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Monday March 5

A very blustering snow storm all latter half of the day -- Very Wintry -- Sent a letter to RE Preston the recently appointed Director of the Mint Wshington, D.C. asking if he wants report of Comstock from me for his annual report on "Gold and Silver Production of the United States" for 1893 -- M Gilligan's boot & shoe store in the International building burned about 3 AM. Goods well destroyed -- $2,000 insurance -- will cover the loss as far as Gilligan is concerned -- The building injured $1000 or more -- Evening about town -- Storm ceased about 10 -- 3 or 4 inches new snow -- Bed 1 -- Among the fixtures destroyed by the fire was the famous big mirror 8 x 10 ft in size in the clear of French plate glass introduced by Barney Clark after the big fire in fitting that same place up as a high-toned 1st class saloon -- Times went back on him, so he went

1894 -- Plate Glass -- Wife for $100.00

under -- Subsequently Jim Killien kept the saloon, the fixtures belonging to [Hancock?], proprietor of the Hotel-- One day Mike McGowan the "man eater" being refused a drink threw a heavy bar tumbler at the barkeep and hit the glass, smashing and cracking badly its lower half. It was quarter of an inch thick full the front windows were French plate glass about 6 x 10 with doors & adjuncts to match the glass of which was 1/4 inch -- Fire and water shattered all.