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[[preprinted]] July, FRIDAY, 23,  1897. [[/preprinted]]
Tempt + 70[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.28 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /a
[[ditto for: Tempt]] + 72[[degree symbol]] [[ditto for: and Barometer]]    28.12 @ 6 Pm
Pleasant this morning - Heavy Rain, accompanied by thunder and lightening this Pm - Not raining now (6 Pm) but 'tis very cloudy and threatening -

Vulcan worked 10 hours; received 48 cars
B Mtn idle [[ditto for: received]]] 0 cars

Had some trouble at Vulcan Colliery, east side Egg Elevators - Delayed hoisting for about an hour - Will make up the lost time to-night -

Few men working at Buck Mountain -

Mr. Walters has been elected Prest. of the Lehigh Coal Co.

The "Pennsyania" cars are scarce - Milnesville Colliery worked broken time this week - something very unusual -

Papers announce that 2 pigeons, of Mr. Andree, the Norweigan Baloonist, have [[strikethrough]] been found [[/strikethrough]] returned with messages, to the effect that he and baloon crossed the north pole - 
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[[preprinted]]July, SATURDAY, 24. 1897. [[/preprinted]]

Tempt + 69[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.20 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /a
[[ditto for: Tempt]] + 72[[degree symbol]] [[dittos for: and Barometer]]  28.19 @ 4 Pm
Pleasant this morning although threatening Rain
Raining gently this Pm

Both Collieries idle.  Received 46 cars - Will load about [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /5 of them -

Everything quiet -

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