Monday 17th October 1811

Dear Diary,
Opposition to Cain's mining up on the Knob is burgeoning. I was twice halted in Cobbler's Bottom by towns folk keen to offer help. This all follows on from yesterdays visit by Ned and Titty.
Titty believes her Pork Hunt would be a wonderful start to raising funds to purchase the Knob for ourselves.
She proposes the slaughter of one of their pigs and then hiding pieces of the divided carcase about the woodland upon the Knob. Those fellows keen for a little pork would purchase tickets to thrash about the Knob hunting for the meat.
I confess I was rendered speechless.