August 4 Sunday – James B. Pond’s diary reveals that Livy was again with Sam again on this rest day at the Hotel Helena, in Helena, Montana:

August 3 Saturday – The Clemens party (the ladies may have stayed in Butte) traveled some 60 miles to Helena, Mont. and took rooms at the Hotel Helena. Fatout lists a supper speech before the Montana Club [MT Speaking 663]. An incident from that supper from James B. Pond’s diary:

August 2 Friday – J.B. Pond’s diary recorded the next trip to, Anaconda, Mont.:

August 1 Thursday – James B. Pond’s diary recorded the day’s travel to Butte, Mont.:

Thursday, August 1st, Great Falls to Butte, Montana. [100+ miles]

We started at 7:35 A.M. All seem tired. The light air and the long drive yesterday told very much on us all.

July 31 Wednesday – After a trip of some 700 miles from Crookston, Minn. the Clemens party arrived at Great Falls, Mont. From J.B. Pond’s informative diary:

July 30 Tuesday – Another travel day, interesting as witnessed by Sam’s notebook and Pond’s diary:

July 30. In northern Dakotah; no more wheat; but grass and billowy, rolling, just the Great Plains.

Struck the Missouri at Williston D & followed it several hours to Fort Buford, a large post — 7 p.m. on the border of Montana [NB 35 TS 19].

J.B. Pond’s diary:

July 29 Monday – From J.B. Pond’s diary:

July 28 Sunday – The Clemens party rested a day in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sam was interviewed by a traveling correspondent, Marie Jousaye, who authored a book of poetry earlier in the year. Her interview appeared in the Toronto Globe on Aug. 10, p.11 “Mark Twain Interviewed,” and may be found in Scharnhorst p.168-171. From Sam’s notebook:

July 27 Saturday – In the evening Sam gave his “No. 2” lecture in Winnipeg, Canada, his second performance there, which ran 35 minutes longer than Sam intended, so after 90 minutes he offered to let the audience go, but cries of “go on” induced him to finish [July 29 to Rogers].

J.B. Pond’s diary shows some extra activities during the day: