Diary 71-07: July, 1895 - preliminary transcript

about town decorating for the Fourth -- Bed 12 -- cloudy --

Wednesday July 3

Same -- Sent note to Enterprise about death of old Berliner of Gold Hill -- Evening about town -- jolly singing party at Dempsey's -- Bed 3 -- Letters rec'd today from Dan J Hanifan and Oscar T Shuck --

Thursday July 4

Same -- Big crowd and celebration -- nearly 1,000 from the Comstock section and 600 from Reno -- over 2,000 in all from outsde -- A.P.A. materially assisted, had their own flag in the procession -- "A.P.A." -- Bed12 -- tired --

J A Miller -- Enterprise and Journal -- 1895 O T Shuck -- Nicholls-Kinzle -- Wm A Flaherty Red Men's Great Council and Banquet

Friday July 5

Clear & pleasant -- letter from J A Miller, Austin -- sent letters of acc't of celebration to Enterprise and Journal -- Bed 11 --

Saturday July 6

Same -- Bed 12 -- My letter to Enterprise failed of publishment --

Sunday July 7

Same -- hotter -- 84° -- Letter and postal from O T Shuck about Kate Welch matter -- Bed 12 --

Monday July 8

Same -- 86° -- Bed 1 -- Letter to Journal this evenings train --

Tuesday July 9

Same - cooler - 83° - Bed 12 - Sent letters to Nicholls, Los Angeles, & Kinzle, Nev City -

Wednesday July 10

Same - Bed 12 - Wrote letter for Tim Dempsey, to Wm A Flaherty, Massena, St Lawrence Co, New York, I succeeded him in occupancy of my present room No 7 -

Thursday July 11

Same - Annual Great Council of the "Red Men" at Odd Fellows Hall -- Got through at 11 PM, and had banquet at the Briggs House - I was invited & attended & made a little speech - Nice little time for an hour -- Bed at 1 -- About 100 at table, the three Tribes of this State being represented -- Piute, Pocahontas and Apache -

Mayenbaum New Coat & Vest 1895 Jim Rule Dead $5 paid on my Exempt Dues Joe Miller -- Kinzle -- Wife & Bessie

Friday July 12

Same - Met Lawyer Henry Mayenbaum, who was in Austin when I was there -- Here on law business - came this morning & left in evening - Headquarters San F - Not seen him since I left Austin - Got me a new coat & vest today -- $5.00 - Bed 12 -

Saturday July 13

Same - hotter - 86° - Bed 1

Sunday July 14

Same -- hottest -- 91° -- Jim Rule the old Comstock mining boss died in S.F. yesterday -- I sent $5 by Conductor Blay, morning express train toward my Exempt dues -- Evening sent a 2 page letter to Joe Miller, Austin -- Very hot sultry day -- 91° in the shade at 2 PM -- Bed at 11 -- commenced wearing my new coat & vest today --

Monday July 15

Same -- 1/2 a degree hotter -- 91 1/2° -- Bed at 1

Tuesday July 16

Same -- cooler -- 86° -- Letter from Kinzle, Nevada City, wrote & sent one to J A Miller, Austin -- Bed 12 --

Wednesday July 17

Same -- letter from wife & Bessie, who will be home to Reno in a day or two -- Wrote to wife in response this evening -- Bed 12 --

1895 -- Vernon Harrison Hartley -- 90°! -- Hot Wife -- Jones Coming -- Senator J P Jones 66 yrs old -- Senator Jones Arrives -- I Visit Gold Hill No More Free Pass

Thursday July 18

Same -- Letter to wife -- Mrs Hartley's baby boy is named Vernon Harrison Hartley -- Bed 12 -- cool

Friday July 19

Same -- 83° -- PM cloudy -- Journal says J P Jones Reno tomorrow eve -- Bed 12 --

Saturday July 20

Same -- Bed 12 --

Sunday July 21

Same -- warmer -- 86° -- My 66th birthday -- Was at the train at 10 AM -- J P Jones and family on board bound for Gold Hill -- I had quite a chat with him during the 10 minutes the train stopped -- He was accompanied by his wife & 2 daughters, Len Hamilton & daughter, and Harry Gorham & wife -- Bed 12 --

Monday July 22

Clear & pleasant & hot -- 90° -- Bed 12 --

Tuesday July 23

Same -- Took morning train to Gold Hill, on my half fare pass, Yerington refusing me renewal of free pass -- Visited Senator Jones 2 hours, $5 -- Back on evening train -- Bed 12 -- Met S W Chubbuck, my old Gold Hill confrere,

S W Chubbuck Again -- Letter to J A Miller -- 1895 300 shares -- "Porcupine Bill" leaves -- Bessie at home in Reno -- Lilly Schneider

this evening at the Arlington Hotel -- Haven't seen him since we left Gold Hill -- He is with Wells Fargo & Co, at Oakland, as clerk, etc -- John J Valentine, manager -- Has just returned from an outing at Lake Tahoe (McKinney's) with a 16 yrs old son of J J Valentine -- same name -- Going up to Gold Hill tomorrow, & then home to Oakland --

Wednesday July 24

Same -- Hot -- 90° -- PM wrote & sent letter to J A Miller, Austin inclosing 300 shares Centennial -- Evening as usual -- Bed 12 -- Bill Beard left for Reno -- "Porcupine Bill" -- en route for his home in Eureka -- Will stop over at Reno for a few days -- Miss Lilly Snyder, my best assistant when I was Engrossing clerk, returned home to Carson yesterday from a 3 years absence in New York where she has been employed editorially on the New York World, and the Sun. Smart, talented young woman. Letter from Bessie today -- Been home at Reno for a week, nearly.

1895 -- "Capitol Notes" -- Bessie -- J P Jones O T Shuck -- P J Keyes -- George D Pyne -- D J Hanifan "Capitol Observations" -- Wife and Cornelia Miss Lily Snyder

Thursday July 25

Clear & hot -- 90° -- PM wrote & sent "Capitol Notes" to Journal -- Evening wrote 2 page letter to Bessie -- also short letter to Senator Jones, Gold Hill -- Bed 11:30 --

Friday July 26

Same -- Sent the letters to Bessie and Jones -- also wrote & sent 2 page letter to Shuck, Oscar T, 509 Kearny st S.F. -- also wrote letter to Col P J Keyes, Va City -- Rec'd letter from George D Pyne, atty at law, Va City inquiring into the Kate Welch matter on behalf of Nellie Manning, who is now with her family at Butte, Montana. Evening I wrote part of another