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[[Start Page]] [[preprinted]] June, TUESDAY, 29. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt + 72[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.52 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /a [ditto for: Tempt]] + 85[[degree symbol]] (in shade) at 3 PM) [[ditto for: Tempt]] + 74 and Barometer 28.40 @ 6 PM Pleasant this morning - Close - noon - Raining a little 4.10 pm - mere sprinkling - Both Collieries idle R.R. Co not running cars - No one working at either Colliery. - Sent out 2 cars stone and 1 car Brick from here for Bmtn Colliery Fan draft plant and air plant Also sent car of cast scrap to Hazelton Iron Wks Co Everything quiet - Have given the contract to drive 2[[feet symbol]] West Skidmore Gangway through the fault and to drive the Tunnel from 1 [[superscript]] st [[/superscript]] West Seven Foot to [[quotation mark]] Skidmore [[/quotation mark]] at Vulcan Colliery, to Guido Kazarro - a man who has driven tunnels [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] for the Reading Co. - Will start at Gangway first Will commence of 1 [[superscript]] st [[/superscript]] of month (July) - [[End Page]] [[Start Page]] [[preprinted]] June, WEDNESDAY, 29. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt +75[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.20 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /am [[ditto for: Tempt]] +83[[degree symbol]] [[ditto for: and Barometer]] 28.20 @ 11 Am [[ditto for: Tempt]] +85 [[ditto for: and Barometer]] 28.20 @ 3 pm [[ditto for: Tempt]] +80 [[ditto for: and Barometer]] 28.21 @ 6 pm Threatening Rain this morning - Rained a little - Then cleared up - Pleasant from 9 [[superscript]] 30 [[/superscript]] Am Very close - Both Collieries idle - "Pete" mule was found in the manure hole, 2[[feet symbol]] Lift stable, Buck Mtn Colly., this morning by stable Boss - Was laying down - unable to get up - Must have gotten loose (?) some time during the night and strolled out and fell down this manure hole, an empty breast next to stable, stable is not far up from Gangway - Took it outside and killed it - Rather hasty about killing it - Hurt internally - Lost a mule same way Feby 12/97 - Everything quiet - [[End Page]]
