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 The Company commenced o p e r a t i o n s i n B r a z i l a t - S t f a o
d e l Mèy, i n t h e S t a t e o f M i n a s , from whence i t d e r i v a b V / i t s name.

I t s m i n i n a o p e r a t i o n s a t t h a t p l a c e we re n o t s u c c e s s f u l . ' ! ; ' . p .
I n 1334 i t l e came p o s s e s s o r o f t h e Morro Y e l h o M i n e ,

s i t u a t e d a h o u t 50 m i l e s from t h e o l d C a p i t a l o f M inas , t h e purcha-SB

was made f o r £ 5 6 , 4 3 4 . 1 2 . 7 , t h e o r e body i s somewhat, u n i q u e , a s

w i l l be s e e n from t h e map h e r e a t t a c h e d . The. o r e i s d i f f i c u l t o f

t r e a t m e n t a s w i l l be g a t h e r e d from t h e a n a l y s i s w h i c h h a s b e e n
t a k e n s e v e r a l t i m e s d u r i n g t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e Mine, sh e w in g l i t t l e

v ariatio n .
The t a b l e b e l o w r e p r e s e n t s t h e a n a l y s i s o f t h e l o d e on

t h r e e o ccasio n s in the l a s t tw elve y e a r s .

1699-1900 1 9 08 -I9 C 9 1910-191

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S ilica 24.10 24.10 19.63

I r on 31*47 31,47 • 31.10

A rsenic 2.22 2 . 32 2.65

%

Sulphur i rz . tr,o
J. O J 13.52 15,43
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Alumina 3.00 3.00 ü m o

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Manganese 1.3 1.3 n
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n ou 3.08 A A «7
Lime n
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Ma gnasi a 6.51 6.51 4.50

0.21 0.21 n On
U * £ JL
Coppe r
C a r b o n i c A c i d & Oxygen 14.49 14.49 JL 1. OO

MICm t i L M WAILáBLE
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 Although changes have occurred in length and width of

the “body, it has on the whole maintained a marvellous regularity in

size and gold contents, and the fluctuations in returns are largely

to he accounted for by the conditions under which the mining operations

were performed.

Diagram ITo.l shews the results of the Company’s

operations from 1835 to 1912. It will be seen in the first five

years practically no profits were made.

The Mine, which was more or less worked down from surface

in one huge excavation, the walls of which were supported by gigantic

timber-work and pillars, was in the year 1067 destroyed, partly

resulting from fire and collapse of timber-work and it was not until

6 years later that the lode was again laid open. This was
accomplished at great expenditure by the sinking of the Shafts A O ,

Unfortunately, however, the same system of working, namely, removing

the lode in more or less one excavation, was adopted with the result

that gradually the pressure became so great on the enormous area of

walls as the excavation ’

was carried down into depth, that the timber

work, gigantic as it was, began to crush, causing frequent hindrance

to the mining operations and the increasing expenses. mhe returns in

consequence fell and in 1883 - 1884 the Company’s operations

resulted in a loss. In 1886 the Mine finally collapsed; fortunately

only a few men lost their lives owing to the full shift not being in

the Mine. The surrounding country was then explored in the hope of
importance were made in the near vicinity. Finally it was decided

to re-open the lode. This was done by the sinking of 2 vertical

shafts C & D 100 ft. to the north of the lode, instead of into it as
in the previous re-opening, and working the nine on an entirely
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different system to that formerly adopted. In this ne?/ method of

working all the main ways into depth are to the north of the lode,

entirely outside of it. The lode is attacked at several horizons

at onoe and as the mineral is removed the space is duly filled with

earth lowered from surface in cars and trammed to the point of

filling. This is a somewhat expensive method, hut old workings and

other matters would not allow of the filling being run directly from

surface. The system has the advantage of assisting the winding

which is important where power is of such great consideration as
at Morro Yelho.

The difficulties contended v/ith in this the last re­

opening were very great, not only due to the exceptional depth, hut

to an enormous body of water that had accumulated up to surface in

the old excavation above the new shafts and workings. However, the

shafts were sunk at the average rate of 78 feet per month; the water

was partly drawn off from the old excavation by balers of large

capacity working in the A & B shafts and finally drained by a bore

hole and hydraulic apparatus at the lowest point of the excavation

where the pressure was 649 lbs to the sq,.in. at the moment of the bore

hole entering the excavation.

hole
The water from the bore was led to the pumps worked
by an Hydraulic engine designed at Morro Yelho, and made in England.

It is situated at Adit Level, and worked by the natural head of water

brought in some 6 miles by water course round the mountains to a

reservoir at the top of the shaft; the head being 492 feet.

The engine consists essentially of two 20” rams 11 feet

stroke, with the necessary valves, pipes, safety gear, governor, air
charger, e tc . The ram s a r e c o n n e c t e d "by c r o s s - h e a d from w h i c h t h e

pump r o d s a r e s u s p e n d e d , t h e pump r o d s a r e o f f o r g e d s t e e l , and

c o n n e c t e d “by s u i t a b l e cross~hee*ds t o 5 d o u b l e p l u n g e r l i f t s , placed

a t e a c h 300 f e e t i n d e p t h .

The S h a f t s were c o m p l e t e d i n May 1 0 9 2 , and a s w i l l be

seen from t h e D iag ram I o. 1 t h e p r o f i t s r o s e , a c c o m p a n ie d b y a r a p i d

rise i n working c o s t , - th e f l u c t u a t i o n s in b o th b e in g l a r g e l y d e ­

p e n d e n t u p o n l a b o u r and e x c h a n g e , and f l u c t u a t i o n i n t h e v a l u e of the

m i n e r a l a s p r e v i o u s l y s t a t e d d e p e n d i n g more on t h e m i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s
o f t h e moment t h a n on t h e v a r i a t i o n s or c o n t i n u a n c e o f t h e l o d e
itself.

Diagram B o . l shews f l u c t u a t i o n s o f e x c h a n g e from com­

mencement o f t h e Company.

I t w i l l be s e e n f rom s t u d y i n g t h e map t h a t t h e v e r t i c a l d e p t h a t

p r e s e n t o b t a i n e d i s 4 , 9 2 6 f e e t from s u r f a c e , and a s f a r a s i t c a n

be d e t e r m i n e d , t h i s r e p r e s e n t s t h e d e e p e s t g o l d mine i n e x i s t e n c e ,

a l t h o u g h t h e B e n d ig o i n A u s t r a l i a and some o f t h e Rand M in es a r e

c lo s e l y approaching i t s p re s e n t depth. However, t h e Company i s

a b o u t t o c o n t i n u e t h e m a i n r o a d i n t o d e p t h b y t h e TfG" s h a f t , w h i c h
w i l l mean a n i n c r e a s e o f 1 , 2 0 0 f e e t .

One o f t h e g r e a t d i f f i c u l t i e s t h e Company h a s t o c o n t e n d
w ith is t h a t of in c re a s in g tem perature. The Diagra m Ho* 2 shews t h e
i n c r e a s e o f r o c k a n d a i r t e m p e r a t u r e a s t h e Mine h a s d e e p e n e d , b u t
\
i t w i l l be s e e n t h a t a l t h o u g h t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e r o c k i s r e ­

p r e s e n t e d b y t h e r e d l i n e A.E. a t t h e moment o f p e n e t r a t i n g i t , the

Mine c o o l s down r a p i d l y a f t e r a b u n d a n t v e n t i l a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e .

T h i s i s e f f e c t e d b y p o w e r f u l f a n s on t h e s u r f a c e a n d t h e p r e s e n t

e l e c t r i c a l l y d r i v e n i n s t a l l a t i o n , which h a s r e c e n t l y been e r e c t e d ,
draws through the Mine a volume of fresh air of 70,000 cuhie feet

a minute, and this ventilating plant is capable,of practically

maintaining this volume when the Mine is fully developed to the

bottom of the proposed "G" shaft, and to Horizon "22", 6,500 feet

from surface measured vertically.

The power for working the Mine is either direct hydraulic

or hydraulic power transmitted electrically, whilst within the Mine

both electricity and compressed air are in use. In the case of the

former about 28 miles of small canals are in use to bring small

mountain streams to a suitable head at the Mine.

There are no less than 8 small hydro-electric stations

at varying distances from one to twenty miles from the Mine, and

the Company has been obliged to obtain a large reserve of power on

the Rio Paraopeba for the development of the Mine to a greater

depth, and to meet the demands common in mining. The power has

been added progressively as the Mine has deepened.

The total horse-power at present being generated amounts

to a total of 3,258. Steam and Gas engines of about 900 horse-power

are kept in reserve. A large part of this power is used for air

compressing. The total capacity of the air compressing plant is abou

11,360 cubic feet of free air per minute. About 75 per cent of this

is being used at present, the other 25 per cent being kept in reserve.

The compressed air at 60 lbs pressure per sq. in. is used

in the Mine for winding engines and rock drills. About 15,000 feet

of 12ff to 10" diar. steel pipe is required for the transmission of

this from surface to the bottom of the Mine.

The supply for engines and rock drills is taken from the 12" and 10"

pipes by smaller pipes, of which great quantities are in use.

 The total annual output of the Mine is given on the

Diagram, from the commencement of the Company up to the present date.

The output for year ending February 1912 was 196,310 tons, an average
of 54C tons per day. To keep this up, 14 small pneumatic rock
drills, and 19 large rock drills, - all designed and made on the

Mine - were constantly at work, in addition to 100 hand drillers.

To get this stone to the tTE !t, "F" & ,fGir Shafts, it is

conveyed in cars pushed by hand on the horizons and driven in the

main ways either by mules or electric locos; it is drawn finally to

surface by the ”hTf Hydraulic Winding Engine; 22 winding engines using-

compressed air must be kept at work.

About 305 lbs of dynamite are required daily, and 2,097

steel drills are sharpened. The filling sent into the Mine in

place of the mineral taken out averaged 420 tons per day, during

1912. To give an idea of the extent of the underground workings it

might be mentioned that a car of mineral from Horizon 17 has to

travel 1.64 miles to reach the surface.

The total length of wire rope in use including guide

ropes is 21 miles.
Though there is no water in the new Mine itself, the
hydraulic pumping engine has to be kept running through the greater

part of the year, to pump water from the old mine excavations.

The stone received from the Mine is landed at the Adit* is then

hauled up to the Mill by chain haulage, passes over a weighing

machine where the weight of mineral is recorded, t o a picking

table, where all the poor stone is thrown out. This now only

amounts to 2 or 3% when formerly the rejection was as high as Eq '^.

The remainder, after passing through stonebreakers, is delivered by

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e l e v a t o r s a n d c a r s i n t o t h e stam p b i n s . The amount r e j e c t e d e v e r y

y e a r c a n be s e e n from the t a b l e , - b e in g th e d i f f e r e n c e betw een the

q u a n t i t y r a i s e d and th e q u a n t i t y stamped. The s t a m p i n g power

c o n s i s t s o f 120 h e a d b a t t e r y o f 750 l b s a v e r a g e w e i g h t p e r h e a d , an d

a 20 h e a d b a t t e r y o f 1200 l b s w e i g h t p e r h e a d . The m i n e r a l i s

e r u s h e d s u f f i c i e n t l y f i n e t o p a s s 50 mesh g r a t e s ( th at is , 2,500

h o l e s p er s q . i n . ) , b u t p re v io u s to th e i n t r o d u c t i o n of the chem ical

t r e a t m e n t a n d Tube M i l l s , t h e g a u z e u s e d was 60 o r 3 , 6 0 0 h o l e s t o

the s q . i n . From t h e s t a m p s t h e c r u s h e d m i n e r a l , or sand, p a sse s

over th e c o n c e n tr a tio n s t r a k e s - long s t r i p s of co arse canvas, having

a t o t a l a r e a o f 25,542 s q . f t . , on w h i c h t h e h e a v i e s t o f t h e s a n d
and f r e e g o l d i s c a u g h t .
These sfcrakes a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y w a sh e d t o remove t h e

h e a v y s a n d a nd g o l d , t h e c o n c e n t r a t e u n d e r g o e s r e - c o n e e n t r a t i o n ,

a nd t h e s m a l l amount o f s a n d r e m a i n i n g i s re m o v ed .
From 60 t o 65% o f t h e g o l d i s e x t r a c t e d b y t h i s m eth o d .
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The s a n d s e p e r a t e d i s r e - c r u s h e d i n t h e Tube M i l l s , and t r e a t e d w i t h

c h e m i c a l s - c y a n i d e c h i e f l y - i n t h e Oxygen P r o c e s s P l a n t .
By t h i s s e c o n d p r o c e s s a b o u t 25% o f t h e g o l d i s e x t r a c t e d . The

r e m a i n i n g 10% w h i c h p a s s e s away i n t h e t a i l i n g s up t o t h e p r e s e n t

w i l l n o t pay f o r r e c o v e r y . For th e y e a r e nding F e b r u a r y 1912, th e

e x t r a c t i o n was a c t u a l l y 92,4%, o n l y 7.6% b e i n g l o s t , a satisfacto ry

r e s u l t seein g the high % of s u lp h id e s . ( f r o m 35 t o 4 0 ) .

The g o l d from t h e 1 s t a n d 2nd p r o c e s s e s i s r e f i n e d b y

e l e c t r o l y s i s and c a s t i n t o i n g o t s . The i n g o t s a r e a b o u t t h e s i z e

of an ordinary b ric k , each b e in g w orth a b o u t 2 4 ,0 0 0 .

The q u a n t i t y o f b u l l i o n i n a t o n o f m i n e r a l v a r i e s from

y e a r t o y e a r , b u t a n a v e r a g e may be t a k e n a s 6 . 8 4 o i t a v a s .
An oitava equals 3.586 grammes, or 15.433 grains, or 8.68 oitavas

equals one ounce.

A large proportion of the machinery in use at Morro

Yelho has been made on the Mine, and of course, practically all

repairs necessary are carried out by the shops department, which is

responsible for this work. «a pattern shop, moulding shop and

foundry, fitting shop and smiths1 shop are kept fully occupied,

during the past year 354 tons of wrought iron work, and 294 tons of

cast iron and brass were made, and 56,669 cubic feet of timber used.

This department has charge of the regos or water-courses

which bring the water for direct hydraulic power and ore-dressing

purposes. The total length of these regos in use is 28 miles,

formerly the length was much greater, but since the introduction of

electric power some of the smaller canals have been done away with.

A brickfield also comes under the Shops department,

producing annually some hundreds of thousands of bricks, tiles, pipe

etc.

The hydro-electric stations of which mentioned has been

made, are in the care of the hlectrieal department, as well as all

other electrical plant on the Mine.

In addition to the departments mentioned, there is the

Store department, which purchases all the stores in the country, and

requisitions what is necessary from England, distributing same to

the departments as required. The average monthly consumption of a

few items only will give a rough idea of the work of this department
 Sulphuric Acid . 2188 Kilos

Cyanide of Potassium 13340 ,T

Caustic Soda 1528 fT

Dynamite ................. . 4170 Tr

W.I.pipes & Fittings ...... 8200 w

Borer Steel ............... 2050 fT

Zinc Ingots 8401 Tf

Cement 250 barrels

Machine Oil ............... 4024 litros

Crease 928 kilos

Pig Iron .................. 17300 H

limber 4722 Cu.ft.

Charcoal 13295 11 "

It might also be mentioned that the freights on the

Central Hailway for materials brought to the Mine for the year endin
February 1911, amounted to £ 11,964.12.8.

Other Departments are the Medical, Estate, Drawing Offic

Survey, Cashier*s & Transport Departments.

The Medical Department is represented by two competent surgeons, and
a considerable staff who attend to all accidents or cases admitted

into the Company*s Hospital* This building is more elaborate than

might be expected in a mining camp. It has 7 wards, up-to-date and

fully equipped; operating room, dispensary, research laboratory,

JL rays h photographic appliances. The Chief Medical Officer’s .

house is attached to the Hospital, and the whole forms a very com­

pact serviceable Department.

 Besides the treatment of all employes admitted to the

Hospital, all work-people have the advantage of free treatment.

The Estate Department looks after the Company’s property,

amounting in all to 90,885 acres. This has been gradually acquired

for the exploration of gold and other minerals.

As regards the former, the Guiaba & Raposos gold mines are the most

important. On both, a considerable amount of work has been done

by previous owners and by the Company. The more extensively worked

is Guiaba. The mineral areas in both are considerable.

Operations have been practically suspended and will probably continue

so until sufficient cheap labour can be found and the conditions for

economical mining become more favourable.

The Iron Lands are very extensive and are undergoing a

thorough exploration so that when the conditions of the country are

more promising as regards transport, labour, etc., the ore can

either be exported on a large scale or converted into iron and steel

on the spot.

The Estate Department also looks after the Company’s

houses, representing 2863 rooms, and all civil matters are dealt

with by it.

The Town population which has grown up with the Mine

amounts to about 10,000 souls.

The Transport Department brings in all machinery, stores,

etc., for the Establishment from the Railway at a distance of 5 miles.

The Company has for many years proposed to make a line from the Mine

to the Central Railway, but partly due to the fluctuations in

exchange, insufficient labour and the large outlay necessary for

the rail due to the difficult nature of the country to be passed

over, necessitating conslueraole capital outlay, it was postponed

until March of this year; at this date it was commenced and will

probably he completed in the present year (1912). when this small

electric railway is in running order it will not only effect a

considerable saving in transport of stores, etc., hut will facilitate

the Company's operations in many ways.

At the moment of writing these notes, the Company employs

ahout 3,000 people, and there are about 10,000 people in the Town

directly or indirectly dependent on the Company. The force is

somewhat above the normal at present, owing to the making of the

light railway, referred to above.

About £ 13,000 is paid monthly in Dative wages.

The Diagram gives the results of the Company*s operations

from 1335 to 1912.

The totals are as follows:-

Tons raised .................. 5,500,526

Tons crushed ......... 5,140,028

Rejection ...................... 6.5 %

Produce £ 10,251,534 equals £ 1.19.101/2 per ton crushed.

Dividends & Tax on the first working 1842-67

i.e. up to the time of the fire amounted to £ 896,500

Ditto after the fire to Mine Crush .... £ 556,600

Ditto from re-opening after Crush

to present working ............ £ 658,113

Total Dividends & Tax ................ £2,111,213

During the present working, (uv to February 29th.191

Tono raised 2,541,933

Tons crushed 2,396,705

.Rejection

Produce £ 5,083,942

Dividends & Tax paid o >j 658,113

Bond Interest £ 275,800

The present capital equals £ 714,215, of which £ 67,950 is in

mortgage bonds to be redeemed at different dates up to 1918.

From the commencement about 1,000,000 has been raised for capital.

The illustration below shews three cubes, the bottom

representing the bullion extracted from the Mine since the commence

ment of the Company, the middle cube the cost, the greater part of

has been spent in Brazil, and the top cube, the profit realised.

The amounts in mil-reis have been calculated at an

exchange of 16d.
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1330.
DIARY of the proceedings of the Superintendent of the

San Joao del Rey Mining Company from' date of his

arrival at Rio de Janeiro. JUNE 1830.

• *

18th. Noon arrived off Fdrt Villaganon at one P\M.

boarded by the Intelligencer of the Emperor whbV-.iook

* on shore for me a note to Messrs. Wm. Harrison

informing them of our arrival. At 5 P.M. having

been visited by the Police Boat (which is a necessary

preliminary to landing) went on shore and called at

the Office of our Agents where I found a note for

me stating that on account of to-day being the Fete

of " Jesus Curacao71 lodgings could not be procured

for the Miners. Saw Mr. Astley the managing man of

the House and made arrangements for the landing of my

family and Captn. D alley in the morning. Returned on

board at 9 P.M.

19th A past 8 A.M. Went on shore with my family and

Capt. Dailey. Mr. Astley and Capt. D' alley went to

engage board and lodging for the rnen which they did

at 1Í500 per diem; which includes a bottle of ordinary

wine and a glassof grog each man.

 Rio de Janeiro. ¡une 1830.

