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[[preprinted]] FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1866. [[/preprinted]]

Morning. Doctor Newcomb called off at four o'clock by a case of protracted labor, 18 miles away. Work over the shells by my self, look over the duplicates and identify many of them. Lunch with Mrs. N. and when the Doctor comes back take a short ride with him. Box arrives from Dr. Cooper with the new snail which is a very handsome one. Doctor is called off to San Leandro and I go into town by the 4.45 boat. Dine with Tommy Newcomb and go up to Whympers room, fix up and go down to the South Park, find O. out, and spend the eving at de Ro's.
 
[[preprinted]] SATURDAY 24 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. dress and after breakfast, go over the new ship Nightingale with the boys. She is a fine vessel and well suited for our purposes. Down town with Caldwell, stop at the office and see the Colonel, down to Stearn's office: from there to Hubbard's and Keiths Alcohol secured at $1.75 in bond, tinned & boxed. Cork also obtained. Down to Survey office give Caldwell Carpenter's Rep. to copy. Stearns comes and go to Lorquins, Robisons, and Payots with him. Over to Mr. Lows, to dinner. Evening, go with Mrs. Low, Mrs. Thornberg, & Mr. Low to the new synagogue. 

[[preprinted]] SUNDAY 25 [[/preprinted]]
Morning, dress and up town to the Occidental. Find Col. B. out leave card for him. Round to Mr. Stebbins church meet Glover & Morse and sit in Capt Noyes pew and have a good sermon. After church round to the Cosmopolitan, no orders. Call on Mr & Mrs. Col. Nyde; Up to Capt. Scammons and walk down to the ship with Messrs Hanscoms, Wicker & Wright. Up to Mr. Lows to dine and talk about a trip to Sacramento. After dinner round to the Consuls and round to Dr. Peck church with the girls. Back to Park and ship.
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[[preprinted]] MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1866. [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Down to Occidental, see the Col. for a minute about medicine chests and then down to the office see Wright about the same. Step into Stearns office who has a letter from Putnam. Into Hubbards get small mail and then to Keiths. Round town about arsenic. See Keith and up to the Survey rooms where we have a very decided shock of earthquake which makes the Baron take up his hat and start for the door. Up to Mr Lows to lunch, down town with Mr. Low. over to the ship and back to his office and down to the Sacramento boat the new "Capital" and leave at four oclock with Prof Whitney, Baron Richthoven, Atwood &c

[[preprinted]] TUESDAY 27 [[/preprinted]]
Morning Dress about six oclock and go up K street Street to the vicinity of the new Capitol, and to Gov. Lows house where I wait till he comes down. Deliver letters take breakfast and adjourn to his office. Take a note to Senator Porter and go to the Senate Chamber and take a seat by him in the floor. He is an old schoolmate of father's. Talk over Survey &c. See Bugbee. go into Assembly and back to lunch at the Governors. Rec'd letter and take the 2 oclock boat for San Francisco, coming down with Prof Whitney, and [[T?]]. R. Brooks. Arrive in San Francisco about nine oclock. Up to Mr. Low's and over to the vessel

[[preprinted]] WEDNESDAY 28 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Get my traps together and with Caldwells help, get most of them into my new quarters in the cabin, Col. Bulkleys old room. See Capt. Sands about the medicine chests. Down with        to the office see Col. Bulkley, get permission to buy paper & traps Into Stearns office, down to Hubbards, get parcel from Cooper. Down to Survey Rooms. See Keith about medicine, to Survey Rooms & write. Up to office & to Payots, see Stebbins, over to vessel. Work over traps transferring them and go over to Capt Scammons & call. 

Transcription Notes:
Dalls t's are sometimes crossed to look like " l -". As that is just his writing style I transcribed as "t". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Melville_Scammon