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slow freight -- Big mistake & why she didn't get it -- Wrote letter & sent pass to wife this PM -- Also telgraphed: "[?] find it in slow freight depot -- Mistake -- letter tonight -- Bed at 3 --
The lion & the lamb 1886
Thursday April 1, 1886
Cold, storming & disagreable -- Blustering with light snow or hail squalls -- March came in like a lion and went out like a son of a gun. April seems to be starting in the same way -- Work as usual -- Bed at 2:30 -- April Fool Day -- Not much fooling --
Friday April 2
Cloudy & chilly -- Work as usual on Mining day -- Home at 2:30 -- Setup awhile, read, etc, good fire & didnt go to bed till after daylight --
Saturday April 3
Variable but more pleasant -- letter from wife, returning pass, as she cant come, so I will go down tomorrow -- Bed at 3:30 --
At Reno Mrs Jim Keating
Sunday April 4
Clear & pleasant -- Took morning train for Reno -- Went on time & arrived at Reno at 12 N -- Found all right -- PM the Hammond girls, Alice Hull & another girl, all going home from Church to the Bishop's school called in & we had very merry pleasant chat -- afterward Mrs Keating, who used to be with us in Gold called with her sister
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Mrs Murray & husband -- & 2 babies -- The Murrays have ranch little north of Reno -- They came in from the ranch -- Mrs K been in [???] last 6 or 7 years, & now just come in and is going on a visit east -- Eveneing home -- Bed 9 --
J G Fair Mc Hardy NY Tribune Almanac Le Page's Liquid Glue
Monday April 5
Cloudy & cool but pleasant -- Got cup coffee & went to depot -- Left 10 minutes past time -- 7:20 -- arrived Va at 10 -- Work as usual -- Recd letter from Senator J G Fair Washington D.C. Also one from G W McHardy Austin with $2 for extra paper on a communication he has sent to Shaw on the Silver Question - Also recd copy of NY Tribune Almanac I sent for, and a sample tin of Le Pages Liquid glue, I sent for (10 cts) -- Bed 3:30 --
Tuesday April 6
Cloudy, blustering & disagreeable -- Judge J [Whitaker?] came on the paper today in place of Col Shaw who was discharged yesterday by the Board of trustees -- Mr
Col Shaw fired out as Editor of the Enterprise Judge [Whiteker?] substituted
Yerrington included & present -- Col Shaw has been drinking gambling and trifling with his position and neglecting his duty too much especially the last week, & this is the effect -- and the result -- Col went to Carson today to see Yerington & have the decision reversed, but didnt succeed -- I helped [Whitaker?] All I could to fix up the telegraph & gave him all the points possible in the
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business he being a novice -- Evening, sent letter to wife, with pass -- Through at 2 -- Bed 4 --
Wednesday April 7
More or less light snow & hail squalls during the day -- Evening clear & cold -- snow etc fell today melted fast as fell -- only laid dust a little -- no mud -- Bed: 3:30
Snow Cut RR Rates
Thursday April 8
Clear & pleasant -- Bed 2:30
Friday April 9
Cloudy & clear pleasant & springlike pleasant day -- As usual -- Bed at 3:30 -- Prof Gosse's annual grand bal masque at the Opera House -- Looked in short time -- Splendid affair -- fine costumes -- Nearly 100 couples on the floor -- Very interesting -- Immense crowd of spectators filling every inch of gallaries and stage -- Floor only for maskers --
Saturday April 10
Stormy -- Morning about 8 or 9 a lively snow storm meling as fast as fell -- Morning train an hour late on account of heavy delayed trains from California -- RR travel immense yet although the recently vastly cut rates have raised a little -- About
Wive come & goes Signor [Bosco?] Snow Storm GW McHardy
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500 passengers pass daily east or west over the Central Pacific -- Wife came on train -- We breakfasted at Chanmond's & dined at Grand Central -- She left on the 5:25 evening local passenger -- Signor Bosco with his slight of hand performance, illusionist etc and gift distribution performance opened at Opera House tonight for 3 nights -- Had big house -- Home at 2 -- Big snow storm -- About an inch on ground & lots more comming* -- Bed 3:30 --
Sunday April 11
Variable, with occasional light snow squals -- Slept late -- PM was meeting of Exempts -- Evening at home -- read, wrote letter to G W McHardy, Austin -- Bed at 2 -- Snow [April?] weather McHardy
Monday April 12
Variable -- a light snowstorm -- occasionally -- As usual -- cold evening -- Heavy snowstorm at 10 -- whitened whole country - Bed at 3 - cold & freezing & threatening -
Tuesday April 12 Variable - a light snowstorm -- occasioanlly -- As usual -- cold evening -- Heavy snowstorm at 10 -- whtened whole country -- Bed at 3 -- cold & freezing & threatening --
Tuesday April 13
Same -- Bed at 3 oclock
Wednesday April 14
Comstock April weather -- Springlike, but a little cloudy occasionally, with a few flakes of snow floating down through the air -- Cohen, buisness manager of the Enterprise recieved $20 from McHardy, Ausin this morning, so his communication on the Silver Question goes in on the outside tomorrow morning -- 1st page -- Takes 2 columns -- I revised & corrected it, put a proper head on it, and drew attention to
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Thomas Incest cast Bought box of Groceries at McGurne & sipped to Reno -- 1st time
it in the local -- William Thomas, formerly of Gold Hill, a miner, who married daughter of old Capt Harry George, was arrested night before last when he came off shift -- at 11 oclock, at Combination shaft, on charge of incestuous connection with his own daughter, Rosa, -- 11 years of age -- for about a year past -- Put in jail & will have examination tomorrow before justice Kehoe -- I bought a selection of groceries etc, this PM at McGurn's store, amounting to $7.45 -- Had all packed in one box and shipped by freight to wife in Reno -- Work as usual -- Bed at 3 --
Thursday April 15
Same -- cloudy most of day, with high winds -- Bed at 3:30 --
Pass Gone Astray -- Snow & Rain
Friday April 16
Sunshining, but a little snow or rain in the air all day -- Mining Day -- Work as usual -- Bed at 3:30 --
Saturday April 17
About the same -- Bed 3:30 -- Letter from wife saying she got letter with pass into the express by mistake in trying to send it to me -- I tried to find it this evening but didnt suceeed -- Some mistake on her part, so I can't go down to Reno tomorrow -- I telegraphed her this evening at 7:30 the result of my search & observations, inquiries etc -- "Probably in old express box mail car where you put."
