, 1890-06-25

During this week several consignments of
gold have been received from the digging5,
amongst them a parcel of 81 lbs. to Mr..
Kaufmann's syndicate and Of 81 lbs. to Mr..
Bremond's. The shipment that goes on to-
day by the Solent, consists Of a total Of
1858 ozs. valued at $70,847. This makes
the grand total of the export of gold from
January to date, 22,245 ozs. of a value Of
$402, 1913. 1t is probable that by the end OF
this month or in six months Of the year the
value Of the gold shipped and ready for ship
mcnt will be equal to the exports Of the
Whole Of last year, the value of which was
$543,399.
According to aivices said to have been re-
ceived from the d~iggihgs, the rate OF output
IS likely to be maintained, one syndicate be
ing reputedly III expectation shortly OF re-
ceiving somewhere about 300 lbs. The total
value Of the export to date represents a yield
approaching an average OF SIT 500 a week, Of
which Of course, Water Street has derived
the greatest adyantage.-Ibid.
IN "Notes and Queries" of May 3rd is a
note under the heading"El Dorado referring
to previous notes on the subject of Sir Wal
ter Raleigh's famous history, which we trans
fer to our columns to-day, to show our read
ers how public interest in the gold fields of
Guiana is deepening in the Mother Country.
When the colony has blOssomed into fuller
significance asa gold land, perhaps we shall
find ourselves sentimental enough to erect a
worthy statue to the memory Of the first gold
seeker, the brave Sir Walter:-
"ElDorado(7th six. 24I.-In his interest
ing note on Sir Walter Raleigh's Discovery
of GUIANA Mr.. Boucher is not strictly
correct in describing Ell Dorado as a myth.
The production Of gold in Guiana Of late years
has confirmed the accuracy OF Baleigh's
statements. His book, it is true, is practi-
cally a mine prospectus Of EIiza5eth's time
inaccurate in details and highly coloured. 1t
would not, however, be impossible to find
mining reports OF quite recent date to which
the same remarks apply. The resources Of
the Guiana goil-feId5 are best shown by
statistics OF the value Of the gold exported
from the colony. The production is stated
by John Arthur Phillips, FRS. Gore De
III 1880 as follows. Venezuela Guiana,
100000 dollars; Dutch Guiana, 272, 900 dol
lars French Guiana, 2O),0OD dollars total
2.672, 900 dollars. In Venezuelan Guiana IS
situated Ell CaIlao, one Of the richest gold
mines in the world. AT this mine, from 1871
to 1879, d total quantity Of U7,3G2 tons Of
quartz was crushed, yielding 252,973 OF. Of
gold. The gold mining industry of the Cara
tai district dates from 1856. Great develop
ments are being made in the mining industry
of Dutch and French Guiana, and in British
Guiana gold mining is being actively prose
cuted on the Cuyani, Mazaruni, and Esseque-
boz rivers. Raleigh was not wrong in his
opinion Of the resources Of the Guianas, for
there can be no doubt that these gold. fields
promise to rival those Of Siberia, Australia,
California, and South Africa.-Bennet II.
Brough, Royal School of Mines,-Ibjd.
Mr.. I'm Thurn, from the Northwest dis
trct arrived in town on Thursday afternoon
IN special steamer that had been sent from
Georgetown to fetch him, by order of the
Governor. We understand that a man.of.
war is expected to arrive here momentarily,
and that the Governor wishes Mr.. I'm Thurn
to meet the Commander and give him the
fullest information regarding the salient fea.
lures of the new district, from one side to the
other, so that in the event of our neighbours
to the North proving troublesome and aggres.
slve and IN their recklessnpss making a de-
scent upon our northern coast. line, our naval
defenders will know how to get to the scene
of action as quickly and as closely az nossi.