The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-15 00:00:00

THE CEYLON LAND AND MINING
COMPANY.
This Company is formed for the purchase of land development of
the mineral resources of the Island of Ce lon.
The fact that Ceylon abounds with mineral wealth has been now
ascertained beyond any doubt.
The Directors desire to draw attention to the following, taken
from " Copies of extracts Of couespondence between her Majesty's
Government and parties in Ceylon 'vide Blue Book, page 15, printed
by order of the 1/011S3 0: Commons, 21st July, 1847 :"—" Persons
the best informed entertain litfie doubt that the vast mineral re-
sources of the country hitherto undeveloped, but which are known
extensively to abound, will eventually pra..ent no inconsiderable
feature in the export trade of the country."
EXTRACT TAKEN FROM REPORTS OF SIR J. E. TENNANT, LATE
COLONIAL SECRETARY OF CEYLON.
"Ceylon is rich in minerals. Metallic products comparatively
unnoticed in the interior."
EXTRACT FROM REPORT BY DR. ÜBE.
" Upon the analytical examination of certain samples of sulphuret
of copper and of copper pyrites from Ceylon, placed in my hands by
Mr. Galbraith, as imported for The Ceylon Land and Mining Com-
pany,' I find that these specimens are exce-dingly rich, and vary in
composition. Some of them, like that marked No. 22, from Ceylon,
contain nearly two-thirds (sixty-six per cent.) of copper for one-
third of sulphur.
(Signed) "ANDREW TIRE, M.D., F.R.S., Analytical Chemist;
" 25, Keppel street, March 1, 1853."
EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF MESSRS. WHITE AND DU MACROS.
" We teg to state that the specimen submitted to us by Mr. Gal-
braith, as imported by ' The Ceylon Land and Miring Company,' is of
the sulphuret, and ) ields 72 per cent.
"The minor copper ores contain 26 and 38 per cent.
(Signed) " WHITE AND DU MAURIER.
"5, Barge-yard, Buck,ersbury, Feb. 26, 1853."
The Directors do not deem it necessary in this advertisement to
offer other equally impoi.ant extracts from reports and other docu-
ments in their possession, but they may be inspected on application at
the Offices of the Company.
The originals of the above, as also maps of the island, with sped'
Mena of the ores, can be seen and prospectuses had, and applications
for Shares made to S. Woods, jun., Esq., Broker to the company,
No. 3, Nevrman's-court, Cornhill, or at the temporary Offices of the
Company, 23, New Broad-street. -

THE FEATHER RIVER LAND; and GOLD
MINING COMPANY, Nevada District, California.
Established in France as a Societe en Commandite, by which the
responsibility of Shareholders is expressly limited to the amount
of their subscriptions.
For the purchase of a valuable freehold .auriferons landed estate,
21,600 acres in extent. _ . .

Capital, 300,0001., in 150,000 Shares of 21. each.
To be increased to 500,0001. so soon as dividends is the amount of
twenty per cent. have been paid on the present capital, which is an-
ticipated from the first twelve months' actual operations:
Seventy-five thousand of the above shares will be issued at once, of
Which twenty-five thousand have been subscribed for in New York ;
and the remainder are reserved to be issued when the property has
been inspected and reported upon by a surveyor, and approved of by
the Board of Supervision, or sooner, should a general meeting of the
shareholders so determine—no payment beyond a deposit of five per
cent, upon the first moiety of the purchase money to be made to the
vendors until the property be thus approved.

