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will in all likelihood have to shift 5,000 cubio yards instead of 3,000.
We shall soon be over the worst period of our development work.
Messrs. Lutgens, Einstmann & Co., General Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Limited, have received the following telegram from the manager at the mines :- "Bank of England Shaft. The vein is fully 5 feet in width. Melbourne trial crushings 2 ozs. 71 dwt, per ton. Concentrates rich," The Melbourne trial orushings, we understand, refer to ore from the Zulu Main Shaft.
RAUB.
The following is the Acting Mining Man- ager's report for the four weeks ending on 7th April, 1898-
Raub Hole-(Main West Crosscnt).-The drive has been extended north on the Bukit Impey lode a further distance of 27 ft., making the total distance 52 ft. The lode has slightly improved within the last few days, there being about 5 ft. of quartz and quartz leaders in the face of the drive. It is a little better defined and has a wall on the east side. As yet no gold has been seen in any of the quartz in this drive. I am continuing this drive in hopes of cutting a chute of payable quartz.
Main North Drive.--This has been extended a further distance of 19 ft., making a total distance of 344 ft. The quartz still continues about 8 in. thick, but so far does not carry gold. Leaders.- -We have opened out and are work. ing a small quartz leader between the 120ft. and 60ft. levels. It is like the old leaders worked years ago, rich, but very small, and you have to go over a lot of ground to get a ton of quartz. We are prospecting some other leaders in this eivel and hope to pick up some that will pay to work.
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carries very good gold, some of which is almost | good enough to call specimens.
No. 3 Stope has been stoped right along be- tween the Nos. 3 and 4 Air Shafts and has now run out. It was about 9 feet wide, of good quartz all the way. I have now started to take a new stope-No. 3-over the back of this, and I expect it to be quite equal to the stope just finished.
No. Stope going north from the No. 3 Air Shaft still continues small, owing to the lode going flat and consequently pinching the quartz at this particular part. In our next stope over this the ore ought to open out again. No. 5 Stope. This continues small, and is of low grade ore.
Bottom Level. The lode in the South Drive continues about 18 feet wide of quartz and quartz leaders. On the west side it is not quite as solid as it was, there being about 3 feet of mullock and leaders on this wall.
North Drive, the lode is about 5 feet wide, of nice solid quartz.
Bukit Jallis. Very good progress continues to be made with the sinking of this shaft, which is now down a total depth of 250 ft. from the surface. This is very good sinking indeed, considering about two days were lost during the month through the breakage of a gudgeon. Fortunately no damage was done further than the loss of time. Preparations are now being made to put in opening sets and have everything ready to drive for the lode at this the 250 ft. Level.
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afterwards but Dart and Phoebe were near the starting line until nearly half-past two. The Kowloon Rook was rounded by----
Payne Ladybird.. Chanticleer Maid Marianu Active Erica
H.
M. 5.
2
19 15
21 55
2
25 33
30 10
2 33
47 30
In the beat up to Channel Rocks, Ladybird went into first place, and the A. class closed up on the Ladybird and Payne. Near Meyer's buoy there was a large patch of calm, and the Active worked into first place and Payne got in front of Ladybird. The times at Kowloon Rock the second time were:---
Active Chanticleer Payne Maid Marian Ladybird.. Erica
H.
M.
S.
3 38 5
3 38
35
3
42
3
3
3
43 15 49
In the beat up to Channel Rocks, Chanticleer passed Active and assumed the lead, and Lady- bird got in front of the Maid and Payne. Erica had also closed up on the fleet, and passed Payne in the run down." The finishing line was crossed by-
Chanticleer... Ladybird Maid Marian Active ... Erica Payne
H. M. 8.
4 32
10 first 10 points
4 36
15 first 10
+7
4 36
25 second 4
+9
+ 37 39 third 1 4 42 14
多重
4 44 12 second 4 Phoebe and Dart only completed one round. The marks made by the boats in the 12 Club
races are as follows:-
Maid Marian Erica
Battery-On Monday, the 4th inst., we had the usual rough clean up for the past 5 weeks' work, when 1,390 tons of quartz yielded 3,070 ozs. of amalgam, which is the best rough clean up I have yet had, and which I think can be kept up. During the month several hours were lost through breakage of boiler mountings and leakage of tubes. Crushing was resumed at 7-45 on Monday evening, and has continued steadily since. The average assay of the tail. Chanticleer Bukit Koman.-(North Drive, No. 1 Level).ings during the month as they leave the blanket -The lode in this end has pinched small, there tables has been 4 dwts. 8 grs. per ton. lbeng only about 4ft. of low grade quartz in the face of the drive. The lode is gradually coming back to its original course, and I am in hopes that it will then carry better ore. It would be advisable at some future date to crosscut, and ascertain whether the old lode does not exist at the back of this make of ore. This drive has been extended 25ft., making the total distance north of 650ft.
