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Our Co [company] have not yet commenced operations
in mining, having been delayed beyond all
expectations, we shall however commence this
week to raze dirt evrything [everything] being now complete
and the water pumped out of claim. Our slope
is in all 267 feet in length running from surface
to bed rock at an angle of forty five degres [degrees]
At the surface we have an engine of ten horse
power with hoisting gear and pumps sufficient
for all purposses [purposes] required all this has been
done at an immense cost far exceeding
evry [every] calculation of ours, but we are hopeful
that we may yet surmount the swelling tide
of embarrassments which we have had to
encounter Fore this but a miners hope
and subject to innumerable exceptions
doubts &c [etc.] I believe I told you of my
cabin being crushed in by a falling tree
will [well] it is all right now we have another
erected on the same spot better than the
first, but we miss some of our furniture
a new stove and a good clock and a variety
of smaller traps necessary to a miners mansion
all regrets are useless however and we must trust