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Jan 25 Saturday 1895
A stormy morning from the North. Voltie, Grace & Mart
came home at breakfast time. After breakfast Grace
went to bed and slept till two Oclock PM. Mart
slept till dinner was on the table. Voltie called
him up to dinner. Voltie worked in the shop all
day. Wells Jr here to dinner. The storm increasing
to the most severe winter snow storm I ever saw.
Very hard work to get water enough to cook our
meals. V wading in snow above his knees to get
water from the river. Will came over and carried a
half bushel of coal home on his back but the
wind went around to the South and snowed
and blew harder than ever. And continues
to howl and storm all night, the hardest I ever heard.

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Jan 27th January Sunday 1895
A fearful stormy morning. Wind West
& blowing and snowing such a blinding
snow storm cannot see a rod from the
door for drifting snow banked high
and continues the same all day.
The more packed so hard a man can walk
on top of the drifts. Will here for more coal.
Frank Woodman here wants Voltie to go
with him to Morgans going to try and
walk up there in this storm. Voltie will
not go.