The following letter has been handed us for publication Hongkong, 3rd Dec., 1890.
Dear Sins,—We are now in receipt of Mr, Warren's (preliminary) report of his inspection at Selama, Blanda Maboh, and Kinta; his full report will be written while on his passage home, and sent at the earliest possible date.
Kiuta. ~The prospect here he considers most encouraging, perhaps, not as a tin but as a copper mine, The hills are quite near to the shaft, and he is convinced the lode cane traced in one or other of the ranges which flank the shaft, and recom: mends having the bases thoroughly prospected.
The shaft here is now down 20 ft. and is sunk almost its entire depth in good solid rock, and has yielded what he estimates at from 60 to 100 tons of ore chiefly iron pyrites, some tin, zine, and a good deal of good-looking copper pyrites Blanda Maboh.—He does not think much of, though the surface conditions seem niore encouraging than at Sclania, and he recommends some further small amount of exploration work.
Selame.—He regards as very unpromising, whatever appearances there may have seem to have been very local, and once the old shaft was cleared of debris there was nothing to justify further work in the new shaft. The former was supposed to have been sunk in good tin lode country, but he thinks the whole thing was merely a blow or pocket" of stanniferous iron stone. He further states that there is no choice but to continue the levels at 63 feet and 147 feet, through the reported lode stuff, and if it still continues barren (as it at present is 20 feet in at the 63 foot level) the whole plant should be removed to Kinta, Instructions have to-day been sent the manager to stop the 63 foot level, pump out balance of water, and drive the 147 foot level 30 feet further.
The Board were anxious: to have Mr. Warren remain and report when these levels were finished, but being unable to manage this, he recommended a Mr. Smith, who is now at Selama—we have to-day ordered him to Kinta to advise our local prospector, as it will take at least a month to drive the levels at Selama—on which he is to report.
Tam dear sirs, Yours faithfully, W. H. Porrs, Secretary. Messrs. Innert & Ca., Agents, Selama Tin Mining Go., Ld Shanghai. told me."
Witness denied that he hi used such an expression, Ah-lo, the Farnham's boy, lied to testify with regard to the Chinese crew Dill of $543.75 for lost effects. In eros examination he said all the things had been put down at cost price, because it was just as bad to loge old clothes as new.
Mr. Wainewright called James R. Twentyman, who said he thought the estimate of Ts. 2,500 for "extras" was excessive. His firm built the Blethen in 1876 for Tis, 5,800; she was 2ft, shorter and had 16 inches less beam than the Farnham, Witness was further examined and cross examined at length upon shipbuilding d tails, as was Mr. John Prentice, partner itr Messrs, Boyd & Ca,
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