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14 perplexing in as far as they decribe the boundary lines very differently Jan 10. Finished planting the [[strikethrough]] eve [[/strikethrough]] Australian pines whole job took 1 1/2 days one man (William). [[red underlined]] Bunnel [[/red underlined]] who is to undertake dredging wants [[red underlined]] 30 cents [[/red underlined]] per cubic yard of dredging and $10 per running foot for walls. [[underlined]] Jan 11 [[/underlined]] Signed contract for dredging and completion of harbor. Wirth Munroe has been surveying my boundary lines and reports that Bryan's wall is about 1 8/10 feet inside church line. Gate ports even more. 3 feet additional property would be required to have wall inside my property. Am told Bryan in his [[end page]] [[start page]] 15 superficial obstinate way Did not have his line surveyed but took a cheap tapeline which probably stretched and measured himself the 300 feet. and in [[strikethrough]] relal [[/strikethrough]] reality took 301 8/10 Same jackass cocksuredness he displayed all his life. There are but two alternatives 1) buy from the Church 3 feet more. 2) if they refuse built an entirely new wall alongside the old and well on my property. Curtis started painting kitchen and pantry and [[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Jan 12. [[/underlined]] Varnishing [[strikethrough]] varnishing [[strikethrough]] the negro [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red] Sent cablegram to Prof. Soderbaum President of Swedish Academy of Sciences on [[strikethrough]] behalf of [[/strikethrough]] recommending Langmuir for Nobel Prize and wrote letter which was sent [[/underlinedin red]] 2 days later