436 MINING INDIJSTEY. 



Chief engineer, for two mills $8 00 per day. 



Engine drivers 6 00 per day. 



Pan men 6 50 per day. 



Feeders 4 50 per day. 



Castings are also more expensive than in Washoe, as is, indeed, every- 

 thing else in v^hich freight is an important element of the cost. Salt 

 costs three cents per pound. Fuel is generally supplied to the mills of the 

 district at $5 50 to $6 per cord. It is of fair quality, consisting of pine, cedar, 

 and mountain mahogany. 



Water is derived by some mills from springs near which they have located. 

 To others it is supplied by the White Pine Water Company ; the price in this 

 case was, at last accounts, $1 per day, per stamp supplied. At this rate the 

 cost for water would be from 50 cents to $1 per ton, according to the capacity 

 of the stamp. 



The following is a list of the mills that were in operation, or nearly com- 

 pleted and ready for work, in the neighborhood of Treasure Hill, about the 

 end of September, 1869. The capacity of each mill is indicated nearly, but 

 cannot be stated exactly. It depends on whether the crushing be wet or dry, 

 on the character of the ore, size of the screen, and various other conditions 

 that may vary in the same mill at different times. The figures are inserted 

 in the column partly from the statements of the managers of the mills, partly 

 from estimate. 



