The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-24 00:00:00

MINES.

MONDAY EVINIPIO.
The transactions in mining shares to-day have
been but moderate, and them is no material change
in prin.. Shares have been dealt in, West Provi-
dence at 48} 01; West Ding ]long, 7; South
Russell, 1; Clive, 5 ; Mendip Hills, 21; Union Tin
Smelting Company, 3.
There are symptoms that increased attention is
beginning to be turned to the gold mining shares,
but as yet the business is but small. Prices are firm.
Port Phillips improved to but closed 4to prem.
Copper Miners of England mark 31 in the official
list.

The non-official quotations are as follows :—Conne-
mars, to I prem. ; Olenaulin, Ito prem. ; Ken-
mare, Ito prem.
Subjoined is a copy of a report from Captain
Curry, who has lately inspected the United Mines,
addressed to Thomas field, Esq. To the extraordi-
nary rise in these shares we have already drawn at-
tention, and further information on the subject will
therefore be acceptable :

Haft, August 20, 1862.—1 am just returned from the
Itedruth district, having spent three days in that country.
The United Mines is the chief topic of discourse in that
neighbourhood, as well as in London. I need not recapitu-
late the report I gave you yesterday', but must add that the
diegovery thews is a moat entree: one. That the lode
stands in whole for a considerahlblier, if not altogether
to surface, is what I have not the slightest doubt about.
At the 170 the middle lode ia cut through just exactly as it
was seen in the 180, cad the croas-cut going north is in a
beautiful stratum of kills, and u yet not the elightest
trace of a lode or branch has been met with, so that I am
positive the lode is still to the north, and will be seen very
shortly. As I stated to you yesterday, 10 feet had been cut
into the lode and no north wall; and it is not to
be supposed that this lode is to dwindle to nothing
in 10 fathoms in height. Again, if anything like a slide has
interfered would it not have cut off the middle lode as well,
or would it not, the slide, have been seen in Hawke's
shaft ? which is • downright, and is down to the 220. The
same remarks will hold good relative to the 165, and where
I have not the least doubt the lode will soon be cat equally
rich. With regard to its length, or its range to the east, it
goes into virgin ground and must be standing in whole to
the west. I think it has been cut near about Taylor's
shaft, at the 220; there is now • level driving on this lode,
and is now 25 fathoms east of Taylor's. Within the last
few days this end has become very hot, and the
water Issuing from it is nearly of the same tem-
perature as that proceeding from the 208, et Hawke's,
and I um very sure they are near a good lode in this place.
This is about 10.5 fathoms weld of where the ore has been
met with. The 220 east on south lode is in a fine course of
ore worth 4 tons per fathom, and looking kindly for a still
further improvement. Looking on all these matters, the
great advantages there are for raising and dressing the ores,
that its neighbour " Consols" has made nearly • milliva
sterling profit, the high standard for copper, &e., that im-
mense profits must be realised by this wonderful lode.—
M. Unitas.

The produce from the Linares mines for the week
ending 15th inst. was 53' tons of lead ore; total in
stock, 368 tons; pig lead smelted to same date, 361
tons; total in stock, 6181 tons.
The Alten Mining Association have received ad-
vices to day dated 6th inst. The estimated produce
for July was 194 tons of ore, equal to loj tons of fine
copper. At Raipas, in the 30 west from the bottom
of the wince, the lode is about six feet wide, contain-
ing ore throughout, and wearing altogether a most
favourable appearance; it yields about 7 tons per
fathom. In the slope below the 20, the lode is 4 feet
in size, containing some rich ores mixed with goasan,
and yielding about 5 tons per fathom. On the whole,
the prospects of the mine generally are looking much
better than for some time past.
Letters from New York state that, owing to the
advance in raw copper, the manufacturers had ad-
vanced
the price of brazier's bolts. Sheathing is firm
and in demand at 24c. to 241 e. Yellow metal, 20c.,
six months. In iron, Scotch pig is firm, but the sales
are confined to small lots. Moderate sales of En-
glish bars had been made at 38 dols., 0 months.
Sales of lead had also been made during the past
week of 300 tons English, here and to arrive, at
4 dols. 621 e. ; 200 tons German, at 4 dole. 66e. to
4 dols. 70c. ; 1,200 pigs Galena, at 4 dols. 771 c.,
cash ; and 2,000 pigs Galena on private terms, sup-
posed to be at 4 dols. 75c.