IMH 74:4 354

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

Monday, December 6th.

The day opened with cold raw wind from the north-west.

The sun shone but little. It began spitting snow about eleven o'clock and kept at it without getting much
on the ground. Nothing of much importance was done Father was fussing around doing various odd
jobs around the new barn. Alvin was helping Mother wash most of the time and I spent about one third
of the time making wood; the rest of the time in the house. Bob Foster was here after an auger during
the afterrnoon

Teaching Notes: An auger was used for drilling holes in wood. Here is a handle of a type that was likely
used in the Harrison family. The handle held the bit.