December 12, 1859 - December 17, 1859

1859 Decr 12th Mr Fox came again to Dig well
& his Horse, came about 12 Oclock - Mr Chumney
went to store & staid till Evening I went to Fannies
to see Arch, chumney at work on stables Henry
& claiborne with Fox Digging well, weather
moderated some, Henry bro^t from Mill 1 turn
wheat Meal, for us & chumneys Turn Corn meal
=
Bot of Mr J Tucker 1565 shingles bro^t by Mr Blanks
paid him to day for them, - -

14¹³ Come to water in well this morning &
began to wall in about 11 Oclock, & got it
walled about 10 feet. chumney fixed rafters to
day & Halled 2 Loads Sand in evening
& took till night, pretty cool day —
Mr Fox has been here one day & a half to night

14th Working on well to day all hands Since
morning, got a little over ½ wallked Mr Chumney
Halled up Some Oats p^s Stack this morning
& then framed bottom sills etc, I went to aspen
Grove & little after the Cross Cut Saw, —
Still cloudy & like for falling weather.
Cothran has burnt 3 plant Bed, one of which
next to Mr Lewis one road we have part
of it. = they are plowing down there

15. Finished walling in well, to night Halling Rocks
all day got to the Top I halled 8 Loads myself
before dinner, & 4 or 5 afterwards –

16th working on well Layed down Stills, Hewed
Corner Post. Plates etc chumny been nearly all day
getting the Pieces, Layed the floor this evening
have done nothing to stable this week, but
my Horse to Nannie to day sent Phil
to Yates Shop shod before, bot 536 Shingles of
John Tucker pd him 2.15 cents for them

17th desperate morning doing nothing raining
& freezing wind blowing hard etc etc.