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Saturday April 14

Same -- Evening at my Lodge -- No initiation -- only regular work -- Big car 64 ft long came up today -- Painted up in fine style, and labeled New York Aquarium Car -- Took station near depot -- Had car steam calliope for attraction - I paid 2 bits admission -- Full of live rare birds, monkeys, etc.-- big boa constricter, big vampire bat, nine crocodiles in a big tank amid ships - largest 60 years old, 12 ft long, big as my body -- the smallest 4 or 5 ft -- good show -- This PM I took ride with Chief of Police Henderson in his buggy about town, down 6 mile canyon and out on Divide -- Saw the quarantined smallpox people -- Two houses of them will

Smallpox disappearing Street sprinkler started Mose Simmons returns

be released, tomorrow, all cases in them being cured -- 2 other houses have a few cases convalesing -- Bed 1 --

Sunday April 15

Same -- Finest yet -- Street sprinkler started about noon or a little before & laid the dust finely -- Everyone out, and the aquarium show & the churches were well attended -- AM at room -- PM down town -- Evening at room -- About 9 Moses Simmmons came -- He got as far as Reno, concluded to come back instead of going to Plymouth -- After consultation I wrote the following telegram to Chas S Davis the attorney in charge at Plymouth "If needed in settlement of father's estate can come immediately -- Answer." Moses Simmons -- Then we took it over to the telegraph office & started