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Wednesday Jan 3

Light showers [illegible] and moderate -- PM & evening sent copy of magazine for December to Senator JP Jones -- Washington D.C. accompanied by a 2 page letter -- pen written -- Irvin Lewis, a young man, who says he is partner with Van Duzer in the Nevada Magazine, called on me at Post office this PM -- He is around on business for the concern -- came from Reno this AM & stays over tonight -- Century wrangle hotter than ever, all over town -- Bed 12 -- Got letter from Cornelia today -- Lewis is also a contributor to the magazine --

Thursday Jan 4

Cloudy -- moderate -- a few showers last night & early morning made plenty of mud -- A wreck or something on the big railroad, in the Sierra, prevented getting any mail or papers from the west -- Irvin Lewis went back to Reno on morning train -- Didn't see him -- sent page letter and copy of December Magazine to old Jim Townsend, Oakland -- Bed 12 -- foggy

Friday Jan 5

Variable -- muddy -- 2 letters from Van Duzer, 1 from Lewis and 1 from SF Chronicle returning my "Pioneer" article -- PM I revised it and sent it to Van Duzer for the Magazine -- He called for it in one of his letters today -- Bed 12 --