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[[preprinted]] October, MONDAY, 25. 1897. [[/preprinted]]
Tempt +50[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.71 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /a
[[ditto for: Tempt]] +48[[degree symbol]] [[ditto for: and Barometer]] 28.32 @ 6 Pm

Raining all day - we are in need of it - 

Both Colleries worked 10 hours - Received and loaded our allotment - 85-

Both Colleries did good work. BMtn hoisted 400 cars coal - Vulcan 411 - 

We are endeavoring to secure from the various [[strikethrough]] comp [[/strikethrough]] [[quotation mark]] mine supply [[/quotation mark]] companies, blue prints of all our pumps, mine cars, jigs, etc, showing each and every part, with a reference, so that we can order intelligently any part of machinery that we might require  - 
Have received a blue print of the parts of our mine cars from the Bloomsburg Car Mfg Co.; The Tamauqua Mfg. Co. are at work on a blue print of the [[quotation mark]] Christ [[/quotation mark]] Jig - These prints we have framed and place one at each Colliery, and held one here in Engineer's Office -
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[[two vertical lines or tick marks]] [[two large horizontal lines similar to an equal sign]] Mr. Delano is here [[two large horizontal lines similar to an equal sign]] [[two vertical lines or tick marks]]
[[preprinted]] October, TUESDAY, 26. 1897. [[/preprinted]]
Tempt +52[[degree symbol]] and Barometer 28.40 @ 7 [[superscript]] 3 [[/superscript]] /A.
[[ditto for: Tempt]] +58[[degree symbol]] [[ditto for: and Barometer]]  28.44 @ 6 Pm.
Beautiful day - 

Both Collieries worked 10 hours-

Mr. Delano and Mr. Jones came down from Hazleton this morning on the 8.20 train - Went inside Morea - Ate dinner at Lattimores; then drove up to Vulcan Colliery - took 3.30 train for Hazleton -

The rain we had the past two days has helped us out considerable, although we have no water to spare - 

Received complaint from M. H. [[ampersand symbol]] Co. to day of a car of Stove coal shipped from Bmtn Colliery a few days ago, - as being very slaty - This is the first complaint we have received of Bmtn Colliery's coal for several months - 
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