19th 10 A.M. sent Capt. D,alle y wi th two boats on bo ard the

Colombian (still off the Fort) to fetch the men and the

ba gg a g e on shore, but w h ic h was not accomplished bef ore

five minutes to 2 o ’cloc k Cat wh ic h hour the Custom

House closes) so that not being able to pass the

baggage, it was deposited in the Custom Ho us e ’till Mon­

day. Accompanied the men to their l o dgi ng at the

"Steam Boat” . Constituted Bray, as on board, the Head

ana Spokesman of the party : desired him to keep the

men out of broils and frays and to make his report of

the m e n ’s conduct every morning to Q a p t .Ü,a l l e y .

I had some general conversation wit h Messrs. Harrison

re sp ec ti ng the views of the Co mpany, the particular consi

d e r at i o n of whi ch was deferred ’till Monday.

Wr o t e the Company per Ship Susanna me re ly announcing

our arrival - made no copy of same.

20. Sunday - Lord Melville Falmouth Pac ket of 10th May,

ar ri ve d to-day.

21. Received no letters per Lo rd M e lv ill e.

By 11 A.M. got all the m e n ’sb a g g a g e p a ss ed thro’ the

Custom House.

Held a c o n f e r en c e of two hours with Messrs. Harrison

Rio de Janeiro. une 1330.

21. and laid b ef o r e them, as set forth ir my Instructions,

the views of the Directors respecting the establishment

of the co nce rn at S. John del Rey. The results of

whic h c o n f e r e nc e are as follows.

1st- In consequence of the absence of the two per so ns

who have hit he r to c on d u c t e d the min ers to Gongo Soco

and other places it will be im p o s s i b l e to forward our

pa rty to San -John this we e k : one of the two A r ri er os

is daily e x pe ct e d to arrive, and arrangements will be made

im me di at ly on his arrival : shou ld • that not hap pe n this

week, some other Ar r i e r o will oe sought after. Messrs.

Harrison appear to have a decided predilection in favor

of either of the two above mentioned Ar rieros.

2 n d - Messrs. Harrison think there will • be no difficulty

e x pe ri e n c e d by Mr. Duval in getting possesion of the

Mines, on presenting Dr. S u c h ’s O r de r to his Agent at

San John to tr an s f er them over to the Company, Mr.

SLuval be in g provided with a Power of Attorney from me

accompanied by an A t t e s t e d Portuguese translation of my

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Power s from the Board in London : and to that effect I

handed to Messrs. H a r r i s o n my Powers to get translated.

Rio de -Janeiro. June 1330.

3rd. Messsrs. Harrison strongly, recommend me a young

man (now residing in the Organ Mountains for his health)

an Englishman, as Store keeper and Clerk who did during

some period keep the Books of their Concern. They re­

present his principles and general conduct in the highest

point of view, he is master of the Portuguese language

and his services can command in Rio 1:200^000 per annum,

which considering his qualifications I have requested

Messrs. Harrison to offer him. He can be in Rio by

Friday next.

4th. Î have handed to Messrs. Harrison copy of that

part of my Instructions referring to the Licence, No. 2J

Copy of Contract, and No. 3 Copy of Licence, which they

will examine and resume the subject to-morrow. They

think that if any thing can be done at all in the

matter in the absence of Dr. Such, much difficulty need

not be apprehended in merely identifying the Company

with the Licence. Some little difficulty may be en­

countered in recapitulating the clauses of the Licence,

and impediments ought to be expected in obtaining the

insertion of the additions in document D. Messrs.

Rio de Janeiro. •June 1830.

21. Harrison will take the earliest opportunity of applying

to the proper quarter to ascertain the readiest means

of carrying these objects into effect.

5th Messrs. Harrison do not think it probable that any

Brazilian will take shares in the S. John del Rey

Mining Company.

5th. Messrs. Harrison have reason to think that we

can not work the mines without Slaves. They mentioned

to me one c o nc er n; the Espirito Santo Company^ which fell

to the ground solely because the managers would not,

from principle, employ slaves. The price of raw slaves

is about 000Í000 each.

*2 2. Called on Messrs. Harrison at 11 A.M.; they had not

been able to get matters so arranged as to enter into

the business of the Licence.

Considering the opinion of the Messrs..Harrison

f

respecting labor in this country, together with the in­

formation which I, Capt. Dailey and Mr. Duval have been

able to aquire on the same subject I have determined

upon purchasing 10 slaves for the Company, being the

number to which my Instructions limit me. I have

Rio de ¡aneiro. une 1830.

22 . made an appointment to meet Mr. Astley to accompany me

to the Vallonga to-morrow at 'Á past 9 A.M.

In the evening received a m e s s a g e from Messrs.

Harrison to meet them and a gentleman to-morrow at 11 A.M.

to resume the subject of the Lic ence .

23 rd Went with Capt. Dailey and one of Me s s r s . H a r r i s o n ’s

Clerks to the Val longo to look for some Sl a v e s - found

only five, who mig ht answer our purpose, price not less

than 500^000 . Mr. Duval afterwards accompanied the same

c l e r k to the Lazaret w h e r e some slaves had just been

landed from a sh i p arrived yesterday from the Mosarabique;

nine fine strong men were selected as good, but the price

demanded for them being 700^000, nothing was closed.

At 11 A.M. met Mes s r s . Harrison and Mr. Young, the

gentleman whom they consider the fittest person to co n d u c t

the i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of the Company, wi t h the Lic e n c e . The

vie ws of the Directors were explained* to him and he

was of opinion that by favor we should be able to

succeed without the aid of Dr. Sucn. The only diffi­

culty to over-come, he thinks, is the Contract not be i n g

an actual transfer of the property from the Proprietors

Rio de .Janeiro. une 1830.

23rd of the Mines to the Trustees, but merely a promise

to make such transfer. Mr. Young says that by Monday

he will have the Petition ready in due form to lay

before the proper Authority. He says it will be a

week from that day before the Petition can be granted.

No news of the arrival of either of the Mu le tee rs .

24. In consequence of a report from Capt. Dailey that two

of the miners had been robbed in their lodging house

last e v e n i n g ;and having moreover ascertained that the house

is not so respectable as I desired, Isent Capt. Dailey

and one of Messrs. H a r r i s o n ’s clerks to procure accomodation

for them elsewhere , but they did not succeed.

I went to-day accompanied by Messrs. H a r r i s o n ’s

Slave Agent to the Lazaret, where seeing the superiority

of the physical power of themen, I bought ten Slaves^

fine, stout young men , about 20 years of age. They

appeared pleased that I had purchased them. The price is

700Í000 each. The Slave owner would not abate a single

milreis : he had sold several at that price and some

even at 800^000. These prices are considered high,

but if the smuggling of Slaves should not be carried on

Rio de Janeiro. June 18ó0.

24. to a great extent, and we find that free labor be not

procurable at a reasonable price at San Joao del Hey,

the Company will most probably be ultimately obliged to

pay an advance on the present prices. Slaves are always

saleable property in Brazil and become more valuable as

they increase in dexterity in any particular art. So

that for the first three or four years ( in which time

they may be considered to have attained proficiency in

their art ) the value of a large body of Slaves in­

creases, at. least', in proportion to the diminuition of

value of the whole by mortality

This is a holiday and no business is transacted by

any of the merchants.

26. The young man Mr. John March recommended by Messrs.

Harrison arrived this morning from the Organ Mountains.

He agrees to the terms offered to him, but with the

addition of an allowance for his board and lodging,

which is always found for clerks by the merchants in

Rio : as we are ignorant of the expence of living at

S. Joâo it is mutually agreed that the allowance for

living shall be settled after some residence at S. Joao.

Rio de Janeiro. June 1350.

25. The agreement will be entered into for one year at the

expiration of which, it may be continued for four more

if agreeable to both parties.

Capt. Dailey employed in getting some of the

Mining implements on Shore - but the vessel has not yet

begun to discharge her cargo, her turn not having come

round.

Made arrangements for procuring the m e n ’s Passports

to-irtorrow.

Messrs. Harrison inform me that Tom, one of the Muleteers,

is in the neighborhood and will arrive either to-morrow

or next day. Arranged some minor matters with

Messrs. Harrison.
%

Í am told that when Mr.Duval , of the General

Mining Company , was here, he made a calculation that

feeding of each mining Slave cost 62 reis per diem.

26. The men have been to the Police Office to procure

passports which they are to have on Monday.

Mr. Young told Messrs. Harrison there will be no

difficulty experienced' ingetting the Directors views

fully carried into effect if we had the Lease - but the

Rio de Janeiro* «lune 18o0.

26. Minister of the Interior expressed some doubt whether

the Contract would be sufficient authority from Dr. Such

to enable us to proceed.

No news of Tom the Muleteer.

/

I learn from Mr. Harper ; who was at San Jose last

Christmas , that free laborers and some hired slaves, say

from 50 to 50 may be procured at "S. Joao del Rey, at

from 225 to 300 reis per diem : this kind of labor he

states to be very uncertain ; the free men working perhaps

only 2 or 3 days in the week, at the same time co rru pt ­

ing your own «slaves, and for the hired slaves you lie

completely exposed to the caprices of their masters, who

at the same time induce the slaves to steal the gold

upon all occasions. Mr. Milward of Sari Jose, until Xmas

last ; when he received a fresh supply of Slaves^ em­

ployed a few free laborers, but since that period Mr.

Harper says he has discontinued them.

Messrs. Harrison have also procured me similar informat­

ion to-day from a Portuguese now in Rio from S. Joao.

27. ounday. Five of the men haa been suddenly taken ill in

the night : sent the Doctor to them at 9 A.M. he report-

Rio de Janeiro. lune 1330.

27. ed them all well again, but recommended that better wine

than that with which they are supplied at the Inn

be provided for the men. I in consequence, requested

Messrs. Harrison to buy some Port wine for them at

about one shilling a bottle.

Mr. March took the ten slaves to the Vaccine E sta bli sh ­

ment to be vaccinated.

No news of Tom the Muleteer.

‘
28. Wo have not yet been able to clear any of the

Mining Implements through the Custom House^ about half of

which are landed, say 44 packages.

I am informed that Tom is at Porto d'Estrella one

d a y ’s journey, by water, from Rio.

Mr. Young informs Messrs. Harrison that the business

of the Licence will go- forward without difficulty.

The Petition is not yet laid before the Minister of the

Interior, but will be on Wednesday

It is necessary to explain that this Mr. Young is an

english merchant here^ who from his long residence in Rio,

, the
and accomodating manners, generally possesses ^ confidence

of the Members of the Government, for which reason Messrs.

Rio de Janeiro. June 1830.

28. Harrison have availed themselves of Hr. Y o u n g ’s influence

in transacting our business with the Government. The

whole management of the affair is left in his hands and

he employs his own lawyer.

Î called on Messrs. Rainsford with Mr. W. Harrison,

Agents for the Gongo Soco Company, to obtain various infor­

mation respecting the means of transit to the Mines.

It appears from their account that very considerable

difficulty is experienced in getting heavy pieces of

machinery conveyed across the country. Any pieces weighing

more than half the cargo for a mule are termed heavy.

A Mule will carry 10 Arrobas of 32 lbs. each, therefore

a -single package of more *than 160 lbs. is strenuously

objected to by the Muleteers, for they will not, as in

Spanish America, (from all the information Í can collect)

place a single (solitary) package on the back of a mule,

though that package weighs but half a cargo.

Therefore to carry any weight, in à single package, between

180 lbs. and 20 Arrobas or 840 lbs. they employ two

Mules slinging it on shafts between the tail of one

and the head of the other. It is difficult to

Rio de Janeiro. June 1830.

28. induce a Muleteer to undertake this even offering; his

own terms. During the rainy season none can undertake

it. It appears that the man who takes the men up

to the Mines does not take the baggage, and the Troperos

with their mules, which take cargo and baggage will' not

take men. This is the reverse of the custom in Spanish

America, and somuch the more inconvenient that the men

go up to the Mines absolutely without any baggage, and

frequently by adifferent road from that by which the

bagage is sent. Men have arrived at Gongo Soco three

months before the arrival of their baggage. All goods not

being wearing apparel (but that must be examined) on pa ss­

ing the Registro into Minas Geraes pay duty 1^125 in

copper per Arroba of 32 lbs.

The charge for transport of a cargo of luggage of 8

Arrobas from Rio to S. Joào is 20^000, more or less as

the bargain can be struck.

When any men arrive for Gongo Soco, the Agents

generally purchase horses for their conveyance; the horses

are afterwards employed on the establishment. The price of

horses for this purpose is about 70/000 each.

Rio de Janeiro. «June 1850.

•28. I have been occupied one half of the day in a fruit­

less attempt to get fourteen cargos of them e n ’s luggage

sent off to-morrow morning.

I 1earn with much sat is fac t ion that aPo rtuguese

Doctor Senhor Ildefonso who formerly practised in Rio

has on account of ill health established himself at

S. Joao del Rey: as he is represented as a clever in­

telligent man, speaking French and understanding English

we may not perhaps require the presence of an English

Medical man.

29. Holiday.

30. Thomas Land the Muleteer is arrived.

Messrs. Harrison agreed with him to take up seventeen

of our party for 80^000 each person, and 40^000 each

baggage Mule, but of these only two or three will go

with the party to carry copper money and a change of

linen. The party to start in 4 o.r 6 days.

Executed the Agreement of John March which is dated

the 25th inst. from which day he has been occupied in

the service of the Company.

The Men occupied in weighing and equipoising their

Rio de aneiro. -June 1830.

30. baggage for cari.csof 8 Arrobas as the baggage and

implements will be taken by Troperos, I intend that John

Hoyle and Matthew Williams accompany them, and as they

will be entrusted with the keys of all Trunks and the

baggage will^ I expect^ pass the Registro without difficulty

or pilfering. These two men will not arrive at S.

Joao as soon as their companions, but I shall consider

their salary as commencing on the day their companions

arrive.

The Custom House officers have begun this day to

examine the packages of Implements and of the Company.

Slowness and patience are universal virtues in Rio I

Mr. Young brought the Petition for the Identification

of the Licence toMessrs. Harrison who in virtue of

Powers concedei to them by me' signed it. As I have

not yet been supplied with a copy I defer making any

observations. None of the additions were appended to

the Petition it be ing considered more in form to await

the result of the present document -whicn will not be

known ? ti1 Tuesday next .

Ordered Power of Attorney to be made for Mr. Duval who

in my name will take possession , of the Mines.

Rio de Janeiro. June 1830.

30. No person has given me any satisfactory intelligence

about the carriage road from Rio to S. Joao; which I

have hearh of in London. I can only hear on all

sides that no such thing exists.

1st July. Making preparations for the m e n ’s departure on

Saturday.

2. Signed aPower of Attorney to Messrs. Harrison to

enable them -to receive the dividends on the Stock

forming the intended deposit, and to enable them more

effectually to represent the interests of the Company

in Rio de Janeiro under my instructions.

Signed also a Power of Attorney to Mr. Duval to

/
act for me in S. Joao del Rey until my arrival there.

Occupied in preparing instructions for Mr. Duval and

Capt. Dailey.

'Received letter from the Board dated May 19th.

Rio de Janeiro* July 1350.

I* By 11 A.M. delivered Mr. Duval his Instructions and

accompanying documents - provided him with a letter of

credit for three contos of reis onSr. Francisco

Magalhaes of San Joao del Rey, and500^000 in copper

in hide bags, for expenses on the road.

I have given instructions to both Mr. Duval and

Capt. Dailey that Metallurgical operations (be) not to be

commenced until they receive instructions from me to do

so.

All to-day we have had heavy rains^ which is I apprehend

the reason that the party has not started to-day, as

we have not seen T. Land the whole day.

4. Sunday. Bad weather. T. Land will start to-morrow at

% past 10 A.M.

Messrs. Harrison have engaged a Tropero to take the

baggage and afew of the tools: he refusesto take the

Bellowses and Anvils ? the first as being too heavy and

unwieldy and the last as too heavy.

Capt. Dailey occupied with some of the men in re­

packing a few of the boxes of tools to sendoff to­

morrow by the Tropero.

R i o de Janeiro. duly 1830.

4. Ordered two horses to be bought for Matthew Williams

and John Hoyle who are to accompany the baggage, and,

will be present when it is opened at the Registro*

I am informed however that the greatest confidence may

be reposed in the Troperos, and the keys of trunks to be

opened entrusted to them.

5* From fresh information obtained it appears that paper

money passes current as far as Barbacena. Mr. Duval

therefore takes only 200^000 in copper, and 300^000 in

paper.

By Æ
] past iO A. M. got all « the party embarked in

two boats and they started for Porto d'Estrella^ 27

miles down the bay, where they will join their horses.

I thought it advisable to give them two barrels of

biscuit that they might not be thrown all at once upon

the mandioca. All went off in good spirits.

I have really had little or no trouble with the men

hitherto and they have had cause of complaint. They

were not fairly treated by Captain Bryce of the Co lom ­

bian - he gave them infamous bread which by my re­

presentation he unwillingly consented to change for new

Rio de îaneiro. ïuly 1330.

¡}. bread - the beef was also very inferior. Ami at the

lodging here the men were really very unconfortable, it

is by no means a respectable house there being nothing

but fiddling, drinking, gambling and noise every night.

¡ot'ov /cLtcL.
Some better lodging ought ‘to be 'p a s i b l e for men .just

arriving from England.

Arrobas lbs.
The Anvils weigh 7 . 8 and the small Bellowos
Arrobas
6. A
l - with much persuasion and bargaining the Tropero

was induced to agree to take these articles for 100^000

he says he shall place the Anvils each on the back of

« the mule between two half cargos - if so, the whole

Arrobas
cargo will weigh 15. 81bs. or 488 lbs. which is as
much or more than mules carry in Mexico - we shall thus

try what can be done; it must be kept in mind that

this weight is in three packages. The Tropero did

also agree to take the large Bellows but afterwards

declared off. He starts to-morrow morning.

6 The Tropero, M. Williams, J. Moyle the slaves and baggage

went off to-day by noon to Porto d ’Estrella.

In sending boxes of implements etc. to Rio, the

boxes or cases should be marked on two sides because

de «aneiro. July 1330*

in the Custom House here, so much confusion prevails

that the tops of the cases are faequently lost and

thus the Invoice becomes nearly useless. The weight of

each separate package should also be marked on it at

one end - not on the cover, for the reason above

stated. These little precautions will always save an

infinity of trouble and confusion here and frequently

enable the Agents to forward the materials much earlier

than they might do otherwise.

The Colombian is allowed to commence unloading to­

day .

Messrs. Harrison inform me the Emperor has ordered the

Petition to be granted: it is passed to the Secretary

of State for the decree to be made and then the Emperor

will sign it.

Nothing new. Preparing cases of Implements for

travel 1 ing.

Ditto. Ditto. Decree^ not appeared. Read over my

instructions with Mr. Harrison to see that nothing

has been forgotten.

The decree not dispatched.

río de Ja neiro* uly 1 33 0.

10. No Tropero found to t a ke the implements.

Looking after beasts and Litter for myself and family.

Bought a female slave for the use of m y family price

900^000. She is recommended as being faultless - her

mistress sells her from necessity.

Every resident in Brazil being the owner of h i s own

servants, alias slaves, and it not being convenient to

me to purchase the number requisite for the s e r v i c e of

my family, say five slaves, I purchase them for the

Company and hire them for my own use paying so much

to the Company for servants wages. The amount cannot

yet be fairly fixed because, I intend to f i nd them clothes,

a nd as two or three of the slaves w il l be q u i t e * raw

or new slaves I shall have to t e a c h them. It is

customary in Rio for the person w ho let s the slave to

find him in clothes.

Sunday.

12* Nothing particular.

The decree of the Emperor investing the Company with

the p r i v i l e g e s of the Licence was dispatched yesterday

and I have seen the copy of it to-day. Thus the

3 io íe 'aneiro. u 1y 1850.

13. most essen tia l point is gained.

14.

IB. Of fic ial Cop y of the De cr e e was ha nd e d to me to-day

delivered the same to Me ss rs. Harrison to get two

a tt es te d co ^p i es made therefrom.

