January 13, 1900.}
CHINA OVERLAND TRALE REPORT.
RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING | Ia sinking this shaft we cut a nice lode about
CO., LIMITED,
Private telegraph advices have been received to the effect that during the months of Novem- ber and December 2,050 tons of stone were erushed, realising 1,650 ounces of smelted gold, This makes the total output for the year 12,365 ounces against 12,866 ounces in 1898, 11,402 ounces in 1897, and 8,723 ounces in 1896.
The following is the auting manager's report
for November:--
RAUD HOLE SECTION.
At the date of the report the winze had been sunk the required depth of 10:ft. and a start made to open out at a total depth of 322ft. from the surface. The drive was driven north on a smell lode formation for about 18ft.. when work
9 feet thick carrying payabl« gold. This adds greatly to the value of the Bakit Koman Mine, and we can reasonably suppose it is a continus- tion of the Bukit Komun lode which we have profitably worked for years past. This shaft is 1,250 feet north of the Bukit Koman main shaft, and the south drive is 1,286 feet south from it, a total distance of 2,536 feat or nearly balf a mile between the north and south work-
ings, with payable gold showing in both places. This will give you some slight idea of the extent and future prospects of the Bukit Koman Mine.
BUKIT JELLIS.
150 feet level.-Prospects have if anything improved here. No. 1 north drive is in 52 feet. The lode is about 4 feet thick but it is very much split up and is not payable, No. 2 north
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FOOTBALL.
RUGBY MATCH IN AID OF THE BOUTH AFRICAN FUND.
ENGLAND VERSUS THE WORLD.
BY
QUIL NUNO,
effort in favour of the sailor's and soldiers' Saturday was set aside for the Rugby players
families fund. The accommodation on the Hongkong Football Club's ground was exactly the same as that provided for the Association game of the previous week, and the arrange inents were identical, excepting that the charge afttendance was very satisfactory, and the total for admission to the stands was reduced. The
had to be suspended owing to the recent heavy drive is in a total distance of 83 feet,;with a nice / proceeds of the two games should reach a very
raios finding their way through the old native workings. 1 have put in a second steam pump, and, if we have fairly dry weather, hope to be able to resume work here. It is very unfortunate that we should have had such heavy rains just at this time, as, if the rains had only kept off for a few weeks longer, we would have had the drive into where we expected to cut the ore, and have proved whether the rich ore lives at this depth.
BUKIT HITAM.
Prospecting Workings 100 feet Level-The prospects of this mine continue very good. In the north end there is a large irregular body of óre carrying fair gold. It is impossible to say how large it is. In the south drive, same level, the prospects continue very favourable. In the face of the main drive there is a lode fnily 3 feet thick in which gold can be freely seen. All work at this level has been suspended, and sinking of main engine shaft resumed shaft is now sunk and timbered to a depth of 125 feet. We have still 35 feet to go before opening out and starting permanent mining operations here. The prospects of this mine are exceedingly good, and I will be very much disappointed if we do not have a mine here quite equal to Bukit Koman.
BAKU KOMAN.
This
Main Shaft No. I level north.-The main level is being gradually brought round again to the course of the lode, which we ought to strike. shortly. The face of the drive is in |
clean good working conntry
Bonth end same level-This has been extended 46 feet, and is now in a total distance of 1.286 feet south from the main engine shaft and 136 feet south of the No. 1 south engine shaft. The lode is very much disturbed, there being branches of quartz and leaders all over the face, but nothing permanent,
Stopes-These are looking fairly well. The leading stope has very much improved. For several bundred feet it was small, but it has now opened out to over 10 feet wide, carrying fair gold. This improvement, both in size and quality, has every prospect of being permanent, as in the No. 7 south air shaft now being sunk over 106 feet south of this stops we have cnt a nice lode at a depth of 80 feet, in which good gold can be freely seen, so that we can reasonably expect the im provement in the stopes to continue up to and probably past this shaft. These new finds have greatly improved the prospects of this section of the mine. In stopes Nos. 5 to 8 there is no change, but in No. 9 and 10 prospects have im- proved, and gold can be seen in the ore.
No 3 south air shaft-An intermediate drive was started at a depth of 80 feet in this shaft it. open up some rick ore found when sinking to. This drive is now is over 30 feet on a nice lode fully 3 feet thick, in which gold can be plainly seen. We hope to be able to trace this and connect it with our main stopes.
No. level north end. The east oross cut is now in 7 feet, I have stopped this and resumed driving north on the maiu lode forma- tion.
Mo. 2 level south end-We are still driving north and south on the ore cut at the foot of No. 2 south winse. The lode will average about 4 feet of nice ore, carrying fair gold. There is a slight improvement in the qualit, of the orehere, and gold can be seen in braking it.
No. 1 north engine shaft.—This is now sunk and timbered about 100 feet. and preparations are being made to put in the opening frame.
lode fally 3 feet thick, carrying a little free gold. This lode is highly mineralized, the con- opatrates from it assaying slightly over 3 ozs. per ton of concentrates. This drive improves as we drive north on it, and I am in hopes of being shortly able to pick up the rich chute of ore cat in the prospecting workings above. The winze from the tunnel is being such to connect the tunnel with the prospecting work- ings and to trace the gold into the deep ground. The winze is now down over 20 feet with a lode 4 feet thick, in which good gold can be got by mortar crushing.
