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Cost of Unloading per M {see Text) 



2 men at $30 per month, plus board at 60 cents per day 

 (can unload 27 M per day). 



Cost per M for unloading .13 



Total Costs per M 



Improvements $0.25 



Interest on investment in equipment .19 



Administration .62 



Cutting .91 



Skidding 2.17 



Road and skidway construction .29 



Road breaking, surfacing, and maintenance .29 



Loading .39 



Hauling .50 



Unloading .13 



Scaling .04 



Total 5-78 



Below we give actual total cost data from various camps and years : 

 Year Cost 



1906 $5-50 



1908 7-95 



1909 6.02 



1911 .*. 7.10 



From these figures it will be seen that our estimate is, if anything, conservative. 