The Petition for the a d d i ti on s to the Li cen ce made

out by J. C. Ferreira was handed to me to-day for

e xa min ati on, I considered it well made and returned it to

Mr. Young to put it in* due cours e of dispatch.

Í might now prudently leave the rest of this

m at te r to the care of Mes sr s. Harrison and pr o c e e d at

once to S. load-: but I deem ite x p e d ie nt to await the

arrival of the next Falmouth Packet that I may obtain

possession of the Lea se and then I shall set off for

the Mines p r o v i d e d wit h all the D o c u me nt s rel at in g thereto

in pr op e r order. I c o n ce iv e that Mr. Duval 's Powers

accompanied by copy of mine will enaole him to act as

efficiently in ta ki ng p o s s e s s i o n of the 'Mines as I could

do wit ho ut the Le as e itself. Moreover I wish to see

the mining i m p l em e n ts on their way to the Mines.

Our men will be nearly idle without them. This de lay

río de Janeiro. uly 1330.

16. shows that cargo mules are not to be procured at a

day's notice in Rio de Janeiro.

13. It may be supposed by persons in London that I can

obtain every information in Rio upon enquiry relative to

land carriage, to free labor, and expence of keeping

slaves at the Mines. I have not however as yet met

one oerson who has given me information such as I

could send to the Board in the form of a statement.

It will only be procured by degrees and by our own

experience. It appears that the price of sending a

cargo of 8 arrobas in two separate weights is about

20^000 from Rio to S. Joâo. With regara to larger

weights no true information can be given - With regard

no
to keeping slaves, parrellel can be drawn between Rio

and 3. ¡oaonor, I am told, between the slaves of

i

Englishmen and those of Brazilians, because the English

treat them better ana get more work out of them.

I understand that Mr. Heatherly writes his wife here,

that there is no large timber to be procured within

12 leagues of San toào del Rey. I asked Col. Cumingham

what he understood by large timber - he said timber of

Rio de aneiro. uiy 1830.

lô. 6 inches by 9 inches. If this be true, the difficulty

of procuring wood for making wooden pumps is likely to

be greater than that of transporting the iron castings

from Rio to- the Mines.

17. Nothing particular.

13. Sunday. Mr. Young busy with the petition for the

19. additions which was handed to the Minister

this day Monday.

20. bought three slaves for the service of my family

viz: one as cook a boy about 20 years of age, price

600ji000j he has already been at service ( his master sells

him on account of having stolen a watch from a neighbor -

but his crime in mv estimation is much extenuated, con-

> ~ ;

sidering that he did not sell the watch but kept it

one month before he was detected, wearing it in his

watch pocket - thus evincing more of vanity than of

villany - he bears in other respects a good character.)

The two other boys about 13 years of age are new slaves

whom Iselected among others atthe Lazareto - they are

very fine lads,price 75(^000 each - the owner asked

8O 0/ 0OO and after one amazing deal of trouble to obtain

 8io de Janeiro* July 1530.

20. possession of them, they were delivered to me to-day.

Sixteen mules are bespoke for carrying part of the

implements. Received letters from A. W. P etc.per Dyson.

21.

22. Seven mule loads of implements were sent off to-day

for S. Joao; being the Carpenters and Blacksmiths tools*

‘23. Twenty mules are engaged for Monday next when we shall

use all endeavors to send off the large Bellows.

24. Fourteen cargos were sent off to-day but we could

not induce the Tropero to take the large bellows - he

looked at it a long time and finished by declining it.

The Board will do well to observe the following

general rule- viz: whenever practicable let the gross

weight of every package be 4 arrobas of 32 lbs., or

128 lbs - if the package be of less weight it will

still pay for transport the same as 4 arrobas - if of

greater weight the Tropero will have his own price for

taxing it: therefore for unusual weights there is no

fixed price for transport. All the cargos (of 8 arrobas)

hitherto sent off pay 20^300 each.

The "Oppossum" Falmouth packet, arrived to-day, has

Hi'o de Janeiro* ;u 1y 1830.

24. brought me the letter from the Board of the 2nd June.

I much regret the non-arrival of the Lease. I do not

consider it a Document of " secondary importance” as

mentioned in my instructions.

I fix my day for leaving Rio de Janeiro on the

28th- inst.
San -oao del Re y. Aug. 1330.

17. Arrived at S. J o a o del Rey a t Vz past two P.M.

Found our gentlemen living in a hired house of Dr .

S u c h t whi c h they give up t o me.

Visited our Mi n e r s who are a ll well excepting S t a n a wa y

who has a bad foot. Four of the slaves are on the

sick list - two with Sarna, one with dysentery and one

with r heumati sm .

18. Exami ne d the Mine of the Pool with bray and Barratt -

picked several veins of Quartz and f ou nd only a small

quantity of gold in one^ b u t none at all in that part

of the mi ne mar ked on the map No. 14.

Looked over a large rambling housein ba d repair close

to the mi ne with a vi e w t o taking it for the Carpenters,

Blacksmiths, Slaves, etc, for wh i c h purpose it woul d

a n s we r - it is not so low down the mineral valley of

the mi ne as could be desired. It isto be sold by

auction.

My family arrived with Capt. Dailey, who went to meet

them at Estiva yesterday.

Called on Francisco de Paula on whom a credit was

given for Mr. Duval .

s. Joao del Key. Au :. 18S0.

19. Doc tor Suc h's h ir ed house b e in g in c o n v e n i e n t l y small

and his own house (which by the way is ca p i t a l l y

si t u a t e d for our working establishment below the mine)

b e in g in a most miserably dilapidated state, in fact in

ruins, I went to look at two houses which might serve

for my family and for the co un t i n g house and general

store - bo th of them wo uld answe r the purposes^ but as

400^000 in c op pe r was demanded for rent per a n nu m I

let them lay over 'till furth er enquiry.

Delivered several letters of introduction with w hi ch

I was provided in Rio, all the p a rt ie s made great

offers of se rv ic es - rece iv ed me in their shops, related

won de r s of the richness, difficulty and n e c e s s a r y outlay

of mo ney to wor k the mines and all ap pe ar to agree

that two years of labor must elapse before we make money.

20. At day light rode over to San Jose to pres ent a

letter of introduction to A n to ni o de Campo s from Mr.

Oeorge Duval and to learn of him the pr op er mode of

proceeding in the tak ing up of waters for the use of

the mines - f o l l o w i ng his advic e w h i c h was given with

great good will I retu rn ed to San Joao at noon with a

5. Joao del Rey. Aug. 18¿0.

20. letter of introduction to Sr. Pal me 1.1a anAttorney

f " /

who recommended me to ascertain the names of all the

places whence we desired to draw water and then we shd.

make a Recremento to the Ouvidor for lease to make use

of the desired waters.

Sent Capt. Dailey and Mr. March to the various points

where Capt. Dailey thinks water may be procured of

sufficient elevation to ascertain the names of the spots.

Wrote to the Board, and sent duplicate of letter

of 25th ulto. from Rio.

Visited de Ouvidor and Juiz de Fora.

21 Sent Dailey and March out at day light to complete

their knowledge of the names of places whence water

could be procured..

At 11 A.M. went to the Attorney with March and Dailey

to make the Recremento which we got completed at 1 P.M.

/

presented it myself to the Ouvidor who despatched it

in the following form: "Despachado salvo prejuizo de

terceiro” the term terceiro means only a person worw-

ing mines and none other.

I was then referred to the Attorney of the Municipality

ó oa o del Rey* Aug. 1830.

(appointed by the Ouvidor) to get the Recremento

carried into due effect.

Sunday. Went with Capt. Dailey to S. Jose to call

on Cesarlo de Sa Lima and to get him to show us over

the Mine of Cuyabâ near San Jose - he was not at home

At 10 A.M. the first operations of the Company were

commenced by Mrs. Herring who opened a shaft a little

above No. 14 in the map. ,20 milreis and a few bottles,

of wine were given to the men so that no work has

been done this day.

Employed with Mr. March in arranging theaccounts for

the formation of our day book. We feel quite ata loss

whether to keep the accounts in paper or copper currency

Copper is the only money now current here; paper is

of no value being at a discount of 40 % in S. Joao del

Rey.

The At torney p romi sed to-day to accompany me to take

possession of the waters, but I have not seen him the

whole day.

Holiday with the inhabitants of S. Joâo.

I this day accompanied Mr. Frederich Sell ow a Prussian

naturalist who has been IB years travelling over the

3 ras ils, to view a calcareous cavern about 3 miles

from S. Joao: it is entirely composed of very pure

crystalised carbonate of lime. The town is partly

supplied from this cavern.

From 8 A.M. until past 6 P.M. Capt. Dailey and

myself were occupied with the Attorney in taking possession

of the different waters, viz: Riberon da Prata about

5 miles. Rio Acima, Gorrego Secco close to the town.

Francisco Xavier on the other side of the hill opposite

to the Mine. Agua Limpa and Callaboca about 2 miles.

These, Í think comprehend all the waters in the ne igh ­

borhood which can be made available: in fact Í do not

believe that Riberon da Prata could serve us, but we

took possession of it by way of precaution. Capt.

Dailey does not require more than 50 feet level above

of the bed of the river whicli runs through the town

(called Riberon da Villa and not Agua Limpa that is a

distinct river) and he thinks that water might be

procured forthat height within a mile of the mine,

by darning up a brook into which run 3 or 4 springs

from the Mountain and by cuttin ; or driving a com­

munication from the Rio Acima into the Dam or its laun­

der. The instruments are not arrived therefore we are

only guessing at possibilities but it does appear that

water can be obtained but with considerable expence.

Eight or ten free labourers have offered their services

at one patac or 320 reis per day, about lOd at the

exchange of copper. Those who are willing to work

under ground ask 480 reis per diem or about lBd.

•We have not yet required any free labor^ so I cannot

from actual experience saywhat it may be procured for

nor in what force. As soon as the Adit and leet may

*

be commenced we should require 150 hands.

After considerable difficulty and several applications

Í obtained 3000^000 in notes for my bills on Rio.

It appears that in this Comarca the exports much exceed

the imports, that few persons have to send money to

Rio and those wh,o doso (so unaccustomed are they to

bills) convert their cash into Rio notes and send them

down by any confidential friendwho may happen to be

destined for Rio. I mustnow convert the notes into

copper at a discount of 40 % .
S. Joao del Rey- Aug. 1330.

25. Perhaps in a little time when our credit is well

ascertained I shall riot find so much difficulty.

Our arrival here as a Company to work the Mines

of S. Joao appears to please the inhabitants who are quite

alive to the advantages to be derived by the neighbor­

hood. Our party has met with a* very sincere welcome

am our men from their good conduct have gained the

good will of the town.

The Thermometer two or three nights since was stand­

ing at the freezing point : this is I understand no

extraordinary circumstance.

28. Sent the Title Deeds of the Estates of S. Joao del

Rey and S. José by Mr. March to Doutor Gomes the

Attorney to examine that they be valid.

Accompanied Mr. Sellow and Capt. Dailey ov^er the

mineral mountain of S. Joao del Rey taking a mineralogical

survey of the whole. The mountain cast of the Mine

is composed of Mica Slate - in one or two places

abundance of cubes of iron is found - numerous veins

of Quartz intersect the whole. In the Mine itself

the great mass of rock is Mica slate, less pophyritic

Joao del Hey. Au . 1830.

than to the east intersected in all directions by

veins of Quartz, which appear to have a large lode

of Iron, Mica, and Quartz which comes down the ravine

or valley forming; the mine; in fact the lode appears

annihilated by these numerous veins. Apparently in these

veins the riches of the mine have been found for there

are many clefts evidently worked out by picks for the

purpose of following up the veins. Respecting the

reason why these veins of Quartz in these saia clefts

were not followed up by the native miner, in my opinion

and that of Mr. Sel low is not that the native miner

could not with his instruments, or did not know how,

from his inexperience ; to^ follow up the golden veins

but that the veins of Quartz were no longer worth the

trouble or expence: in support of this opinion the veins

where they are left off being worked are from experiments

made on them by us so poor in gold to the eye that

in picking, on them to-day for two hours not a speck

of gold could be perceived, and at no time have we

got an encouraging specimen.

We see also that wherever the native miner pleased

he could open his v^ay with facility horizontally into

3. íoao’ del Rey. Aug. 1830.

25. the mountain to follow up his vein - there can exist

no doubt upon this head for where he has found it worth

while he has made very wide and high kina of Adits.

With regard to his working the lower part of the

Mine, it is very likely as tradition hands it down that

the Miners suddenly broke open a spring of water and

ever since, the mine below has been unworked, that a

spring of water exists in the pool is natural, for on

the top of the hill are springs of water.

Mr. Sel low having made a very minute examination of

various parts of the mine during which nothing bearing*

the slightest appearance of gola could be discovered^

we proceeded' on horseback across the hills of our

estate the whole soily surface of which bears evident

marks of having been worked and washed to the

Mica and quartzy rock which forms the mountain.

We made no attempts at specimens being already too

muc. fatigued with our d a y ’s exposure to the sun. W'e

commenced our d a y ’sexcursion at 8 A.M. and returned

at 4 P.M.

Went to the Intendencia to the public sale of a house

close to our mine and which from its size alone m i -ht
» /

answer our purpose to purchase for the workmen, slaves

and for the general working establishment. The only

objection is that it stands too high above the level

(which is intended to be commenced. The Housif was put

up at a Conto of reis and no person bid for it.

I did not bid because I am desirous of holding the

lease an of seeing Dr. Such about his house and garden

’ere incurring a positive expence.

Called on Mr. Heatherly who arrived from Gongo Soco

on the 26th. He held a singular conversation with our

two young gentlemen yesterday - he said that he only

found out last night that he was a parther in our

concern that he had the right of coming on our ground

and driving whatever levels and sinking whatever shafts

he pleased. The man must be a fool as certain as

his action in buying the mines which he now possesses

is unworthy of any gentleman and worthy 0f a Dou st er sw ive 1

Without having mentioned the circumstance to any person

of S. Joao several persons have spoken of it to me

as a mean, base, catchpenny transaction.

s. ioao del Rey. Aug. 1850.

27. There is no fear of his inconveniencing us in our

operations for we have the town in our favor and shd.

he attempt to interfere, we could crush him like a

scorpion beneath a bootheel.

Called on the Attorney to learn if all t^e title

Deeds were valid and in order.

No. 1. 2. 3. and ô are quite in form - No. 4 and

5 though Dr. Comes (the Attorney) says they will cause

Us no trouble, still they unlike the others have not the

Licence of Sale of the Superintendente de Mineracâo,

I am, theref o r e / ^ t h a t no informality may exist, to

make a recremento to the Ouvidor to legalise these two

documents.

'Went up to the working establishment and made disposition

for the better lodging of the slaves, and for arranging

the stores. Visited S. Joao shaft.

28. Received from the Attorney the Recremento above men­

tioned which I sent to the Ouvidor (who is the Sup er in te nd ­

ente de Mineracâo) who dispatched it immediatly.

I then took it to the Attorney who attached the form

of Alvarou which has to be signed by the Ouvidor again.

S. Joao del Rey. Aug. 1850.

28. Paid Miners on a/c. of Wages.

Received letter from Wm. Harrison & Co. of Rio with

two Atlas papers. Advise me of having received no

intelligence from the 3oard of the lease or Dr. Such.

Advise of having paid Deposit.

After a great deal ofbargaining Col. Constantino

agreed to let his house to the Company for S years

at the rate of 300^000 incopper per annum.

The Company having the right of quitting the house on

paying a fine of six months rent. In order to make

the house available for an Office and Store I shall have

to make some alterations in the house which I think

will cost about 150/000f therefore the house will for

3 years cost 350 if000 per annum: which is cheaper than

any house I have yet seen. House rent in S. Joao

is high and the arrival of our company set some people

mad in asking prices for their houses - Col. Constantino

for example asked for his house 49dj000 per annum.

Mentioned to Mr. Heatherly that in a few days we

should take legal possession of our mines and that we

should cite all the neighbors to recognise our right -

 Joao del Hey. Aug. lQoO.

28. He said he s h o ul d have an agent upon the spot to

represent his p r o p e r t y in S. Joao del Rey.

29. Sunday. Distributed clothing to the slaves served

each wit h about 7 inches of rope tobacco and a dram

of Cachaca f which will be continued every Su nd a y &.s is

done by Hr. Mil war d.. E v e r y slave is then pass ed in review

and clea n , pe rh a p s questioned upon several poin ts of

conduct, commended or reprimanded according as he has

be haved during the week.

Balance cash wi th Mr. March.

30. At day light went wi th C a p t . Da il e y to the shaft

and st r u c k a bargain with the men for s in ki ng one fathom

and setting the collar of. the shaft; the price is to

be 100^000, of co ur se our first few bar ga in s will be

only exp er im en ta l; the men have en gag ed four free laborers

at one patac per d ie m or o2 0 reis co pp er (about 10

ster1ing).

Revised Capt. D a i l e y ’s report wh ich by the way Ï

found no eas y matter. Wrote to Wm. H a rr is on Sc Co.

Wrote letters of introduction to Col. Sk er re t and to

Capt. Ly ons for Mr. March and Capt. Dailey who start
S. Joao del Rey. Au ;. 13-50.

50. to-morrow for Gongo Soco on a journey of information.

I had intended to accompany them^ out the lease not

having arrived to enable me to take legal possession oí

the mines Ideem it expedient to remain as the time

for accepting or rejecting the title is approaching.

Got theRequerimento for the Superintendente of Mineracaos

Licence to two title deeds duly dispatched and legalised.

Thus the six title deeds, the Attorney tells me^ are

all valia and in due form.

Went with Capt. Dailey in the evening and struck a

bargain with four men for commencing the level - terms

16^000 per fathom for 60 fathoms all to be bottomed

and walled with stone.

Wrote to the Board. Dispatched Capt. Dailey and Mr

March for Gongo Soco on an excursion of information

relative to mining I give them '6 weeks for perform-

ing the journey to Gongo and to return. Made enquiries

of F. de Paula about powder; none is to be procuren at

present in the town - as we now begin to require it

I am advised to send to filia Rica to purchase some.

Engaged a Pedrero to break and blast stones in the

quarry for 280 reis per waggon full (carro) finding

him in tools and powder

oao del Rey. Sept. 1630.

.'lent to San ose in the morning to see Don Cesarlo

about our mines in Cuyabá. As he said he did not

know the minés himself he would get some person (to

accompany) aquainted with the vicinity to accompany on

any day I should appoint, Sunaay appeared most convenient

to him and I appointed that day.

He told me that he had a few days ago only received

a letter from •Dr. Such desiring him to purchase the

mines of Jose Roiz and of Dr. Jose (those purchased at

3. Joao by Mr. Heatherly) but Mr. Heatherly arrived at

S. Joao before he received the letter and with the

greatest haste and secrecy bought the mines,

afterwards told Don Cesario that at the time he bought

the mines he had the intention of working them himself

and was not aware that a company was formed to work

them - but now finding that a company was coming here,

he hoped they would not be inconvenienced by his work­

ing and added, that he should have no objection to

make some arrangement with the Company for the purchase

of his mines. Cesario said he did not like such

behaviour* Returned to S. »oao at 2 P.M.

í oao ciel Key. Sept. 1830.

Ordered Ferramenta for the Pedreiro. Endeavoured to

exchange paper for Copper, but unable.

Opened the following books viz: Miners and Mechanics

Pay list: Head Mining C a p t a i n ’s Reports: Mechanics

Reports: Petty Store Book .

The Adit level commencing at the river side at

Pau de Angar was begun to-day. As it is necessary

to turn the course of a small leat, which interferes

with the course of our level Î called upon the in­

habitants of two houses to explain to them what we

wished to do and without injury to them^ bear all expence

ourselves. They appeared to be perfectly satisfied that

we intended them no harm^ but wanted usto turn the

water into the river instead of allowing it to run

through their gardensf which it does at present.

The matter was not quite arranged.

Went before the A t t or ne y with Col. Constantino

and made the terms of the lease for his house.

