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[[Start Page]] - - Mr. Jones at Morea Colliery Inspection - - [[preprinted]] June, FRIDAY, 11. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt +70[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.42 @ 7 3/A " [[ditto for: Tempt]] +33[[degree symbol]] " " [[dittos for: and Barometer]] 28.34 @ 6 PM Pleasant all day - Both Collieries idle - L.V. not running cars - Usual squads repairing - X Mr. Jones went to Morea today and made an inspection of the inside workings - with Bullock, Schumacher and Evans - The drill, in #3 [[strikethrough]] W [[/strikethrough]] Bore Hole at Vulcan, struck the Lykens Valley Vein at 40 ft - and went 2 feet into the vein - Stopped drilling until further [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] consideration - Will either have to case through the coal, or go back of the outcrop and put down another hole - May go through vein to find how thick it is - HK Porter & Co's representative called this AM - [[End Page]] [[Start Page]] [[preprinted]] June, SATURDAY, 12. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt +76[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.24 @ 7 3/A " [[ditto for: Tempt]] +78[[degree symbol]] " " [[dittos for: and Barometer]] 28.20 @ 4 PM Pleasant - Warm - Both Collieries idle - Payday - W.H.L. & Mr. Kishbaugh at Vulcan Pat and Jim " ' [[dittos for: Kishbaugh at]] BMtn Mr. Jones, Elmer and Brizey visited #3 Bore Hole at Vulcan this morning - [[End Page]]