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Show Gold Field of the Transvaal. The full return of the gold output of tho Transvaal for the calendar year 1901 show a production of 3,779.621 ounces, valued val-ued at about $78,150,000. The output for 1P03 was 2,963,759 ounces. Mining operations opera-tions wero resumed on a Umltod scalo In May, 1901. and since then the output shows Btcady Increase from 1.701,110 ounces ln 1902 to more than double (hat amount in 1901. although tho yield Is not yet up to that of the two years Immediately Imme-diately preceding tho war. Tho returns for lST'S wore 1,555.015 ounces, nnd for tho nine months of operation In 1SS9 they wore 4.101,4 U ounces. A feature of special Interest Is tho experiment ex-periment now being mado with Chlnoso labor ln tho mines. Thoso interested assert as-sert that It ls already a demonstrated buccoss, but really no accurate stalomcnt on the subject can yot bo mado It Is truo that there ls an Increase in tho total of monthly output, but this is due, in part at least, to tho Incrcaso In tho total number num-ber of workers. Tho real tost Is tho comparative com-parative efllclcncy of Kaffir and coolie. It Is asserted that, no far as determination Is possible, the coollo appears to bo the hotter workman. Tho statistics of employment In thp. Transvaal mines show 15.001 white mon engaged, an Increase of 2000 during tho year. Tho number of Kaffirs fluctuates from month to month, tho general aver-ago aver-ago being a llttlo more than 75,000. In Juno last 1000 coolies wero nut to work, and 13,000 were at work In October. Reports Re-ports for later months are not yet received. re-ceived. The mine owners report general satisfaction satis-faction with tho Immediate prospects, and tho London monoy .market seems to bo satisfied with recent returns. As tho game ls played chlolly by these two. there sooms to bo no one left who has any right to complain. Now York Sun. |