Finding that since the 22nd ulto. we have only pro­

cured 6 free labourers, I have inserted an Aviso in

the Astro de Minas (a paper published here) offering to

Jo a o del Rey. Sept. 1830.

employ tree labourers and to hire slaves.

Hitherto we have managed to fix the price of free

labour at 240 reis per diem for work above ground and

320 reis per diem for work done in the shaft.

I do not think we shall be able to control the price

of labour for the labourers find we are dependent

upon them.

Tryed again to procure copper for pape r^ but found

it impossible unless at a prem. of 45 % which I

declined. The merchants here know that we stand in

need of money and appear inclined to take advantage

v

of it.

Ordered the ’’Astro de Minas" to be sent regularly to

the Office: it appears three times per week.

The elevation of the bed of the river^ which runs

through S.Joao del Rey (called Ribeirao da Villa) accord­

ing to Mr. Se llows observation is 2.982 feet above the

level of the sea. The latitude of San Joao is 21*. 9!.

the longitude is 3. 5 0 ’. 20” of time west of Berlin^

which is equal to 57. 31. 33 3””

'oao del Hey. Sept. 1830.

Occupied the gr e a te r part of the m o rn i n g in procuring

wood fit and s e a s o n ed for making the wheels of a cart

to carr y stones. In making these enqu ir ies I found

some timber 17 inches squar e and 17 feet long of a

wood called oleo and an o t h e r named pereira.

I am inf ormed that no timber of these d i m en si on s is

to be found wit hi n 18 leagues of S. Joâo del Rey

i.e. at Rio Grand e ana

Went to San lose to see M i lw ar d res pe ct in g coppe r

m on ey as he of fered the other day to lend me some

he had come to S. Joao. Se n d i n g Mr. Duval with a

m es sag e Mr. Milward promised to lend me2 0 0 1 0 0 0 which

/

will be eno ugh for the wee k ly payment of the men.

There app ear s to be ac o m b i n a t i o n am ongst some of the

merchants here aga inst the C o mp a n y in order to raise

the pr ice of copper: but if I can manage to go on

for about a fortnight wit ho ut a p p ly in g to any of them

I think it p r o b a b le that the premium will fall.

Signed the lease of Col. Cons tant ino*s house which

I am to enter on the 15th inst.

Mr. Sellow very kindl y sent me spe cim ens of va rious

íoao del Rey. Sept. 1850.

parts oí the Serra oí S. íoao with the mineralógica!

names attached.

A Frenchman from- Riopresented himself to me for

employment yesterday evening, and as he represents him­

self a good sawyer I have promised to employ him

provided I obtain a good character for him from his

former master in Rio.

Employed in forming a pay Ledger.

The Shaft is now yielding a quantity of quartz

stained and intermingled with oxide of iron - from two

vans }or washings^ which have been made of it f I think

it produces sufficient gold or more than sufficient to

pay expences if it continues. -But it is all guess

work for I have no means of disembarassing the gold

from the i r o n ; which remains with it^ nor of weighing

the gold.

Paid Miners ona/o. of Wages and Contracts

Balancea Cash - I to-day borrowed 24b/l60 of hr.

y
Milward not being able to exchange paper for copper

at less than 45 % prem.

Joao del Rey. Sept. 1830.

Sunday.

Went to San lose wher e with Don Ce sa ri o I went

over part of the esta te where our mine or mines are

situated at Cu yabá. The ve in that is re presented as

being so rich in gold is si t u a te d wi th i n 50 yards of

the Rio das Mortes and the place where I saw it about

50 feet e l e v a t i o n above the bed f the river. The

mining gr ou n d all app ea rs to be el e v a t e d from 30 to

100 feet. It is re pr es e n t e d as be in g rich in gold

✓
thr ou gh ou t^ and I have little di f f i c u l t y inad di ng faith

to the asser tio n, b e c au se the whole neighborhood is

was hed over for gold with profit to those em ployed

in the small way - The gr eatest difficulty in w o r ki ng

our mines in San Jose" is said to be the want of

wat er on the sur fac e and the ab un dan ce under ground,

which ap pe ar s pr ob ab l e . The water for wo r k i ng the

mine or washing the ores was brought from b ey ond Ilheos

in a leaf a di s t a n c e of 14 leagues - the keepi ng

this leat in repair is said to have ruined the pro­

prietor. I do not feel sure that the water ^ which Mr.

Milward em ploys at Guarda, on the oppo si te side of the

•oao del Rey. Sept. 1830.

river might not be of use to us. Hr.Milward thinks

that the water of G uar da < when it leaves the s t a m p s / is

about 30 feet above the level of the river. Could

sufficient water oe procured to work the mine, I should

say from the general appearance of the country and the

-• ' t

numerous washing places even on our estate, on the surface"

of the lode that it would turn out a very profitable

concern. The whole soil is evidently auriferous from the

deconposition of metallic lodes and veins. A Company

should in my opinion possess such lands as these and

not rent them for a short term of 20 years - every thing

will, if the S. Jose mines be worked at all, have to

oe created for and by -the company - there is not a

house on the estate, not a shed for a slave - no wood

excepting a little brush wood. Thus an entire new

establishment must be created, together with houses for

the miners (for the mine is about a mile from S. Jose)

and Desides the expence of bringing water, if water be

Indispensable. And when all this enormous expense is

incurred and the company comfortably settled on the

property the lease expires and the proprietor- finds a

Joao del Rey, Sept. 1850.

capital establishment and (mines enough to work for a

hu nd r ed years. The San Jose c o mp an y have got as

good mines t I should say^1we possess lying over an extent

of a league in length incl ud in g also a very useful

Mat't'o or Wo o d and a bu nd a n ce of water and with every

pr os pe ct of ab un d an ce of gold (for I have seen several

and sp len did s pe ci men s ex tr act ed c^c)

»
from their mine of Pacu on the Beta de Chave) for

wh ic h they paid £ 300 Stg and enjoy the whole profits

of the concern. There is no doubt that any one might

do as well now in many spots of this c o unt ry and find

mines easier to work than eithe.r those of S. Jose or

S. Joao, but he must open a new field and not ap p r o a c h

Cocaes where prices have risen too high.

Wh en in San Jose I solicited the advice of Don

An to ni o de Campos re sp e ct in g the p u rc ha se of copper: he

gave me a note to Don Martiniano Se ve r o de Barros

r e qu es ti ng him to en de a v o r to get me chan ged 2000Í000

at 40 % prem on copper, and ot he rwi se to render his

services to the Company*

Joao del Rey. Sept. 1830.

Pr es e n t e d my letter to Don Hartiniano who said he

would do his best to pro cu re nie the copper.

Occupied about the Pedrero whom I have found the

greatest difficulty in getting unde r /

First there was to pr oc ur e the Pedrero, and as pe dreros

are much in demand some little difficulty was ex pe ri enc ed

there - then he wan te d Ferramenta there was a day and

much runn ing about spent in procuring the right sort

which we had not. Then there was to find some ferreiro

to manufacture it - five days lost .. in manufacturing

now we require a cart or wa gg o n to transport the stones

from th qua rry to the adit level - three or four days

at least will be lost in procuring that for de Paula

has sent two leagues into the c o un tr y to know whe th er a

Fazen der o wi.l let his w a g g on : and so with almost every

thing we require - delays and disappointments continually

occur.

There are to-d ay at the Adit 8 free labourers and

at the Sh aft 5 free labourers, more than we have

hitherto mustered - only one came in c o nse qu enc e of

ad ver tis eme nt - and he was a slave sent by his master.

loao del Rey, Sept, 1830.

ihe Ore raising from the Shaft is porous oxide of

iron and quartz - so that much of it in breaking out

crumbles - this when washed in the Batea (a wooden

washing dish for gold) without being stamped or pounded

always leaves with the residue a very sensible quantity

of fine grains of gold which would^ I should think^

alone pay the expence of working - And in the rough

manner of the washing I have mentioned at least M of

the gold is washed away in the unbroken lumps of ore.

have ordered all this kind of ore to be stored up

for the stamps which we ought immediatly to set up in

order to begin paying our own expences.

Having learnt from Don Cesario yesterday that by

making a Requerimento - to the Escrivao da Guarda-moria

coulu procure a Certidao setting fo r # the boundaries of

the Estate of the Mines Î applied to Doctor Gomes

my legal counsellor here to procure the certidao for

me. He said that Dr. Such should have given the

certidao to the Company in order to verify the limits;

he could not make application to the Guardamoria, because

in our title deeds no mention is made of the Volume

s. ioao del Rey. Sept. 1630.

ô. or page necessary to apply to - he therefore advised

me to wait until the arrival of Dr. Such. I have

however commissioned a person to look through the books

of the Guardamoria to find the original grant.

7* The following are the present prices of provisions vi­

Touc inho p. Arroba 1ÍÍ800 Bread (size of an Eng.Id ro 11 . 40

Salt p.Alqueire 4Í000 Feijao Alq. /ôOO

if

Bee f p. Arroba l/^OO Rice Alqueire 1 /4 0 1

Pork Wine p. bottle (Port) a/ ü 4G

Milho p.Alqueire ¿560 Fowls (each /■

/

Farinha de Mandioca Alq. 1^20 0 Sugar Ar 1*0 ba S/200

Farinha de Milho Alq. 750 Candles p. do . for /432

Kitchen candles.

Fire wood - the fire for the d a y ’s cooking of my

house costs ¿620 .

Met the Attorney again about the certidao.

Had some conversation with Francisco de Paula relative

to his being employed as the Agent of the Company in

San Joao. The conversation deferred Ttill a future day.

He has, ever since our arrival he re v been desirous of

becoming our Agent, ana I in the idea of being able

Joao del Hey. Sept. I8 0 O.

to get money for bills on Rio without difficulty have

wished to do without Agency near the Mines: particularly

as he has expressed his desire of making all the con­

tracts for the Company which right I intend always to

reserve to myself, at least the right of controling them.

I however do find from the want of proper letters of

introduction to persons in San Joao (although Harrison

Si Co. procured me nearly a dozen) that we go flounder­

ing about to our very great loss and inconvenience as

much in regard to the purchase of all kinds of materials

etc. as to the obtaining of money which last I find

nearly impracticable. SO % premium on copper has been

demanded, therefore for a time at least I think an

Agent employed at San Joao at 2'A % on all advances

would be a saving to the Company, as it has proved to

the Company at San Jose where Antonio deCampos pays

every thing and on the advances receives his 2V¿ % com­

mission - but then he is the honest man of this country

- no Turk is more honorable I am informed. One

enormous inconvenience would besaved by an Agency here

which is the continual and incessant counting of copper

oao del Rey. Sept. 1850.

money. It takes two of us half an hour to. count over

£ 10 St rig. of copper re is.

\

The Ore in the shaft continues very good and not

onlv promising as all the Miners of companys speak of

their ores but ready to fulfill its promise.

Went to San dose to speak to Cesario about an un­

certainty which Dr. Gomes caused me relative to the

mines of S. Jose and which Cesario satisfactorily explained

though I candidly confess I did not understand more than

half of what he said.

Another object of my journey to S. Jose was to see

the mineral collection of Mr. Seilow made from the

Serra of M a n tique ira to S. Joao and S. Jose. To us

this collection is instructive for along the whole road

from the Mantiqueira, the mountains are of Granite,

Gneiss, Clay slate and Mica slate alternating with each other

- the Serra of S. Joao and S. Jose are Mica Slate, Clay

slate passing into Graywacke, Mr. Seilow says this is

one of the ramifications of the Mantiqueira 50 leagues

from this. Mr. Seilow now having examined the mountains

of San Jose says that the transition Graywacke commences at

s# Jo a o del Rey, Sept. 1830.

3# s. ioao and b e c o m e s very dec ide d in ch a ra ct er at S. ose.

This ^raywacke is by Ge o l o g i s t s co ns id e r e d very favorable

to the fo rm a t io n of metal lic veins.

Received letter from H a r r i s o n & Co. handing at te st ed

copy of Treasury Receipts for the Deposit.

Barratt the Englishman appointed to the search for

gold ore has to-day attacked a ne w vein o£ Gra nu la r

Duarte in the tank above the level of the water at

present f but below it in the rainy season. No gold

is perceptible to the eye, still it has yie ld ed a very

large quantity of gold^ in fact is e x c e e d i n g l y rich :

the vein is of uncertain breadth some ti me s 2 inch. 3 in,

5 in. bro ad if it con tin ue across the Br ech a abe rt a

t

we shall cut it but nothing is more unc er ta in than

the c o n t i n u a n c e of. these veins - when least expected they

run to a cove ana disappear and on the other hana

they commence from a cove and run in various directions^

so that we shall never be able to attain such ni c et y

of calculation as they have ar r i v e d at in Col om bi a in

asc er ta in in g to the 100th part of a grain the qu antity

of metal contained in 2 or 3 miles length of lode.

-Toao del Rey. Sept. 1850.

The quart z ore from the Shaft c on tin ue s to show

fair sample of gold in the oatea. This ore must

be ofNo. 14, it is in veins of 4^ 5 ; 6 inches broad,

close to get he r dipping 70* from the horiz on tal « it is

hard to break out of the Shaft, but it will be capital

br it tl e stuff for the Stamps.

T o- da y set the Adit men a n otn er b a rg a i n in continuation

of the Adit and at a very di ff ere nt price from that

first set by Capt. D ai l e y - it was at 16^000 per fathom

Í have now reduced it to £ 1.15 per two fathoms^ which

Bray } from the luantity of wo r k he says they can do a

day^ thinks is suffici ent .

I believe that I have now after a great deal of

running backwards and forwards got the Ce rt i d a o into right

course of being proc ure d. Dr. Su c h ought to have

p rov ide d the Company with these do cu men ts , without whic h

it is imp os si bl e to learn the extent of the Estate.

Î have not yet been able to hire a cart for the

carrying of stones. Ordered the two N e w s p a pe rs pu bl i s h e d

in this town five days in the week to be sent re gularly

to the house; the ’’Astro de Minas” is a sp iri ted

oao del Rey. Sept. 1830.

paper y the "Amigo da Verdade" Ministerial

pape r .

Advertised in both public papers foi free labourers

y

hired slaves ana to contract for 30 or 40 carros of

charcoal.

Requiring powder for Quarrying I have bought the only

powder to be procured in town about 22 lbs. at 760

reis per lb.

Wrote to Board and to Wm. Harrison & Co.

Had an interview with Francisco de Paula on the subject

of Agency. He said that he coula only oe Agent to

the Company by our advancing to him from time to time

the sums which we should require to draw upon and then

upon all payments of that money, in whatever shape, he

should have % commission. I told him I would

consider the matter before Í gave him a positive answer.

The fact is I could not at this moment draw upon

Wm. Harrison & Co. in the manner he desires for our

Accts. are nearly balanced.

Not yet able to get a carro for carrying stones.

Obliged to buy some large timber, 4 pieces in spite

 s. Joao del Rey. Sept. 1330.

'

11. of myself, because the timoer man m a ki ng sure, that I

should buy it unloaded his cart "without any order*

told him it was not the kind of timber we required,

wei-lj said he^ if you don't buy this I ’ll not bri ng

you the long piece of 80 palijias for tne S pa nc h beam -

There was no remedy. Í was obliged to buy useless

timber (for the present) to induce him to b ri ng that

which Í required.

Mad e a fresh bargain with Adit men.

Paid men and purchased pr o v i s i o n s for blacks.

12. Sunday.' B a l a n c e d Cash.

13. Went in c o m p a n y with Mr. Milward, Doctor Silveira,

maste r of the Mint of Rio de Ja n e i r o and L e c t u r e r

upon C h e m i s t r y and Mr. Harri s an En g l i s h g en tl em an ac­

companying him toSan Jose and thence on to Guard a

where we ex am i n e d the m i ni ng ground of Ssperanca

/

this mine f of all those I have seen y ple ase d me more

than any othe r - because it is very rich in gold -

easily p r o c u r e d ana has in the neighborhood ab un dan ce of

wate r at all times ,to work the mine and to stamp

and wash: two bateas were wa sh e d in our pr ese nce and

 s. Joao del Rey. Sept. 1830.

lb'. both produced a considerable quantity of gold : wood for

timbering the mine can be procured within a mile and a'

half on the ground belonging to the Company - had

we such a mine as this and such facilities for work­

ing we would soon render it only the second mine in

brazil. The Gen. Mining Company either do not^ or will

not know the value of its property in this country, or

they would never trifle with it in the manner they have

hitherto done by employing so insignificant a force and

sucn inefficient miners. My d a y ’s excursion now inclines

me to believe that the water of Guarda cannot be carried

to our ground at Cuyabá ; unless at an enormous expence.

Mr.Sellow has now given the calculations of heights

in English feet, the last I put down being in French

feet, of which I was not aware, viz:

English feet

S. Joao del Rey (Praia do Riberon da villa 3076.4’

Tanque do Linheiro (surface of the rampart) 3616,2

Highest point of Serra do Linheir o/ being

the highest land near S. Joao del Rey. 4283,8’

Villa de San Jose (Praia) 3215.’

/

Highest point of Serra de S. Jose 4991.7’

Latitude of San Jose 21 *. 3 ’. 3 3 7'

 Mr. Milward has e re ct ed at Guarda a st amp ing mill to

stamp dry : but D o c to r Silveira and Mr. Sellow say that

as the ores of Esperanca co ntains iron pyrites, dry

stamping will kill the men.

All the earth thrown out of the Adit level by

the side of the river contai ns a considerable por ti on

of fine gold.

The Shaft men have sunk oelow the veins of quartz

wh ich co nt a in the gold and have now reached a large

bed of quartz w hic h is that of No. 14 and -which from

two ex pe ri me nt s made to-day contai ns no gold - the veins

above appea r to be feeders.

D es c e n d e d the Shaft with Mr. Sellow : the bed of

quartz now covers the bottom of the Shaft.

The quartz from the bed still produc es nothing in the

batea.

The Adit level has this morning: bro ke n down on one

side in consequence of the water from a r e g o / whic h runs

on one side of it so ak i n g through the soil. -I have

lent the men some poles to prop up the ground - but the

accident' was e n t ir el y owing to their own want of fore-

Joao del Rev. Sept. 1830.

sight , or Bray} because understand nothing

of those matters suggested on Saturday afternoon the

expediency of supporting some part of the ground by

boards or timber until stone could be procured,

has occupied Bray, the Contractors and myself nearly the

whole day in procuring means for preventing the evil

from extending itself.

To-day we have 3 carros carrying stones at $240

each cart load and very small loads. I think this dear

Each load of stones costs breaking from the quarry ¿É23G

Powder say 140

Carriage ^240

/ 30
not including the wear and tear of tools which I find.

Sent Clark to San José to ask Mr. Milward to

sell us apair of wheels for making a cart to carry

our own stones.

Agreed to allow Dr. Fonseca, of San Jose, at the

rate of £ 100 per annum , monthly, for his medical visits

every other day to S. Joao, he being the only operating

surgeon in our vicinity with the exception of a young

Joro del Rey. Sep- . I860.

portugués- not long arrived here and who is not

spoken very highly of.

Received a note from Mr. Mil ward allowing me to send

for one pair of wheels.

Made arrangements with a town blacksmith to do the

ironwork of the wheels - our blacKsmith not having a

convenient fôrge nor as yetf a sledge hammer.

Made a bargain with Clark and Hambly to build the

cart for one mule for £ 10. Clark informing me' that

it would occupy them both one entire fortnight working

ovei hours at same time. This cart is building for

the * purpose of carrying stone from the quarry to the

Adit level, which is to have a stone wall on either

side : the carriage of Stone /as we are now obliged

to pay | is ruination, being 240 reis each carro drawn by

10 oxen, and each carro only carries 50 arrobas I the

reason I am told of the hire of carros being so dear

is the mortality occasioned by the carrapata amongst

the cattle this season : moreover, it is now the dry

season and little pasture can be procured.

Jo a o ciel Rty. Sept. 18b0.

