The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47
Gold. — General Statement for the Year 1877
Gold.
General Statement for the Year 1877.
Shewing the number of Mines at work, days labour performed, quantities of Quartz, &c., crushed, yield of Gold, &c., &c., for the twelve months ended December 31st.
page 53These figures show a satisfactory increase over those of the preceding year, in which only 12,039 ounces of gold were produced, the average daily yield per man being $1.94. The average number of men omployed in gold mining in 1877 was 411.