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resumed by a new company, called tlie American Mining Company, mider 

 the management of Mr. A. A. Curtis. The old works were re-opened and 

 the explorations developed a good body of ore from which about $20,000 

 were obtained. It became necessary, however, to sink to a greater depth than 

 had then been reached, and for this purpose a new shaft was located west of 

 the outcrop, designed to strike the lode at 300 feet in depth. When visited by 

 the writer in September, 1869, this work was in progress. The shaft had 

 reached the depth above named without finding the vein, and a cross-cut was 

 being carried eastward in search of it. The prospects of this enterprise 

 seemed to be of a favorable character. The new shaft is 12 feet long by 4 

 feet wide in the clear; timbered with three-inch plank. It is divided into 

 three compartments. It is weU equipped with hoisting and pumping ma- 

 chinery; there are two engines, each having a cyhnder of 12 inches diam- 

 eter. One of these is for hoisting, in which friction-gear is employed ; the 

 other is for pumping, for which purpose there is a 10-inch force-pump. The 

 engines are so placed as to do each other's work, if necessary. The cost of 

 sinlving this shaft to the depth of 302 feet was as follows : 



Per foot. 



In December, 1868, 71 feet, at- $23 75 



In January, 1869, 47 feet, at 68 68 



In February, 1869, 49 feet, at 77 04 



In March, 1869, 24 feet, at...^ Ill 19 



In April, 1869, 32 feet, at 99 10 



In June, 1869, 16 feet, at 144 06 



In July, 1869, 33 feet, at 102 00 



In August, 1869, 30 feet, at 124 04 



In the Yankee Blade district, in which the mines just referred to are sit- 

 uated, are many others, more or less developed, some of which have attracted 

 much attention in earlier days, but owing to various circumstances have long 

 since suspended work. In 1869 the mine just described was the only one at 

 work. There are also several mills in the neighborhood, one of which, the 

 Metacom, was employed by the Lane and Fuller company in working the 

 ores of their mine, although several miles distant. The other mills were idle. 



