The intelligence of the death of Mr. John Macgregor, which reached this port on the morning of the 7th instant, was received with deep and general regret. The deceased gentleman was almost as well known here: ws in your port, and had a host of friends in the colony," Mr, Macgregor was ely respected fur his upright character and splendid business abu he was equally esteemed and beloved for his kindhenrteduess and his genial disposi His death will long be felt, I me, us 8 great loss by the firm in which he was highly valued partner, and the free city i, of which he was one of the After the collapse of so many mining enterprises it is cheering to find the prospects of the Punjom Mining Company continus to look favourable, and improve rather than fall off. A telegram was received here from the mines the ther diy to the effect that the mill-van for 21 days in October crushing 434 rona, which gave a yield of 600 ounces gold, nearly 13 02, to the ton. Considering that wages are the deteriorated dollar this peris grad gh te work on—b oz, ton pays—aud when the new battery d machinery is erected and mission the alarehulders ought soon to see a small dividend.
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