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	~~1909~~
Cont[inue]d	1908

Dec 17th	Restarted sinking No3 West shaft now No8. Sunk to about 85 feet below 5th level. Now stopped to develop No4 and 5 levels

	Work done in No3 West shaft in November

	West shaft sunk 100 feet 30’ x 8’ at £8	=	£800
	16 hitches cut at £1	=	£16
	5th level station cut 4456 cu ft at 7d	=	£129		.	.
		=	945	..	19	..	4
	Costs
	24 cases Gelatine at £5	=	£120	..	0	..	0
	37 p[ac]k[e]ts fuse at 25/-	=	46	..	5	..	0
	25 boxes detonators at 5/-	=	7	..	0	.	0
	2899 Native labour	=	346	..	15	.	0
	“ “ food	=	144	..	19	..	0

	945 .. 19..4
	664 .. 19..0
	£281 .. 0..4

	Work done in No3 Shaft for December		£		s		d
	West shaft sunk 80 feet @ £8	=	640	.	0	.	0
	Drilling N and S drives at 5th level = 13 @ 32/6	=	21	..	2	.	2
	`“ x cut of 5th level 6@ @ 35/-`	=	10	.	10	..
	“ x cut at 4th level 13’ @ 35/-	=	22	..	15		0
	Cutting pump chamber at 4th level 1030 cu ft @7d	=	30	..			10
	`“ bore hole below 5th level 800cu ft @ 7d`	=	23	..	6	.	8
	18 hitches at £1		18	.	0	.	0
	Enlarging No5 station 575 cu ft		16	.	15	.	5
			782	..	9	..	11
			571	.	3	.	6
			211	..	6	..	5

23rd Dec	My father died at Sterkfontein [illegible] date, and was buried at Krugersdorp 24th Dec. I am carrying on the farm as usual

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