BATTERY.
On Monday, the 4th inst., we had the usual rough clean-up, which yielded 2,94 ozs, of ama- gam from 1, 35 tons of ore crushed. Although this is slightly under our last rough clean-up. I anticipate that the final clean-up will be better
ELECTRIC INSTALLATI »N.
This work has been greatly retarded by the incessant wet weather and the difficulty in get- ting goods transported from Kuala Kuba here. Owing to cattle disease in Selangor, bullocks are very scarce; and, as there is plenty of work for them there, the drivers refuse to bring goods over here, saying they are afraid of being arrested and heavily fined for any little trivial offence that would be overlooked in other States. Transport from the above causes is now very expensive, and it costs us $20 for what we paid $9 and $10 three mouths ago; and even at that increase it is difficult to get heavy goods carted. All of the pipes are now delivered at Sempam, and good progress has been made with laying the pipe line. The weather has greatly retarded this work, raining more or less every day. If the weather would only keep a little favourable, much better pro- gress would be made, as all the connections are made and the worst part of the work done.
Electrical machinery—A start has been made to put in the foundations of Pelton wheels and generators at the power station. l'he pro- gress of the work entirely depends on the arrival of the material, as everything is ready to go on with its erection as 8000 as it arrives. I am doing all I possibly can to push ou the work, and have a large gang of coolies and two Europeans helping on trausport. As bullocks cannot be got the Selangor Government have kindly hired their Traction Engine to the Company to bring six huge cases up. I am offering exorbitant prices to bring on the remainder of the electrical ¡ia. stallation machinery so as to keep electrical staff employed.
GENERAL,
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The weather during the past month has been very unfavourable, raining more or less daily, This has greatly retarded all outdoor work and also hindered our mining operations, as coutinuous rain finds its way into the mines, makes more water, and gives the pumps more work to do, also making the ground beavier and more difficult to work.
LABOUR.
respectable amount. The following players composed the teams :—
England:-Lieut. Browne, R.N., back; H. Lieut. Tomkinson, B.N., three-quarters; Lieut. Hancock, H. Hall, Dr. Tuck, R.N., and Gibbs, R.N., aud A Stevens, R E., halves; and R. Castle, R. V., A. Halifax. B Morrell, W. Loring, R.A., R. Vyvyan, R.W.F., H. Lewis, R.A.. E. E. Deacon, and Lieut. Cayley, R.N., forwards.
The World.-B. Johnson back; Lient. Cro- sier, R.N., M. Wilkinson, R A.. Pte Lewis, R.W.F., and A. Beattie, three-quarters; A. Izat, R.A., and A. Williamson, halves; and Lieut. Dix. R.N., Lieut. Carnabie, R.N., H. McMurtrie, E. Sauders, O. D. Thomson, Rev. Gibson, R.N, forwards. Tiohbourne, Lieut. McKenzie, R.N., and Lieut.
By the way, there is nothing like having a good title. Hongkong is, though perhaps an important place, not a very large one, and it is ourtainly multum in parvo when England plays the World therein, I hope England's repre- the land of their birth, will not pose as Interna. sentatives of Batarday last, when they return to tionals. I don't think they will.
Our Chinese labour is all coming back to us;] again, and we have now a full complement of Chinese miners. But there is a great scarcity of Malays, and I could employ 50 more if I had them. The cause of this is the padi harvest and also a rush to take up tiu land. I do not anticipate any improvement until after the
Balan Puasa ” is over.
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GILBERT WHYTE,
Acting Manager
However, to turn to the match, the world took the kick-off, and immediately carried the ball into their opponent's territory, where play was maintained for some time. Several soruma occurred near England's goal line, but disaster was averted. Then the English made play in the other half, but Crosier relieved with ★ run across field, and a long kiok into touch
and slackness amongst the on the other side. They came again, however, World's backs enabled Tomkinson to break right through and place the ball where he liked. Hancock took
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the kick, but failed to convert.
After this the world monopolized the play to half time, Johnson's billet at full back being practically a sinecure. Sanders was mainly responsible for their first score. He took a nice pass from Crozier, ran through the crowd until tackled, dropped the ball and dribbled, and then picked up again and, passing opportunely, enabled one of his fellow forwards to get over. McMurtrie took the kick and failed, but as England's players in- fringed the laws while he was taking it, a second attempt was allowed in which he was successful. Later, Crozier scored a fine try, which McMurtrie made a poor attempt to improve on, and half-time arrived with the soore-;
The world I goal I try 8 points England 1 try
3 points England kicked of at the restart, and Johnson returned with a splendid long kick into touch at the half-way line. After some mid-field play England took up the attack, and pressed the world close on their goal line for some time, but were unable to get over. They obtained several penalty kicks in good positions, bat mude poor use of them and added nothing to their score. After this play was always in favour of the World. Pte. Lewis got in
■ dodgy run; then MoMurtrie made a strong effort from bear the half way line, and broke olean through the defence, scoring a try right between the posts. Dix made the attempt to convert, but failed from an easy position, strik. ing the post. The world pressed England hard, and Pte. Lewis, who was playing strongly, made a very fine effort, being only brought down when close on the line. There was no more scoring, the game thus ending :
The world......1 goal 2 tries 11 points England
1 try
3 points
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