara + Madelaine half way {caret: 'led by Charlie'} climb the shoulder of Molar. a gorgeous view of the trail we just came over. Baker Pass + Ptarmigan. + all the ruts around Louise Very cold + windy. Hector across the Molar Creek Draw. some mountain It took. [Abbo.t?] Thompson + Fay 12 hours or

something like that to climb it in 1894 (?) Our climb was up a grassy deep slope Burnt timber but not very thick to ridge. Above that shale for half an hour + then you were up. Molar looks impossible, straight pinacles of rock Jim said the second peak of Molar would be climbed from the back but it looked impossible. Came home for late lunch [althou?] we took sandwiches. Afternoon, tenement

except me took bath. Wiffie Lewis came out with Jim [dash] also mail Large fire of {caret: 'two'} 50 ft trees at night [dash] the others read their play which was a take off of the Tenement. Florence wrote it. Cocoa + flashlight picture about the cook tent. Thurs 27 Sick. fresh fruit + corn last night was too much for me. Couldnt eat breakfast + put some supper in the woods early. Last

night all our beds were tied + sewed up Ellen Marg + I discovered it + didnt let on so Caty + Tunny thought they did it + I was in on it. Barbara confessed this {illegible} she + Jim did it. The tepee also was on fire + all but me turned out in pajamas to snowball it. Most of the men were in the bushes watching. Jim rolled every one over in bed this morning but me who begged off.