We have now open cut 100 fathoms of Adit level

ru nni ng al ong the ban k of the river ; and to bui ld

a stone wall on both sides it will pr o b a b l y occupy

6 weeks - were the rainy seas on not approaching' I wo uld

have the building of the stone wall d e la ye d until such

time as our cart will be r e a d y ; but the same reason,

which re qu i r e d our o eg i n n i n g this part of the level

bef or e the force .of the torrents comes down also require

that' all expedition shou ld be used to comple te and

strengthen that portion of the Adit a l rea dy cut, for

it wo ul d have be en impossi bl e to cut and build this

adit during the rainy season. I do not al lo w any

more to be cut until the present be secured.

think that from the co mm en ce me nt , 100 carros of

stone will oc cu p y our men a fortnight building^ after

which time the stone will cost c o m p a r a t i v e l y trifl ing

in car r i a g e . The stone costs on the quarr y 280 reis,

besid es the exp enc e of p ow d e r and tools, Î cannot

p r e c is el y calculate ho w much each carro will Ac tu a l l y

cost, but Wilt,When we_ carry i t / cost very nearl y

320 reis put into the adit - each carro is su p p o s e d

. Jc-ao del Rey. Sept. IScO.

to carry 50 arrobas. Capt. Dailey's orders were to

have each stone 15 inches in length to form the thick­

ness of the wall.

The, adit will pass close to Dr. S u c h ’s house and

just at the foot of the quarry.

Called on Dr. Gomez to-day about the Certitdaos^ out

he tells* me that only one or two are asyet found.

Dr. Such ought to have given attested copies of them

to the Company. If I do not procure them from the

Guardarríoria in a day or two more; I shall write to

H a r r i s o n ’s upon the subject as they will see Dr. Such

before I shal 1 .

have to-day ordered 3 arrobas of iron at dJooo

p. arroba for the wheels of the cart.

To-day tht Adit men discharged several of their free

labourers as there was no more adit to cut, and the

;

labourers did not understand building the stone wall.

1 offered them employment in the shaft, but they could .

not be induced to go underground : and it is on this

point Î now see that we shall experience the greatest

Joao del Rey. Sept. 1830.

inconvenience i: free labour for from what I have been

/

able to see this last week I should think that S.

•Joao has in its vicinity upwards of 150 free labourer

the whole of w h o m f or nearly the whole could be hired,

as Î have stated elsewhere, lor 640 reis per diem for

rface w o r k , but nor to enter the mine underground.

Our Adit level is driven through a small water course

whicn we conduct over the level by means of a launder

the adit party have been obliged to take it up three

times in consequence of its washing down the embank­

ment .

Occupied to-day as well almost every day s inc e the

absence of Capt. Dailey in attending to the practical

details of the whole establishment.

Set the Shaft men a fresh bargain - the last was to

sink either one fathom t or two, if two fathoms at £ 12

a fathom, if only one fathom at £ 11 for the fathom:

they have only done one fathom and during the week

they have only made good 2 feet, the bed of quartz is

so very hard and there is every appearance externally

of its continuing to some depth ; say f at least, 2 fathoms

Jo a' del Rey/ Sept. 1830.

the fresh bargain is th er ef or e made at 20 p. one

fathom. The whole of the wor k is blasting.

Received letters and e n gli sh newspapers from Rio out

none from B o a rd - Ihave received no letter from the

Board since the 24t h Jul y date d June 2nd: this silence

is to me very p e r p l e x i n g # f o r v from my instructions

received in En g l an d f Î s c ar ce ly know how far to proceed;

in commencing the mi nin g op e r a ti on s f I am told in the

i nst ruc tio ns f that it is essential to have the limits

of the Estat e w e l l re co g ni se d by the au tho rit ies here,

and that the Board will have some conversation on this

point wit h Dr. Suc h - now ( it is precisely on this

point that Î feel at a loss; for I have not yet been

able to pro cu r e the Ce rt i d ao s setting forth the bou ndary

lines. Wit h this e x c e p t i o n there is no ob je cti on to

the title (at least my legal adviser Dr. Gomez informs

me so : and he is an e x p er ie nc ed lawyer of 94 years

of age) and this is not an objection of serious consider

ation for whether we absolutely ma rk the limits or we

do not - they are, as I said, before set forth in the

face of all the w or ld in the Register of Mi ni n g Grants

S. Joao del Hey. Sent. 1830.

3 in the office of the Guardamor i a . The only difficulty

that exists in procuring the Certidaos is having to

wade through numberless old volumes without a reference

to the particular grants. it was therefore Dr. Sucres

duty to hand to the Directors copy of the Certidao,

which he possesses. The Directors appear to have

made no objection to the vicinity of the mines of S.

Roiz and Dr. Jose^ it is not therefore for me to make

any objection on this point: although Dr. SuchVs brother-

in-law Mr. Heatherly, has purchased S. Roiz's mine and

which is on the same iron lode as our own mine.

Capt. Dailey is not at all uneasy on this head and

in fact itappeals that nearly all the good we can do

Heatherly is to discover a quantity of gold in our

N

own mine, which may induce some individual richer than

himself to try his fortune in digging a mine, for he

has too little extent of ground to be allowed to mine

much.

Putting one foot of a pair of compasses on the right

hand lower corner of the map^ of the Estate, and stretch-

>

ing the other foot up due North 100 A braces it will

 5 .Joao del Rey. Sept. 1330.

18. fix on a spot where Dr. Such has reserved to him­

self a mine whic h is reported to have been very rich

and wh ic h mine Dr. Such b ou ght of a poor man for

lOOi'OOO of which the man says still owes him half -

The qu es t i o n might be r a i s e d (.whe th er this ci r cu ms ta nc e

be an o b j e c ti on to the title. Í have never considérée.

it so b e ca us e it lies near the river and about

fathoms from our tank and the Strata of the d ec li vi ty

of the S. Joao mo un t a i n lying in such a di re ct io n that

our men do not think the unwatering of our own mine

*

wo ul d unw ate r Dr. Such's reserved mine.

Ou r Adit level passes close to the reserved mine/

out at so s ha ll o w a drift that it cannot be of any

serv ice to the mine. Un der these ci r c u ms ta nc es ana

there be in g every pr ospect of our w o rx in g a rich mine.

Î shoul d think there were little da ng er in a c ce p t i n g

the title.

19. Sunday. B a l a n ce d Cash.

Mr. Milward informs me that his letters of yesterday

an nou nce the in ten ti on of the Board in Lu dga te Hill

to send him out 30 Eu r o p e a n miners, smelters, me ch an ic s etc.

 Joao del Rey. Sept. 1830.

19. and an order to purchase 50 more blacks - thus it

appears the Company are ax last aware of the value of

their concern here; and if they do not occupy themselves

too much with the minutiae of practical mining as their

Secretary seems very much prone to., there will be little

doubt of the concern prospering and enriching the share­

holders - the mines ; though ; not so productive as Conge

Soco , will be more productive to the Company from the

favorable circumstances under which it exists in this

country.

SO. As Mr. Rye; Mr. M i l w a r d ’s C l e r k f is going to Rio on

Wednesday I deferred writing to the Board until his

departure, that Î might to-day see the experiment making

on our Shaft (one) completed at S. Jose and communicate

the result to the Board. I went to S. Jose’ accord­

ingly bu . in consequence of Bray having sent scarcely

anything else but the matrix which Î

contains' nothing - the experiment failed.

Sent dup. of No. 5 to Board - wrote to Harrison's.

21. Wrote to Board. During breakfast R. Bray brought me

word that the Launder crossing our adit level had

 Rey, Sept. 1880.

w as h e d down th< e m b a n k m en t ana some of the stones oí

the wall. I set the men about re pai rin g it irnmnediat ly

with stones and clay as the soil itself was little

more than alluvial sand.

Occupied in rem ov in g wearing apparel etc. and Stores

into the ho use hired of Col. C o ns tan tin o. Capt. D ai le y

and Mr. M a r c h a r r iv ed at A past 12 P.M. from Gongo

Soco, Mo rro V e lho etc.

Removed my family into the new house. Occupied the

whole day in arranging everything as to the house,

office and store: part of the Stores were be ing br oug ht

over y e s t e r d a y and to-day.

Went to the mine with Capt. Dailey, in the ev eni ng

and thence a lo ng a v a l le y to the east e n de av o r i n g to

trace our iron lode w h ic h is 'h oire ; Capt. Daile y

Bra y think t'hey have discovered it and we traced it for

a mile - it has n e v e r been w or ked -

Went with Capt. Dal ley to the Agua Limp a to see fro>-

whe n c e we coul d wi th the greatest f a c i l i t y / take up

wa t e r for a leat to wo r k Stamps.

Capt. D a i l e y ? Bra y and Clark set their face a l t o g e t h e r

íoao del Re]/. Sept. 1830.

stamps -■ The different calculations of

expence, distance of carriage, etc. etc. have yet to be

made.

Two Englishmen, arrived from the mine of the Conde de

JL nares, applied to me for employment.

They have neither of them written discharges or recom­

mendations. The man Bawden (once mining Captain at

Gongo Soco in Oxenford's time ana since in the employ

of Doctor Gardener ) both Gentlemen of little estimation

in Brazil) I refused to employ. The boy not

having come out to this country in the capacity of a

miner and never having entered into any written agreement

(as far as I can judge) I agreed to employ him at ¿ 3

as shiken in the smiths

himself generally useful.

Mr. March says that at Gongo Soco little information

could be procured relative to the mechanism of their

accounts. It appears thatthe whole expence of the

mine go through Petty Cash and C o I.Ím U ^ / t tola March

that he was obliged to sign his name every week to

Petty Cash for thousands of milreis disbursed and he

 s. Joao del Re y . S e p t . 1830.

26. knew not for what. They have in theii boo s three

money columns namely fo, Silver, Copper and Paper,

which plain Ï shall adopt f though laborious and in­

convenient but I see no means of keeping the accounts

clear unless kept in this manner. Arranged with Mr.

the Store B o o k s - viz; two books^ one for •Entries

and one for deliveries - both in form of Ledger, which,

will always give a clear view of the number of each

sort of implement on hand.

23. Sunday.

27. Bent with Capt. Dailey to San José to see Cesarlo

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about the Certidaôs and for Capt. Dailey to see the

/ ^

Mine of Cuyaba. These said Certidaos give me more

trouble and anxiety than anything else connected with

theEstablishment. i requested Cesario to try his

interest with the Guardamoria in procuring the- Certidaos,

but he appeared to draw back and agreed to write a

Note to the Guardamor requesting him to use a little

dispatch. Cesario, however, distinctly said that Dr. Such

ought to have delivered to the Company the Titles by

which themines were originally granted and which he says

 s. Toao del Rey. Sept. 1830.

27. Dr. Such pos ses se s. The Di re cto rs may have been

sat is f i e d wit h the map of the Estate, but of what

it to me more than a pr ivate memorandum ?

I dare say it is perfectly correct, but it is not a

legal do cum en t such as „ will enable me to set back

Weatherly's boundary m a r k ; whic h is encroaching upon our

1a n d .

Capt. Dailey on a cu rso ry view of the Mine of Cu y a b á

is very much of the opi ni on I e x pr ess ed on the subject

a few days since. He as yet knows no means of

bringing w at er to the mine and he says a mine in this

c ou n tr y wit ho ut water power is not wo r t h a rush.

28. Went to the Guardamoria early to procure the

Ce rt i d a o s when the Es cr i va b told me that Joao Ro dr i g u e z

might ask for., them ’till doomsday and he would not get

them because he did not like him 1 The Sscrivao, ho wever

undertook to searc h for them and I pla inl y saw from the

co rners of the leaves turned down in some of the

Re co rds that he kne w well where to find them.

him kno w that I was wi l l i n g "to grease the w h e e l s 1'

but he said there was no o cc asi on for that.

Joao del Hey. Sept. 1330.

The Escrivao informs me that the title of Luiz Alves

Is not to be found in the Records/ out he imagines the

mine spoken of is included in the titles of the Brigadeer

Mr. March an: myself went to Gaetano Alves to know

the reason why the title was not on record - the

books of the Guardamoria had been burnt saia he

this man is esteemed the greatest scamp in San Joao del

Rey : the books of the Guardamoria reach 1B>5 years back.

At 3 A.M. went with Mr. March and Capt. Dailey to

the Escrivao da Guardamoria by appointment - we met

the Guardamor himself a man out at elbows and of a

)

hungry looking countenance. The Escrivao had got reray

two of the Certidaos t one of the Br i g a d e e r 1s mine and

that of the mine of Correat both of these he said

were on record - that of Alves was not, but he informée,

me that the mine under that title was included in the

B r i g a d i e r ’s title. He also told me that Mr. Heatherly

had \i share in theB r i g a d i e r ’s property - that there

were 8 partners of whom Goncalves Gomes was one ana

that when Heatherly was here he bought Gomes’ property

this included amongst the rest. We all went over

oao del Rey, Sept. 1:50.

some part of the mines to see the limits pointed out

and we were informed by the G u a r a a m o r and the Es cr t v a o

the road le ading from the tank to the river

belonged great part of it to Heatherly and none to us

in fact our b o u n d a r y line to the east is close to the

tank - quite' at va ria nc e with the map of the Estate.

They also poin ted out to us various pieces of ground

purchased by Heatherly all round our mine co mp l e t e l y

hedging us in-. ’Tis no use be ing nice with people

of this cast and 'tis well known that he is the Gl ossin

of all the Eng lis h in Rio - but I fear Mr. Glossi n

will give us some trouble.

Wr o t e to H a r r i s o n ' s and to Dr. Such at Rio : also

wrote to Board.

Sent Harrison' s letter au t h o r i s i n g them to draw

on the Directors of San Joào for such sums as

require for my current e^penceo.

 • October 1330.

¿rom the E sc ri va o da Guardamoria two Certi da os

>

rel at in g to the brigadi er's Mine , Luis Alves'

mine and An t o n i o da Cunha's mine, the other relating

of Correa. The limits are set forth

as so many datas square; to dete rm ine whic h it will

be necessary to have measured.

Went to San José ana showed the C e r t id ao s to Cesarlo,

to him at same time the d i f f ic ul ti es under

which I lab oured relative to We at h e rl y' s p r op er ty ana

to our own limits. Í requested him therefore in the

name of Dr. Such to use his best endeavors to set

matters str aight, r e n d e r i ng the C o m p an y responsible to

him for his reinbursement. It was in c o n s e q u e n c e agree d

that Isho uld pro cu re from the Guardamoria copies of

W e a t h e r l y ’s titles to his p r o p e r ty in this nei ghb orh ood ,

together wit h the original grants oi such property ana

all intermediate do c u m e n t s relati ng thereto : and

when have o b t a i ne d alt these d o c u m e n t s y Cesario

will take the bu sin ess in hand and sift the matter to

the bottom - for he ,as well as myself , thinks that

some ro gu ery has been practised in the Guardamoria.

loao del Rev. Octooer 1830.

He expressed himself pretty confident that Heatherly

could not caus^ us the inconvenience I apprehend.

Informed Cesario that I had suspended the activity

of the mining operations in consequence of the information

had gained at the Guardamoria : He wrote a letter

to Dr. Such upon the subject, which I have brought

San loao to send by a private hand to-morrow morning.

Sent dr. March to the Escrivao da Guardamoria respect­

ing the above mentioned documents.

Set off by A past 7 (A.M. with Mr. Duval and Mrs.

Charles for San Jose to be p r es e nt 1 at the marriage

of Mr. Mi 1ward to a Miss Neves of San Joâo.

Spent the day at San Jose and returned on

Sunday morning.

Went with Gapt. Dailey to see a Lavra offered to

for sale, by Dona Iscena for 700^000 copper.

The lavra is situated abbut 2 miles west of S. loao.

Ou^ object was to ascertain whether it was based upon

formacdbn (load). G'apt. D. could not discover that

it was ; but the northern limit is bounded by a large

iron load running from the Tank of Linheiro into the

Joao del Rey. October 1830.

town. This load contains gold, forbetween this said

Lavra and th t.own and on the side of the load is

situated another lavra called Ouro F i n o ; where great work­

ings exist and witch report places next to the S. Joa

mine inrichness-.The gold really does exist in Ouro

Fino _ I know for o © r t a i n / because Dailey an Dunstone one

day passing that way witnessed a black wash a single

batea fwhich produced so much gold that Dunstone exclaim^

if he had in England a little spot and stream of water

similar to the one he was upo n; he would not come out

here for £ BO per month.

The Ouardamor told me that Heatherly had some land in

Ouro Fino. Cesario says he- does not believe it

because he wished to purchase the Ouro Fino, but found'

it impossible in consequence of not being able to find

the heirs to it. Dailey says we ought to possess this

land if only to avoid dispute about water - and water

it is that causes the greater part of disputes in

mining in this country.

After dinner went with Dailey round the eastern

extremity of the San doao mountain* principally to learn

Joao del Rey* October 1830.

through whose land runs an ex te nsive load of iron and- -

quartz from the hill nea r the chapel of N os sa Senhora

mine, in the di r e c t i o n of the c o nfl ue nce of

Agua Li m p a and the Rio das Mortes. The upper part of

the load is in the land of the Brigadier, it then passe

through the land of — and through some

belonging to Joào Baptista Ma ch ad o fthe richest man of thi

town, and ahard dealer, he has a C ha ca ra for sale

si tu at ed here. Dall y is e xt rem el y anxious to possess all

this lode, be ca u se it is likely to prove p r o du ct iv e and

the adit dr iv en alon g its course would c o m m u ni ca te to

the tank at a gr eat er depth than our present adit levels

and the water d is c h a r g e d from our adit level would go

down with s uf fic ie nt fall . to work a water wheel on the

saia lode about a mile below. Dailey considers the

pu rc ha se of this lode to be most important, and says

that if we do not pu rc ha s e it some one else will, and

work it with spirit.

Continuing our ex cur sio n Dailey po in ted out to me

anothe r iron quartz lode at the bac k of the San Joao

mountain.
Joao del Rey. October 1830.
«

Dur in.-:; the last w e e k , in consequence of not having

continue building the adit level, we begoi

Sump Shaft close to the Tank ; and on Thursday several

pieces of quartz were taken out showing gola, I therefore

ordered the work to be suspended for the present

because this borders close upon Heatherlys p ro pe rty through

which our adit level must come ana I am not willing;

that he should be rendered too intractable in any arrange­

ment ^ which may take place between him ana Dr. Such by

indulging the idea that in ceding his share of the road,

he is ceding a gold mine.

The Escrivao da Guardamoria has suggested that it is

probable Heatherly may have bought these lanas and mines

for Dr. Such - if so, why did he not mention the

circumstance to me when he was here ? why did he talk

to me about his mines in S. doao ? why did he tell

Mr. Milward he was ready to sell 'his mines to the

Company if they paid him well ? why did he report in

;

Gongo Soco and Morro Velho tnat he had done fo¿ our

Company ? and yet when Cesario said to him "you have

bought them for Dr. Such" (meaning Dr. Such s company)

Joao del Rey. October 1830.

replied "nos nos entendemos". Thus the fellow buys

the mines, for himself, and has not the courage to avow.

to the friend of Dr. Such : let us only oust him

from the road by which the adit must come, and from

his alleged 14 share in the Brigadier’s property and let

us purchase the load running west and he may keep all

his other mines in peace.

With the Escrivâo da Guardamoria getting the various

documents dispatched.

Supposing an extreme case I put the following to

Dr. Gomes, viz :

0 Doutor Jorge Such comprou urnas minas

n ’esta Villa de S. Joao del Rey, e para as poder

lavrar, conseguio de S. M. Imperial licenca ampia para o

fazer ea qua. 1quer parte d ’esta Provincia. .

Em consequencia desta licenca formou Dr. Jorge uma

companhia Ingleza para lavrârem e tirarem ouro somente

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nos services que s'abrissem. nesta Villa e na de S. José.

Contratou o mesmo com a dita Companhia de Ihes arrendar

as mencionadas lavras edo producto d ellas ser

pago a proporcao do ouro que se

Joáo del Rey. October 1850.

q. estes títulos háviam de ser acceitos, ou rej eltados

pel: Compánhi at¿ o di a 19 d. Dezembro do prese- :.

anno ;
183Ó.

