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[[line]] Tuesday. January 1. 1897 [[line]]
[[pencil]] Morning. No signs of Dyer today. He has probably gone to the Redoubt for another load. After breakfast raise two telegraph poles, bracketts & insulators complete, the first in the country. Fire 36 guns and one gun by the Russians, a small cannon. Raise the U.S. ensign, the Masonic Flag. the Telegraph signal flag and the flag of the Scientific Corps on the first pole which is surmounted by a flagstaff and weather cock - Have tea at noon, put away some specimens, have a good dinner. Yagor invited and after dinner write on notes and diary, read smoke, & turn in
[[line]] Wednesday Jan 2nd.[[line]]
Quite cold. 22 below zero. Go out in my shirt & drawers without a hat to look at the thermometer, across the yard and come back rather chilly. About Noon Ivan the bidarshik gets back three days this side of [[Newicargut?]] and brings 500 sables. Clean ten rabbit skulls & one skeleton. Catch a crow in the foxtrap
[[line]] Thursday Jan 3rd. [[line]]
Morning. While still in bed, Dyer and Pickett arrive with empty sleds. They left Unatakleet two days after Christmas, and found two feet of snow over the old track, were obliged to cache almost everything on the road. Ennis was to start Jan 1st. for Ingletalik with most of his men Smith is to explore between Shactolik and Ivans barrabora. E will go on to Grantly Harbor and see Libby who has built 14 miles of line complete & built a station beside his winter quarters. Hear that E intends meddling in the medical affairs of my district & write a sharp letter to him on the subject to send down by Mike who starts, [[pastly? postly?]] [[zafter? &after?]]. Bean is well but acted queerly a-[[/pencil]]

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