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[[left-hand page]] [[preprinted]] January, Sunday, 24. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Somewhat clear, moderate winds, cold - Very very cold this evening - Wind 'howling' [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] January, MONDAY, 25. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt -6[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.23 @ 7 AM " [[Ditto for: Tempt]] + 2[[degree symbol]] " " [[Dittos for: and Barometer]] 28.13 @ 3 PM " [[Ditto for: Tempt]] zero " " [[Dittos for: and Barometer]] 28.16 @ 5 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /PM " [[Ditto for: Tempt]] 10[[degree symbol]] below zero at one time last night Very very cold - Temps 2 below @ 6 pm Both Collieries were delayed greatly on account of this extremely cold snap - Coal frozen in breakers - machinery etc frozen fast - Very difficult to get the empty cars down and get them loaded - Did very poor hoistings - Both Collieries worked 9 hours - Vulcan worked 5 - (Stopped so many times that, literally, we only worked 5 hours) Both Collieries were short of water today - At Vulcan the steam presure was very low, and we had to stop now and again - The new Jigs at Vulcan are working wonderfully well We can dispense [[c in pen corrected to s with pencil]] with several slate pickers in those chutes - The reservoirs at both Collieries were not full this morning, and we were greatly in need of water at both places - Neglect of someone in not having the reservoirs filled as we have been idle since last Wednesday - [[end page]]