The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-28


exagesrated promise. gave in just at this period.
If any NE had Set steadily TO work. in order to de-
monstrak expelimentally the truth OF the assertion
that the topper ores Of Jamaica were superficial
and In buncAes, and not distributed In regular veins
as was necessary for remunerative working, be
could scarcely have done 80 more perfectly to the
conviction OF tfse who wished il to be 30 than did
those VINO at that most critical period had the prac
ucai management q the Jobs Hill mine. All the
reports from these Yersons compared with ulti-
nate negative results, went to give authority TO
the unphilosophical prehdices exercised in OPPOSE
S non 70 mining IN Jamaica Some years have passed
Hill mine, on the faith Of which, when brought
to the notice of English spectators the shares ofthe
Aetcalfe Company rose suddealy up TO fl9; but
some Oh tne aes there stated are strongly impress
the mine agent Jobs Hill was spoken OF as "a noun
tain OF copper" from which, it was sid, one white
miner. with two native laborers could hseak out two
It said that already 800 tons Of ore Of this large
per centage had been raised and that IL only needed
physical appliances to extend this heap 70 any
imaginable extent. All these promises failed. That
rich copper ore was extracted one could pretend
to doubt, but the very circumstance that the depo
sit from which that ore was obtained had 80 soon
me to an end, went very far TO prove that there
vas some reason for believing the assertion of Cor
nsh agents that copper ore in Jamaica was all on
the surface.
Nor did Jobs Hill mine stand alone in failure.
The rage for mining soon extended ITSELF and before
many many; months MOI had expired the Liguanea the Sue
panies succeeded the Metcalfe in hopeless pnd ire
deemable failure. We believe, and re assert, as we
have already done on repeated occasions, that with
we never knew or heard anything, good o. bad, eve
ry one of these companies failed NOT because they
had not mines which, fairly worked, would eventual
ly have proved valuable properties, but simply be-
cause the proprietary body al or most Of whom
enterprise, and partook largely of the prejudices
which Cornish interests found It desirable to esta-
blish against mining in Jamaica.
The present success Of the Clarendon mines il the
best evidence that can be adduced Of the blindness
which produced the abandonment Of the ventures to
which we have referred. Had the Clarendon mines,
like the others, been owned almost wholly by Eng
lish capitalists and had the interests of all concern
ed in this promising enterprise been dependent on
the reports OF Cornish mine agent, influenced by
Cornish prejudces, and acting upon certain intelli
gibe Cornish influences, there can be no possible
in any country, as Stamford Hill mine undoubtedly
is would have long since been abandoned and L
would have been said of that it has been said OF
Jobs Hill, Mount Vernon, and Sue river, that its
ores only existed at surface and in lunches.
The Stamford Hill Mine owes its present favora-
BILE prospects, wholly and exclusive y, to the steady
faith in its ultimate success expressed and acted
upon by mining adventures in Jamaica. Happily
for all concerned in it, the local management OF its
affairs rested in the hands Of the Hon. Edward
Thompson, gentleman who had much too large an
interest in the enterprise to permit it to be sacrificed
to the bad faith OF an INSCRIPTIONS agent. and q
great deal too much manliness to conceal his
knowledge Of that bad faith In this course he was
not only seconded by large body Of local share
holders, but his hands were greatly strengthened
BY the rapid progress towards success Of another
mining association, which bore too near
a relation to the Clarendon Company's mines
not to be without effect in producing confidence
amongst the shareholders in England. We
10 ns nex Whose mime
three quarters OF mile. in the direct line of its
lodes. from the line Of Stamford Hill. Of this NINE
all that need be said is that it has already taken
its pace amongst established mines, and that il
needs only energetic prosecution, and liberal but
properly economical expenditure of money, to rem
der 1t mine OF high value. 1t was the moral ex-
ample Of the Charing Cross mine, worked az it
was by small body OF local propretoss, with funds
supplied from time to time as they were needed;
proving month after month the palpable absurdity
of the statements with which the English public
bad been begniled-that copper ores in Jamaica
were only to be found on the surface, and that no
such thing as q continuous lode would be found
in the country. II was, we say, the exam
pie Of the Charing Cross mine and its unquestiona.
BILE Developments, that did more to strengthen
the confidence Of British shareholders in Jamaica
mining, than almost anything beside. The results
are scarcely yet realized. The Stamford Hill mine
prosecutes its works with increasing success. The
works at Charing Gross, according to the report Of
are advancing rapidly towards final success. Other
companies OF local formation are prose cutting works
Of the highest promise, with almost . certainty Of
early accomplishment. At Salisbury Plain the FL
lerslie and Bardowie Company have cut into a fine
branch Of yellow ore at great depth, from which
they are extracting ore Of great richness, and look
forward by the end Of the month TO the intersection
Of the main lode In the end of their deep cut
The RIO Grande Company only await the compile
ton Of arrangements for extending the capital Ut
the company, in order to follow mp the rich lodes
which Mr.. Sawkins on his survey pronounced equal
TO the production Of one hundred tons Of ore in the
first six months.
Altogether mining never looked avorably in itself
as il does at this moment in Jamaica. The absurdtes
by which the minds Of capitalists in England WERE
in the first instance, prcudiced against the island
mineral country, have been long since dspelled.
Our copper is found In lodes as regular any ever
seen in Cornwall or elsewhere II il not true that
nature has, at some period OF the worlds history,
Our igneous rocks have been divided by the same
force that has rent asuDder the massive formations Of
Cornwall and within the assures thus formed In ia
maica are contained precisely the same metallic
matters, infinitely rich, however than found
in the odes Of Cornwall, Devonshire, and other mi
neral countries All that il wanted is confidence aud
capital. IL these are not as yet quite secured, q
great advance, nevertheless has been made towards
only truth TO render this consummstou Immediately
certain.
MARKErs.
KfNcsrox Jamaica July 10 1864
and saes nominal lrsh may be quoted At isd in small
bots. Bccf-nuty los per Dbl OF 200 lbs: Smiths ami
" "a being sold nj 4gs other brands lever figure
Brcad-ply -. Per cwt pilot and navy bread also
crackers. offered 10 dealers. home made equal
70 the imported article at much lower rates than foreign
Cofumcal-Duty l.. per bb In good demand: not les
than 200 bhs. and upwards have bcen sold. nj 80.
2s CandlosDgty - Cd per box, % be. duh. n "a
a 4 a. according 70 quality Corn-nuty ID per bush.
eli sale OF American has been made at les. per bag
subsequently eco bags brought les. "a. Codish-nuty
p per cargo lust arrived has been sold nj 2os
uercos, and in boxes There is good deal Of infer
or fish siil IN msikct Cheescluty los per cvt sales
OF u. q. al 1st,d. No American al market
llouf-Du,y -. per Dbl since last . spe-
culator bought VI two cargoes Of ahort 20oc
barrels to arrive, al SIS, equal 70 cash, sni
followed ~ by Purchases Of abort 900 more at
sTe on time subsequently, giving 3ss aqs and 4Os. tor
email lots The stock al market IS about 600 bbs. aud
Is entirely ard exclusively held IN this The
holder has refused TO make any resaes until the arrival
~ The steamer Ooked Tor from New York. icrunEs-
Iuty q per bbl. good IN market. Ham duty l0s.
Ter cwt American abundant and dun last sale Al : "a.
per ID IngwooJ-M los n iis. rcr ton nnd scarce al
which rates only mited supp obtsinable. lard
Duty e. per cwt sales have been made a. ID lnmber
--Iuty " p IL. per NJ vi y. ~ per W feet; sales W.
y. shinges 2Is; sale IN W. = lumber 70 report