30 



Dead work on shaft and equipments, 54 feet, at $20 per foot .....' $1,080 



Adit and train, 370 feet, at $18 per foot 4,660 



West Adit, 100 feet, at $8 ' 



Aggregate monthly expenses for nine months 20,322 



Aggregate receipts per month, for nine months, at $4,000 per month. . $36,000 



Expenses 26,862 



Balance . $9,138 



Statistics for 1855. 



4 Miners $280 



2 Stokers 120 



2 Battery Tenders 150 



1 Carpenter 75 



1 Blacksmith 75 



1 Horse Team 216 



1 Ox Team * 192 



Provisions, etc 600 



Incidentals.. 60 



$1,768 



Dead work on adit, 165 feet, at $7 per foot $1,155 



Expenditures on Mine and Mill 13,298 



Total ore reduced for 6 months, 1,296 tuns; do. do. for 6 months, 396 tuns 

 Aggregate Expenses 14,496 



Total receipts 33,000 



Total expenses 28,949 



Balance $4,051 



Balance to credit on purchase New Mill 6,000 



The greater proportion of the latter has been expended in improvements and 

 liquidating liabilities. 



The balance for 1855 is over and above all expenses and dividends for the year, 

 a very material decrease in the expenses of conducting the operations of the 

 mine from that of 1854, which is a general rule throughout the State. 



The following recapitulation will show the condition of the subterranean works 

 on the lode : 



RECAPITULATION. 



Fathoms. 



Depth Main Shaft . . 22 



Feet. 



Length Upper Level 230 



" Middle " 145 



" Lower " 124 



Total length of Levels 499 



