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November,                 Wednesday, 24,          1897
Tempt +28 and Barometer 28.78 @ 73/a
  "   +26  "      "     28.78 @ 6 Pm
Pleasant - snow covered ground -

Vulcan worked 10 hours
BMtn     "    10   "

Steam low as both Collieries - This weather,
apparently, effects the steam plants -
The new nest of boilers at Buck Mountain is
fired up, but has only a natural draft, the piping
from the fan blower has not been connected -
Will have it connected this week -

we are not loading our allotment of RR Cars,
as we cannot get enough coal up to load them -

November,                 Thursday, 25,            1897
Pleasant all day - Threatening Rain or 
snow this evening

Both Collieries idle -

Vulcan run through 10 cars condemned
coal - most of the miners working at Buck
Mountain, about half working at Vulcan


Clerks here in office worked few hours
this morning only - stoves closed at
930Am