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Treasure Hill, from the begiimiiig of operations in the summer of 1868 to the 

 close of that year, may be stated in round figures at $500,000 ; and during the 

 year 1869 at $3,000,000; making in all, to January 1, 1870, $3,500,000 in coin 

 value. This is based upon data chiefly obtained from the books of the various 

 express companies or forwarding agents, through whose hands the bullion has 

 passed. 



According to these sources of informatiou there were sent to Austin, in 



1868, and worked at the Manhattan mill, 423 J tons of ore, yielding. . $135, 584 17 

 And the product of the Newark mill, likewise shipped through Austin . . 397, 475 68 



633, 059 85 



Careful inquiry in Austin showed that of the last item, a portion, not 

 exceeding $13,000, was produced by the Chihuahua mine in the 

 Newark district, which being deducted, leaves, say $520, 000 00 



The express comi^anies in Hamilton, Treasure City, and Sherman com- 

 menced shipments late in 1868, and up to September 20, 1869,^ the 

 aggregate of these amounted to 2, 381, 000 00 



Shii)ped from Newark office to same date 106, 000 00 



Making a total to September 20, 1869 3, 007, 000 00 



The statements of the county assessor for the quarter ending December 

 31, 1869, show a product for the last three months of that year of $537,289 61 ; 

 which, added to the foregoing, gives an aggregate of over $3,544,000, without 

 taking into account the shipments of the last ten days of September, or the 

 amount by which the actual production of the last quarter may have exceeded 

 the assessor's return. The bullion shipped from the Newark office, and the 

 amount reported by the assessor for the last quarter, include something, prob- 

 ably less than $20,000, derived from the Chihuahua and other mines not be- 

 longing to the Treasure Hill group. 



This sum total is considerably larger than would appear from the books 

 of the county assessor ; but that officer's statements are, probably, never in 

 excess of, and doubtless often less than, the whole product. There are many 

 small quantities of bullion, produced by parties who work on too small a scale 



1 The writer is indebted to Mr. W. T. Childs, of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s office in 

 Treasure City, for aid in obtaining this information. 



