Je vous donne aussi connaissance de la quantite de glasse rendue 235 quinteaux a 3 francs, qui produit 705 francs reste net sur ces deux chargements 175 francs: par consequent mon cher Monsieur je n'ai pas besoin de vous donner des details des chargements suivants c'est a peu pres les memes frais, et la quantite de glasse aussi.
'Nous en avons refait trois chargements:-- Un le 15 Septembre.
2 le 13 Octobre.
3 le 14 Novembre.
'Cela comprend toute l'exploitation de 1863.
'Vous m'excuserez beaucoup de mon retard.
'Je termine en vous presentant mes respectueuses salutations.

Vous noublierez pas ce que vous mavez promis'[22]St.Georges, le 24 Juillet, 1864.

_Dimanche_.
'JULES MIGNOT.' Instead of three francs the quintal, Mignot had previously told me that he got four francs, delivered at Gland, and five at Geneva.

His ordinary staff during the time of the exploitation was ten men to carry and load, and two to cut the ice in the cave.
It was a matter of considerable importance to catch the Poste at Gimel, and the two Swiss groaned loudly on the consequent pace, unnecessary, as far as they were concerned, for the Poste was nothing to them.

As a general rule, the Swiss of this district cannot walk so fast as their Burgundian or French neighbours, unless it is very much to their interest to do so, and then they can go fast enough.