A Compánhia fiada na boa fé do Doutor Jorge, mandou

estas minas uro partiao de mineiros? e estes chegando

á Corte do Rio de Janeiro alcancaram de S.m.I. o

revest irem-Se da mesma licenca conjuntamente con Dr. Jorge.

Chegando os mineiros a esta Villa e passando á

exámi: ar os títulos q . Dr. Jorge comprou, acharam nao

estarem os mesmos conformes e legaes ; e por consequene ia

nao está a Compánhiá obrigádá a ratificar ou famer re-

vállidár os mesmos titulos porque todo esse Contrato se

conciaera nullo, e nâo estao mais por esse arrendarnent o .

Ques ion - A vista do que fica exposto, perguntSo age

Compánhiá, s 1elles em virtude da licenca que obtiveram

de S.M. Î. pela qual se revestiram dos mesmos poderes

do Dr. Jorge podem trabalhar por sua conta quaesquer

outras terras q- comprem, consigam ou obtenham exclusiva­

mente do Dr. Jorge ?

Dr. Gomes answered that the Directors of the Company

being considered in the decree

Joao del Rey. October 1630.

the 8 th oui y 1830, as ’’Socios em commun with Dr. Such

had an equal right to exercise the faculty

mining in Minas Ceraes with himself - that they

could mine where they pleased ; but must receive Dr. Such

as a partner in whatever mines they aquired if Dr. Such

wished it, at the same time Dr. Such paying his pro­

portion oí all expences, both in purchasing and work­

ing of said mines ; but if Dr. Such declined joining

the Company, or if he did not pay his proportion of

purchase money, or of the expences of working the said

newly aquired mines the company could not be prevented

from carrying on its operations on that account.

Question, suggested by the foregoing answer, viz:

Se e mister que Dr. Jorge tenha parte n ’estas terras

mineraes que a compánhia conseguir, entao como se . deve

dividir a parte q. o mesmo ha de ter, nao sendo a

Compánhia d'um numero certo de Socios ?

Dr. Comes said he could only answer this question on

see ini the terms of the contract made between the Directors

and Dr. Such ; but, not seeing that he should sky that

Dr. Such was entitled to an eighth part there being

Joao del Rey. October 1850.

eight persons mentioned in the decree to whom the licence

is granted.

In effect it appears probable that the law in

Brazil may consider the licence as granted to eight

indiv i d u a l s , and cares not, that seven of them may have

divided their proportions into 5000 shares and the other

retain his proportion of % entire.

perceive one objection to mining under this licence,

which is that the misconduct of any one of the supposée.

partners in paying the quinto etc. may compromise all the

others : this did not strike me in Rio and it could

not have beeen remedied if it had, because the licence

could not be wholly transferred from Dr. Such to the

Company. This objection equally, applies, supposing the

lease to remain good, for, by the licence Dr. Such may

also mine wherever he please.

am now more confirmed in the opinion I mentioned

in Rio again 3 ". Wm. Harrison & Co. an:: Hr. Young that

"Socios em commum" ought to have been excluded from the

licence extended to the Company.

Joao del Rey. October 1630.

a s © , which I . submitted to Gomes yesterd; y

to-day submitted to the Ouvidor who is Superintendente

of Mines. He sa id that he was p r o h i b í ted by law from

giving legal advice - nevertheless in a case of this kind

he would giv e me his opinion and would take u nti l to­

morrow to consider the m at t e r . Í explained to him the

difficulty in which Ï found myself placed with regard

to the l imits of the Mines and the newly discovered %

partner. He replied that he h ad e x p r e s s e d his astonish­

ment the other day that no q ua rr el arose between the

proprietors of the various mining grounds in our vicinity.

T he documents to be procured from the Guardamoria st ill

not ready.

Th e Ouvidor ga ve me his opinion t o -d a y up on the case

put to him. He s ai d that he entertained, no d o u b t the

Licence considered the Directors an d Dr. Such as partners ,

as a firm ; a n d- that the majority of votes would govern

their proceedings ; and that if one of the partners

chose to mine upon his own account, he must p r o c u r e another

licence for that e f f e ct as the p r e s e n t licence d oe s not

'oao del Rey. October 1330.

authorise ,h, minority of the- partners to nark mire-.

In a word he said that he considered the

as extended to the Company, equivalent to a new licence

procured expressly for them# This opinion agrees with

that of Pereira, Mr. Young and Wm. Harrison & Co.

The Ouvidor- said that inthe event of one of

partners working mines upon his own account^ it would

always be well for the other partners to protest to

Government that they would not be responsible for the

quintos to be paid by such individual on his own c.count

The Mathematical Instruments arrived on the 27th ulto.

and Capt. Dailey has been occupied during the last few

layingdown (down) the ground plan of

and to-day he finds that in consequence of the compass

not traversing property, all his work has been in vain :

thisis vexatious as in the event of my meeting Dr.

Such in R i o ; Capt. Dailey's ground plan would beof use

to me.

Documents of the Guardamoria not yet ready.

Went with capt. Dailey to see a waterfall at a place

called Pombal and at which fall is supposed from reason-

Joao del Rey. October 1850.

circumstances to be the deposit of considerable

quantity of gold. We appear however to have missed

spot •

Obtained the Certidaos of the Mines of San Jose" and

that of Heatherlyfs purchases in S. ¡cao.

/

Jose and laid the documents before Cesarlo

with whom I remained 3 hours ana a half unravelling this

affair of Weatherly’s 4 share in the 'mine of the

Brigadier : it at last appears by the Certidao itself

that H. instead of possessing 4 share of the Brigadier’s

mine, possesses 14 share of a tank on the summit of m e

hill and '4 in some mines behind the Church of N. S. das

heroes being quite distinct things from the Tank or

poco - this circumstance tends to strengthen my suspicion

of roguery in the Guardamoria.

It appears h o w e v e r ; but too t r u e f that H . ’s mine

purchased of Goncalves Gornes -comes quite across the

road within 20 yards of the poco , thereby inconveniencing

us i: the most important spot for our workings -

fact h possesses that ground upon which our water

Joao del Re;, October 18JO.

wheel must work anu which in man; points of view forms

the key toour working the Mines ofS. Joao del Rey.

esario is to come to S. Joào on Sunday next to

take possession of the mines for Dr. Such according

the Certidaos I have obtained, ana I may then if

Í. p l e a s e f accept of the title as good, but there does

not appear much probability of my being able to do

present. The validity of the title as set forth

•'.he map ; appears defective and from what can yet

will go to Rio for arbitration* If as appears by the

Certidao of H. that he really does cross the road

near the poco, Dr. Such ought to have known it and

stated it' to the Company as it is, (or appears to

be) the Company is exceedingly ill used, if not abused.

Received letters from Rio - none fromthe Board.

Went out % a league from this towards the South East

to try a large iron load which crosses the river

Call a b o c a ( but could not find that it contained any gold

although the load itself on the surface has something

the appearance of the Gongo Soco load - it contains

quartz and Jlfyo o a > a!'d cUbes

Joao -leí Hey. October 1830.

Sunday. Wrote to Board.

\

Ces a r l o wrote me a note st ating th at he could not

come to S. Joao until Tu es d a y evening - ' n n h , also sa 7 i ng

that he had wr it te n to Heatherly telling him that he

had no share in th e B r i g a d i e r ’s Mine.

Went with Capt. Dailey, ac co mp a n i e d b Dona Cat'herina

;• t her- 1 a vr a ;1 , .3a turnrv, a mil e

from this, and adjoining the lavra of Ouro Fino.

Tin- lavra of Batu me is worke d upon cross veins running

into a large load of iron and quartz lying ne ar l y east

and west, and continuing from the loads of Ouro Fine

runs under the tank of the Linheir o marked 26 in the

map : this load in Ourofino has been much worked upon,

and the in ference as well as the report is that much

gold has be e n taken out of it. In batume the loan

has not been at all work ed : the whole, lavra including,

Dona Ca ta r i n a told me, a considerable extent of the load

conta ins 7 datas of land^ which she offereu to me

700loOO. offered- 500^00)f whic h she accept ed ; and

I took the title deeds of the l av ra to the Quardamoria

loao del Re . Octo cr IQbd.

to be ve r if ie d and to as c e r t a i n the limits.

necessary to explai n to the Board that I. have bought

this mine upon my own account oecause the water o.

•

Li n h e i r o falls down into it, in two cascades, ana by

driving; al ong the course of the load towards the tank,

the tank woul remain without water and thus the S. ¡oac

mine be de pr iv ed of its principal source of water :

because it is the same load as that of O ur of in o whic.

)

last name d mine, if the company should ever purchase#

the two lavras unit ed will form a very nice and in­

de pe nd en t mine. I request' to state that if I close the

pur c h a s e of Batum e . I shall hold' the lavra at

iisposibion of the

i t, via: 0O0/0OO

vient with Capt. Dailey to the north side of the S er ra

of San Jose to examine the load of R e z e n d e / upon whic h

the Gen. Mining Co. have a ' mine, we traced the loa

and one of its bra nc he s for two miles upon both of

whi ch there were lavras at intervals. Capt. Da il ey

did not de te r m i n e any thing as to the facility offered

for working a mine on this ground, he said there was

oa de -Roy* October 16 •

not wa ter en -, h : but there were s e v eral s mall s t reams

t r e v e l 1ed this day 8 leagues, That . the Board

may not m is in t e r p r e t my intentions in thus looking a\

mines etc. I w ill state d i s t in ct ly that my intent on

is to learn where there is good minin g ground that

case the titles to the mines should be found clef ectlve

in Rio de Janeiro^ The Company might have mines of

CH-
its own to employ its energies upon : and thus to p r e '.nri

the loss which o t h e r w is e it would inevita bly sustain by

title be i n g d e c l ar e r defective.

Î . have, tr-day, haa my kn owledge of the loads ve

much extended, and my opi ni on of the origin of lavras

singularly confirmed. With respect to the loads Cat ...

D ai l e y and I distinctly traced the iron load of

Brigadier's Mi ne across the country to Cuyaba by the

direction of several lavras immediatly on the back of

the loan, is a s i ng ul ar incident that Dr. Such

should pu rc ha s e two mines, two leagues apart from each

other, both of reputation, and both be on the same

lode, and no pers on have any knowl ed ge oi this latter

c ircumsta n c e . We also traced another lode, which runs

foao de i. Rey October 1830

over the B r i g a d i e r ’s mine near the Chapel on the hill

s i d e , which for distinction s a k e ; I. will call th

Senhora lode - this we traced into S. Jose, it has

also lavras on its back.

The Ourofino lode we could not trace A1together

i:; S. Jo ad ite know five loads all cont a inin g : ron a 11c;

quartz - they all go off towards San Jose and Tregornn;:;

asserts they are or rather that Joao load,

is the load upon which are situated the rich mines of

L 1%goa •Do u 7 1 ex;u es ne< 1 t, from this think

it probable that the- whole f :v=. loads run down to

Lagoa Dourada ; certain it is that mines and lavras

exist between this and Lagoa Dourada apparent! y within

v

the boundary of the loads named on the south side..

The directions of the lavras as seen from the summit

of the Serra of S. Jose lie perfectly in the direction

of the loads*

Cesario arrived this morning from San Jose and proceeded

imméd ia tlv the Escriváo da Guardamoria,

some difficulty in convincing that H e a t h e r l y ’s own title

oao del Rey. Oc o >er 1830.

deed den ie d his having any share in the Bri ga di er rune,

rscri ao at 1 ast remained convincGd or at least

^ \ Í ©i
;'i s a t i s f i e d th a t H e a the r 1 y

k 1c k e d out the Poco.

cheat ery arise s in the Gu a r d a m o r i a where great roguery Is

p ra ct is ed ow i n g ingreat meas ure tothe equivo cat ion s of

'

titles.

Cesario and the Es cr i v a o began to tell me that the

v e r i fi ca ti on of the limits had be tt e r remain ’till

arrival of .Dr. Suc h - that there was a great deal

do - that they might fina some very old people to

them in laying down the limits - reau through a great

man' old documents etc. and a quantity of other quibb lin g

excuses. I told C es ar i o that Í looked to him to

put me int: legal possession of the Mines as laia

down in the map ; and that if he did not know the limits

of the Mi ne s that he sh o u l d take such measures as would

define them, so that I . might know upon what ground

I stood. I fi nis he; by te lling him that if he did

not get the limits d e fi ne d imm edi atl y Í would enter

 V. R ' ï .
Ocio ej 18 o \ ,

pro te st 5 «'abandon these mikes ; parchas • others t.

Company, and go to work upon the. immediatly. n was

ther agr ed between Cesarlo, the Sscrivao- da Guaro^mcrl'a*

Escri vao named Me r e n c i a n o , that the re— m e a s u re—

nient of lanas? mines etc. should commence on Frida y

morning at 5 o' clock. C e sa ri o said tnere would be rw

occasion for him to remain to witness the meas ure men t ;

but Î told him that he must finish what he had begun,

remain, in S. Joao a few days to see that no unfair

dealing take place in 'measuring the ground . He con­

sent ed and promised to dine with me to-morrow. I took

him home with me to tea ;and to see by the title of

Dr. Su c h and the Ce rt id a o co rr es p o n d i n g ihereto if Dr.

Such in purchasing the B r i g a d i e r ’s mine had not purchased

also others near Carg o Seco - i n / reading over the deeds

it ap p e a r e d he had : these mines or lands are not set

forth in the map and they are ne ar ly ad j o i n i n g our

presen t lands.

Cesario tells me he has made a Requerimento to the

Superintendente de Minerapao to take possession of a strea m

 '*ey • October

of water purchased by Dr,.

which O: ow mi the posse s ion of a 3 nr.Es it e.

*'ns 'in- a 1avr- u .'i

.i w•• • et''>'6;n
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3• Jose.

Two_ of my litter mules which were turned out to graze

inthe small field attached to the house art this

morning missing - they have been stole:, ~ they cost

5001000. have also r half the losss of

baggage m u l e ; which was lamed on the road coming up fro

Rio - the other half loss is that of the Company, since

it was one of the. mules bought on joint account - the

cost was 150¿ 000.

This morning according toappointment I and Cesarlo

met the Guardamor, the Escrivao da Guardamqria and Merer,-

ciano who were to commence measuring the extent of our

t

mining ground. They walked us certainly nearly over the

Estate but as for determining any limits, they appear­

ed to know as little of thematter as I did - there .

was not one amongst the whole party who now knew

would know where were the limits of the Brigadier's

 Rí ; • October 18-iO.

popo• I is now e \"ide n t t}.,• roguery

'.h. Guaraamoria amongst this precious

Heather 1 - ' two marks which the Guardamor pointed out

limits o: the B i r g a d i e r ’s grounds below the

poço within 4 feet of the Sump Shaft, he now says are

no marks at -all of limits, out have other attributes

assigned to them - if this is not villany, I do not

know what it is. It appears necessary to examine more

ancient titles to ascertain the limits for neither does

B r i g a d i e r ’s nor H e a t h t r l y ’s cert idao positively

wher* any mining ground begins or terminates it was

therefore agreed amongst all these legal rogues that to­

day and to-morrow should be occupied in examining the

ola titles and that on Monday they might be able to

determine upon a starting point for measuring.

In H e a t h e r l y ’s title deed he nominates Cesarlo as his

Attorney, then Heitor S. Thiago Escrivao da Guardamoria,

the n Emmerehpiano. How Cesario tells aie that he was

ignorant of this nomination until I gave him H e a t h e r l y ’s

title deed to read. How this may be I cannot tell,

but I do not think he is very well disposed to the

 Octo ¡er 18S 0 .

Nomine,ter -s he. thinks that Dr. ' S u c h ’s interest is

f rom the purc hi se •-> H eatheriy :i■

. :• made.

Heitoi S. Thiago, Esc ri va o da Cdia. cannot

H e a t h e r l y ’s A t t o r n e v beca use he would be • ?>-ot

juar ? ci party.

Emmerenciano, F. de P a ul a tells me has much influence

with Hei tor ? and un de r st an ds the chica ner y of the

Q u a rd am or ia .

These three men have a suffic ien t share of legal

or pe rh ap s illegal quick ne ss - but tire Guard am or vr ta

as good a will as either of the others to fill his

poc ke t s out of other peoples’ purses- has not hi ng more

about him than pe tty fogging ignorance.

.As an intelligent, honest man of law is a strara avi

in’ S. J o a o * * be co me s perhaps the most prudent plan to

c hoo se the cl eve re st and bigge st rogue as o n e ’s represent

ative I have theref or e through F. de Paula let Emne-

renciano know that I wis hed him to be the C o m p a n y ’s

Attorney if he were not already the A tt or ne y of Mr.

Heatherly - he replied that he had never acceptée! the.

Attorneyship of the man : (Heatherly) and should hav e

•Toao del Rey. >cto,>er IBM).

muci pleasure in serving Do Carl os lu .any’ we y he c uld

be of service.

I ca.led on him this morning requesting him to do

to be.coM':' the C o m p a n y ’s Attorney, as

two or three purchases of mines to make, which I found

some difficulty in closing in consequence of the number

of heirs etc. but first I wished to get the Company

into quiet possession of its property^ and which if

were not done in a few days^ i should give up

mines altogether and remove the establishment to Lagoa

Dourada (where, by the way there are good mines).

Smmerenciano appeared pleased at his appointment. think

it will be his interest to deal fair with us and

hone by his means and a pair of silon spectacles to

make Heitor see his true interest and thus break up

Heathe r l y ’s trinity in unity.

Query. How did Mr. Heatharly, immediatly on his

arrival here from Rio, know where to lay his hand upon

the greatest r - Is in 3. joao ?

 'October ItiO.

Sunday. Seni Capt. Palley ■ .* . Uarch to see sow

mining ground near the Rio das r.ortes and where i

water
sufficient ^ c o u l d b:e obtained for mil e

in the ra in y s eason for many pa :r oÍ

and a water wheel. The mining ground is wo

1 1•in k o . th e S'. J oao load, as also tha r oi C.,u y rb á

but in Cuyabá there is no water to work with, and. only

half profits to be gained.

I with Capt. Vetch had always considered that the

great riches of our S. Joao mine had been chiefly

derived from the cress veins of quartz. Capt. Vetch

however was not aware that a regular lode of iron ana

quartz does actually run down the extent of the mineral

valley and tha' one wall of the lode does partly exist

but for the greater part? the lode ánd the country

has been bodily worked away. Now I, with the knowledge

of the existence of the lode, still imagined that our

riches were to be extracted from the cross veins as

our experiments on the lode itself have given us no

results. Capt. Dailey however- entertains another

on inion which is that unless the riches of the miï 1

 Hey. October 18 30.

R T contained :: the lode the nine, is oi l i t t l

'"apt- Dailey in support of his opinion brings f o r wa r d

th followin,, calculation, f o un de d upon the richest sample-

of gold ore we have, yetfound, thai. is to say a bc u

lbs wt . of a vein one foot wi de produces one

s h i l l i n g ’ s wort h of gold ; and whi ch vein Dailey says-

coulci not be wor ked by E n g l i s h me n for l es s than £ l e­

per fathom : therefore,

eet de e p by 6 feet l onger 36 c u b i c fee

bei ny on e foot wi d e .

Wt. of one cubic f oot of ore 63 lbs.

108
216

ore Shlng v a l u e i n Wt . 20 lbs 226.8 Wt . of 0 6 c u b i c ft. of or e

11:3.8 « £ 5 . 13. 4%

consequently leaving a very considerable loss ; and yet

the ore is rich.

This morning, the magi c wand of Emmer enci ano has

.

driven back the limits of J . G . Gomes' mi n e , purchase,

bv Heatherly* to the limits assignee to i t in the map'

 the B r i g a d i e r ’s r .,.e n.n.n

consequently advanced 22 fathoms beyona the mark assigned

to it a few days since by the .Guare un; r and his Cc • -v .

This is ar. importan part of the second point gained.'-

Instead therefore of being confined to within 10 fat» .,

of the edge of the poco we extenu to o2 fathoms

of it - measuring on Dr. S u c h ’s map.

