Diary 63-08: August, 1888 - preliminary transcript

unable to agree, standing 6 for acquittal, 5 for manslaugher and one for murder in the 2nd degree -- New trial set for Aug 27 -- case near being run over by an east bound train this AM.

1888 My $250.00 bill allowed George Blewett off The Rickard Family

Thursday Aug 2 -- 1888

Clear & very pleasant -- cooler -- By mail today I received an official letter from the Treasury Department Washington to the effect that my bill had been allowed & that draft for $250.00 would be sent to me in due order of business -- rode to Gold Hill in 'bus -- visited LM Barnsby, at Swift's blacksmith shop, lower Gold Hill relative to his application for $2,000 insurance -- Was at RR Depot in G.H. at 5:20 PM & saw George D Lewett & wife off for Los Angeles -- walked Homeward -- On the Divide was stopped by Tom Rickard & taken to his house & family -- Used to live next to me on B st, Va -- Met Mrs. R. & daughters Rosa & Cora -- Cora was the one born next door to me on B st -- Badly pitted and marked by the smallpox a few

Cora Rickard

months ago -- she played organ & she & Rosa sang for me -- Tom pretty tight & went to bed -- I staid & chatted till past 9 -- footed it home -- down town -- Bed at 1 -- The Ward Co played the "Red Fox" this evening to slim house -- Cora Rickard was born Dec 9 1870 -- at 2:30 AM.

Friday Aug 3

Same -- Bed 12 --

Saturday Aug 4

Same -- Reported Caledonian Club Picnic at Carson for the Enterprise -- Met the Ruke family & Frankie Dalton from Reno and lunched with them -- Home on train at 8 -- Wrote up -- Bed 2 --

Sunday Aug 5

Same -- As usual -- Bed 12 --

Rentz -- Santley Co Sheridan dead $250 check received & disbursed --

Monday Aug 6

Clear & hot -- 80 -- About as usual -- Evening theater -- Rentz-Santley Novelty & Burlesque Co -- Big-legged women etc -- "Adam and Eve" the principal play -- or sketch of the piece -- Good show & attendance -- Bed 1 -- Flags 1/2 mast all over twon today in token of the death of Gen Phil Sheridan at 10:20 oclock last evening --

Thursday Aug 7

Same -- My expected check arrived from Washington by today's mail -- $250 for my Comstock report -- I got it cashed at the California Bank -- Bought a check for $100 & enclosed in letter to wife & another for $46.40 & enclosed it with statement of acct to Bankers & Merchants, which squares me in full -- Settled lots of small bills borrowed money, etc. & feel more easy -- Evening attended theater -- Play same as last evening -- about 1/2 a house -- Bed 1 --

My Centennial Stock Hot -- 80

Wednesday Aug 8

Same -- Hotter -- 86 -- As usual -- Bed 12 --

Thursday Aug 9

Same -- Bed 12

Friday Aug 10

Same -- Bed 12:30

Saturday Aug 11

Same -- PM at Gold Hill -- stock holders' meeting of Centennial ( ) read from the mine -- Operations discussed -- also the present condition of my stock, as I owe $191.80 -- It is to be advertised tomorrow in list of delinquents -- Was down to Lower Gold Hill -- Home on 'bus at 7 -- Evening about town -- Bed at 1 --

Wm Davis Sick Nick Tredennick shooting Hot

Sunday Aug 12

Same -- 86 -- PM attended regular monthly meeting of the Exempts -- Bed at 12 --

Monday Aug 13

Clear & hot -- 84 -- Bed 1 --

Tuesday Aug 14

Clear -- 78 -- as usual -- W Davis Pres't of the Exempts fell sick from a touch of heart disease this morning in Burke's hop on B st, where he works as a horse shoer -- Chief Wm Pennison of the Fire Dept & myself visited him at his rooms in the Chapin

House -- South C st this evening -- He is improving, but very sick -- Nick Tredennick shot his son, by accident with pistol last evening at home near Choller mills or works -- Bad wound -- Nick in jail -- works in Choller mine -- This AM I wrote

JL Smith cooler Keyes mine

letter to J L Smith University Place Los Angeles relative to some Comstock statistics he wants -- Offered to furnish some for $40 -- Bed at 1 --

Wednesday Aug 15

Same -- Bed 1

Thursday Aug 16

Cooler -- PM very cloudy, with a few light sprinkles of rain -- Air much cooler -- AM 76 -- PM 65 -- Bed at 1 -- quite sudden change --

Friday Aug 17

Clear & pleasant -- 78 -- Bed 1

Saturday Aug 18

Same -- 84 -- PM rode in buggy with Col Pat Keyes to the Keyes mine in 6 mile canyon -- Took a look at ore on dump, works, etc, & home -- Evening made 1/4 column report of it in The Enterprise -- read proof -- Bed at 2 --

First flies Keyes assay

Sunday Aug 19

Same -- 85 -- As usual -- Bed 12

Monday Aug 20

Hot -- 69 -- PM cloudy with a few scattering drops of rain -- Got an assay made at Dowling's of an average piece I selected from the Keyes ore dump, & it went Gold $62.50; silver $176.00 -- Total per ton $238.35 -- Bed 12 -- clear -- The first flies of the season made appearance in my room today -- I killed one this evening -- getting plenty about town -- been unusually scarce this season --

Tuesday Aug 21

Same -- Clear & hot 86 -- Bed 1

Wednesday Aug 22

Same -- PM out at JH Tilton's residence & garden corner of A & North sts -- Very luxuriant growth of vegetables, flowers, etc -- Evening about town -- Bed 1 -- Telegraph news of drowning of JC Hampton & wife, et al by a steamer collision in SF

Hampton dead Train on time!

bay this morning, rec'd about 3 PM -- We put up flag on Exempts hall at once, as he is treasurer of the Association -- The news created much sensation about town -- The regular daily morning passenger, mail & express train arrived exactly ontime this morning, for the first time in 3 or 4 months -- Due here at 10AM, it has been from 1/2 an hour to 5 hours late -- The trouble, however, has always been on the C.P. road and not on this -- That road has been short of rolling stock, locomotives etc, sufficient for the great and increasing overland traffic --

Keyes Mrs Hampton Tommy Farron Wife in Va "Soap Bubble"