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White Frost Morning -- 1898
Sampson Joins Schley and They Cork Up the Spanish Fleet

Saturday June 4

Clear -- pleasant -- Odd jobs -- Sam preparing for a camping trip out in the Sierra Valley and Independence lake section -- with Guy Walts -- Evening at Journal office awhile -- Bed 12 -- cold & frosty -- white frost this morning, in fact every morning thus far this month -- generally along the river, and strongest down at Glendale & below in the valley of the Truckee -- Sampson has joined Schley with his fleet and are making things very uncomfortable about Santiago -- bombarding forts etc -- They sent a big collier ship the Merrimac and sunk her yesterday morning in the narrow channel of the [main?] harbor entrance, thus blocking the Spanish fleet in -- Lieut Hobson and 7 other daring men did this under big fire of batteries, then rowed in a boat to Spanish flagship & surrendered as prisoners of war -- Brilliant exploit --

88 -- Sam Off on a Sierra Outing -- Wife's Verdi Outing
Comstock Payroll 53,955 -- Cuba Cut Off -- Orphan's Home Trouble
Carson Mint Ships Bullion -- The Phillippines

Sunday June 5

Clear warm & pleasant -- Sam with Guy W Walts a fellow graduate for a companion started out about 7:30 AM on their camping trip -- They had a buck-board and black mare belonging to Walts also a gray Jennet led behind -- well fitted with grub, utensils, fishing poles, rifle, bedding, etc -- Wife rode with them to 2 or 3 miles above Verdi, where