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among them were twenty-seven thousand seven hundred and 
forty miners and employes of the Keading Raih'oad, from 
Schuylkill and the adjoining counties, who, by the kindness of 
the Road and a liberal arrangement on the part of our Society, 
were enabled to partake of its pleasures without any cost to 
themselves. 
The following is a report, in detail, of gate receipts for the 
year : — 
Adults (paying twenty-five cents at gates), 
Children ( " ten ), • • 
Members (including life and annual members, loan- 
holders' annual, and complimentary annual tickets). 
Loan-holders' single tickets, .... 
Free admissions (charitable institutions, donors' tick 
ets, &c.), ........ 
Package tickets, ...... 
Excursion tickets, 
174,153 
47,909 
7,920 
15,555 
2,171 
2,929 
30,102 
280,739 
Ilonthly Record of Visitors for 1878-79, with corresponding 
account for 1877-78. 
Month. 
1877-78. 
1878-79. 
COMPAEISON. 
March, . . . 
5,592 
11,221 
Increase, . 
. 5,629 
April, . . . 
14,756 
18,577 
n 
. 3,821 
May, . . . 
21,296 
50,380 
(( 
. 29,084 
June, . . . 
19,498 
31,109 
(( 
. 11,611 
July, . . , 
26,172 
41,638 
u 
. 15,466 
August, . . 
30,016 
33,038 
(( 
. 3,022 
September, 
32,259 
37,564 
(( 
. 5,305 
October, . 
22,816 
27,299 
(( 
. 4,483 
November, 
December, . 
11,576 
10,886 
Decrease, . 
690 
8,915 
9,112 
Increase, . 
197 
January, . 
5,984 
6,560 
576 
February, . . 
4,893 
3,355 
Decrease, . 
. 1,538 
203,773 
280,739 
Increase, . 
. 76,966 
Average daily admission, ...... 769 
The greatest number of visitors on any one day was on 
Thursday, July 4th, * . .6,389 
