Show L bia GOLD ONt RLAND tho the caison inde pendent thinks a great saving 0 would bo be experienced by shipping 0 gold old overland instead of by steamer it says if we estimate ate torti gold pi if tile the next year at and t alie ill silver 1 ve r product at wo have an aggie ate weight anel of 2400 pounds pet pei day and suppo supposing sill tho a bove above to be ired a 1 I 1 load 0 ad of 2400 pounds would woul d b bo 0 wo N v 0 ith tit a about b out it is said th the e p bollt i ates of freight and ingui ance ianco amount to near live five per cent which w would 0 uld 1 amount it to 1000 on a load of 2400 pounds everybody knows that less than one half of tile above amount 1 would pay freight and oel land again if lv take tile the gold product alone leaving out the silver wo shall hall have in a load of 2 2400 i pounds tins this at two per cent for freight and insurance would rile give tile the ov eiland cafrier some 1200 0 instead of some as now paid it is ig believed that all tile the treasure now doll shipped bioni the western coast can cal be transmitted oveil ov eiland arid for about one ine dollar per pound at this rate 75 ton tons of gold would cost and if we paid the insurance it at one per percent cent on we shall have more making makin an a aggregate aggie gate of as s tile the whole cost whereas the present rates by shearrer ste arrer amount ti to the Oveil overland Ov eiland aud mait mail company is now receiving per annum for carrying r tile mail it is estimated that their mail freight 0 will average about 1000 pounds per day for the whole distance each way or equal to one ton counting one w way 13 if this be so it is clear alear that they could affeid to carry seventy five tons tolls moie for about which is less than ono one per cent |