The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-02

GREAT RACES.
The Australians aro u pleasure.loving
people and take life easy. They seem
never to bc in u hurry. The first ten
days OF this month the largest number
OF people ever assembled in this colony
since It's foundation came to witness the
"cup race" The course, about four
miles out OF the city, Is said to be, and l
have no doubt Is, the most complete
race course in the world-at least hear
II so stated by many people who-have
visited all the notable tracks in our
country and in Europe. Every arrange
ment is perfect-the stand aud all build.
ings arc built mostsubstahtially aud will
be here for many generations to come.
Such dresses US the ladies' wear on these
occasions are surprises, even to those who
have seen the great extravaganza on the
race courses In England.
Many OF the dresses arc ordered from
Worth in Paris and cost many hundreds
OF pounds. We saw many hundreds Of
dresses such Us would only be worn at
some grand fancy ball in our cities. The
ladies seem 10 take more pleasure in
making a grand display on this occasion
than at any other period OF the year.
II was surprising that amid such a yast
Concourse OF people-near two hundred
thousand, and many OF them having
thousands OF pounds staked on the re-
suit OF the raCe-that not single case
OF disorder was noticed. may safely
say that many millions OF dollars
changed hands on the result OF the three
mile race. Some OF our American
friends were quite successful.
A lady from San Francisco who made
up her mind as to which horse ought to
win atterreading their record OF past per-
formances, stRked $1,000 on her jndg-
ment and won. Twenty.eight horses
started in the race for the "Cup" on No
yember u. Two had their legs broken and
were shot that evening-orle OF the
horses shot won the Derby raco a few
days before and was great favorite. A
horse named "Chlcago" had many back.
ers and much was lost onhim, "Mentor"
being the successful horse, which came
in not over n half lflength ahead.
VISIT TO THE BROKEN HILL NINE.
During the latter days Of October We
visited the Broken Hill silver mine in
New South Wales, some $50 miles north
Of Adelaide, South Australia. A very
few years since this mine was discovered
by a sheep.hbrder. Some parties COM
menced working II under great. dlsad.
vantage. IL being situated from q railroad
in desolate country. All supplies
and machinery had 10 be transported by
OK teams and AZ heavy expense; still the
mines paid. To make short story, the
stockholders held the shares at % pounds,
or $40 In our money. About twenty
thousand pounds was put up, and q call
was never after made, the mine paying
It's way and monthly dividend Of two
pounds per shAre per month. In the
last two years the mine has paid over
two and a half millions OF dollars In di.
vidOnds, besides spending near that
amount In improvements In machinery
aud other things necessary 10 tho devo.
lopment Of the mine. They are now
paying two pounds per month dividend
and by February ! will pay four pounds
per month ,as much outside expense will
bD done away with. About u yeAi
since the company sent to- Nevada
and secured the services Of Mr.. W, H.
Patton, who had served many
years In the Comstock mine
| IN Nevada and put him III full charge
Of the Broken Fill. lie las for mine
manager Mr.. William llarpori Mr.
4Chlopp and Mi. KohlCr aA smOlLgrs
These gentlemen nro oil American clti
gems and arc greatly appreciated by The
Australians for their n6yer.titlng eiOrgy
and skilliul management, They pay
Mf. Patton a Balary Of six Thousand
mounds pOr annuin, orAbout thirty thoti,
sand dollars In Our money. Through
lhe kindness OF Mr.. Palten and Messrs
Harper, sChlopp and Kohlgr, we were
shown all through the mine, and on the
outside VIC saw all tho vast improve.
nOnts In all modern machinery used
In mining. Tho mine may DO said 10 hI
only commenced. There ls nov oYGi
100000 tons Of orc IN sight, Rs inuCl
"A Ina been taken out, and still they ar
not down over 800 feet, The inihU Il
now turning oHt threO tons Oi silver POI
week, and ID a iOW months tnVre thv
works will bO In perfect order. They ar
Using half million sawed lumber 20
month In props aud flooring for th
different tubes, " looks 70 those WhO
have experience In mining that TIL
mIno viii not bo exhausted during thi
generation Mr.. Board a gentlemaI
from Colorado, Is managing very SUE