John Mullan to A. A. Humphreys, October 25, 1860, pp. 70–71
Compiled by Marc Entze
Workforce and Monthly Wages
| Personnel |
Number |
Wage per Month |
Monthly Cost |
| Engineers in charge of parties |
2 |
$125 each |
$250 |
| Physician |
1 |
$125 |
$125 |
| Wagon master |
1 |
$125 |
$125 |
| Clerk/commissary in charge of property |
1 |
$125 |
$125 |
| Blacksmith |
1 |
$75 |
$75 |
| Carpenters |
2 |
$50 each |
$100 |
| Teamsters |
12 |
$50 each |
$600 |
| Cooks |
4 |
$50 each |
$200 |
| Laborers |
35 |
$50 each |
$1,750 |
| Hire of extra-duty men |
— |
— |
$500 |
| Total Monthly Expense |
|
|
$4,000 |
Equipment and Supplies
| Equipment or Supplies |
Estimated Cost |
| 3,000 rations (35¢ each) |
$1,050 |
| 6 wagons and rigging |
$2,000 |
| 60 yoke of oxen ($120 each) |
$7,200 |
| 70 yokes and cows |
$500 |
| Chains, etc. |
$300 |
| Axes, picks, shovels, blasting equipment, carpenters’ and blacksmiths’ tools, nails, spikes, iron crowbars, etc. |
$2,000 |
| Camp equipage and cooking utensils |
$500 |
| Express, ferriage at Snake River, and transportation |
$1,500 |
| Contingent and incidental expenses |
$500 |
| Total Estimated Cost |
$15,550 |
Work Completed During the Season
- 60,000 cubic yards of excavation were completed during the season. Of this amount, 40,000 cubic yards were excavated on the divide of the Coeur d’Alene Mountains (p. 171).
- Approximately 100 crossings were constructed, with bridges averaging 50 feet in length (p. 171).
