The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03 00:00:00

PASTORAL FROM CARDINAL
MANNIN G.

On Sunday morning in all the Roman Catholic
churches and chapels in Westminster a pastoral letter
was read from Cardinal Manning, calling, attention
to a recently issued decree of the Sacred Congress of
Rites in which the Pope has once more commanded
all the faithful, both pastors and people, in all parts
of the Catholic world to unite during the month of
October in solemn supplication and prayer on behalf
of the Church and the world, menaced as they were
at the present time on every side by the open and
secret enmity of the anti-Christian revolution, a
further motive for these supplications this year being
found in the cholera which had so grievously afflicted
Spain, and which seemed advancing in France and Italy.
The Cardinal desired earnestly that the priests and
faithful of the flock should offer up their fervent
prayers and supplications to the Heavenly Father on
behalf of those of other nations who were now unfor-
tunately afflicted by cholera, and for their own
country that they might be spared its calamitous

RECENT SILVER DISCOVERIES IN
NEW SOUTH WALES,

The indications that New South Wales is 'destined
to become one of the silver -producing countriesi of
the world are steadily on the increase. The
recently published report of the Mines Department
in that colony informs us that during the past year
a lode or lodes were found at Melrose, containing
galena, carbonate of lead, sulphate of lead, and a
small per-centage of arsenical silver ores, but with
the exception of a pit 10ft. square, little work has
been done. An assay:of the galena gave 1360 z. of silver
per ton. An assay of the carbonate of lead gave
58oz.16dwt. of silver, besides lead and copper. There
are several hills likely to contain silver ore. The
Waverley silver lodes, between Scone and Murru-
rundi, consist of quartz-veins several feet in thick-
ness. These veins can be traced in a due north
and south direction fully two miles. At
Green Swamp, about ten miles from Bathurst,
good indications of silver 'ore have been found,
and large areas have been taken possession of.
Assays from the lodes give from 4oz. to 18oz. of gold,
and from 9oz. to 30oz. of silver, but the lodes have
not yet been opened up. Silver lodes have also been
found at Scrubby Rush, at Sounding Rock, near
Trunkey, at Glanmire, near Bathurst, at Judd's
Creek, near Burraga, and at Back Creek, near Rock-
ley. An assay of a parcel of orefrom Mount Costigan
gave 27.15 per cent. of copper, 550 z. of silver, and
Qdwt. of gold. Silver ore is likewise found in the
Tingha district and in several places around Forbes,
and also around Braidwood. A large qua'ntity of ore
has been sent from the Moruya Silver Mine to
London for treatment, and it is proposed to erect
more powerful and modern appliances, with a view to
work the mine efficiently. The Golden Age Mine. at
Boorook, has now been worked to a depth of 300 ft.
on the underlay. The lode in one place is 19ft. wide.
390 tons of ore yielded 34,0000 z. of silver and 2340 z.
of gold. The silver is extracted from the ore by roast-
ing, chlorination, and amalgamation. There are two
distinct lodes in this mine. The richest and largest de-
posits of silver ore were found at the junction of these
lodes. The Addison lode averages only 6oz. of silver
per ton, but the Golden Age has varied from 40 oz. to
6000 z., and in parts near the surface from half an
ounce to 19oz. of gold par ton. From the surface to
a depth of 75ft. the silver ore consists of chloride and
bromide; from 75ft. to 140 ft. of argentiferous iron
pyrites and blend°. Below the 140 ft. level it occurs
principally as a flexible sulphide, of which some mag-
nificent specimens were obtained. The prospectors
on the silver lode discovered in July, 1884, near
Emmaville, have commenced operations and as the
work progresses the lode improves. The Inspector
of Mines, speaking of this lode, says: "The main lode
has a wall-like appearance, and can be traced fully
two miles along the surface. The cap of the lode is
several yards in width, but the portion containing
silver varies from Ht. to 3ft. in width." South of
the Severn River a party have five lodes, running
parallel, about 41t. wide. At Pye's Creek, Mole
River, silver ore has been discovered which has every
appearance of turning out rich. A sample assayed
gave 2075 oz. per ton.