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in token of our regular annual meeting of the Society of Pacific Coast

Pioneer Meeting

Pioneers for the election of officers -- Evening I attended the meeting -- About a dozen present -- Election resulted as follows: from the Enterprise of tomorrow morning, the item being written & insterted by myself this evening -- I made a nice

I elected President of the P.C.P.
Rain
JG Fair

little speech in acknowledgement of the honor conferred in the electing me President of the Society. After adjournment I was about town -- Wrote up the meeting & 1 oor 2 other items for the Enterprise -- & read proof -- Bed at 1 --

Friday July 8

Cloudy & variable & fine -- Evening after dark a very few light sprinkles -- PM responded to the letter of Jas G Fair with a pretty lively one enclosing three pamphlets -- Evening was about town -- Bed at 12:30 -- Cloudy & threatening a big thunder shower -- The much desired connection on the mines not completed --

The Gould & Curry Rescue
Connection made

Saturday July 9

Cloudy but sultry -- A very light shower or so in the AM & PM -- The long desired connection was made this morning of the rescue drift from the Con Va with Best & Belcher & and Curry -- Drill ran through into [crossant] about 4 AM, & at 8 a hole 3 ft wide was blown through -- Exploring parties failed to find the entombed

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