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Bessie, Sammy & Alf, around by the railroad bridge, etc -- Bed at 9 --

Monday March 9

AM cloudy -- PM clear and pleasant -- Took morning train at 7:10 -- Oliver Byron dramatic company on board from Sacrament to play in Va tonight -- The remains of James Crawford, Supt of the Mint were also on baord -- He died at Oakland Cal,

Como Crawford dead At Virginia City The Enterprise

yesterday morning, of fatty degereration of the heart and liver, or heart disease -- About my age -- At Carson the Masons were on had, in regalia, etc, to receive the remains of Crawford, as he was a member of that Order -- I went on up to Virginia -- Met lots of the old boys everywhere -- Took a couple of choice ruby silver specimens to Dr Cole -- Went to Enterprise office and had a confab with Col Shaw, the editor and Cohen, the bookkeeper, and agreed to go to work on the paper in place of Dan DeQuille, at $30 per week, as soon as I get back from a trip to Austin -- Took the 5:25 PM train for Carson -- Evening in town -- Postmaster D O Adkison of Virginia & I cruised about together awhile -- went to the White House & saw

Crawford Statistician Declined C P Soule Reno

Crawford in his csket -- looked as natural as life -- more so than any corpse I ever saw -- Home and bed at 1 -- got letter from C P Soule, Austin, at Post office --

Tuesday March 10

Clear -- AM about town -- PM, at funeral of Crawford -- Big one -- 58 carriages -- Carson Guard, with drim and fife for escort -- taken to cemetary -- Packed up my