October 8, 1898.)
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED,
Messrs. Lutgens, Einstmann & Co., the General Agents, forward us the following re port received from the manager at the mines:—
Mount MacDonald, 6th September, 1898.. Great Eastern Mine-The drive north on the reef has been extended to 61 feet, with the -reef getting larger the deeper we drive into the hill. It is over 5 feet wide now, without that we have reached the foot wall. We are opening out upon a very large body of ore, and I am pleased to inform you that the gold value of the lode is also increasing with a softer country coming in. The afternoon shift on Saturday last brought up some very rich pieces of quartz with gold dotted all over, so that our prospects in this mine are vastly increasing. How far this rich gold will last remains to be seen.
Zulu Main Shaft.-We are busy putting the frame set over the well hole and are getting ready for driving. The last breaking down of the reef showed splendid stove with a wider reef in the bottom of the shaft than before, We have here roughly speaking four feet of pure quartz. This, will turn out a fine mine. Rise and Shine Shaft.-To bring this shaft down to the level of the Zulu shaft we have to sink another 15 feet, its preseut depth being 105 feet from the old brace. We have a fine reef now in the north end of the shaft, but cannot say yet how large it will be. The stone is heavily charged with pyrites and shows gold to the naked eye. We shall start to open out here in about three weeks.
Bank of England Shaft.-The coutractors finished 95 feet from the old brace last Satur- day, and I have put now only a few men on to prospect the rich reef. which runs almost at right angles into the hanging wall, into which the big lode dipped just before cutting the floor I have mentioned in my former reports. Froin the results of this drive, only a few feet. will depend our future development bore. The small reef carries good gold and prolably it will lead to the discovery of the large ode deeper in the bill.
Caledonian Mine-The drive east to cut this reef was last week in 80 feet and left no doubt that we had passed the chute of gold. At 31 feet in the drive, about four weeks ago, we cut a reef about one foot wide, carrying gold, but our underground manager voted it not the reef we expected to cut, and consequently we drove on. I availed myself last week of the presence of Captain Connor to get the true underlie of the lode in the old workings, and as ur shaft had drained them completely of water we could get down to the 120 feet level in the old workings, which are of an extent I had not known of, with large quantities of ounze stone still in the stopes.
The surveyor demonstrated beyond doubt that the reef we passed is the one we have been looking for and I have now put ou four meg to drive north upon it. It carries the same hang- ing wall as the higher levels and as we have only cut the southern tailend we shall soon open out upon it. The gold record of this mine is a very good one.
Excavations are being carried on vigorously. The battery foundry has sent men np to start on the logs and I shall push the erection of the plant as fast as possible.
Bridge over the Byewash is nearly finished. Dam. This is now full to its utmost capacity and overflowing.
We continue to raise good stone.
RAUB.
Manager's Report for five week's ending on 17th September, 1898:-
Raub Hole 220 ft. Level North. This drive is now in about 20 ft. north of the Main Engine Shaft and 430 ft. from the crosscut at No. 1 south Engine Shaft. The lode in the face is from 8 in. to 10 in. wide and carries a little gold. I intend to carry this drive in 30 ft. to 40 ft. to see if the lode will improve.
The North Winze has broken through from the 120 ft. to 220 ft: levels, giving good venti. lation.
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soon as this winze is through I intend to try and sink 50 ft. or 60 ft. on the ore-chute below the 220 ft, level to see if it opens out.
It is now
I have, started a crosscut to go out east to test the country in that direction. This cross- cut will go right under the Main Engine Shaft at 100 ft. below it. If I should get anything | in that direction, it would be necessary to sink this shaft down to the 220 ft. level. only down 128 ft.
Bukit Hitam.—This shaft is now down 108 ft. in hard black slate. We have 2 ft. more to go to be down the required depth of 11 ft. which will be finished early next week; we shall then open out and drive for the lode, which should be cut about 15 ft. in.
The Winze being sunk on the chute of ore is now down 76 ft. It is being suuk on the north edge of the ore chute which appears to be dipping a little south. The winze has still about 18 ft. to'
Bukit Koman No. 1 Level North-This end has been extended 26 feet and is now in over 800 feet from the crosscut. The lode in the face is quartz and slate, the whole of which is being sent to the mill for crushing, as it all carries fair gold. We do not know the width of the lode at this point but where last cut through it is 48 feet wide and carries fair gold all through. We are carrying in the level about 10 feet wide.
No. 1 Level South.-I intend to resume drit. ing this level next week, as it is now almost drained by the ordinary flow of water and I am auxious to make the connection with No. 1 South Engine Shaft now being sunk 240 feet south front the face of this drive. The face of this level is 920 feet south from the crosscut.
The stopes over the back of this level are not quite so wide but carry good gold all through. The usual amount of stoping is being done.
No. 2 Level North. This lovel has been ex- tended 22 ft. The lode is fully 12 ft. wide in the face and carries fair gold which can be seen on breaking the ore. The whole of it is being sent to the mill for crushing.
No. 2 Level South.-We are driving on the west side of the lode in black slate and diorite, the whole of which is being sent over the mullock tip. There is a soft parting of about 8in. in thickness on the foot-wall. The lode appears to have been displaced bere by a hors of mullock which has thrown the lode over to the east. I am putting in a small crosscut to ascertain the position of the lode. About 150ft, back in the drive it is fully 16ft. wide, carrying fair gold all through.
