ES: Let's see, I had four jobs. I had post office... oh, go out to the weather bureau observer for two-and-a-half years. Every day would, I had to go out there, rain, shine or cold or what, at certain time, to record the temperature. And I would record the temperature and precipitation. But precipitation or snow, the administration building is, heating system is closed on weekends, and if it snows on that day, I have to melt that snow. Only way I can melt is my, my hands were so cold, so I had to stick it on my body and melt that and then measure how many inches of precipitation. Oh, it was a cold job. But while I'm not in camp, I had someone else help me.

JS: What other things did you do as a agricultural superintendent?

ES: Well, daily I had to meet with these different foremen, and ask them if they have any problems and so forth. Well, any way that, if they need assistance that I can get. Well, the hog farm and chicken farm had no problem, 'cause it's daily routine, and, but the field crops, 'cause the good labor is gradually diminishing, so it was very difficult. So the Caucasian administration had Caucasian men above me that would help to run a few things.

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