You have found a Book of Days from Lost Eureka. This is the December 1888 Chapter (what we lovingly refer to as The Prologue). The Book starts mid-month with no explanation. Support Lost Eureka here.
Monday December 17th 1888: Alfred Melvin’s arm pierced by agitated water spirit down at Elk River. Dr. Bailey dresses wound as if caused by accidental gunshot.
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Tuesday December 18th 1888: W. O. McCann’s hippoptami pair known as the “little team” hauls one ton of timbers from the Occidental Mill through the muddy streets to P. Matthews’ ship yard.
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Wednesday December 19th 1888: L.C. Majors assumes the duties of seeing the angel in the redwood and carving until he sets it free with his ingenious abilities and suitable machinery.
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Thursday December 20th 1888: In fowl ritual sacrifice, feathered animals are offered up to the citizens of Eureka, Calif. in multiple locations this evening.
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Friday December 21st 1888: Russ Hall is filled with the heavenly songs of Kindergarten students following the last day of school before the Christmas break.
Saturday December 22nd 1888: Appeased with one child’s life the unseen creature swims round the schooner Mendocino one last time before slinking back to its lair at the bottom of Humboldt bay.
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Sunday December 23rd 1888: James Whiting’s Spanish water spaniel alone observes the mounted quail at Warren Jones’ store turn its head unassisted and wink at the dog.
Monday December 24th 1888: A local daemon attempts to protect Clark’s slough from obstruction by releasing foul odors near the depot.
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Tuesday December 25th 1888: On his way to the Grand Promenade Concert and Ball at Russ Hall Edward Hawthorne performs a lonely trombone elegy to the remains of the runaway streetcar wheel.
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Wednesday December 26th 1888: Although she could see all the world, she prefers a bouquet he picked from his grandmother’s garden to any other moonlight view.
Thursday December 27th 1888: Warren Jones prepares special rubber binding for trap doors and canvass binding lined with written prayers for justice to work below the court house.
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Friday December 28th 1888: One of the forty-five turkeys sent to town for the holiday slaughter returns unscathed to the arms of J. G. Tooby in Blocksburg with a story of adventure to share.
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Saturday December 29th 1888: A boulder launched by the giant transforms through an unknown magick to a pebble, thereby avoiding derailment of the passing train.
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Sunday December 30th 1888: Frank Zane walks, telegraph in hand through the cold, saving brotherly tears while preparing to tell David Evans that the husband of his young daughter is dead.
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Monday December 31st 1888: Captain Thompson’s wife looks out on the City of Eureka understanding the definition of sublime. Her sea sickness lifts, she releases all regret, but will never tell her husband of her misgivings.
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The next chapter is January 1889 found here.
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All images copyright 2019 by Liz Valasco.
All words copyright 2018 by Solomon Everta.
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