No. 1 South Engine Shaft.-This shaft is being sunk 115ft, south from Bukit Koman shaft. It is 14ft. by 5ft, clear of timber. It is now down and timbered to a depth of 51ft. in soft black slate. If we are not delayed by water it will be down to the level of south drive Bukit Koman in about a month.
Bukit Jellis.-This bas now been sunk the required depth of 380ft. Opening sets have been placed in position and a commencement made to cut the Plat, Work has been delayed for a week by an accident to the lower pump rods. These hare beeu repaired, the shaft cleared of water and work resumed below.
Battery-Ou the 5th instant a general clean. up took place when 2.297 tous of ore crushed yielded 2,075 ozs. 13 dwt. 0 grs. of smelted gold. Crushing was resumed the same night and has been carried on the steadily since. The recent rajus have given a good supply of water in the dam which is running 6 iu, deep over the hye wash. All danger of running short of water this year is now over. The particulars of ore crushed are:-
Bukit Hitam Raub Hole Bubit Koman
Total
6 tons. 41
2,250
2,297
Electric Installation.--Fair progress is being made with this work, which has been delayed somewhat by the late heavy rains.
The excavations at the site of Power Station are nearly finished. A contract has been let to build the retaining wall and foundations for generators; these are all of concrate.
All of the
The extension of pipe-line is almost complete and the bridge for carrying the pipe line over Walker's creek is almost complete. The tunnel on the Flume Track is now in 130 ft. and good progress being made with the work. blasting on both flame and pipe lines is about finished, only a little trimming remaining to be done. The dam across Sempam River has been delayed a good deal of late, owing to floods in the river, which rush down with great force.
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I had foreseen this but a series of difficulties have arisen to prevent this work being pushed on
sooner.
On the cable track there is still about a mile and a half to be done but as we now have a good force of Malays at work expect to have this all completed in about three weaks. About two miles of bridle path on Cable Track is finished and I am about to let a contract for the remain der, and also for digging post holes for the posts to carry the cable.
Transport. A considerable quantity of the . lighter parts of the new machinery is now at Kaub and the most of new battery and some of the electrical machinery is landed at Kuala Kubu. We are now using the new main trunk road between Raub and Kuala Kubu for trans-
port and find it about 5 per cent.'cheaper and 300 per cent, saving of time in getting things to Raub from Singapore.
New Battery.-The site for the erection of this has been selected on Bukit Koman about 300 yards east from the present engine shaft. The excavation of site is almost completed; the level of discharge from the mortars being about 30ft. above the swamp and the crushers 60ft.
Railway. The deviation np to crushers is well in hand. It is 1,900 ft. long with a rise of 1 in 50 to enable the ore to be tipped direct into the crushers.
Dam.-The site of this is close to the mill and will necessitate making a bank about 300 yards long by 12 ft. high and will take about 1,600 cubic-yards of earthwork. This will impound an area of about 1,000 acres to a depth of from 5 ft. to 6 ft. of water. It is also intended to make a supplementary dam higher up Sungei Koman, to act as a reserve in dry weather.
W. BIBBY, Manager.
THE YARN MARKET.
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Mr. P. Eduljes in the remarks attached to his statistics of Indian grey yarn for the mail of 1st October, says :- -Contrary to expectations the market has continued to droop and our quotations show a further decline of $1 to $2 per bale. There has been, however, more dis- position to buy on the part of dealers, and on the appearance of a weak native im- porter with instructions to force sales, comparatively larger number of bales has changed hands, all more or less for prompt delivery. Importations during the inter- val have again been large und
stocks are heavily augmented. Deliveries under old con- tracts have been very satisfactory and the clearance of goods are the largest record. At the close, the long expected demand has made its appearance and prospects ahead are en- couraging.
No serious importance seems to have been attached to the recent agitation of our native dealers for the adoption of short time in Bom- bay Mills, and the movement, moreover, appears to have been far from general or spontaneous, The names of five of our largest and most influential buyers have been conspicuous by their absence, two or three of the 17 sigua- tories are petty stores whose joint purchases during the year do not exceed 500 bales of yarn or 1,000 of cotton, eight are new and some of them obscure hongs, started in the begin. ning of this year and most of them already in deepwater, and the remaining six are our re- gular dealers, one of whom' has been "bearing" the market for the last two, months with per
and success. sistent energy
Asked why he jioned the movement, he said, Alla fooloo pidgin, but suppose my no pootee sign no good look see."
At the Magistracy on 30th Sept, two carpen. ters named Chan Lok and Chang Yenng were summoned by Mok Cheung for assault. Com- plainant said he was cook at one of the mat- sheds near the tram station. Ateighto'clock that morning he was drawing water when defendants prevented him and assaulted him. fendant hit him on the left side of the head with a brick and second defendant bit him with
a stone.
First de-
P.C. 278 said complainant came to him bleeding and pointing to defendants, whom he accused of having assaulted him. The con- stable arrested defendants, who were each fined $5, or 14 days, and also ordered to pay $1 (or seven days) compensation.
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