Aurant 28, 1899)]
Tons.
Headings 1,744.5 399,80 Tankong :98,0 69,70
Ballion 028.
Concentrater,
Tris.
per ton, 4.
dwts. # # 152.8.3 0.
26.6.2 22 4 11 4
22
Total 2.180.5 - 469.50 179.2.5 128.5 tons of Tankong ore treated was from Lode No. 2 at Level No. 2 and the balance from sundry places in the mine, principally from Slope No. 1, Level No. 1.
Cyanide works. These were operated a small part of the month when operations were sus pended indefinitely. The final clean up was not Anished but will be very little.
GENERAL.
Labour-The supply of Chinese coolies for mining work is not very plentiful on account principally of the high price of tin attracting them to tin mining.
Water Power. The rainfall was insufficient to give us water enough for power but part of the month, hence steam auxilliary power was required to be used in the mill part time.
Some work was done towards strengthening the dam and ditch from it to the water wheel at
the mill.
Survey-Making final permanent survey of the territory owned by this Company was be-
gun.
Health.-Generally very fair, except in the Northern, or Bukit Sarong sectiou, where a little sickness prevails.
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.
Messrs. John D. Humphreys and Son inform us that in letters they have received from Mr. J. Whear Roberts, Consulting Engineer to Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited, dated 28th July and 2nd August, he writes as follows
I am here making my usual inspection of the mines and advising the management on points on which they have asked for my opinion.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
polkanje malik väl) * 2nd August, 1899 | CORRESPONDENUE
do not, holdi opini expresse
SHIP BRAKE FOR OCEAN LI
TO THE EDITOR OF the Croatian of Hungary DEAR SIR, —Although ship-brake and are the first in the think they were th
ere the first the theory as far back peived the idea,
In my report written at Mount Maodonald |** on the 27th alto, I stated that within a fow feet we ought to reach the new reef in the 150 | realised, and, what is of more importance, the feet level south. My anticipation has been
manager advises (as per report which will be forwarded you by this mail) that there is a large body of stone which appears to be of ex- cellent quality, the first sample broken showing a value by dish prospects of 30 dats per ton, assay 2 ozs. 18 dwts. 19 grains. This is a dis- tinct improvement on the quality of the reef where it was first met with in the 200 feet level, where for some distance it was comparatively poor. This is unquestionably the best defined body of quartz that has been discovered at the Mount, and it is the most consistent in quality, ns shown by the average returns extending over some weeks' crushing. The average return for the past month from ore from this part of the. mine was 1 oz. 1 dwt. 12 grs. per ton, only a trifle lower than that of the previous month when a small quantity was treated. The gen- eral return for the month is most gratifying. I can suggest no reason why this new reef should not be traced right up to the surface. As has been previously explained, the ground at this point is intact to the surface excepting a shallow shaft somewhere about the present formed good prospects were obtained many end of the 200 feet level from which I am in.
years ago.
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The rise from 200 feet will probably be 'son- nected with the 150 feet level this week. We shall then be able to start stoping systematically and soon be in a position to keep the mill going from this point.
am forwarding instructions to the manager to keep the rise going over, the 150 feet loval with three shifts of men.
The first intermediate level south is being pushed on as fast as possible.
Within the current month we should reach the new lode here. A machine drill will be used to expedite this work.
Only one drill has been delivered so far... As soon as the others are to hand work in the 300 fest level south will be resumed.
The position of the Calcite oross-course at the 150 feet level shows that we were wrong in our former calonlations as to its angle We assumed from what was to be seen at 210 feet that it inclined
to the west, but as disclosed between the two levels it is almost vertical, the inclination, if any, being to the east. This means that we shall have to drive further at 300 feet than we anticipated. I am not sorry for this as it will take us well away from the huge poor formation which has caused so much dis appointment.
I am sure that you will feel, as we all do here, that it is a matter for congratulation to contemplate the excellent prospect that now appears before us. Yours faithfully.