To whom t h : road belongs downwards towards the

river is still la doubt : but, belong to whom ever

may, O a p t . Dailey thinks we ought to rest contented

our limits on this side, as now determined, if we cannot

make then correspond with the limits as laid down in

th?. map.* To-morrow Emmerenciano an the Guarda mo r will

lay. down the boundary marks east of the B r i g a a i e r ’s mine ;

also determine the boundary line to the N-.W. on

the back of Joâo Cosmos property, which is important,

as from number 29 east runs a large promising lode

yet unworked to any depth.

Î now begin to see my way clearer than I did a

short, time since and, I hope in a few days to resum-

confidence. I hope the Board will not thiig me

temperate or unjust in asserting that the purchases of

"ir. Heather lÿ as he made them (ana mo re 'so as he

th o u g h t he had m ad e them) was a 'malevolent a n d s w ix.d 1 i

transact ion, ?.n tended to browbeat the Company :and certa

u n w o r th y f th e b r o t h e r •i, 1a w o í .o n e -of th e p i1o -

pri etors of the Company's mines. I will say further,

that many persons of respectability in S. Joao , del Rey,

p ers •■ns whose interest c a n not bias the!r o p i!iion s , 1ook

upon Hr. H e a t h e r l y ’s conduct in the same light that Î

This man has done us. a deal of harm, for we are now

spending as much in law expences as would have bought

all his mines had we purchased them as he did.

whole fault lies in Dr. Such's not -.•having made these

purchases before forming a company : these were impedi­

ments to be removed at so little cost, that one would

almost think they were left in the way for the company

to stumble over.

The Guardamor, the Escrivao and Emmerenciano have

been all the morning on the ground ; consulted together

come to resolutions, and dope nothing.

Sent Capt. Dailey and Clark 3 leagues from this to

San Antonio to order timber for a water wheel and a

nine head stamps.

Guar da mo r from li past 6 A.M. 'til h pas

ground. TheGuarcanior assigne t

of Fose Roiz’si H data to the Nort;:, more n

marked on the map. Again ; placing one foot of

the compasses in the 3.E corner of the Igrejn do

ai d extending a line 48 brace. W. 35 N will read

the extent of our limits S. Eastward : from this pox nr

. throughout

the map- willdetermine our boundaries to the East the

passing through Dr. Jos e’s m i n t , which now agair

has resumed the form assigned to it in the map.

In other respects Í believe the limitsare nearly r:

only we do not extend near sofar to the 'Forth as

stated in the map but this in a mining point of v

andwith our knowledge of the ground is not yet of

much importance. - Boundary marks are to be made and

when placed Cosario will come and take possession

the name of Dr. Such and transfer the mines over to

Jo- c d 1 O o ,ob- r l£o0 .

sked Capto Dalle ií .t would b wor .h -ii -1

L-ompa: 7 t. v rL -he ¡..une f rom the poce upwa ras

/

. Roiz's mine if the Comp. coula ' not possess thi. latte

he answered that it would certainly not be worth

for a gaeat expence must be incurred to bring tne

m ne inc a j rope at < t and then from the

the load it would soon work out of our limits into

Mr. 1s South Mine^ and t

1
Mine.

Wrote to Board and Wm. Harrison & Co.

Learnt fromEmmerenciano that Heatherly possessed a sh .

of the Nossa Senhora load from the Brigadier's limits

down to Agua Limpa.

Emmerenciano informs me that the waters of Call aboce

belong to Mendonoa ofwhom Heatherly bought his share

of the Nossa Senhora load and that we cannot make use

of that water Knatherly requiring it for his mine.

Called on the Ouvidor and had some conversation with

him on the subject of the above mentioned waters.

He saj that waters were conceded to miners in the

Joao del Rey. October 1330.

idea that they would make use of it - if however a

miner to whom t h e water is conceded should from any

cause not use it for t wo years, then the water became

"devoluta" and might be conceded to any other person

I

who required it. Now this water has been "devoluta"

ma ny years.

Talking over the affairs of the C o mp a n y , the Ouvidor

told me to be on my guard with Cfesari o, Dr. Such's

Attorney, for whe n Heatherly was buying his mines here

Cesario was with him.

He said that it was q u i t e evident the Compa ny

had been dealt with unfairly ; for seeing our met hod of

mining it was clear that we ought at least to p o s se ss

the mi ne of J. Soiz in order to communicate with the

mi n e of Correa.

To-day the Guardamor, the Escrivao da Guardamoria

and Emmerenciano have been occupied in assigning the

limits to theB r i g a d i e r ' s and Correa's mines. The result

is that we lose about 102 braces of the ground through

which the adit level is to come : about 104 fathoms

in length of ground behind Joao Cosmo's mi n e ; and 1 'Æ

i
data of ground adjoining to the North side of Jose
Toao del Rey. October 1 65 0 .

Rolz’s mi n e .

tfent to San -Jose to request Cesarlo to come on

Sunday and take legal possession of the mi n e s in the

name of Dr . Such : he promised t o come^ a l t h o u g n he said

his business required his presence elsewhere.

Returned t o San Joao. Nothing particular.

Sunday. , í ent with Cesario to the Gu a r d a mo r i a

to
wher e Cesario was A s i g n the possession of the mi nes for

Dr . Such : before signing he wi s h e d to Know wh e t h e r I

woul d accept the possession when he had s i g n e d ; I answer­

ed that it woul d wh o l l y de pe n d upon my finding the limits

conformable to the map. He then began to maKe diffi­

culties about signing - for how did he Know whether the

\

limits we r e c o n f o r m a b l e to the map without comparing

both ; I replied he mi ght do both - the map was before

hi m and the boundary stones wer e placed at the mi ne s

how was he to know whether the Gu a r d a mo r had p l a c e d t hem

correctly s— he could a s c e r t a i n that by comparing the

limits as laid down w i t h the old grants in the Registro

of the Guardamoria. Wel l he wo u l d not sign the

possession unless I promised to accept it. I t o l d hi m

Joao del Rey. October 1330.

í would do no such thing and that if he did not take

possession of the mines legally, and transfer them to me

to-day I should protest that the Company was released

from its obligations. After a great many pros an

cons ; and finding that Î would not agree to accept

possession unless it were conformable to the map, he tooK

up the pen almost in a fit of despair^ not Knowing

what better to do, signed the possession. I then

wrote him the following letter and handed it to him

in my house.

San Joao del Rey, Outubro 24- 1330

Ao Illmo.
i

Snr. Cesario Jose da Silva Lima.

Snr.

V. S. sendo o Procurador to Doutor Jorge Such

em Brazil participo^lhe que os limites demarcados pelo

O u a rdainor por ser os limites verdadeiros das terras mine—

raes de San Joao del Rey^ que arrendou do Doutor Jorge

a Companhia de ííineracao de San Joao del Rey nao con-

ferem com os marcos representados e especificados na

Mappa que fez e entregou o Doutor Jorge aos Directores

S. Joao del Rey. October 1350.

da dita Oompanhia : pelo contrario o limite ao Sud Este y

que marcou o Guardamor em baixo do poco no caminho

/ !

que vae do poco ao Rio^ falta 112 Braces para ser

conforme corn a dita Kappa# Tambera o Guardamor

urna linha da parte do Sud Este, cor rendo pela banda

oriental da Mina de J.G. Gomes e em' caminho direito

e atravessando o morro de Nossa Senhora dos Montes /

define oslimites orientaos' do Dr. Jorge - porem pelar

Mappa se mostra mui claro que a largura das táes

terras em um logar esta diminuida 104 Braces e em

outro 130 Braces - Queira observar que esta diminuicao

>

fazum transtorno muito grande, principalmente emquanto

nos rouba de104 Braces de urna Veia Madre bem

conhecida de ser rica.

Finalmente no meio das ditas terras se acha urna

data e meia de terras pertencendo ao Snr. Heatherly,

immediatamente junto com a lavra de José Roiz a qual

nao consta na mappa -tambem é causa de muito pejo

que em consequencia d ’isso a Mina do Brigadeiro nao

communiea com a deCorrea - e mais, esta data e meia

est/ cita na carreira de urna beta grande que nos anteci-

Toao del Rey. October 1350.

pamos cortar em Îazendo communicacao corn a tal lavrs

)

de Correa.

Tomando en c o n s ideracao a interup^ao e a molestia

que a Companhia ha de soffrer e;ntrabalhar estas min*s

y

c omo tambe» adi minuiçào das - terras m ine raes ; ro g o - 1he

portante remetter a causa para ser. julgada - para as

pessoas competentes decidir se os titules e limites das

Minas sao conformes com as terras espicificadas na

o nappa, por isso rogo-lhe o favor de Deputar

arbitro na cidade de Rio de Janeiro, eu tendo ja dado

j

ordem aos Snrs. G. Har.rison & Co. nomear um da parte

da Companhia para estes dous arbitros faze u m d e c isao

forma que consta o Artigo No. 10 do Contrato que

fizeram os proprietaries das lavras e os Directores da

dita Companhia.

Sou etc. etc.

I also told Cesario that now he had obtained legal

possession of the mines/ I should cease becoming responsible

for any further sums that he might require to put

matters straight. He said what he should do would be

to appoint Snr. Limpo of Rio de Janeiro Arbitrator

1:>ao del Rey. October Io3 '3•

for Dr. Suc h and the;, should not take another step in

the matter, for he was only losing his time and his

busine ss and ge tt in g into squabbles by mi xi ng himself

up with a set of person who where no-better than they

shoul d be.

I have de t e rm in e d upon going to Rio to get this

matter sot straight as soon as poss ib le ; and to see

«

how far this step .of b ri n g i n g the titles to the mines

into doubt will have influence with Mr. Heatherly to

induce him to sell his' purch as es at a ^reasonable price :

for they are now ne ce ss ar y to the well being of the

Company ; in fact Capt. Da il e y says, and intends to

sup port his ass ert io n by a letter, that had the C om pa ny

H e a t h e r l y ’s lands in a dd it io n to its * own f together with

neighbouring g r o u n d # he would not think the concern

second to any fh Braiil ; but to be hedged in a

hole as the Comp any is now he has no opinion of the

con cern whatever.

Capt. D ai le y has marked down on Dr. S u c h ’sMap the

limits as laid down by the Gu a rd a- mo r and as expressed

in the "posse le g a l ” . I requested the Guardamor, the

 "?y* Oct ober 1850.

Gu a r d a a o r i a anb Emmere : i o i a n o t*o certif y

laid down on said map by Capt . .

Dailey are in conformity with those actually laid down

by the Guardamor. Th e y all stated t h a t rfbt having any

knovledge of geometry o r * maps they couiq not cert ifv

ing t h e y ' did not understand.

The Gscrivao da Guardamoria tells ne that Dr. Such

never took legal possession of his mi nes- - if he had

done so, all this time, trouble, anxiety, ana expence

wo u l d have been saved.

The Aut o de posse and De e d s of Sale will now be

entered into the Register of the Guardamoria for which

purpose I have to-day handed to the Sscrivao da Guarda­

moria the 4 title deeds relating to t h e San J oa o Hines.

Î have ma de a Aequerimento to the Guar damor request­

ing him to state clearly that Heatherly has no % share

in the B rigadier’s dine, as he (the Guardamor) stated he

With regard to t he - ground^ wnicn tne v>uardamor

possessed po^o,

made it disaopear notwithstanding that t h e Gu a r d a mo i

did actually give Heatherly legal p o s s e s s i o n of

 nlnirïg 1 s . razí 1.

I to-day addressed Capt. D a i l e y the following 1 t ,r-

doao del Rey O c t . 23 t h 1630

Capt . T. D a i l e y .

Sir,

As you observed to me the other day te,

you did not t hi nk, the Company could work the mi,.,, of

d ie Poço advantage ^ unless it possessed the adjo

mine of T. Ro i z and the mine to the South formerly

belonging to î. G. Comes. Í request you to state to

me in writing t he ‘ r e a s o n s whi ch you have for f o r mi n g

s uc h an opinion.

I wi s h you at the same t i me to state wh e t h e r you

think the Company woul d act prudently in bringing t he

vine of the Pouo into a wo r k i n g condition the Company

;

not being able to extend its operations beyond its

present limits in 3. Joao del Rey.

r e ma i n

etc. etc.

Received a letter from Cesario in a n s we r to mine of

t he 24th i n s t . .stating that he h o l d s a power of A t t o r n ./

 To a o le 1 . y. Octooer lbdD.

, 23 . fro m Dr. Such empowering him to .buy an d tak e possession,

of mines ; but for no other purpose, . and consequently

• he could n ot appoint an Arbitrator on the pa rt of Dr.

Such. Now this declaration is quite at v a r i a n c e with

what he tpld me on Sunday : oefore Cesarlo signed the

"Auto de posse" Î asked him if besides the power of

Attornev for buying and taking possession of mines he

also held a general power of Attorney of Dr. Such, he

replied that he did. He d id no t se e the drift of

my question at the time, which was to learn if he had

the power to name an Arbitrator.

I to-day delivered, to the Procurador of the Company

a declaration for him to put into language ; bu t the idle

fellow h as not begun it.

27. Got my d e c l a r a t i o n pro.perly attested.

-28. Received f ro m Capt. D a i l e y - the ground plan a nd Section

of the San Toao Dines.

Making preparations for my departure for R io de

Janei r o .

I 29. Received from the Guardamor a Certidao certifying

that H e a t h e r ly has not an '4 part in the M in e of

 October 1-8*30 *.

29. Bri g a d ier

letter from the B o a r d f of Au g u s t

Started for Rio cíe Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro. Nov. 1330

Arrived at Rio de Janeiro at % past 10 A.M

Found only Mr. Astley of the firm of Har r i s o n & Co

'

in Rio explained to him that the object of my -

was - the title b ei ng def e c t i v e as to the limits

get the matter arbitrated in Rio. and to get the C o m p a n y

set free from its obligation of the les , o as to

allow it the liberty of choosing its own cou rse as

v/as. p e r s u a d e d the Company was unfairly dealt by in these

i

purchases of Heatherly : in short I fully ^opened my

mind to Mr. Astl'ey upon all points connected with this

affair and told him that as Capt. D a i l e y had wri t t e n

me a letter stating that the C o m p a n y would act imp rude nt-

ly in working the Mines of S. Joao with the presept

limits, my ul t i m a t e object was to get hold of Heatherly's

lands at* a reasonable r eq uest ed Hr. Ast ley

to a s s ist me with his advice. He said that I had

 'anei ro. î î ov. 1330.

S. taken a very decided step, ana mat he unaer si ail r

circumstances ouid pr ceeJ es I have done, as the

means of rescuing the Compa y from the effect hr.

Heatherly evidently intended to produce.

says that Heatherly told him only the other day that

his intention in buying the grounds in S<

sell them for a good price to the Company, and that " ...-

had already been offered 20 contos of Reis for them by

a Brazilian.
I

d. As Î do not know of Dr. S uc h ’s Attorney Mr. As tie;

put an advertisment into two daily papers here request­

ing to know if such a person existsin Rio.

I went with fr. Astley to a lawyer named Bivar ano set

the case before him. He appointed Monday 12 o ’clock

for giving me his opinion on the subject.

7. Sunday. Called on Col.? Cunningham where I of course

saw Heatherlv - they both immediatly wanted to know

v
what difficulties had arisen - they too well K n e w a 1-ready

Î told them and they answered that all might be

adjusted for Heatherly would sell pie his lands-

that he might do as he oleased, that my

de Janeiro . Nov. 1850.

to free the Company frora its obligation 9 because it had

been unfairly dealt by in the purchases made by

Heatherly. tfe had a very long conversation in which

as candour on my part appeared to me the best policy

for attaining my object f I was very candid. Col.

Cunningham said it certainly did loo* as if Heatherly

had done this to incunvenience the Company. Heatherly

contradicted himself so repeatedly that is useless

my following up the conversation. He absolutely had

the effrontery to assert that wnen he was buying the

lands he did not know theCompany was formed. It may

be well said liars should have long memories. I cooly

replied to his assertion that nooody would believe him.

Called on Dr. 3ivar who said he had attentively

perused all the papers I left with him on Saturday.

He found the subject one of extreme importance to the

Company and of great delicacy for me as Superintendent

of theCompany : and so delicate did he find the subject

himself that he would not undertake the responsibility

»

of giving his opinion until he had ta*ten the opinion

de Janeiro. Nov. 1330.

of two or three of the most eminent Doctors of Laws

in Rio. He wished to Know if I would be responsible

for the expence of the consultation. I replied in the

affirmative. He said as I was leaving him that his

own private opinion was that the Company had had foul

play.

Met Mr* Bivar -* he said the result of the con­

ference was that I had very strong reasons for taxing

the step I had, and for bringing the matter to ar­

bitration. He requested that I would appoint Snr.

Louzada Arbitrator, for that he (Bivar) should certainly

be choosen for Umpire ■ 1 agreed to it. The affair

therefore is confided to the management of Bivar who

gets the Znglisn Court called Conservatoria to request

the Ouvidor of S. Joao del Rey to cite Cesario as the

known Agent of Dr* Such to appear in Rio de Janeiro

to appoint his Arbitrator^ notwithstanding the letter which

Cesario wrote to me relative to the Arbitration.

According to the Brasilian law the request to appoint

an arbitrator should be made in a legal fo;

 Bio de Janeiro. río w . 1850.

10. Cal l e d on Mr. Heatherly informed him of the

Arbitration being in regular course? and I therefore

of fe red to buy his mines of him if he offered them at

such a price as I considered it would be the interest

of the Co m p a n y to ta.-se them, Premising a great many

reasons re specting his views in buying them etc. etc.

he said I might have them for 5 contos of reis in

copper payable in S. Joào. I immediatly accepted his

V

terms. He wished me to remain satisfied with his

word of honour for making good the sale on his arrival

in S. Joào. I told him a contract of promise was

n e c e s sa ry to make the sale within a definite term.

As the s ig nature of his wife to all transfer of pro­

perty is necessary the contract can only be made

to-morrow.

11. The Contr ac t between Hly. and myself was executed

this morning, ob liging both parties to complete the sale

within the term of two months at 5. Joao del Hey, under

penalty of paying a fine of 20 contos of reis.

Thus every thing is in a fair way of being satisfactorily

Joao del Rey. Nov. 1850.

arranged /for the Company. Now it may ce asked how

} t

it was that Mr. Hly. contrary to all expectation of­

fered such reasonable terms. The fact is that he saw

I was proceeding very steadily in my purposes added to

which, is the effect that my trip to iio nas caused

on account of such a grievances for haa he not met

me in terms, it is almost certain that a Mining Company,

which he has manufactured here for working some mine

;
near Sabara would have been knocked at the head in
;
consequence of some of the principal shareholders express­

ing their dissatisfaction at Hly's interference in our

concerns. One of the principal patrons of Hly. told

Mr. Astley that Hly's sale of the property to me was

the wisest thing he ever did in his lifes and that

it might pacify the minds of some, but never satisfy

anybody.

Received Newspaper per Rio packet arrived last night.

Nothing particular. Icould now return to S. Joâo,

I am anxious however to ascertain when 200 confiscated

slaves are to be hired by auction for 14 years, which

de Janeiro. Nov. 18d0•

will be I am told in a week’s time the Auction may

take place.

Writing to tne Board. Received letters from Board.

S u n d a y.

Closed letters to the Board. Made enquiries about

Slaves •

Called on Dr.Bivar - the Juiz Conservator had

refused to despatch my requerimento because the Emperor

had not ratified the Contract between the Directors and

the proprietors of the Mines ’• ’. a pretty Juiz Conservator

I consulted Bivar asto the inconvenience of working the

mines during the timethe Arbitration was going on -

he said the work had better not go on. I proposed

to wor* under protest - he said I might do so.

Seeing slaves but not any to suit.

Made proposals to Dr. Coodridge; a gentleman of much

respectability ( to go to San Joao del Rey as Medical

Attendant to theCompany, I requested him to name his

terms, he mentioned £ 300 per annum, I replied that

did not feel myself authorised to go so far^ and after

 Rio de Janeiro. Nov. 1330.