No. 1 North Winze.-Slow progress is being made with the sinking, owing to the heavy water we have to contend with, it having only been sunk 8 feet during the month, total depth 59 feet. I have started them to rise from the bottom level to connect with this winze, so that we ought to hole through within the next two months.
South Drive (same level).—The new make of quartz reported in my last report still continues. It is about 5 feet thick, of fairly solid quartz and leaders, and carries better gold as we drive on it. I hare every reason to believe that this is a new make of quartz, and that it will extend a considerable distance south, as on the surface above this and extending a considerable dis- tance south there are extensive old native
workings which I take to be a continuation of this quartz. The drive is now in a total dis- tance south from the crosscut of 834 feet.
No. 5 South Air Shaft. I have surveyed and started sinking this air shaft at a point situated 200 ft, south from the No. 4 air shaft. This is right in the centre of extensive old native work- ings, in some places 40 ft. wide. My object in sinking here is to prospect these old workings and ascertain what they have been working. I am of the opinion that they must have had good gold here to induce them to do the extensive work that they have done. Besides prospecting the ground this air shaft will ventilate the south drive and be of use to us when stoping the backs.
Electric Installation.-There has been a great deal of sickness both amongst the Europeans and coolies engaged on this work. Mr. Thomas has been laid up with fever, and I am afraid will require to have a change. Mr. Clegg also came in here suffering from fever, and although the fever has left him, is still far too weak to resume work yet. The weather has been very good, and, taking sickness into consideration, very good progress is being made with the work. The pipe line is well in hand, and a start has been made to blast the rock for the flume line to rest on.
GILBERT B. WHYTE,
Acting Mining Manager
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB
CLOSING CLUB RACE, The last of a series of twelve races for the Club prizes was sailed on Sunday, the 17th April. The Championship for the year was won by Mr. J. Hastings' Maid Marian with 66 points, Mr. A. Denison's Erica being second with 60 points. The prizes in the second class were won by Mr. C. D). Wilkinson's Ladybird with 83 points, Royal Engineers' Payne being second with 50 points.
The course was from Kowloon Rock, Channel Rocks, Meyer's buny, Kowloon Rock, Channel Rocks; 12 miles.
Starters, First Class :
Active Maid Marian Phoebe Erica Chanticleer Second Class :---
Dart Payne Ladybird
Mr. H. E, Pollock Mr. J. Hastings Mr. F. H. May Mr. A. Denison Mr. C. A. Tomes
Dr. Clark Officers, R.E. Mr. C. D. Wilkinson The second class boats started at 1.20 and the first class at 1.30.
FIRST CLASS.
66 winner of championship.
second prize.
60
17
Meteor Active.. Phoebe
17
15
5
SECOND CLASS.
Ladybird Payne.. Dart
83 winner first prize.
second prize.
50
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Of the other races during the season Erica has won 5 and in Club races......4 Maid Marian Phoebe Meteor
Sybil
Active Chanticleer
$2
27
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11
11
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0
1
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Number of races................................
HONGKONG SCHOOLS SPORTS.
A BIG ENTRY.
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The athletic sports in connection with the joint schools of Hongkong took place at the Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon. The previous gathering of the kind took place in 1894, but the revival has been so successful that there is no excuse for allowing a similar period to again elapse before the next sports are held. A few weeks ago the Hon. Secretary of the Victoria Recreation Club bewailed the lack of sporting feeling among the youth of Hongkong, but it would appear from the exceptionally large number of competitors that the view he took was more pessimistic than it need have been. For the 25 events there were over 1,000 entries. The egg and spoon race proved particularly attractive. As many as 111 names had been given in for this competition, which was run off in five heats and a final. The Old Boys' Bicycle Race, a two miles handicap, created a great amount of interest. C. H. Plinston, 310 yards start, was the winner, A. von Stockhaus n, 320 yards start, being second, and J. C. Logan, 50 yards start, third. The not weather was duil, and a little rain fell, but
Stopes.-The Leading Stope continues small, being only about I ft, thick. We are now in better and softer country and I think the quartz with a fairly good breeze to the east of Black. sufficient to seriously interfere with will make large again with this change of country.
No. 1 Stope. This is still stopped in the meanwhile,
No. 2 Stope. The lode here has increased in size, there being fully 18 ft. of quartz and quartz leaders in the face of the stope. This stope
There was a flat calra at the starting line head's Point. All the boats were anchored until the starting gun went, when Payne and Lady. bird got into a light air which took them into the steady wind. Chanticleer, Maid Marian, and Active also drifted into the wind soon after their starting time, leaving Dart, Erica, and Phoebe behind. Erica got away half an hour
the
proceedings. Through the kindness of Cap- tain Rowlandson and officers, the band of the 1st King's Own Royal Lancaster Regi- ment was in attendance, and went through the following programme, Sergeant William George, Acting Band master, conducting March " Miranda," W. R. Reilly; overture