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the Gray" -- at theater I attended my Lodge -- Initiation of Thos Banyon -- Very good -- Bed at 12 --

Sunday July 29

Same -- 85[?] -- As usual -- Bed 12 --

Monday July 30

Cloudy, but 85[?] -- PM at Gold Hill -- Interviewed George A Blewett, blacksmith, Lower Gold Hill, on life insurance & think I will get him for about $5,000 -- Bed 12 -- Blewett took me to his residence & I had quite a long & pleasant chat with his wife, formerly Miss Mamie Wright-Butler --

Tuesday July 31

Hot -- cloudy -- Took morning train to Reno -- Arrived at 11:15 -- Rode with Dr Bugstein in buggy out to County Hospital, couple of miles from town to see WH Joy,

At Reno Carson "Ishavogue"
Black Murder Trial near run over

the Supt, on insurance -- Couldn't make it -- Home all right -- Bed at 9 -- Much cooler this PM & evening --

Wednesday Aug 1, 1888

Variable & cooler -- Back to Carson at 10 AM -- laid over -- Was about town & at Mint, etc -- Evening train to Va -- went to theater -- "Ishavogue" JM Ward, Carrie Clarke Ward & good Co -- POOr house -- Bed at 12 -- Trial of John L Black for murder of his brother Monday & Tuesday -- Jury returned last evening, & at noon today discharged,