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[[Start Page]] [[preprinted]] August, MONDAY, 30. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt 64° and Barometer 28.40 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]]/a [[ditto for: Tempt]] 68° [[dittos for: and Barometer]] 28.40 @ 6 Pm Pleasant all day - Both Collieries started up this morning - short of coal all day - Miners understood that the Collieries would not work today, hence they did not work on Saturday, as they thought they would come out to-day and fill up their breasts - Consequently, we started up this morning with no coal - Mr Martz of J.C. Bright & Co. called this Pm, and put on 3 door checks - W.H. Lattimore left yesterday, to spend a week on a vacation W B Richards left Saturday afternoon, same purpose - Mr. Stichter of Pottsville, called to-day - Had some old new mine supplies to sell - Has had them since 1865. Was in business with Thompson of Pottsville - Firm was known as Stichter & Thompson. Had with him an old order book, showing orders S.&T. received from the New Boston Coal Co., in the early part of 1865 - Some of the prices are very high - Coal oil 1.15¢ per gallon. Whale oil 1.85. Nails [[strikethrough]] 12 [[/strikethrough]] 8.50 per keg, etc. Mr. Jones sent a list of prices as were then, and as they are now, to Mr. Delano. [[End Page]] [[Start Page]] [[preprinted]] August, TUESDAY, 31. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt +66° and Barometer 28. at 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]]/Am [[ditto for: Tempt]] + [[ditto marks for: 66° and Barometer]] 28. [[dittos for: at]] 6 Pm Beautiful day - Both Collieries idle -- Mined about 32000 tons this month, 16500 from Vulcan and 15500 from BMtn. Everything quiet - Squads repairing at both Collieries - Delano informed us that our Allotment for Sept would be 60 cars per day. 15 Less per day than in August - If this were constant, would mean about 8 hours per day for each Colliery - [[End Page]]