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found a terrible fire raging -- 2 large blocks in heart of town almost -- On arrival at Reno wife went home, & I staid about depot etc, awhile chatting with the Austinites -- Home at 10 -- All well, Alfie & Goodie sound asleep in bed -- My flags were up on the house -- Mary having attended to that -- Bed at 11 --Painful nights sleep

Return to Va The four Athletes

Monday July 6

The same -- 87 deg -- Sam & Alf went nearly to the depot with me in morning -- Met lots of the Austinites -- They go home tomorrow -- Chamberlain & others will take the band out to the Insane Asylum today, to show them the concern, and give the patients some music -- On the train were the four famous athletes Duncan C Ross, Jim Cannon, Dempsey and Cleary -- Mike Smith, formerly of the Vesey House, Gold Hill was with them as agent and manager -- I was made acquainted with them all -- They are on the way over from California, having showed last at Nevada City, and will show at Pipers Opera House tonight I worked as usual today, but with very lame shoulder -- Col Shaw was at Carson when fire occurred, so he staid and

The Athlete Wrestling & Sparring Show

got all the particulars and wrote them up tonight, after he cdame up on evening train -- for morning paper, with a big diagram which he drew -- I was at Opera House and reported the performance of the athletes -- Had chair behind on of the rings & good view of the whole -- wrestling and sparring -- stripped nearly naked --