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feet of lumber, inch boards, in Government saw mills 
B.- According to conditions of contract with W.H. Hunt - is paid for as follows

2 80  cutting 40 logs at ¢10 each  4 00
1 12  Hauling 40 logs at 30 each  12 00
  30  use of mill $1.00 per M   10 00
  30   stampage $1.00 per M   10 00
  15  piling and stacking ¢30 per M  3 00
4 67  Bureau received for 10.000 feet  39 00
62 26  Cost Hunt to saw same  38 20
3 84  Total cost to Hunt for 10,000 feet  77 20
3 84
2 88  costing United States  $105.46 
2 00  costing W.H. Hunt  77.20 
10 78  Daily loss to Bureau  21.26 
  75
2 00 
7 15  add 3 1/3 cord wood at $3.00 per cord  10.00 
5 00 
105 46  Total loss to Bureau  $38.26 

D. Estimating that the logs can procured near the river and rafted down, under such circumstances that each team can haul 8 logs per day - 5 teams would supply mills - for 10.000 feet 
costing {
3900 00  feeding 20 mules at ¢70 each  14.00 
pay and rations 5 teamsters at $1.12½  5.63
300 00  cutting 40 logs at ¢10 each  4.00 
4200 00  cutting and cleaning roads in woods  2.00 
ox team work on 40 logs  2.00 
rafting and towing to mill  12.00 
getting on log way $5 each   2.00  41 63
2741 96  Sawing $38.20 for piling and stacking $5.00  43 20 
1458 04  Total cost of 10,000 feet  84 83
at which sum the Bureau would realize in one month for Receipts from lumber and wood  4200 00
4200 00  deducting cost of manufacturing 260.000 feet at $8.483 per M  2205 58
2007 20  Net profit for Bureau {after paying rations forage and all other expenses}  1994 42
At this estimate 10.000 feet would cost $84.83 
2193 80  which would realize under Hunts contract  77.20 
Daily loss to Bureau  7.63 

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