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New Years Dinner Journal $10 1
Comstock December Payroll, $68, 272, 41
1896 Bessie

Carson City, Nevada

Wednesday January 1, 1896

Clear and pleasant -- Lovely weather -- not below freezing tonight -- By special invitation I took New Years dinner about 5 PM, at lower end of town with Professor McAlister, Judge Black, Dottie Lee and May Williams -- Turkey, pudding, pie, pleasant conversation, etc during my two hours visit -- Evening about town -- everybody enjoyed New Year after usual style as suited them best -- Bed 12 --

Thursday Jan 2

Same -- Received $10 from the Reno Journal.

Friday Jan 3

Same -- about as usual --

Saturday Jan 4

Met Bill Zirn of the Zirn mine, Pine-nut in town today -- Comstock pay-roll for December $68, 272, 41 about $6,000 less than for November --

Sunday Jan 5

Same -- Wrote & sent letter to daughter Bessie, at Reno. Bed at 1

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