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Wednesday May 2
Same -- Stocks still strong -- Con Va $6 -- Bed 12
Thursday May 3
Same -- Stox upper -- Con Va $7 -- more than for many months -- Said to be on the good strike on the 1650 level -- We shall see -- Bed 12 --
Friday May 4
Same -- Stox still booming -- Con Va $8 -- Bed 12
Saturday May 5
Same -- Stocks still on the boom & stand about same as yesterday -- Con Va closing 7 3/4 -- Bed 12
Base Ball International Saloon reopened 1894 Frank Wyatt local of Enterprise!
Sunday May 6
Clear, warm & pleasant -- Big base ball game at Recreation ground, below town, between National Guard team and Young Mens Literary Institute team -- Latter won -- George Warren resigned or was fired as local, etc, of Enterprise yesterday, and Frank Wyatt of Reno came up today to take his place -- He was local on the Chronicle here, several years ago -- The International saloon reopened today after a rest of about 3 months -- Eugene Holland, lessee*, with Tom Buckner to run his faro game in the rear --
Bed 12 --
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1984 Centennial Annual Meeting
Monday May 7
Clear warm & pleasant -- At noon I walked down to Gold Hill to attend annual meeting of the Centennial GG M Co -- Made it in 35 minutes, from the Va Postoffice to Gold Hill assay office where meeting was held about 2 PM. Nearly 90,000 shares out of the 100,000 represented -- I, 1793 shares in my name, and about 5,000 for Kinzle, on his proxy -- I was made President pro tem of meeting -- Following new Board of Trustees or Directors chosen: H M Gorham President; Alf Doten, Vice President, Wm S James, Secy; James S Daly, David Boisini, Bullion and Exchange Bank, Carson, Treasurer. Letters were read from A Nicholls Los Angeles, and arrangements for starting up work soon as the time discussed -- Got chance to ride back to Va -- Bed 12
Very lame Enterprise trouble Frank Wyatt off 1894 "Karl" Gardner "the Prize Winner" Soap!
Tuesday May 9
Same -- The front muscles of my legs were so badly strained from my walk to Gold Hill yesterday that I was very lame today -- almost unable to walk -- Evening at theater -- Chas A Gardner -- "Karl" and splendid company in his new comedy-drama "The Prize Winner" -- Lots of good singing, dancing etc -- Very good entertainment & good house -- Bed 1 -- Legs so lame that hard to
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get down Union st from theater to home -- Last lot of the J B Williams soap came today --
Wednesday May 9
Same -- Trouble between me & Enterprise McKinnon -- Legs improving -- Bed 12
Thursday May 10
Same -- Frank Wyatt don't fill the bill on Enterprise -- too dissipated & unreliable -- So he was let out today -- short career -- Bed 12 --
1894 Dry & Dusty The JB Williams Cp Stock Break! SF Chronicle RL Horton Wife
Friday 11 May
Same -- Very dry & dusty -- No street sprinkling -- Wrote letters to the J B Williams Co, Glastonbury Conn, acknowledging receipt of last lot of soap and inclosing sprig of sagebrush -- to wife -- to Hon R L Horton for copy of "Nevada and Her Resources" and the SF Chronicle with 20 cts & 14 coupons for books No 3 & 4 our "Our Country & Our Neighbors" -- Bed at 1 -- A break in Stox -- Con Va dow to 5.50 from 8.50 of last Saturday and Monday --
Saturday May 12
Same -- Bed 12 -- The letters I wrote yesterday I was too late for the mail with, so they went today with revisions & additions -- Big lot of folks left this PM for the Midwinter fair -- Excursion trip -- $7.50 for round
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trip from Reno -- About 80 from here & Gold Hill on train & McGurn's stage ove tthe Geiger Grade (25 passengers).
"Local of the Enterprise 1894 Snow!
Sunday May 13
Same -- very dusty, breezy & disagreeable -- PM meeting of the Exempts -- Didn't attend -- McKinnon lessee of Enterprise got me and directed that I take hold and assume the position of local editor and reporter of that paper commencing tomorrow morning. I consented. Bed 12 --
Monday May 14
Stormy, dusty blustering, chilly and filthy day -- PM a light snow laid the dust a little -- cold & raw toward evening -- I went to work as local of the Enterprise this PM -- Took chair, scissors & paste pat down to office -- went through exchanges -- Myself and Geo R Paynter, the editor in chief work in same room -- front office -- Wrote lots & got up good local. Through reading the proofs & left office at 1,30 -- Bed at 2:30 -- About 2 inches of snow on the roofs & walks -- melted in the streets as it fell.
1894 Wintry Snow & Ice! Rain Fruit totally Killed -- Hair cut
Tuesday May 15
Clear & cold -- Snow and ice in shade, all day -- sharp cold wind from S.W. Localized as usual -- Office started in, setting type, an hour earlier than usual -- 6 PM -- so I followed suit -- from 2 PM to 12:30 when I read last
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proof -- Bed 1,30 -- Fruit all killed effectually by this extra cold snap --
Wednesday May 16
Clear, cool & pleasant -- Localized as usual -- Bed 1,30 -- Got my hair cut or trimmed today --
Thursday May 17
Same -- As usual -- Bed 1:30 -- John McKinnon lessee of the Enterprise left this evening for San F on business --
Friday May 18
Cloudy and variable -- light showers in PM and evening laid the dust and joyuously refreshed the verdent sagebrush -- Worked as usual -- Got through early and bed at 1:30 -- Clear & pleasant.
Rain Letter from Pease's Sister with $5 1894 I off the Enterprise local Norris arrives Paid Douglass $20 on rent
Saturday May 19
Same -- Bed 1,30 still cloudy and raining lightly -- McKinnon returned from S.F.
Sunday May 20
Variable & cool -- Recieved a letter from Mrs [Lowancia] Pease Lyman, sister of G W Pease, Downers Grove, Illinois, inclosing postal order for $5, as a friendly present in token acknowledgement of my letter of April 25th. Real nice letter -- written with pencil -- Says she is 72
