This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...1900. Capital authorized, $6,000,000. Subscribed and paid up, $4,000,000. Par value per share, $5. There is on hand at the Company's mines, as per inventory taken November 15th, 1900: Miscellancous provision stores and mining supplies $1R,575 43 Explosives 10,703 52 Quicksilver 1,351 00 Blacksmith stores 1,662 51 Total stores $30,292 46 Tools and implements 10,223 77 Lumber, saw logs and flat timbers 4,144 33 Horses 730 00 Waggons, sleighs and harness 1,753 76 Total as per inventories $47,144 31 SUMMARY OF THE SEASON'S MINING OPERATIONS. Total time occupied in washing in Tit No. 1 171 days, V/j hours Total quantity of water used 460,87S miner's inches Quantity of gravel washed: From Upper bench, main bank 1,693,554 cubic yards Intermediate bench 144,444, % Lower bench 5,940, . M Total quantity washed during the season 1,843,938 n H Avenge duty of the water per miner's inch alwut 4 cubic yards Gold product for season 20,470 91/100 Trov ounces Value of the gold $850,086 77 Average yield of gravel washed 18 98/100 cents per cubic yard Average product per washing day $2,041 30 The loss of washing time that occurred during the progress of the season's operations is distributed as follows: Days. Hours. Repairing hydraulic plant and advancing giants 5 Advancing and repairing sluices 6 II Cleaning up 5 21 Delay in delivery of giants required for use on lower bench 12 Delay in delivery of explosives caused by unusually heavy roads 18 8 Repairing break on Morehead Canal 14 Total loss of washing time 47 6 MINE OPERATION EXPENSES FOR THE SEASON OF 1900. EXPENDITUrE. Land and leases--Rentals, etc. $ 2,137 50 License Account--Free miners' certificates 110 00 Mining-Labor and board $43,106 66 Explosives 31,622 10 Stores, etc 1,796 93 Bank blasting, including explosi..