o7s, avvts. grs. 190 tons Minoralised Ore 515, Burfaco"" Ore idding., 2 2 yielding 86 3 8
705 tons for a yield of ounces vane 108
Average per ton of Ore... 3 dwts. 1 gr. Valued at $4,800.
Extract from letter from the Mines received to-day Prospecting.—Murchison has discovered Valley, and can get good prospects from eben 3 Souk fikes in Kalampong the cag. We are trenching on*it, and if the prospects continue we will put through a small trial crushing. The reef is well situated, being no great distance from the tram line, and a branch line if needed could be laid down with scarcely any preparation.
We have received a letter from a Chinese banker protesting against the inaccuracy of our quotation for copper cash. He says that the aofual market rate is 1,120 cash instant, at 2 p.m.
Tar M. M. S. Laos, with the French mail of the ith ult., left Singapore for Shanghai on Tuesday, the 9th inst., at 4pm.
Tar 0. and 0. S. Gaelic arrived at Yokohama from San Francisco on Saturday, the 6th inst., and may be expected to reach Woosung on Saturday.
Tue R. M. S. Empress of China left Vancouver on Monday afternoon, the 1st inst., and may be expected to reach Yokohama on Monday, the 15th idem.
Tus French mail which left Shanghai for Europe on the 30th of October, per MIM. S, Ernest Simons, was delivered in London on the 2nd instant.
Tae P. & O. chartered str. Glenshiel arrived in London on the 4th in:
Tue O. and O. S. Doric arrived at San Francisco on the 2nd inst.
Tue timber-laden vessel that drifted ashore on the coast of Formosa is the new schooner Otelia Pederson from New Whatcom for Hongkong, which was abandoned at sea on the Sth of October last with loss of rudder, the crew being taken on to Nagasaki by the U.S. S. Princeton.
Tae C. M.S. Yushua, which arrived here from Tangku on Monday, reports Grossing the Gulf of Pechili, moderate N.-W. wind and snow. Rounding N.-E. Promontory, moderate to light W. wind and dull weather to Shaweishan; from thence to port, moderate NW. wind and fine. On Sunday, '7th instant, at 1 E163 miles north of Shaweishan, passed in Lat. 34° 10° 'N., Long. 192° 40° junk from Newchwang, which was taken in tow by a Russian steamer, name unknown, which was in company.
Carr. D. Ivanoff, of the str. Manchuria, courteously gave to a representative of this paper on Tuesiay morning the following information, which throws some light upon the report of the C.M.S. Yushun, recently published by us. Capt. Ivanoff' says that the str. Manchuria left Port Arthur at 10 a.m. on Saturday last, and at 11 a.m. on Sunday sighted three' capsized jun! little later, when in they brought to Shanghai. request of the laodah of the junk, an attempt was nude to take th vessel but after several hours, duri hich lost and the paintwork the Mai bully serape the tempt was abandoned. The Manchu rived at Woosung om Manda and came up to the East wharf yesterday, where the resened crew were landed. The latter, who tude for the ki overtaken by a very foundered.
'Tae new steamer Clara Jebsen, built by the Chantier Naval Anversois, Hoboken, near Antwerp, ty the order of Mr. M. Jebsen, Apenrade, Germany, has undergone her official trial' trip off Flushing. The steamer has been built specially for the China trade, and has accommodation fur a few passengers, and_tkes the highest class of Germawischer Lloyds. Her dimensions are 260 fret by 36 fect 6 inches by st feet. The propelling machinery has been sup: plied by the North-Eastern Marine Eu: gineering Company (Limited), of Wallsend-on-Tyne and Sunderland, and has been constructed at their Wallsend Works. It consists of a set of triple expansion engines 19, 31 and 51 inches in diameter by 36-inch stroke, taking "team from boilers working at 160 Ibs. pressure. The trial proved in every way sat factory, the machinery working very smoothly and without x hich, There were present Mr. Jebsen, the owner. Messrs. Gerling and Morgan, representing the shipbuilders, and Mr. S. Hunter, the engine builders. The steamer afterwards sailed for Hamburg to load.
Wire reference to the first paragraph of the letter of our Weihaiwei correspondent published on another page, we now learn that the Chinese Imperial Post here did forward a mail to the colony by the Tungchow on the 23rd of October last, but it was unfortunately ried to Chefoo, and not landed at Weihaiwei.
We have to thank the Chief Commissioner of Corean Customs for a handsome green-covered quarto volume of 215 Fiouse." Seoul, containing: the Imperial wes, printed at the Methodist Publishing Maritime Customs Returns of Trade and Trade Reports for the Year 1901." It contains a general report on the trade of Corea, zad trade reports and returns from eight ports.
108 who like a glaring cover of the obsolete almanac type and a large number of full-page black and white drawings, well-executed, but of no special distinction, with the exception of two by Lucien Davis pages 4 and 5, will appreciate the Christmas. number of the" Tilustrated London News." It contains als ry by Flora Annie Steel, "Gold, Frankincense, and Myrth," which shows signs of hurried workmanship; " somewhat trying story by Mrs. Campbell Praed, with & happy ending, The Luck of the Leura:" and an amusing story by ""Q," "The Mazed Election (1768.)" who are also the printers, Kelly and We have received from the publishers,
Walsh, La., avery well got up volume in
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