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[[Start Page]] [preprinted]] July, FRIDAY,9. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt + 78[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.40 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]]/a [[ditto for: Tempt]] + 89[[degree symbol]] @ 1 Pm [[ditto for: Tempt]] + 82[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.35 @ 6 Pm Warm otherwise beautiful day - Everything quiet - Telephones, private line, still unable to work - JMR took them to Pottsville, to Moore, to have repaired - Want new bells for New Boston and BMtn Colliery, also new induction coils for same - Few men working at Collieries repairing etc - [[strikethrough]] RR Co in [[/strikethrough]] Collieries idle - [[End Page]] [[Start Page]] [[preprinted]] July, SATURDAY, 10. 1897 [[/preprinted]] Saturday Payday June 16/30/97 Tempt + 74[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.37 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]]/a [[ditto for: Tempt]] + 92[[degree symbol]] in shade @ 12 M [[ditto for: Tempt]] + 86[[degree symbol]] [[ditto for: in shade]]and Barometer 28.29 @ 33/Pm This was another hot day - Both Collieries idle - Mr. K. & W.H.L. at Vulcan Bert and Pat at Bmtn - Today at the Collieries, we were ascertaining who were American Citizens and who were not - in regard to Alien Tax Law - Had list of employees of each Colly - When man came for check he was challenged - Had to start early this morning so as to get through in time - Great many Aliens working for us - This law causes a great deal of clerical work, and note the date we are paying - Have done this so that Mr. Jones could sign all monthly statements, which he did on [[strikethrough]] Wednesday [[/strikethrough]] Tuesday 6th inst - Books came from Collieries on the 29th July, but still there was hustling done - Private tel. line is in #1 train - Bought 2 bells and 3 induction coils - 1 Bell B Mtn Colly the other here - Pennsylvania Tel. man went over line and placed bells etc - [[End Page]]