Page's diary begins in July 1914, just prior to the completion of his work in South America. With the exception of the years 1919 and 1920, he kept the diary, consisting of typed pages in a loose-leaf binder, over the next eight years. The diary is the work of an articulate, trained professional, and observant traveler.

Page seems to have been involved in some dispute with the Railway Finance and Construction Company over his compensation, which may have prompted his beginning the diary. In it, he describes his activities and the railroads in Ecuador. As his employers depended upon the local government, he spent considerable time with government officials. He commented at length on the course of the revolution underway and the government's attempts to crush it. He mentions the use of political prisoners and soldiers as forced labor on the railroads. Page also made several sightseeing tours through the Andes and comments on the mines, local agriculture, scenery, and Inca roads.

In 1915, Page went to London to press his claims against the Railway Finance and Construction Company, passing through New York City, where he spent some time with relatives while scouting job possibilities. He describes visiting the usual tourist sights in New York and Britain and compares British and American railroads. In 1917 and 1918, Page traveled overland to Los Angeles (where he also had relatives and may have lived), journeying thence to Mexico, where he was employed in railroad work near Mazatlan. Upon resuming the diary, Page was traveling again in Cuba and Mexico.