New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-15

tob thes fe tia; partsr. un,r,4.se -th ID. char.c
yer OF uAt5 Esin shoaH they Discover 51sreot results
n. n ne roek ron tie different HUI hsve ulsutio1ed
ga, uncerrand hov Il So Ard vii therefore sv Do an
ths to general propositions l., Thxt1e sane lstye N
eastni :. W. 10 1'iSn vsry greasy u reaSess, =.
That upor n re t el-srent le4ses ar 5y no means
e1uAl N r1chnese
Thee fact. berr s.r.Ained it Is oaly By obs-rvags
res Of tsnts that snyt.uE hke eo-ret estimate OF toe
Locked ID in ur-nfsins he formed. AID
We hsvetie mod pleasing from the Ss1s Of tae
tes IN the rteEon that capita ISIS boruai1E 20 be-
uTop this brzneh ofthe mineral ~ealb Of Inty
that untold treasures Will yet Be dreooed when oar "A
vlues and pcers have ceased 70 b. nauersre the
hsloy hands q toll and when the ao exert th.re sas
b drectsc nfp other chA7ne promoting tie Arts
foldI the rehnes OF her Agricultural resources have
you Of the resat. OF Quartz Crushns from the
Empue Nil. Ii thu connection vii also mention tat
there tEo the Empire Mir running night and
four houTs 1890 feet Of lumber though averaging bxnS
sfoppsEes and delays. for repair, &c, sbo1t lSo
T :" s SD "T ass p.ss l psr .bSa..s nd G
ard We do 10, think it vii Be leo than that for
ORG time to come The hct that many mills nave goae
" ts different pas Of The country. ~ads many
people to suppose that lumber must be over the coming
than has ever been before IN this country Bat
they sht OF The scs that the tnpsion sorsa tits
many nils have gUn- up here, vii prevent the Shipment
Of much lumber here that the demand for lumber must BE
Continually population incrs asee thst
mos, Of lie mills that will be put az tins ~ntsr se met
6cient best small ssrs that perform tse work
nesry the whole product OF which win Be Consumed
the immediate ocAres that the winter has been in
clement reEner IL almost impossible for the MILLS al
r,ady operation any lumber readiness for the
coming season; a many mills have been crushed BY the
storms or swept away by the foods that Sacramento
10 be rebuilt Nc &c &c All the-e acss by p.rti-s gov
erned BY 6rs. impressions IN measure TO be lost
sight OF but a. nearly we can Judge nom tne best IN
s<5 per the mill for al least another year and
vm the growing sracity Of tn beT but i VIII DO
hish that for much longer time. The Empire Con.
ran, since their incorporation have declared dividend
ur their capital stock Of per for the SIX m0aths
ending sob day of October, A. D lsS2 Trusting that
have not taxed TOO much your vAl1abe time skssCibe
IL soUfHwIcS, Sec. off. MO-.
GES wrsoHEsTEs, Presideat 9fthe G-Iis gley Hiaias
C.-Dcar SIR: Your mmlnieauon Of thus morning has
brsu end take pleasure in tckno the
SAINT BY Immediate compliance with your request As
nssry nav b., the following account wl exhibit the
incurred carrying works Ike
To attend running the and SeeP ~ steam requires
two engineers a. sl5o per month eacn-sso per month.
To keep the order and them ght and day
CURES eight sswyers 10 per monthssoo per m0nth
10 attend Jng sway lumber cnttng sse &c requires
four n ~ $40 per uo.-sO per mouth The cost of llm-
her d. Ivered s the mill los about 81 per thousand
sawed and piled up about SIS per thousand feet To
attend the Qu NH requires four feeders AZ $50 per
uonth-ss1O per mouth, one smaEsmatOr at $500 per
month 20 the feeders 70 bleak the rock suit
All. for te mil At ESQ per month-Sl6o per month
mechanic 70 attend keeping the wood work Of the mill in
repaIh, 80, p,,sn5S,, $50 p.r month: S.sr AZ
tear TO quartz mill S5 per day 10 mill and machinery
s0 per diem Of fuel for burning rock and tor the
sBe-ur cord. at IS per cord so per diem A. 70 tbs
e1ptnse OF Targ rOcs 10 vNes 80 much uPon the differ
et hills COZ seIuen upon the condt the presencs Of
water the depth Of the ledge It's thickness ana the nature
matter Of economy have found Il 10 advantage
have rock raised by the TIM, a. by 90 doing obtain
work the and the ck - better selected and resr
from dirt thsn when raised by day laboTers WAC whe
tley take their time ~ working Indifferent
s,tbsf Our ropk rom Ophir f cO,ts Z. per tan FOR
raising aud = per for haang, making 81
the mill We havs had rock from other tls the cost OF
raising which IS per tun Al the rates OF labor for the
ps year however the average cost for raising rock has
been about gro per un When osr becomes cheaper and
roek be rnsed for from - 30 - tun, hundreds OF
onsrz ledse. that will scarcely warrant the working now
will BE- opened and be made u pay most prodtibly.
vii give ysu synopsis Of tbe foregoing expenses:
2Enrneer. at sl5e per month-Sno per
mouth, I'll ~ per dem.
ssawyersa At 800 per mos per mo OF 30 IS
AMEN, outside, at $50 per month-s2O
permOnth, or...............'.''.'..'''' y 80 -
tFecder. to q N. at $40 Per month-
$50 per month. or........,-.......:... Y 30 -
AmAlsamator at ESQ per month-S@0
? E,,.tsnt Feeder. at $50 per month
sIeo per month or..................... SIS
CarptDter at ESQ per month-sIcper
blacksmith at soO per month Shopper
w 'esI and Tear st $50 per mCnth-si5O
Ircdsnsss at $50 per mOnsh-slSo per
month r.....'...'...'..'''''''''''''' ,so W
50 tun hock.....''s'..'s'''''.s '''''''''' "'' w
Total Expenditures. sSss 81 per diem
To produce u coo feet Of Lumber, worth cas- per
NJ equsl 10 value TO $40. and 20 extract the
gold 80 tuns OF quartz, yielding al an aver -
IsHhsS 20. '- $40 %
TIL nroiuct from mill ............. a. 90 20
E,n.t.e. eut ,..,,...................... 588 80
Balance in favor of mill per diem........ aL45l So
suteesary TO remark that IN making up the expenses
have been governed by the prices for labor the past
which have been at least 70 Per cent higher than ct
present probably will be for the future The difference
In The value labor now, perceive, would make
teus reduction 10 the amount Of expenditures The ABOVE
s;fftn based entirely upon the cost OF operating t
the Emp re- Mil Committing these estimates TO your dis
erection with sentiments OF respect, remain,
lours. truly, J. +. SoUTHWICE.
p S. Iomitted 10 embody in the expenditures the
Of about cords Of wOod per day at = per cord, go