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Friday Jan 4

Cloudy & cold -- PM at Gold Hill -- Crown Point office -- borrowed $100 from Sam Jones giving my note therefor -- payable one day after date -- Called on Jane Noble at her

Jane Nobel "Chip O' the old Block"
Carson Parliament I get left

room at Mrs Fraser's -- She had bad cold, but recently recovered from a light touch of paralysis in one side of face and head, looking older than ever -- Footed it back to Va, paying some of my bills as I came -- Evening theater -- "Chip O' the Old Block" by a variety company -- Very amusing -- Good house -- Bed at 1 --

Saturday Jan 5

Clear & pleasant -- About town as usual -- left on the evening train for Carson -- Quite a lot of legislators and expectants on board. At 12:30 bed at Circe's Carson Exchange --

Sunday Jan 6

Same -- Did my best political skirmishing -- Evening at 7, caucus -- I got left -- Bed at 12:30 at Circe's, Carson Exchange --

In Carson Mrs Tufly's Funeral

Monday Jan 7

Same -- Went on morning train to Va -- diarrhea bad [partial erasure] Wrote up Caucus, etc for the Va Chronicle -- contracted to run the legislature for $15 per week -- Borrowed $10 of the office and left on the 3:25 train -- Loafed about