It gives me very great pleasure to report that the now reef at the southern end of the mine still continues to open up well. We have now driven abont 110 feet since we first got on to payable stone, on the south side of the cross course, and except for a blank of about 8 feet
where the reef pinched
of inclination. the whole of this distance has been in ore of first grade, as has been demonstrated by the special crushings which we have had from this point. In the face of the drive to-day the lode is nearly four feet wide of solid quartz. I broke out a sample across the whole face and on assay this returned 23 dwts. per ton. At the point where the good ore was first met with a rise and stopes have been started, the rise is now up about 35 feet or within 15 feet of the 150 feet level. As advised in last report, we let a contract to extend the 150 feet level to take up this new shoot of stone. The contractors are making splendid progress, the cross course has been passed through, and the drive is now within about 15 feet from the top of the rise. that distance we ought to get on to the run of stone. At the first intermediate below the 200 feet level, three shifts of men are work extending the south drive with picking up the same run of stone. There is a small seam of quarta in this drive which assays fairly well and may be regarded as an
as an encouraging indication. The lode has been very strong under foot all the way at the 200 feet level and when we intersect it at the first intermediate there will be no diffonlty in working the mine so as to keep the 20 stampers going. I am pleased with the prospects at this end of the mine and I fully anticipate that wi
within a couple of months I shall be in a position to make strong recom- mendations having in view improved methods
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J. WHEAR ROBERTS.
interested fying ships an in the air by means of propellers: can be propelled by single or pellors and kept balanced in the mast propellers, which enable and descend, but in my opinion ba satisfactorily steared by the same when Aying through the "air, In through illustrations, of dying ship ideal, I was struck, at the time, absence of proper steering gear me that without steering gear, the be useless in commerce and warfare thought of the simple device of (metal) which could be ejected
while the ship is careering through, of the vessel at will by means of ele The ejection of the right wing, for
would turn the vessel to the angle could be regulated by the projection, and vice versa. The ejec arrest the vessel to come to a stationary wings simultaneously would act as a
in the air.
From flying ships I thought of ste came to the conclusion that the applicable in every sense by utilisir of wings, collapsable iron screens. or to be run out from the sides of the stea davit arrangement. I did not dare patenting such a device, as I tho practical difficulties in the way, na would have been a most difficult tank my friends of its utility and advise it up, and again I was under the others had already taken advantage o
I am glad to see Mr. Hast bas cessful in patenting his invention and trust it will turn out a financi But if, or the other hand, he should appointed, he can rest contented tha will benefit mankind by minimising the. of collision at sea, thereby preventing the deplorable loss of life so frequently recorded by papers from all parts of the world. Your tray
AUCE. TSE (TSAN-TAI Hongkong, 18th August, 1899;
THE SUNON MAGISTRATE AND LAUNCH TRAFFIC TO NAMTOW
TO THE EDITOR OF THE
Dear Sir-It may not be gen
In THE HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIA- that the Sunon Magistrate has
TION.
Seventeen members took part in the Competi- tion for the Short Range Cup and Spoons on Saturday, when Sert. Major Wallace R.E., re gistered his second win for the Cup. The wes ther was fine nd bright. Following are the
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best goores *******
Segt. Major Wallace, R.E. Col.-Segt. Jones, R.W.F * Mr. Helton... Mr. Toller.
Sapper Clarke, R.E. Mr. Diggins m4r. Sergt. Blair .......
Mr. Read
of working the mine and treating the ore.
very serious difficulty is threatening with
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regard to sludge from the battery. The sludge dam
m is now in full height of the embankme
Howing down the creek I have given Mr. Moore instructions to put up another embank- ment lower down. This will only be a small affair for the present pending determination as to other methods of treating the oreYours faithfully,
* the reservoir, and to prevent the sludge
Col. Sergt. Rascor, R.W.F. Sert. Pond, R.W.F.
Corpt. Hills, R.E.........
* Winners of Spoons.
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With reference to Renter's telegram about the outbreak of plague în Portugal, Mr A. G. Romano, Portuguese Consul General, has been informed that it has only broken out in the City of Oporto and that the Government are ***** ** employing all means to stamp it out? 4 2011 UKRAIN
KE BOBKETS,
Capsuimoon, or caused to be post clamation forbidding launches to proceed there unless towing Namt frat blush this seems as if the gers to Namtow City, in fact forb
rate (Yuen) was within his righ is to nullify all launch, traffic kong and the new boundary, asking by what right this otoi ations in British territory, apologies, I remain, yours trul
INTERESTEI Hongkong, 17th August, 1899
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