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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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Marion Mine Jany [14th?] [1865?]
T C Durant Esq.
No 7 Suite [71?] Miss [illegible] [illegible]
Dr Sir
The water is running over the [illegible]. We have got along at the mine very well for the last week, we are working two set of men one set on vein 11 and one on vein 7. we are [aring?] a tunnel from the old shaft on vein 11 up the Hill and are taken out some ore Every day but the ore is weak on has been and vein small and [seertherable?], but from the appearance of the vein last night I think that it is coming an again. I would like to know what there is in that vein and shall drive this tunnel some 80 or 100 feet. No 11 vein runs NE & SW to [illegible] 53 North. No 7 vein is [running?] N & S We are sinking a shaft about 50 feet from the old  one on vein 7 we struck the vein about 2 feet from the top. the shaft is 17 feet, we sunk 5 feet yesterday, the vein will average 5 inches wide and 0 [illegible] looking [illegible] the coals of this vein Pan good but the [illegible] certain so [with?] [illegible] in will not show so will in this Jan. I shall send you 2 [Blbs?] of one from No 7 they will be marked No 1 A N2 No1 I [call?] the best on but No 2 may be the best I shall sink another shaft in about 2 weeks. I shall look for letters this week
All [illegible] Elly Hary join me in sending love to you all
[illegible] with [illegible] W F Durant

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Marion Mine Jany [14th?] [1865?] T C Durant Esq. No 7 Suite [71?] Miss [illegible] [illegible] Dr Sir The water is running over the [illegible]. We have got along at the mine very well for the last week, we are working two set of men one set on vein 11 and one on vein 7. we are [aring?] a tunnel from the old shaft on vein 11 up the Hill and are taken out some ore Every day but the ore is weak on has been and vein small and [seertherable?], but from the appearance of the vein last night I think that it is coming an again. I would like to know what there is in that vein and shall drive this tunnel some 80 or 100 feet. No 11 vein runs NE & SW to [illegible] 53 North. No 7 vein is [running?] N & S We are sinking a shaft about 50 feet from the old one on vein 7 we struck the vein about 2 feet from the top. the shaft is 17 feet, we sunk 5 feet yesterday, the vein will average 5 inches wide and 0 [illegible] looking [illegible] the coals of this vein Pan good but the [illegible] certain so [with?] [illegible] in will not show so will in this Jan. I shall send you 2 [Blbs?] of one from No 7 they will be marked No 1 A N2 No1 I [call?] the best on but No 2 may be the best I shall sink another shaft in about 2 weeks. I shall look for letters this week All [illegible] Elly Hary join me in sending love to you all [illegible] with [illegible] W F Durant