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I have received the first fruits from the new mines "Tijou & Williams' Walls Colliery" commenced in February, paid over for the first month's rent Feb. 1863 $10.50 My 1/6 = $1.75 Is not that an income. However they propose to double it every month. March 1863 will be $20.00 at least, and April they expect $40.00 or $50.00 If they keep on so it will amount to something in time. Moreover the DuQuoin hills which have been mining a little under themselves this winter yesterday paid over Royalty for to March 1 1863 $77.00 My 1/2 of this $38.50 So every foot of coal down under us here is something. Sincerely Isaac Hope a letter today