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the wood is hard
Commes to blow with 50 lbs of steam then gradually increases up to 90 or a little over
Evaporates about 360 gallons of water in 8 hours or a box [[insertion]] nearly [[/insertion]] full which measures as follows [[reg?]] 
2 1/2 x 5 x 4 = 50 feet
deduct from this about four feet the box being not full by about four inches this water is pumped into the box by hand and is from the surface 
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[[page number in pencil]] 31
In July 1861 the water failed on account of so much being used by the emigrants that salt water was used for two months which injured the boiler by incrusting it
It now requires 45 minutes to get up the seam although previous to the incrustation but 20 minutes were required for the purpose
The safty valve is gaged to 105 lbs to attend the signal and

Transcription Notes:
'Commes' might be short way of writing 'commences' JH doesn't always cross his 't's