BOARD OF SUPERVISION.
In Paris—Monsieur Drouil ard, Banker and Director of the Lyons
and Mediterranean Railway.
Monsieur Monternault, Director of the Paris and Orleans
Railway Company.
In London—John Bagshaw, Esq.
PP It. Hartley Kennely, Esq.
H. W. i-chneider, Esq.
PP John Stewart, Esq.
Pt Charles Trueman, Esq.
„ • Capt. Ldicester Vernon, R.E.
GERANT IN PARIS—Mons. Ennemond Bagary.
BROKERS.
Messrs. G. Rurnaud & Co., Cornbill.
Messrs. Foster and israithwalte, Old Broad street.
BANKERS IN LONDON.
Messrs. Heywood, Kennards, and Co.
The London and Westminster Bank.
BANKERS IN PAREs.—Messrs. P. GIl and Co.
Messrs, Yenning, NaylSoOrr and Robins, Tokenhouse•yard.
SECRETARY.—Mr. William Bray.
OMces.—ln London :-64, Old Broad-street ; in Paris, 79, Rue
Richelieu.

Thla Company has been enabled to secure, in the celebrated Ne-
vada District, California, the right to purchase the large property of
Thos. 0. Larkin, Esq., reported upon, as after mentioned, to contain
21.600 acres in extent, and to possess extensive gold bearing quartz
veins and auriferous deposits, and gold washings, and to be well
adapted for agricultural purposes.
The property is described as being situated on the west bent of
the Feather River, which is a tributary of the Great Sacramento
River, and to be at a distance of about 195 miles by water communi-
cation from San Francisco. • The Sacramento is at all times naviga-
ble for steamers ; and it is stated that, during a greater portion of
the year, vessels can navigate the Feather River up to the property.
The estate is freehold, and the vendors guarantee an indisputable
title, free from incumbrances.
The mineral importance and value of the property will be best
Judged of by the following extract from the report of the Smieyor,
Nicholas Gray, Esq , who, in September, 1852, surveyed it as an officer
under orders from the United States Government. fter giving a
detailed description of each lot, he sums up his report as follows :
" I class the whole estate, containing 21,656 70-100 acres, as mi-
neral land. Gold is found from the bottom of the smallest gully to
the summit of the highest mountain on the land, in the soil as in the
quartz rock. Some indications of iron are to be observed at the
south-west corner ofthe Table Mountain. Quicksilver has been dis-
covered in the same vicinity, and I have been informed by men of
'verasamci that a few diamonds have also been dug from the slope of
the ty
e mountain. The whole front of the estate on Feather
River is about 24 miles, taking its meanders, and I believe the gold-
bearing quartz rock is to be found all along the bank of that stream,
and extending back generally two or three miles. By reference to
to the map you have all the principal points laid down of quartz
rock, rich diggings, &c.”
Further important details will be found in the accompanying
an in-
document and map of the property; and other particulars of
teresting nature respects, g this extensive territory may be inspected
at the office of the Company.
Mr. Gray states in his Reports that specimens of the quartz veins
were taken by him from the estate. These Mr. Larkin forwarded to
London for analysis, and the result of that analysis, as given in the
appendix, shows that with carefulmanagment a large return Or the
capital invested may be reasonably expected from the Company's
mining operations.
The working capital of 100,0001., leaving the remainder for pur-
chase money, will, it is anticipated, be amply sufficient to conduct
all the operations of the Company; end it is intended to expend
the same chiefly in erecting ex. ensive central mills for grinding the
auriferous quartz on the property, and for reducing and extracting
the gold from its matrices, whether sands, earths, or quartz, in the
most complete, perfect, and economical manner; and also in en-
couraging farmers to settle upon the property, whose rents would be
commensurate with its value and location, and who would in no
way interfere with the extraction of its mineral riches.
The venders have agreed to sell the property at a price one-half of
which is included in the present capital, and the remaining half
is to be paid when the capital is increased to £500,000, and when
dividends to the amount of 20 per cent. have been paid to the
Shareholders as before mentioned. The entire price to be
thus paid in mottles is probably not one-hundredth part of the mereof
value of the gold to be extracted from the lands, independently
their fitness and eligibility for cultiva,loa ; and the company have
been met with the greatest fairness by the vendors, who do not seek
to be paid for the estate,!except a deposit of 5 per cennotmoinotneed by themoiety
of the purchase money, until an English surveyor, nominated
Board of Supervision, shall have examined the estate,i reported upon
it, and declared it to be in accordance with the prospectus. The
price per acre on the portion of purchase-money payable out of the
present capital is less than 101.
The Company may find it desirable that a town shall be erected
near the junction of the Feather River with the north fork of that
river ; and as great facilities and advantages will be offered to resi-
dents, the particular lands to be set apart for this city, looking at the
well known rapidity with which American cities are created and
peopled, may probably, in a few years, realise prices sufficient to re-
store to the Shareholders the entire purchase money.
An organised system of granting leases of mines on the estate is
also in contemplation, which will yield large returns to this Com-
pany; and the Board of Supervision desire to call the attention of
other individuals and companies contemplating the purchase of farm-
ing lands, alluvial diggings, cr quartz mixing locations, to their vast
tracts of territory. The Board will be prepared to make sales and
grant leases of portions of the Feather River Estate.
The Board of Supervision believe that they indulge in no exagge-
ration when expressing their conviction that the estate fairly put to
work to its full capabilities will, for many years, annually yield as
dividend—what may reasonably be expected from all succes-fal gold
companies—at least 20 per cent. on the entire capital besides
bonuses. The investment in the shares must, therefore, be equal to
that offered by any other company, either in Australia or California.
The Board of Supervision will have the power of carrying out the
contract with the vendors. and of settling the statutes of the com-
pany, under which all its affairs will be regulated. The deposit will
be 21. per share, thus paying up the shares in full at the time of allot-
ment, and all deposits applicable to the purchase money received
from shares sold will beheld in like manner as the shares wouldhave
been if not sold—viz., until the surveyor's report has been received,
quiet possession given, and a good title exhibited, and a proper con-
veyance executed.
Applications for shares to be addressed to the Secretary, and to
the Brokers of the Company; and no application can receive atten-
tion unless references be given to Bankers or Stockbrokers.

