The Newtown bee., 1905-03-10
California In 'A. INTERESTING STORY FROM THE DIARY OF
 GLOVER HAWLEY,

| FROM THE DIARY OF GLOVER HAWLEY, Hardship and Success.-Sunshin' and Shadow.
 PREPARED FOR THE BEE BY E. L JOHNSON. September 19. In the forenoon WI get S389. In the afternoon S358. Fo each S121. Very good. Fine warn day. Stock in the dam cannot b. bought for $500 share.
 September 20. Fine day. In the fore noon we dig and get $368, being S52.5 5' each. In the afternoon we work at { side dam.
 September 21. Wet morning. We however, go to work, and finish the dam and begin to dig at 10 a. m. and by noon we are we'll wet with rain. We get S213; $50 40 each. Afternoon very wet and no work. We divide SHAY.
 Sunday, September 22. go for 4( pounds of beef to Skaters range.
 September B. Morning clear, light showers in afternoon. We work part ly on old diggings and get $500; S72.5C each. At dark very heavy rain set in which lasted nearly all night.
 September 25. This morning the river is rising very fast and soon is over and through the dam, carrying most of it away, and most likely ruin. ing our prospects completely. Moth. ing can be done but to submit.
 September 26. Fine clear day. The water falls fast. MT Trask sells out to Woodruff. I write a letter to my wife this day.
 September 27. Clear. We work to repair the dam. Water is cold to work in.
 September 28. Clear and warm. We work at the dam and nearly finish it. The work is in the water mostly. Ex' penses for the week S7 each.
 Sunday, September 29.
 September 30. To day we begin to work diggings, after finishing our mid. dle dam, and take out $511 or $73 each
 October l. To day we have three men come and buy out Lord, Ben and Westly. Scott & Go. buys out David They all sell out for S26O each. We all work and get S897, making for each S12S.
 October2. In the forenoon we get $434. Afternoon $2O6. Total $64O. TC each $91.5O.
 October 3. In the forenoon we get s3S5. Afternoon s329. To each S1O2.
 October 4. We all work at pudding the dam this day. We hire three men at S10 a day each.
 October 5. We all work at the dam all day. One of our hired men is lame and quits work. Our four days work amounts to S2662, or to each man $3S0. Expenses S675.
 Sunday, October 6. I go to Slater range and pack 21 pounds of beef, costs BOG pound, and two pounds of pota- toes, cost 45c pound.
 October '. We all work and three hired men. In the forenoon we get s615 and in the afternoon $3s5. Just 5000. Each S143.
 October 8. To day we have thunder and lightning, hail and rain. Work about three hours, in rain most of the time, and get S374. Afternoon work on dam.
 October g. Morning very cool River some inches higher. We have four men hired and get $1035. Eact S148.
 October 10. To day we have foul men hired. Wash gold about half ar hour and then quit to finish the main dam. The half hour yielded $129 About SIS each.
 October II. We pump out our hole and work awhile and get $129. Int water then broke in and we go to tht upper part and make puddle dam This day we hire six men at S10 each October 12. We hire six men. Pud dle and prospect the side next the dan and find but little gold. S28 in all Each s4. Whole amount this weel s2775. Expense for help about S200 We divide to each S365. Ordinary ex penses for the week $3. 60; 60c each.
 Sunday, October 13. I go to Slater ranch and pack B pounds of beef, 30 a pound, and shank S1.25. October IA. Our mine appears to b about run out. Where we had not dul we expected much, but it proved to b all hard smooth bed rock. In the fore noon we hire three men to work th puddle. Two of us work old groun' and get s43. Afternoon is rainy ant no work.
 October 15. Fine, cool day. We al work over old ground and get s92 About $132O each.
 October 16. To day I hire man work in my place, having bad cold They bail out and work under tn dam and in the afternoon get S93.
 October IT. I work the rocker. l the forenoon we get $8S. In the after noon s19; S1O7. About S15.5O to each. 1 October IS. To day we begin job C widening our claims by building dam 10 feet further out in the river.