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JANUARY 24.

Sunday. McC after horses.

JANUARY 25.

Ditto.

JANUARY 26.

Schum (?) making tables. Joe at wall. Self no better.

JANUARY 26.

(f) McC Joe & self & Laing at wall. Schum(?) and Jack ill.

JANUARY 27.

Me and self in search of horses and fresh place to put them, as last has become boggy. Hands as previously stated. (found both).

JANUARY 28.

Schum (?) and Jack better; & at work; & others as before.

JANUARY 29.

At work at wall.

JANUARY 30.

McC after horses; tracked them off run; & saw tracks of natives crossing theirs, to & fro; as though driving them; followed them till late; but could not come on them (natives or horses) Joe and Schum(?) at wall; self painting dingy.

JANUARY 31.

Sunday. Started after missing horses found them far off at 3 p m, natives had not molested then. 2 turkeys shot.