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November,            Tuesday, 16,              1897
Tempt +50° and Barometer 28.45 @ 73/a
  "   +54°  "      "     28.37 @ 6 Pm
Sunshine and showers - all day - Rain and wind
6 Pm -

Vulcan worked only 8 1/2 cars - short of coal - miners
not out - Buck Mountain worked only 9 hrs
no coal -

We are receiving all the cars we want -
Gondolas are scarce, and we are having a great
deal of trouble on this score - Have spoken
to Delano several times - They say the gons are
being sent to other divisions - they do not get
them - Embargoed to 20 cars per day from B Mtn
to Perth Amboy - Vulcan to MH&Co to Perth Amboy
2 cars - No Embargo on Wilbur to HTK to Perth
Amboy - Have from 10 to 20 cars standing at Buck
Mountain Embargoed every day -

Mr Kishbaugh came up to Buck Mountain
this Pm to look over Buck Mountains coals
and see for himself how its is prepared -

November,             Wednesday, 17,        1897
Tempt +44° and Barometer 28.76 @ 73/a
  "   +34°  "      "     28.75 @ 6 Pm
Somewhat cloudy this morning - clears and cool
this Pm - Colder this evening


Vulcan worked 9 1/2 hours }  no coal
BMtn     "    9      "     

Buck Mountain is doing very poor -
Vulcan manages to hoist over 40 per
hour while they work, and they shut down
before it runs below this - BMtn it seems
runs along until they run completely out
of coal -