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[[blank]] [[end page]] [[start page]] Sunday, Mar. 22. 1868 Beat lead all day into bars to make shot. Kurill & Johnnie bring wood. Make dumplings for dinner. Evening Kurill goes out to his barrabora to try & shoot a black fox which has been prowling around here for a week or two. Monday Mar 23 The Russians take my dogs to bring wood. Beat lead & cut it into bars & hammer the bars into rods to draw into wire to make shot. Draw about 20 lbs & heat up 30 or 40 lbs more. Kurill & all working at it. Break my bone for drawing the lead & get Paspilkoff to make another. Tuesday Mar 24 Rukovitska & brother, Ivan & Corabati come with three sled loads of rabbits. Buy about 20 of them. Cut up all the lead I have drawn & get it ready for rolling. 17 fish in trap. Ivan did not bring my gun but left