13. some farther conversation I offered him at the rate of

£ 200 per a n n u m f say for six months during which time

he would have time to maxe his proposals to the Board

and to receive an answer - he said he would consult

with his friend Mr. Tully and give me an early answer.

Received attested copy of Hly's contract of promise

of sale of mines.

Went to dine with Col. Cunningham who showed me

a Power of Attorney he had just received from Cesario

of San José - a general power ofAttorney from Dr.

Such to himself and others and which he (Cesario) trans­

fers over to Col. Cunningham. Why did Cesario

write me saying that he held no general power of Attorney^

Met Dr. Goodridge in the evening and told him that

in consequence of some conversation I nad had with Mr.

Astley since seeing him, I was willing to meet his

terms - he consented.

17. Bought five blacks at 630^000 each.

I had fixed my departure forSaturday next but as Dr.

Goodridge cannot get ready before Thursday week I have

 Rio de Janeiro. Nov. 1330.

17. fixed my departure for that day. Bought one blaok

lad - price JOojiOOO

Wr ot e the following l e t t e r to C o l . Cunni ngham by

advice of Dr . Bivar

To Ri o de Janeiro Nov. 1 7 t h 1330.

Col. Alexander Cunni ngham

Botafogo.

Sir,

I ha ve b e f o r e me the Power of Attorney trans­

ferred by Cesarlo José da Silva Lima to yourself and

to Abr e u Paulino Limpo de A b r e u , authorising you to act

generally f o r Dr . Sucti in the Brésil - the date of

said power of Attorney being the 1 3 t h Fe b . 182ô; and

the date of transfer the 28th Oct. 1830. 1 have

therefore to request t h a t you will inform me wh e t h e r

you accept of s a i d power of Attorney and are willing

to make useof the power with whi ch i t invests yo u .

I r e ma i n etc. etc.

18. Received an a n s we r from Coè . Cunni ngham declining to

act under the powe r .

 Rio de Janeiro. Nov. 1850.

18. Signed agreement with Dr. Goodridge by wnich he is

engaged for 7 months certain at the rate of £ 300

pr annum. Bought Blacn man and woman - 550Í000

eachL.

19. 20. Nothing particular.

21. Sunday. Eought one Black boy price lOOiOOO

22. Jogged Dr. B i v a r ’s memory concerning the Protest.

23. Nothing part icular.

24. Signed protest declaring my motives for continuing

to wor< the mines during the process of the Arbitration.

Wrote to Board.

25. Received letters from Messrs. Duval & March of 19th

ins t The same propio left Rio for San Joao on

the 12th inst.

26. Left Rio for San Joào accompanied by Dr. Doodridge.

3. Joao del Rey. December 1830.

2. Arrived at San Joào del Rey.

3. Visited the wor ks with Capt. Dailey. The Ad i t level

running along the river has stood very firmly but f ound
)

it necessary to ha ve more stages driven down in the

bed of the river to preserve t h e ba nxs of the adit.

From the torrents whi ch pour down the regos whi ch Capt.

Dailey has made a bove and along the South Side of the

mi ne )
I see that it woul d be impossible to work this

mine during the rainy season , without an adit level the

mi ne woul d be constantly filled wi t h wa t e r t o the sur­

face in spite of all pumps we could e mpl oy. The

adit level becomes therefore the key s t o n e of the wor k­

ing of these mi n e s , and no necessary expence must be

spared to render it substantial. Th e r e i s much water

in the San Joao Shaft, a circumstance whi ch was not

anticipated as the bottom of the Shaft is considerably

a bove the gr oun d to the N* and

4. Delivered to Joao Baptista Machado a pacxet from

Mr. Heatherly»

Wit h Capt. Dailey considering the elegibility of

Francisco Joaquim's house near the mine as an establish­

ment for the blacks and mechanics*.

Sunday. Rough estimate of repairs necessary to

put Francisco Joaquim’s house in proper repairs would

amount according to Francisco de Paula to two Gontos

of Reis.

ClarK and Capt. Dailey making a rough estimate that

the two wheels for the horse pumping engine would cost

£ 50 to ma*<e here of wood I think it will be worth

while to pay something more to have the ironwheels

brought from Rios particularly as it would save us one

m o n t h ’s wor*.

Endeavouring to obtain some planking.

Putting the sale of Heatherly’s mines into process.

Sent John March to the Fazenda of Prudente, the

Tropeiro near Bertiorga, to endeavor to make arrangements

with for the conveyance of the iron wheels from Rio.

Ordered of Francisco dePaula 50 dozen of Pau

pi que , 24 palmas long at per dozen. 50 dozen

do. nine palmas per dozen 25 vigas

s. J oa o del Rey. Dec. 1830.

7. r e d onda s ( 17 palmas long, and 11 « 9 inches thick

$ iJÍOOO each

(25 vigas redonda s ; 26 p a l mas long and 11 0 g înches

th i c k © 1 .000 each^)

The Deed of Sa l e is not yet ready and as t o - morr ow

is a feast day it will not be ready for si g n i n g b e f o r e

Thu r s d a y . I have de s i r e d the deed of sale to be made

in my name; a l t h o u g h when I ma¿ce it over to the Company

the sisa will again have to be paid, the sisa is

10 % upon the p u r c h a s e mon ey I have the refore to pay

500 ^000 .

8. Francisco J o a q u i m not be i n g wi l l i n g to sell his

ho u s e for 1 iOOO/OOO in pap er I have agr eed to give

him that sum in c o p per at three months. He pro m i s e d

therefore to put up the hou se to auction on Friday

acording to the testementary deed and to take care that

I should have it for the sum stated.

Sent Capt. Dailey off early this mo r n i n g to order

tim ber for the h or se engine and for the pumps.

9, Signed the deed of sale of a small Chacara near

s. Joao del Rey. Dec. 1330.

9. Agu a Limpa to the Company^ price 300^000. This Ch a c a r a

is situated at the confluence of A g u a L im pa and the

Ribe i rao da ‘/ ilia about amile S.N.E. of our mine.

It is the spot most f a v oura ble for establishing the

Stamping m i l l s i if we decide upon st a m p i n g with the water

of Agua Limpa. Moreover a large qua n t i t y of Cap im

for the C o m p a n y ’s hor ses may be grown there - the

chacara oontains about 1 A acre of ground.

Corrected the rough draft of the deed of sale of

H e a t h e r l y ’s lands to me.

The n ew adit Sh a f t has reached the level of the

Adit with finding water - a favorable c i r c u m s t a n c e whi ch

will ena ble us to drive right and left in continuation

of this indispensable work. Mr. M ar ch returned this

morning from the Fazenda of Pru dente }

. the tropeiro, who

would not a gr ee to bring the wheels, numbers in the

in v e n t o r y 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. and 58 for any

p ri ce - he however, consents to bring No. 119, w ei ghin g

260 lbs., b e i n g a s i n gle piece of great importance.

It appears therefore that we shall be obl i g e d to build

 s. Joao del Rey. Dec. 1830.

9. wooden wheels for the horse engine.

13* Wrote to the Board and to Wm • Harrison & Co*

Joao Baptista Machado Attorney of Mr. Heatherly signed

the deed of sale of Hly's mines to me.

Accepted J. B. M a c h a d o ?s draft upon me at sight for

5:000/000 on account of Mr. H l y ’s mines*

I did not find it convenient to pay immediatly in

copper as theprem* is still at 45and 46 %.

Gave notice to Francisco Joaquim in writing to put

his house up to public sale for the price of 1:000^000.

Received a letter from one of the free labourers

stating that if they were not allowed 1 A hour for

dinner hours instead of 1 hour, they would strike to-

)

morrow.

Ordered rafters for Building Blacksmiths shed.

11. As acceding to the free labourers request would

considerably disarrange our working hours I have refused

to comply with his request. Moreover the writer of

the letter is a very refractory, rebellious subject.

A small cross vein of quartz cut in the adit shaft

 s. yoao del Rey. Dec. 1330.

11. has yielded a fair s a mpl e of gold.

Bought l i me at ,4480 an alqueire. Paid men and

balanced cash.

12 . SunDay. The Boa r d wishes to know how the wor ki ng

hours of the slaves are disposed.

They breakfast and t h e n commence the day's work at

7 o'clock; work 'til noon: dine, and recommence working at

1 P. m. work 'til % past 5 and ha ve the remainder of

the day to themselves. On Sunday mor ni ng they dress

themselves in their best clothes - all uniformly - and

are brought by the Pi t ma n Bray to my hous e t o make

obeisance; and f o r me to see that they all be c l e a n

and welt dressed. If I have no cause to find fault,

each black is servedwith one wine g l a s s of C a i x a s

(spirit) and a small piece of t o c a c c o (negro head).

In case of any remissness of any one of them^ h i s

allowance of cachaca and tobacco is stopped. I ha ve

not had any reason as yet, to have r e c o u r s e to more

serious punishment.

13. During the night some w a t e r ha s found its way into

S. Joao del Hey, Dec, 1830.

the adit shaft apparently from the east side and

partly from the s h o we r s of rain* Capt * D a i l e y does

not apprehend any very serious inconvenience from i t .

Established the following regulations to be observed

by the English Mi n e r s and Me c h a n i c s on the Establishment.

1• A mi n e r wor k i n g over or extra hours to ha ve over

and a bove his salaryf for doing common wor k, such as

roofing, erecting sheds, r emovi ng ruboish e tc , from

surface 8d Strlg per hour ,

2. For underground work; repairing pumps; shaft work;

heaving h e a vy loads ; fitting ma c h i n e r y ; r e mo v i n g do.;

repairing levels, shafts ; striking in smiths s hop 1 s hg

Stg per hour.

3. The head Carpenter to have 1/ô St g . per hour for

all work done i n extra hours.

4. Under carpenters to have 1 sh. per hour for extra

work.

5. Head Blacksmith to have 1/3 Stg for e x t r a wor k.

5. Under blacksmiths to have 1/- Stg per hour for

extra wor k.
 s. Joao del Rey. Dec. 1830.

13. 7.Carpenters and Blacksmiths to be on the Establishment

and to commence work at A past six mo r n i n g .

Half an h o u r t o be allowed for breakfast. The hour

from noon f t i l one o ’ c l o c k to be allowed for dinner.

The day’s work to finish at 5 afternoon.

8. The first corp of Mi n e r s to be on the gr ound

at 7 o ’clock mo r n i n g and t o work ’til 3 o ’c l o c k aftn.

Se c on d corp to r e l i e v e at 3 aftn and to work 'til

11 o'clock night : Third corp to relieve a t 11 o’clock

night and t o work 'til 7 o ’clock mo r n i n g .

9.Blacksmiths to sharpen mi n e r s tools every aftn.

after A past 3 o ’clock.

................... F I N E S ................

10. Any man not arriving at his post by the t i me

fixed for commenci ng work to be f i n e d 2/6 Strg.

11. Any man wishing a day to himself and not asking

leave of absence of the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e Establishment

to be fined 10/- Stg.

Ag r e e d to take of Francisco Jose da Silva 300^000

 s. Joao d e l Rey. Dec* 1830.

13* *n copper a l l o wi n g him 43 £ prem. and to give a bill

on Rio for the c o r r esponding amount in Ban* notes.

14. Took p o s s e s s i o n of the house of F r a n c i s c o Joaquim,

which was this day put up to public sale and Knocked

down to the Companyf or 1:000^000.

Struck bargain with C l ar k and Hambly to make the

following artioles, viz

\th iu { to compleat £ 18. Pr. Cart wheels to compleat

£ 4. Blacksmiths shed 30 feet by 44 for £ 10.

Counting house des* to complete and make four stools

£ 9 in a l l £ 41. Four nativecarpenters are to be

employed at ljj/000 per diem. but they do v e r y # very

little work.

15. The Adit Shaft this morning gave way in the

bottom in consequence of the water washing out the earth

on the surface of the roc* upon which the a d i t is

based. The men had begun to strike out of the bottom

to continue the a d i t ; but had not dug more than 1 Á

feet when the opposite side began to yield : it was

considered dangerous for the men to endeavor to s u p po r t

 S. Joao del Rey, Dec, 1330,

15, it , t h e r e f o r e to p r e vent the whole Shaft from falling

in ; it was partially filled up witn earth.

Could this accident have been foreseen it might have

bee n prevented, I think, had the lower set been of

boards ins tead of poles all would, have been well.

Arranged with F r a n c i s c o de Pau la to employ him as the

C o m p a n y ’s A ge nt upon the following conditi ons.

Upon all purchases w hi ch he ma^es for the C o m p a n y out

of the town^ he is to have 2 % % com mission. All

purchases he makes for us in the town 1 %•

To give him a general preference in b u y i n g mat eria ls etc,

when he can sell at as rea sona ble prices as other

p e r sone - It is well understood be t w e e n us that when

I can buy either in or out of town as cheap as he

can that I shall do so and save the commission.

Of all person in this town F, De Paula can be most

useful to us, he 1b an ind ust r i o u s man, and has more

in f l uen ce than any oth er man in and out of the town

amongst all descriptions of workmen, fazendeiros, timber

merchants etc..
 \

s. Joáo del Rey. Dec. 1330.

Received from Caetano Al v e s a protest declaring that

the house whi ch I had purchased on account of the

Company had a public way through it and he notified the

same to me I in consequence annulled the sale as

the circumstance was not declared d u r i n g the public sale

of same : however I shall notq u i t the ho u s e though

it should be proved to give a public passage for it

hasbeen closed many y e a r s and the man who sends me

the protest is the he ad B - g - d in town - besides

we are now r e mo v i n g from h i s h o u s e . Since yesterday

morning we ha ve had a reinforcement of 9 free labourers

so that we are now going on with some little spirit.

17. Pu t the following Avi s o in the San J oa o paper.

Jornaes que a Companhia Ingleza o f f e r e c e aos tra­

b a j a d o r e s , na p r o p o rçâ o dos d iffé re n te s serviços e horas

de trabalho; a saber*

Das 7 horas da manha ate o meio dia e de urna

hora depois de meio dia ate as 5 té da tarde; tra-

balhando em talho aoerto 320 reis por dia.

Os que t rabalharem ñas rodas, de dia ^300

(I
de noite
Joao del Rey. Dec. 1830.

As horas para os tra bal h a d o r e s das rodas sao das

7 horas da manhá ate as tres da tarde.

As horas de trabalho de noite sâo as s e guintes.

O primeiro turno principia as 3 horas da tarde ate'

as 11 horas da noite.

O segundo turno das 11 horas da Noite ate as 7 da

manha.

Os que trabalham ñas betas e regos debaixo da térra;

de dia *490 ; de

As horas sao as que ficam ditas para os que t r a b alh am

ñas rodas.

As pessoas que se quizerem empregar n'estes trabalhos,

ou alugarem esc ravo s podem dirigir-se a fallar com o

Director da Sociedade o Snr. Carlos Herring

In or d e r to o b t ain free labourers I find it re­

quisite to off er hi g h e r terms than those cus toma ry

in the town I have offered l/OOO per diem for

native carpenters and hav e obtained four 800

is the price of the town.

Received despatches from Rio being the law documents

 S. Joao del Re y . De c . 1830.

17. f r om Dr . Bivar relative to the Arbitration - letter

f r om Wm. Harrison Sc Co. and a few lines of 0th Oct.

f r om Board.

18. Despatched the Citation of Cesario de Silva Li ma

<

for Sa n Jose : he is therein requested to appear in

Ri o de Janeiro to appoint an Arbitrator on the p a r t

of Dr . 'Such. Received letters f r om Wm. Harrison 8c

Co. in wh i c h they mentioned havingengaged a Carpenter

for the Company at £ 5 per mont h : ~t hey say they are

looking out for a blacksmith.

19. Sunday. I had calculated, this oast we e k , upon

having the measurement of the Agua Li mpa completed and

also the estimate for the adit, but the end of the

week is arrived a nd I find myself no further advanced.

Capt. Dailey has been confined much to the wor k s on

account of Bray's illness.

20. The citation was returned f r om San Jose. Cesario

again declares that he has no p o we r of A t t o r n e y f rom

Dr . Such. I despatched the proprio to Rio.

Wr o t e to t he Board per Correio to Wm. Harrison & Co.

 3. Qoao del Rey. Dec. 1830.

20. Moved Into a new house because chance presented me

a very good one and infinitely more convenient and at

the same price : that is in consideration of having

to pay a fine of six m o nths’ rent 150/000 on quitt­

ing the present house, I am to pay for the first y e a r ’s

rent 200^000 ; and the other two years 500^000.

Î calculated upon laying out 150^000 upon this house

about 45^000 ? are already laid out the remainder will be

saved.

21. Nothing particular.

22. Removing Stores. The 16 Slaves will arrive to-morrow.

23. The 16 slaves arrived, made arrangements for their

accommodations in the new house - separated from the

former slaves for two or three days in case there

should be any disease lurking about them.

Men heaving thespan beam.

The first Shaft, No. 1, has water in the bottom and is

abandoned ’till theadit be brought up to it or the

lower tank in front of Dr. S u c h ’s house be driined.

Removing the remainder of Stores.

Joao del Re y . De c . 1330.

William Morris the C a r p e n t e r engaged by Wm. Harrison

& Co. arrived to-day.

T o Kl a y being Xmas eve, is made- pa y day.

I have to-day withdrawn the p r o t e s t against the sale of

Francisco Joaquim's house, as the person who claimed a

public passagethrough the yard a nd of the house has

desisted f r om following up the matter. I shall therefore

pay the sisa and the h o u s e may oe c o n s i d e r e d as belong­

ing to the Company.

Xmas day.

Sunday. In consequence of Brayfs illness Capt.

Dailey has not been able to spare ti me to go to Agua

Li mpa to complete the l e v e l l i n g and measuring thus

our estimates are still in arrears.

Wa t e r in Shaft No. 3 t h e people notable to wor ^

in it. I went to-day to see a Chacara about a mile

and a quarter f r om Sa n Joao, adjoining the s ma l l chacara

we bought at Mattozinho, ourl e a t for the s tamps w i l l

run through it. The price as^ed is 2iOOO^0OO in

paper. It is the best kept chacara I have seen in

 S. Toao del Rey. Dec. 1830.

27. th is part of the country. I t h i n * it would grow

sufficient grass for 40 horses during the whole ye ar.

Grass being so dear in S a n J o a o it oecomesmatter of

serious consideration to procure it in the cheapest

manner possible. Th e C h a c a r a is now planted with

Milho and Mandioca principally.

23. With Gapt. Dailey at A g u a Limpa whole day

completed the levelling so far as would give us s u f f i ­

cient fall for a 20 foot wheel, an d the leat to be

made would no t reach a m i l e in length, and Ca p t . D a i l e y

says it can be made with the greatest facility an d

at little expence -the spot it can be t a k e n up at

is orecisely at the confluence of the Agua Limpa an d

Cala Boca.

29. TheAdit level was measured to-day f rom the m o u t h to

Dr. S u c h 1s tank to w h i c h s po t it has reached it

measures a 140 fthms. - the last 33 2/3 are not

ye t finished.

30. Gapt Dailey s a y s he is at last o b l i g e d to

inform me tha t in m e a s u r i n g the A d i t a m i s t a k e of BO

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S. Joao del Rey. Dec. 1830.

30. feet was originally made in consequence of the boys

who had the chain r e p o rti ng one chain less.

Or d e r e d to-da,y 20 pieces of timber 15 feet long

ë 3/000 each and 10pieces 16' 6 ” long ê 4/ 0 0 0

each - all of 10 inches square.

The timber for the horse engine has cost 55/bOO.

Indian corn when we ar r i v e d was ® .560 the al q u è i r e

now it is at 1^280 and 1^000, other v e g e tab le

productions in the same pro portion.

Copper was at 40 % prem. and now it is with

e x t reme difficulty found at 46 % and it is likely to

rise to 50 % from all a p p e ara nces.

31. To-morrow b ei ng a holiday, to-day is pay day.

A German app lied to me for emp loym ent in the Mines

if he has good r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s he may do for

Feitor. W r o te to the Boa rd and to Wm. Harrison & Co.

I am most sadly inconvenienced for want of the

Account Books.
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