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[[Start Page]] [[preprinted]] June, TUESDAY, 15. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt +69[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.31 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /a " [[ditto for: Tempt]] +69[[degree symbol]] ' '[[dittos for: and Barometer]] 28.22 @ 6 PM Beautiful this AM - Rain storm about 3.40 PM Rained hard, accompanied with thunder & Lightning - Had a rainbow at 4.30 - Rained a little afterwards - Also had some thunder & lightning - Vulcan worked 10 hours and BMtn 9 - did poor hoisting at BMtn - only worked 9 hours on that acct - Mr. Marshall, of Toronto Canada, visited the Collieries this AM - Were met at Delano with team - drove to B Mtn thence to Vulcan - and then came down here for dinner took 1 PM train for home - He is one of the people to whom we sell our coal - Mr. Lathrop has furnished us with 10 more cars (40/4) to load stock Pea Coal here at New Boston - this maked a total of 54 1/4 cars - Will load these 10 on [[strikethrough]] Wednes [[/strikethrough]] Thursday & Friday - [[End Page]] [[Start Page]] X #4, 3' West Tunnel finished at BMtn [[preprinted]] June, Wednesday, 16. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt +66[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.30 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /a "[[ditto for: Tempt]] +70[[degree symbol]]' ' [[dittos for: and Barometer]] 28.30 @ 6 PM Pleasant all day - Vulcan worked 9 hours BMtn 10 - Only worked 9 hours at Vulcan as we had enough coal in breaker to load cars - Tunnel in [[strikethrough]] 4 [[/strikethrough]] 3' West #4 BMtn, is finished - Started in Oct 95 endended June 7-97. idle two month at Bottom split, to prove depth of basins, etc., took 1 year & 6 months work to drive it - A Chestnut Jig, Christ Pattern, came to Vulcan to-day - Will be put in this week [[End Page]]