Tuesday 17 October 1837
Damp small rainy morning and Fahrenheit 48 at 8 1/4 - then out 3/4 hour till 9 and from then breakfast with Ann in 3/4 hour
Then out, about - had Mr. Matthew Naylor between 11 and 12 - he brought me a plan of worsted mill for 20 frames - and specification of mason's work - I asked what I was indebted to him - he said he would rather wait - for if I employed him it would be different - if not he could not afford to sell his plan for nothing - I merely said I had told him, that I should shew his plan to Mr. Harper whom I employed as architect and Mr. Booth was my master builder I would therefore leave Mr. Harper to settle the matter with him (Mr. Naylor)
Mr. James (Collier) Holt had been waiting a few minutes (I left Mr. Naylor in about 10 minutes to drink his beer) went with him to Listerwick pit - he had given up the thought of driving from Listerwick Pit to Airgate Pit in the upper bed - would drive in the middle band - coal 11 inches thick = 3 loads per yard at 6d - would sell at that tho' small - the drift (to be called Airgate mine) would be 150 yards long at 6/- - 1/6 per for the coal = 4/6 - the drift from Little Engine Pit up to Listerwick Pit = 180 yards, the 1st part of it very hard stuff, at 8/- to be called Listerwick low mine - of this latter they would 1 yard at a shift & 3 shifts a day - of the Airgate mine 2 yards at a shift and 3 shifts a day
Mentioned the engine concern Holt quite against a high pressure - the water would increase upon us - all for a 4 horse condenser - then (said I) I will take the six horse engine Holt has ready - collier Holt quite satisfied with this latter plan, and to let Engineer Holt know to come and look at the ground
Then had Joseph Mann and his compass and set out Airgate pit - then went to Charles Howarth's and told him of it - and asked if he thought he could do without the field- yes! but he hoped I would let him have what was spared from road and pit and embanking - if not he must keep a cow less
Home about 1 - came in to Ann for perhaps 1/2 hour told her about the pit &c. then out again about
My own 2 carts as yesterday but Abraham drove the 2 today, and the gray the horse cart and Sam Booth jobbing, taking sludge off the laundry court road to the bottom of coal pit field and Jack Green as yesterday levelling after them and 2 fillers at the road - Robert + 1 began levelling the lowmost terrace slope - and David Mann + 1 taking soil off top of Wheatfield - Robert Wharton and Abraham Murgatroyd and James and John Sharpe (masons) about Mr. Gray's cistern or fountain got the arch on behind i.e. backing up the front arch and put on the coping - Edward Waddington Amos Ambler and Robert and Mark Sharpe at the entrance gate posts and adjoining walling - Parkinson's men, 5 or 6, at the laundry court wall and Nelson's men at the kitchen court terrace wall
Mark Hepworth here in the afternoon came to ask when I would have the large old sycamore root from Northgate - to be inbedded in the Road wall embankment when the wall has fallen - Booth away all the day - till near 6
Then came to Ann had been at Halifax at her tenant Ogden's &c. came in at 6 1/2 - dressed - wrote the 1st 28 lines of today - dinner at 7 5/60 - coffee at 8.
Ann read French - and I read the London paper and she the Halifax
Letter tonight from the Register office York Mrs. Thompson (mentioning 2 footmen) and letter also from Mr. Oldfield York mentioning having sent off the wine ordered
Ann and I came upstairs at 10 - wrote the last 18 lines till 10 20/60 at which hour Fahrenheit 47 the damp drizzling cleared off between 9 and 10, and afterwards fine day and evening.
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