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Monday Nov 16

Cloudy & inclined to be stormy -- A good smart rain in the morning wet the ground three or four inches -- Snowed good in the mountains up the Truckee, and north ward , and south to above Steamboat Springs -- only a few drops fell in Carson -- or Va -- Left on 7:10 AM train for Va -- Reached there at 10 -- Flags 1/2 mast in Carson on the mills along the river, lots of others in Gold Hill & away down the

Flags 1/2 mast for Sharons Funeral My Austin Taxes Paid Off for Reno.

canyon -- and only a half dozen in Virginia -- All in mourning token of funeral of Sharon this PM, in San Francisco -- Most of the principal stores in Va closed from 1 PM & till funeral was over -- Got my receipt from Crockett County Treasurer of Lander County, at Austin, for my State & county taxes on my old log cabin property in Austin -- $1.80 -- $40 real estate, & $10 improvement = $50 -- Work as usual -- Bed at 4 --
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Sunday Nov 15

A little cloudy & cold -- Bounced out of bed at ten minutes to 7 looked at watch & thought it showed 8 -- Jerked on my clothes in just 9 minutes -- rushed for train & was told by officer Ben Higbee that I had plenty of time -- Looked at my watch

At Reno -- 1st Big Snow 9 inches 1st sleighing

and found I was an hour ahead, sure enough -- So I went back to room -- worked &

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