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[[Start Page]] [[preprinted]] May, MONDAY, 24. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt +64[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.24 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]]/a " [[ditto for: Tempt]] +62[[degree symbol]] ' ' [[dittos for: and Barometer]] 28. @ 6pm Pleasant this AM - Raining this PM Thunder & Lightning - Very dark at 5PM lamps lit here in office - some hail - small. Both Collieries working - Trying 2nd East New bottom at Buck Mtn this AM. Cars off - Only hoisted 156 this AM Mr Jones gave orders to hoist direct to surface as they have been doing heretofore, and let the new bottom for "idle" days - Vulcan hoisted 216 cars coal this forenoon - Clem Trescot, a very old resident of New Boston, died early this morning - Lives in old store - Was running locomotive on first lift at Buck Mtn - L.V. furnished us with 22 cars ([[underline]] 22 [[/underline]] 4/4) to-day here at New Boston, for to load Buck Wheat coal therein - Smaller sizes of coals are in demand - Will load all the B Wht that is now here at New Boston Cut the [[strikethrough]] middle [[/strikethrough]] bottom split of the mammoth Vein, south dip, in the 3rd West #4 tunnel at Buck Mtn - Vein not uncovered yet - [[End Page]] [[Start Page]] [[preprinted]] May, TUESDAY, 25. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt +55 [[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.34 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]]/a "[[ditto for: Tempt]] + 54 ' ' [[dittos for: and Barometer]] 28.47 @ 6 pm Cool - Cloudy - Sun came out at 8 Am but went back soon - Rained last night - cloudy this Pm Both Collieries worked 10 hours - [[End Page]]