THE SILVERBELL MINING COMPANY

This one-story brick building houses the offices of Elton Hubbard, owner of SMC. Also included in the offices is a small lab for Hubbard's clerk and assayer, Earl Hogan. Hubbard lives in building 96. Hogan boards at THE COMSTOCK HOUSE.

A wood-sided fence runs from the offices to the company equipment shed. Hogan will assay a sample for anyone at a cost of $4 per sample. Silverbell will also buy silver and gold ore but the price will vary according to the purity of the ore and its current market value. In general, Silverbell will pay 10% below market, but most prospectors will accept this price because they will be unable to use their ore (or even un-certified nuggets and dust) as money. As a rule of thumb, assume that gold has a value of $4 an ounce for almost pure nuggets or dust and silver has a value of $3 an ounce for somewhat less pure ore-bearing rocks or dust.

The company will hire up to 3 more miners during the game at $12 per week.

DM Note: In addition to financial records, the offices contain a sturdy vault-safe in which ore samples and the cash for the payroll (about $500 worth of ore and $1000-2000 in cash) are kept.

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