Show MINING M I ING Cut Cost of Mining II from trotti IO I O to 10 It ItI 11 I 3 Per Pcr Ion TOil at mat Ibin I hl Mine lIne M lIneIn Inc In the thu August number of ot of ot Scranton PH Ill leoro 11 lb Dern manager of at the Gold company hRH has hRHa a at niost Interesting contribution entitled Mining Methods Method Tho The tam tide IH Is well Illustrated and ROOM IOOR Into detail In III UH description of o old alit methods employed by the tho Mercur com coin company relay pany when It U waH In lit I its la Infancy and mini when In III ore extraction large lorKo stoles wore wert advanced of ot ore oie or being left Cl RO I lug tor or the purpose of ot holding holti In g up 1111 the I In mitno Instances Wh lev r tho thin nature of It the required Ireth tho thin root roof ui II un i h lay but hut now tho time 1111 logIn Is III employed anti and this method of ot modern mining IH Is de t In lii detail detoll by Ity Mr Dern who ho utica treats on the tho different phases phased of operation In III till tilO mine under tinder different heath hoad heathI I ii ge sum as nil a s S Ii a ft it a nd IK s ami auth Levels Inclines 1 I mm no rUlIng d Ing In I ng Tint and ii itt iscel I emit c under other U the t lie hitter ter heading hood I ng Ito lug lugt Ito tho t out of or Minim ti in I rig per iter Ton and a nil time tho Information contained In this portion of ot tho the article but be bo of or Interest bitterest to nil a II thins r in III any amity way Interested In Inthe the tho Memir mint mine but to time the public ns nil well ii ill UH itil It l hi n that tho tim cost per item ton tout In itt oio ou o extinction linn hurts been heen steadily lIy decreased during tIme the punt l three years as flu Is Illustrated by h the Ihl lii table given be bl below low IOu which accompanied the article tram train which wo we quote clItte Cost Coat of ot mining per ton Ion Year Tear 1301 1901 1902 1102 1001 1903 3 labor 1 I 97 J 97 91 J 59 11 Power and light 11 00 ro O 07 Tl in born 02 OZ 0 03 03 Powder 07 09 01 07 Candles 01 01 01 K 8 I 18 17 Total 7 The Iho miscellaneous gout on oral charges hurlo liability star mir RurI eyIng legal etc nn RII well iveli as UM I the of at prospecting and dead WO If Tho Tue article In question U Is an RII lag ono omit throughout gives It a clear cionI Insight Into the HIP method employed In Inthe Inthe the time operation ot or the timo great Mercur mine |