NEWSPAPER PRESS DIRECTORY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11113, 14 May 1898, Page 6

NEWSPAPER PRESS DIRECTORY.

The "Newspaper Press Directory," which has now reached its v . fifty-third annual is3ue, is to hand. Within the covers of the volume a great amount of information relating to the newspaper press of the world has been compiled, and although the information is universal, special attention "ig given «to the press within ths British Bmp'ire'. "A considerable space h also devoted to matters of special interest to the British-colonial possessions. As the information contained ih the volume maybe taken as reliable, it should be useful, not only to newspaper proprietors, but also to merchants and manufacturers. For the information :of advertisers, not only are the names of tha newspapers given, but also the geographical position of the towns in which they are published, together with a reference to their commercial and industrial pursuits. In addition to the general newspaper information, the "Directory" presents to the public a number of articles of great interest to -general and colonial readers. An article on the law of libel and copyright, as it stands in England at the present time, will be of more than general interest to newspaper editors. One article deals with society journalism, and another with London local papers. But for colonial readers, perhaps, the Article that will attract most attention is one dealing with the trade within the, Empire. The writer, Mr Ernest B. Williams, points to the rapid increase of foreign manufactures imported into British colonies. Aa far as information caa b« gleaned from bluebooks, he estimates mat lierratiuy ami llic rTsitoii £™t;s b£i~sc:i them have captured two-thirds of the fcotai trjde of Tasmania; while in New Zealand Germany has quite a monopoly in certain lines. A. rinfcaiiMi-] st»t»ment of tha import trade ol Australasia and British New Guinea is published in a concise form, and will at a glance show the values of the imports generally. The South African trade and tariff systems are explained, and altogether ciie compilation ia one of the most useful for commercial men that his yet been issued. Bflessra C. Mitchell and Co., of London, are the publishers.

