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Sunday Mar 15, 68
Pound lead into bars and draw it into wire to make shot; all day.  Johnny & Peetka go out hunting but get nothing.  Feed the dogs and make about five lbs of shot.  It is very tiresome work, & I have got to make some fifty lbs of shot this spring.  Make bread.

Monday Mar 16
Kurill & the boys go out & cut wood all day.  I make shot in the house about 8 lbs.

Tuesday. Mar 17
36 fish, ten losh, in the trap.  This is glorious.  Can feed the dogs & ourselves without trouble if this holds on a month longer.  One of the mordas is broken & I find on looking for them that the Russians stole all my fish trap wood while I was away.  Get some ready split from Yagorsha the chief offender and tomorrow one of the rabotniks will tie up a new morda.  Make a few lbs of shot and in the