Saturday, April 16th.
Spent the day in fixing up about camp, arranging cook house, for we still retain our old company cook, William Wood, and generally endeavoring to make the company as comfortable as circumstances will permit. I am projecting a residence for myself of the greatest magnificence and grandeur. An eminent architect has been employed and the plans and specifications completed and adopted, and I only await the reports of the contractors who have gone out to discover some old corduroy road which will furnish the necessary lumber in the shape of poles. I shall hope to erect, complete and furnish it within an hour after the timber arrives.
