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Wrote a couple of locals, etc -- Made trade with Bob Hogan and got new pair of shoes in place of those he made for me some time ago, for $13 & which I was never able to wear -- traded even -- Evening down town short time -- Home -- read till 2, & to bed -- 16 deg above zero --

Thursday Dec 11

Cloudy & cold -- Threatening a storm -- About town and helping a little at Reveille office -- Evening down town -- Bed at 12 -- clear & cold --

Friday Dec 12

Good smart snowstorm before daylight this morning -- blustering and drifting -- left about another inch of snow, if evenly distributed -- Borrowed $20 from Gibson and paid Sammy King $20 I borrowed of him some 2 months ago -- Evening down town -- Home at 11 -- good comfortable fire -- Went through the big pile of letters from my wife since she has been in Reno, burned almost the whole pile -- got letter from J M Dormer, Sec'y of State -- highly indorsing mea& enclosing a clip from his paper in Candelaria, the -- True -- also very highly indorsing and recommending me. Bed 2 -- cloudy -- more snow --

Snow Enterprise 74 A J Beals Lizzie

Saturday Dec 13

Cloudy, cold & threatening -- snow didnt melt off much -- PM I Walked up to the mill, taking items -- Evening down town awhile -- Wrote Enterprise 74 -- got it off