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Rule drift -- A very important strike is reported in the last crosscut from the Rule drift today -- 6 ft of $80 ore -- found in cutting out for an [uprasise?]. About 3 inches of snow fell this evening -- Bed at 12 -- cloudy & threatening but not snowing --

1894 -- Wintry - Very -- Charley Price -- cold!

Friday March 2, 1894

Frequent sunshine and snowstorm & sharp cold all day -- Nearly a foot of new snow fell last night & this morning -- Bed 12 -- clear & 16[degrees] above zero.

Saturday Mar 3

Cloudy, cold & snowsqually all day -- Very Wintry & sharp -- About, as usual -- Bed 12 -- same weather -- The strike on the 1000 level of Con Va, Rule drift -- east crosscut, don't seem to amount to much, as yet -- Stock jumped $1 on strength of it yesterday, but receded today to $3.50 --

Sunday March 4

Mostly clear, but cold -- Got letter from Charley H Price formerly of Gold Hill Bank Exchange day or two ago, date Feb 25 -- Leadville Colorado -- Stranded there [?] wife & 1 child -- would like to come back here. Sent him 3 page letter tonight -- stay there -- all of us stranded here -- Evening about town -- Bed 12 -- Very cold -- 20[degrees] above z --

More Snow & Wintry -- Gilligan's show store fire
The Barney Clark Mirror -- 1894 -- Letter to Director
of the Mint -- RE Preston