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Sunday Morning 20th Another Grizly still larger than the one of yester- day. Shot him with my fowling piece in the brain. he dropped dead the moment the balls entered. he measured as he was hanging up dressed for market from to tip of the nose to the hind foot eight feet and ten inches and the smallest circumference of the neck — three feet

Continued farming with but slight success until November 2nd 1855 when I sold out my half of the ranch appurtenances and stock to Robert S. Soule and Henry Parker for the Sum of Two thousand dollars, taking a Mortgage for one half the amount and the ballance in notes of hand

Novr 3D Commenced boarding at A C Beritzhoof's (Fourth Crossing) Calaveras Co.^®

Novr Bought a share in a mining claim (above the bridge on San Antone creek) of Bishop for Three hundred and fifty dollars. Worked two days and had another very severe attack of Inflamatory Rheumatism which dis- abled me for near seven months

June 24th [1856] Wm Robertson*^ and myself moved over to my cabin just above Alecks [Alexander C. BeritzhofF's? ] and opposite the claim, which we had comenced working again a short time previous. (Pierce & Douglass our partners furnishing two Chinamen in their places)

July 5th Up to this time the claim has cost me about $390. 00/100 and my labor — My receipts are about $120. 00/100 and no water at present to continue mining

November 2 8th Gave up mining in the creek with the loss of my labor it has not paid me the money I gave for the claim

Novr 29th Wm. J R Robertson left me and went to work on his claim in French Gulch

Deer 2 1 St Wm May commenced living with me

Deer 24th Commenced work (fluming Whiskey Gulch,) *^ in connection with Wm May, Edward Lichau*^ and Jacob Giddeon

Deer 27th Moved my house across the creek

Feby. 26th 1857. Wm. May left and built a house

March 20th Whisky Gulch not paying we gave it up and dissolved part- nership

March 25th I took up claims on Whiskey Flatt and commenced a cut through the ridge for fluming

April 2oth Returned to work on my Quartz claim in the hill near Alecks

June 2 2ed James W Ritchie was crushed in a tunnel just opposite me and died in about six hours — was buried the next day

Worked on my Quartz claims (with the exception of a few days,) untill Sept 2 2ed [1857]

Sept 2 2ed Again commenced working on my Fluming claim on Whiskey