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Endorsed on inside cover, 'James Young of Easterhouse, Ballieston, Glasgow'. Deals with production at Bathgate; James Young’s will; a family holiday in Arran; visits to St Rollox and Paris; copper and tin patents; and itemised expenses and receipts.

Index at rear of volume.

Portrait photograph by Maull and Polyblank.

The diary covers the period May-November 1856. The anonymous writer, a farmer's son, and his brother appear to have had gold claims at Whitehorse, near Ballarat for about three years. The writer then describes life aboard ship on a voyage (without his brother) from Melbourne on the 'James Baines' bound for Liverpool, as far as Cape Clear.

List of his activities and record of his opinions about current business problems.

Mainly concerned with his work at Bathgate.

Photograph by Maull and Polyblank from their 'Photographic portraits of Living Celebrities' series.

'Fife and Kinross sheet 21' [Ordnance Survey map.]
'Ordnance Survey Office'
'Surveyed in 1854 [...], contoured in 1855 [...], engraved in 1855 [...], published [...] 15th April 1856'

Anon.

Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile.

Annotations (illegible) in manuscript in pencil in bottom right corner.
Annotations (illegible) and figures in manuscript in pencil on reverse.