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NOTES FROM REEFTON. j (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lyell, May 13. Alpine.—The mine manager reports: "The driving of the main south level has been continued, ' but owing to tbe reef becoming much smaller and intermixed with mullock two men only have beeu engaged driving for the past three days. After driving a few feet further on the track I shall put a cross-cut into the hanging wall. Iv the two lower stopes the reef varies from 7ffc to 20ft in width; in the upper stopes from sft to 14ft in width. The crosscut foot wall has been driven in for a distance of 13ft. Tbe country is a nice nlate of a kindly character. The drive from the main shaft to the 125 ft level has been put in for a distance of 12ft, and there remains another 10ft to drive before tho connection is completed. The quality of the stone won during the week is similar from all parts of the mine, and a fair idea of the value of the same may be arrived at from tbe result of the scraping of the top plates, which is 2330z amalgam from 400 tons of stone treated. A batch of coarse gold was, however, obtained to-day in No. 9 Btope. During the week 204 tons of atone have been sent to the battery." SHOTOVER QUARTZ-MINING COMPANY (NO LIABILITY), Mr S. X Brent, legal manager, supplies the following information, which includes the latest reports from the mine:— ' ' This company was lately formed' to take lup and work the Old Gallant Tippsrary | mine. Mr D. B. Waters, A.0.5.M., who has I had considerable experience in some of tbe largest mines in Australia, has been secured as manager of the mine. Since commencing operatious the company have been pushing on the low level known as the machine level. This level is ! being driven oa the eastern or Bonnie Dundee line of reef. The country was hard at first, but latterly has changed to a nice lode formation, I the level being driven alongside a well-defined wall carrying pug. Tho level has been extended a distance of )38ffc by this company, making a total length from its month of 322 ft.' A rise from machine level, at a point 200 ft from its mouth is also being put up to connect into an old ore pass. This rise is first of all to serve for ventilation, and later to be uaed to prospect the country overhead. The rise is now up 32ft. The company also intend crosscutting from the machine level in order to define the width of the lode formation and also to prospect it as they proceed. THE MOUNT LYffiLL MINING AND RAILWAY COMPANY (LIMITED). Mr A. G. Fenwick supplies tbe following extracts from head office report received by him for week eaduig April 20 :— Smelting Plant No. I.—All furnaces in operation. No 6 furnace. —Brickwork nearly completed, wood and bustle pipe going into position, ironwork of hearth nearly assembled, brick lining and main blast-pipe completed. Fifth Roots Blower. —Engine finished and blast connections of sims, with hot blast stoves in progress. . Smelting Plant No. 2.—First portion of retaining wall at back of main flue neariug completion, concretß foundations for stoves completed, foundations for boilers well ia hand, portion of flue tunnel under Abt aiding completed ; excavation for high retaining wall over bin sidinfrs in pibgross, earthwork on hill flue in hand and haulage line for chimney stack in preparation. New Laboratory. —Work on internal fittings drawing to a close, expect shortly to move in. Quartz-crushing Plant.—Erection of crib work of bins temporarily completed, and bins proper in hand. Converter Plant. —5094 tons of blister copper consigned to date, being 234 tons for the current half-year. NOTES FROM'WAKATIPU. (Fbom Our Own Correspondent.) Arrowtown, May 7.—Although the month of i May ia generally looked upon as the first month of winter, nothing in the shape of frost has occurred } so far to interfere in any way with mining. THE MACETOWN ItEKFS. I The Glenrock Company crushed during April •last 605 tons for 2440z 17dwt bar bullion. This is a rather low return, and is about the lowest that has been obtained from tbe make of stone from .which it was taken. However, it is still sufficient to pay all expenses, and what is more reassuring is the fact that the reason of the decrease is plainly ascevtainable, and is owing to the lode carrying much mullock, but there are hopes that tbe stone will improve before long. , The Westralia and New Zealand Gold Explorers, Limited^ treated-53 tons for 430z bar bullion. The apparently small quantity of stone put.through the mill is explained when it is stated that it was raised from the abaft only, there being no levels' lor stopea opened. This operation requires much more timu, and consequently expense, when it has to be done from a shaft instead of from an adit. However the manager, Mr Stanford, has lost iio time in pushing on the work, and though the mill may have to be stopped for perhaps three months, until hauling gear is provided for the shalf, where there are very good prospects, the delay is simply, unavoidable. i The Sunrise mine, situatsa near the pinnacle of . i Advance Peaki 5700ffc above sea level,-has had to •' ! suspend work for tbe winter. The company— i.e. I. the Glenrock Company—who own this mine have ■ .decided not to start the proposed low-level.tunnel I just at present. This, is to .be,, regretted, for from, [the early days of tha field the Sunijae lode was. j considered by the majority of the miners on the i ground the most likely to live io a great depth, ''ami' Advance Peak as a whole has always been flooKed upon as the chief source from which the Übper Shotover, the Twelve-mile, Macetown, and the Arrow River obtained their goldea stone. Advance Peak is also the spot where lode 3 most do congregate,' there Being bodies Of stone 30ft and upwards in/ width. ■ So far all the p/oapecting ' these lodns: have> received amounts te no hiore than Burface scratching,, with, the exception of ■ the workdqae upon the Sunrise mine, and if this has not prayed protfiable to the parties who did , i tho work the cauße must be sought in the difficulties and expense of working the mine rathar than in the want of gold, tor all the atone taken from the mine has averaged upwards of an ounce to the toa. Tha proposed low level adit would overcome all tbe drawbacks in the way of the mine becoming a success, and ths sooner it is gone on with the better it will be for the company. . " . • The succinct and full account rendered, by the , London correspondent of the Daily Times and , Witness anent the Achilles Goldftelds, Bullendale, shows in a striking manner bow a really good and valuable mine may drift into very serious difficulti«s without anybody in particular being to blame. The company are deserving of much, praise for having acted in the plucky* and decisive manner they did, and are to bs congratulated that they succeeded in preventing so valuable a property being sacrificed and lost to the shareholders. The men, to whom considerable arrears of wages vrere owing, can scarcely be blamed for bringing things to a head ; and considering every thing, they acted with a commendable degree of forbearance ia abstaining from pushing things to extremes in apite of the temptation of the chance of becoming the owners of a property worth many hundred times the claim they bad against the company. NOTES FROM GREY VALLEY. ! Orwell Creek. ! April 29.—Things throughout the Grey Valley are rather dull at present, and especially so iv mining matters. The summer has now passed away, and very little work in the way of prospecting has.been done, that little being mostly confined to the Paparoa Ranges. Most of the companies in the latter district which are in possession of large areas of auriferous country [ " have done those things which they Ought not to have done, and left undong those thing 3 which they ought to have done," and have therefore earned no profits. However, notwithstanding this, several of the claims, in the Paparoa district ate at present showing a very fair, prospect. It was reported here the other day that a welldefined reef, 6ft thick, carrying payable gold, had been struck on the well-known Paparoa lease. I This is, I am given to understand, oae of the first leases taken up oa the Paparoa Ranges, dating back as far as February 187S, when the applications were first posted; Some four or five parties are still.sluicing on the banks of the Ahaura River, *nd are making oxi celleiit wages. While in conversation with Mr I Brooks tbe other day, he informed ma that bis i party, who wure one of the first to strike payable ! gold ou the north bank of the Ahaura, were in possession of an extraordinarily good claim, it having paid as high as £20 per man per week, while at prezent it is paying about £(i a man per week. Mr Brooks stated that the ground was rather poor just now, as they were sluicing alongside a bar of reef, but aa soon as they get away from the bar the ground will be as good as ever. He also informs me that his party haa sunk sevevai shafts on the back boundary of-their claim, each carrying highly payable gold. Tbe shafts are about 30ft,deep, of, winch the first loft I only bears the colour, but tbe lower 15ft, whicn appears to be a more confined wash, carries splendid prospects. I regret to ctate that my informant did not tell me tha exact prospects, therefore I am uuable to give them here. Harris and party, who aye opening up thenclaim about two miles lower doVu the river than | Brooks and party's, will shortly tie in full swing, j The ground is about 10ft or 12ft deep m this j claim. The wash is hard and stony, cr, as an experienced miner would call ■ it. hungry-looking rubbish; but according to Mv Harris, one of the party it is anything but rubbish. He states that they obtained ldwt of gold from 10 dishes oi" dirt off the. bottom, this making ?& average of over 2"t to tfce dish, and as this ciaim has plenty of water and' fall it may be considered good ground. Mining on the Ahaura River looks anything but bad, still very few old experiened miners seem to trouble themselves about this locality, a big majority of. those now ongagd working on the river being young men with from six montus' to three years' experience in mining. Perhaps it may be on account of this that we hear such glowing accounts from that place. ■ j An Auckland telegram states that the Crowu i Mines Company crushed 1667 tons for bullion \ valued at £3081. • ' In this issue appears the prospectus of vbs ( Dunstan Dredging Company, which pressnta the j somewhat unusual featuro of a property being j offered to the public by one vendor, together with j a steam dredge by another vendor, thus enabling the investor to secure immediate results for his outlay. The ground to be acquired is adjoining two claims ou the Molyneux lliver, well-known tn he rich. Copies of prospectus (with plan) can j be obtained from the brokers—Slesoia Quiiik and : Smith, A.M.P. Buildings. . I

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