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Another Crown Point Smash

Tuesday June 29

Same -- Settled my banjo business with Friedman returning the two extra banjos I have had on trial for about a week trying to select between -- Have now got 2 really good banjos. Both 18 inch neck -- and 11 inch head -- Wooden lined hoop [te dooden doo?] -- Bed at 3 --

Wednesday June 30

Same -- At noon rode on bus to Gold Hill -- Visited some of my old business friends in town a short time -- Went to Crown Point works -- Crank of the single hoist "north engine" broke about 2 PM -- caused the cylinder head to fly out into numerous pieces -- Luckily nobody hurt -- The cable also went down shaft to 1,100 -- Very little

Work for the Johns boys Big fruit jars
I.0.0.F. dues paid

damage done beyond what is written here -- I went down to GH today to see the foreman in the C Point Jimmy Livingston, about getting the Johns boys work -- Tom goes on tomorrow -- Harry will after a while -- Got three big gallon glass jars to put up fruit in on the Rex Magnus proposition -- Bed at 4 -- Paid my Odd Fellows dues today for the past quarter -- $3.75 -- Mount Davidson Lodge No 3 -- Good enough --

Carson 4th celebration LP McCarty 1886

Thursday July 1, 1886

Clear, temperate & pleasant -- as usual -- Worked late in office after paper went to press -- Bed 4 --