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Thomas Clark Durant correspondence with his brother, William F. Durant, regarding operation and expenses of the Monroe and Marion mines, Union County, North Carolina, 1854-1855

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At the Monroe Mine we have had little or no sickness, & the work there has gone on as usual. The vein was struck in the shaft we have been sinking at a depth of sixty feet, & we have sunk the shaft eight or nine ft. deeper & increased its size considerably, so as to have a good place for the water to collect, & not be troubled by it when we are driving. Yesterday we put in our timbers to make a floor over the shaft & today we commence driving.  The vein where it was cut by the shaft was small & poor, but as it was rich directly above this spot, in the old works I have come to the conclusion that the bunch of ore has gone down dipping north as all the bunches do, in this section of country if such is the case the bunch will be a short distance north of our shaft & accordingly we have commenced driving on the vein in that direction. The water here is very quick & the shaft being deep, I think it will be

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At the Monroe Mine we have had little or no sickness, & the work there has gone on as usual. The vein was struck in the shaft we have been sinking at a depth of sixty feet, & we have sunk the shaft eight or nine ft. deeper & increased its size considerably, so as to have a good place for the water to collect, & not be troubled by it when we are driving. Yesterday we put in our timbers to make a floor over the shaft & today we commence driving. The vein where it was cut by the shaft was small & poor, but as it was rich directly above this spot, in the old works I have come to the conclusion that the bunch of ore has gone down dipping north as all the bunches do, in this section of country if such is the case the bunch will be a short distance north of our shaft & accordingly we have commenced driving on the vein in that direction. The water here is very quick & the shaft being deep, I think it will be