April 8th 1905 - Still walking

The eighth day starts again on our journey, so stiff and sore that we would scarcely move. It is now half past seven in the morning when we started and half past three in the afternoon when we reached Saskatoon, 8 hours walking 18 miles - just over two miles per hour. I had been awfully troubled while away wondering how my boys was getting on because I had to leave them in the tent but all was well. I then examined my feet, they were blistered. I pricked them, got something to eat then went to the land office filed on the quarter chose, put down my Ten Dollars, come out with the receipt. the Government was to give 160 acres of land but we thought we was earning ours all right. This ends this day.