Show gold mining miming in sl sih ria A curious and characteristic lea fea ture of mining la in the sold gold field siberia la Is the way the ground is 13 prospected and opened up by peas af pf as a ant nt permission IF IB read lly granted to sink eink shafts wherever reNer they like subject to the conditions that they can go down don only a as far as water level usually about 60 feet and that all the quartz extracted must be treated at the mill of the ground landlord and all gold extract ed sold gold to him at A rate previously i decided upon ulon leaving a fair air profit for or the peasant and an extra gond one for the landlord there la Is no phy about the transaction and the peasant la Is in no way bound to accept the terms no charge whatever la Is made for the use of mill the field Is thus developed tor for noth ing rich reefs which would probably remain undiscovered are opened up by tribu tors who frequently make fortunes for tanea out of rich strikes the mine owner to is thus continually in touch with all that la is golm going on and duly records the results of the 0 opera pera tlona tiona for hla his own benefit |