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[[preprinted]] October, SUNDAY, 17. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Beautiful day - Little chilly - Darkness sets in about 5:30 PM now, although we light the Lamps much earlier - [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] October, MONDAY, 18. 1897. [[/preprinted]] Tempt +54[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.87 @ 73/a " [[ditto for: Tempt]] +58 " "[[ditto for: and Barometer]] 28 73 @ 6 PM Pleasant all day Both Colliers worked 10 hours - Received our full allotment of cars, - 85 - Very short of washwater at BMtn. Also short of Steam - no water of any kind to spare at either Colliery - Mike Ambrisa had his leg broken by a fall of top coal in a break in the 1st East BVein at BMtn Colliery - Notified Mr. Stein's regular form - Miners, Breast men, quit today, at Buck Mtn Colliery, those working in Bottom split of Mammoth Vein on 3' Level - They receive 97[[cent symbol]] per car and want more - Mr. Jones instructed Powell to inform them that he would pay them 1.00 here after - Later - But they came out the next day - Mr. Jones met them and agreed to pay them 1 [[underlined]] 07 [[/underlined]] per car -