1-5 or 16 feet a- common, depth for the whole mine.
The processes pursued for extracting the ore,—for
clearing the mine of water,—rand for washing the
mineral earth» so much, resemble the same operations
followed with the tin ore, that they need
not be^ detailed. The access to the mine is by
the trunk of a forest tree, into which steps are cut.
The ore is, extracted and brought up by manual
labour with spades and baskets. The largest mines
are cleared of water by the Chinese wheel, and the
mineral is washed in an aqueduct lined with the
bark of trees, and supplied by a neighbouring
brook with a stream of running water. In the
large mines it is the practice to suspend the process
of extracting the mineral, and to wash the
auriferous earth at the end of every thirty-five
days. A mine wrought by 200 labourers will afford
in that time, as the largest produce, about
320 bungkals, or 555f ounces troy, and as the lowest,
about 140 bungkals, or 243 ounces troy. The
following detailed statement will point out more
fully the expences and profits of the mining business,
as it is conducted by the Chinese.
SnrtmXT -of the f e n c e s m l ***» of .a- S oU Mme,
worked by 200 -Labourers.
'20 ¿Ovdrseers for-35 fdays, at 8 DoUars.
dollars per moMh, 186.67-ar L.4-2, 0 0
180 Miners, for 35 days, at 6 dol- . ^ ^ m ,,
lars per month, . ■
SO Pcr ¿cnt. on wages of 200
Æ üi ti4e+n , - . 434M)0 97 13 u
70 Piculs ordinary rice, at 1 dollar
per picul,
171 Piculs salt fish, at 2 dollars
per picul,
4 Piculs salt, at H dollar P^r
picul, ■
2 Piculs e d ib le Oil, tat 1'5 dollars'per
picul,
Interest of dead stock, and re-
70.00 15 15 0
35.00 7 17 ‘ 6
5.00 1 ‘2 ;6
30.00 6 ,15 0
35,00 7 !7 6
..pairs u i tv u w - — —
Interest upon capital of 2020.67
dollars, fit 25 per cent, for 35
11 1 0
aays, --------------------------------------------------- «---*
Û T o t a l charges, 2104-78 L.473 11 6
Produce, 2000 bungkals of Mon- - ^ Q
t r a d a gold dust, worth 4848.00 ___________
profit for 35 days, 2743.22