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I cannot tell how it will pay yet
so far (three weeks) and we have not
made expenses but have been
hindered in many ways we think
we will do better this week The
claim which I have got at San antono San Antone
is a hill claim similar to my Murphy
claim You said you had learned
by too [two] friends of mine that I
was doing well in my claim at
Murpheys Murphys I have before told you
exactly as near as I was able how
well I was doing there I regret you
cannot rely upon it for I told you
with all fairness how well I may
now be doing I am unable to say
we are not washing any, but are
drifting out a large quantity of dirt
Hooker tells me about 25 cart loads
per day Some of our dirt no doubt
will pay will [well] some on the other
hand will not pay for drifting
but which must nevertheless be taken
out, our expenses are necessarily
large as all our ground has to
be strongly timbered and well roofed
above the standerds [standards] with slabs
or boards but with all we expect
to get this fall out of our