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Cloudy & threatening -- Rose at noon, having got my sleep up pretty well -- PM as usual -- Evening office as usual -- Through at 2 -- Bed 3 -- Left Col Shaw in office when I came away, very intent on reading up the New York exchanges -- Unusually busy for him -- Evidently trying to do penance for his bad behavior and neglect of his position of late -- Perhaps will read himself to death before morning --

Centennial struck it & quit meeting Grants Memoirs Vol 1

Wednesday Dec 16

Hasy & cool -- At noon held meeting of Centennial Trustees at Odd Fellows Building -- Present Kingle, myself, President Williams, & Secy Flanningham -- Overhauled lot of bills sent over by Supt Wheeler -- Mine shut down about a week ago -- for season-- Had just reached bed-rock at 250 feet, & found gold bearing gravel -- Another meeting next Saturday -- Received 1st volume of Personal Memoirs of US Grant, just arrived -- $5 -- Paid agent C A Mather for it. Evening -- office as usual -- Home at 1:30 Bed 2:30

Thursday Dec 17

Clear & pleasant -- as usual -- Bed at 3:30 --

A Richardson Dan Delaney dead

Friday Dec 18

Same -- Rose at 12 -- Mining day -- as usual -- Home at 2 -- wrote letter to A Richardson Agt Cal Associated Press, San Francisco enclosing bill $20 for press telegrams

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