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 other sources from which the American derives so much pleasure and which he patronizes so freely.

"Their dress is simple in style, and they use the material until it is literally worn out; so there is the same economy in their cothes.clothes. [sic] In fact, there seems to be nothing wasted in China."

Wages, to be sure, vary among Asiatics as well as among the Americans and Europeans.

The United States Department of Commerce and Labor informs us that wages in Dalny are as follows:

"Wages are about fifteen cents per day for unskilled laborers, who are all Chinese with the exception of a few Koreans, thirty-two cents for Chinese carpenters and bricklayers, etc."

On mining in Korea, the same department gives us the following information:

"American interests largely predominate in the mining industry in Korea. British, Japanese, German, Italian and French interests are also represented, but the chief mining property of the Empire is that of the American company (Oriental Consolidated Mining Company) in the Usan district of northwestern Korea. This company has already taken out nearly $10,000,000 in bullion, the bullion output for 1907 being $1,500,000 United States gold; it has approximately $1,000,000 tons of average $5 to $5.20 (per ton) ore in reserve, and ordinarily crushes 300,000 tons annually.

"The Korean miner possesses all the good qualities of a miner with very few of his defects, being physically strong and very easy to handle. As regards the amount of work done, it is estimated that two Korean miners are more than equal to one white miner. Generally speaking a Korean miner's father and grandfather were miners before him and his son will, as a rule, be a miner. They withstand hardship, such as water and bad ventilation, much better than the average white miner.

"At the Suan mine the following wages per day of ten hours are paid: Miner, thirty cents; laborer, twenty-five cents; blacksmith, thirty-five cents, and carpenter, forty cents.

"The average cost of driving a tunnel five by seven