APPENDIX.
EXTRACT OF ♦ LETTER FROM NICHOLAS GRAY. U.S., Surveyor to the
Hon. T. 0. LAEHIN. Dated Hamilton, June I I th, 1852.
" With this you will receive a small box of specimens of gold-
bearing quartz. The specimens here sent are not selected specimens,
because I wished to inform you corrrctly, or within the truth, so as
to bear future examination. I saw much richer specimens.
" This was dug out of a hole about 1 miles from Pocenix Mill
known as the Bloomingdale ledge or lead."
It is stated by Mr. Larkin's agent in this country that the box wag
sent unopened from San Francisco to London, and assayed by John-
son and Matthey, and that in the specimens no gold was visible to
the naked eye. The repert of Messrs. Johnson and Matthey is as
follows

" Assay-coffee, '79, Hatton-garden, London,
August 25, 1852.
" The box of gold quartz had half of each piece taken off, and the
'Whole rushed together very fine, giving grains of gold, which would
not pass through the sieve, equal to Soz. 10 dwt. of line gold to the
ton of 20 cwt. The fine powder produced, by assay, gold equal to
lioz. 10 dwts. of fine gold to the ton of 20 cwt.
• oz. dwt. "JOHNSON and MATTHET.”
8 10
11 10

20 oat the presentprice of fine gold—viz., 84s. 714 d. per
Rives a value of about 84/. to the ton of 20 cwt.
It is intended that the machinery to be erected by the Feather
River Company shad be capable of crushing and reducing the same
rilantity at least of gold ore per annum es is minded and crushed by
the celebrates St. Juan del Bey Company of Brazil. viz.,. about
60.000 tons per annum. The average produce of gold per ton, ob-
tained by that company, as per their published reports, gives a value
°f 11. lls. per ton, of ore only as contrasted with the above extraor-
"larY produce of 841. per top. An average produce per ton of ore
•of one-tenth only of this sum—say 81. per ton—must yield profits
tMgoll UCh larger than the per cent. arldend•anticipated by the Olrec-
,