The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-30
ITS BEAUTIFUL PUBLIC GARDENS
WHERE QUARTZ MINING AND RE-
oucTIoN IS REDUCED TO
A SCIENCE.
Many Works Of Art Presented 70 the
City By les Wealthy Residsnss-
Landscape Gardening Given sur
lest scope IN Public Grounds.

Especial Correspondence OF The
Republican,.
RAILARAT. Vic. Australia. May
s7s- Monumental CITY Is indeed one
Of the municipal gems Of this very
interesting continent beneath the
Southern Cross" With a population
OF 10000 to $4,000 busy. happy and
prosperous people. all Of whom are
proud Of their city. It's beautiful
streets. magnificent public gardens
and statuary and mouu-
ments not like the crumhilng shafts
Of Italy. of other days OF greatness
but OF its present adornment. a city
built within a period og the average
life OF man. pulsating with COM
merce extending. a fame widening
and glory distinctively her own.
Incidentally in a former ef1rrespon-
dence I referred to her mining inter
ests as the primary source Of her
wealth. and in this letter I win en-
deavor to give somewhat In detail the
magnitude OF her mining operations.
Within radius OF a very few miles
clustering within the city. ara approx
imately fifty gold mines IN operation
producing annually eos. 600 ounces OF
gold. of the approximate value Of
$685.. 900.
The energy genius and skill en-
ployed in this great industry is IN
tensified and emphasized BY the es-
Enlistment and maintenance OF THE
Ballarat School of Mines" provided
with all the appliances for the extrac-
ton OF gold BY crushing. grinding.
| washing. matchmaking. roasting. re-
/ fining. etc It's curriculum covers the
subjects OF chemistry. natural philo-
| sophy. mettalurgy. ore dressing. as
saying geology. Photography. miner
alogy. mining. etc. It's terms con-
sist of ten weeks each. commencing
in the months Of January. April. July
and October.
However. this is a radical digres-
sion from the direct subject OF my
correspondence.
II was my pleasure. through the
courtesy OF Mr.. c. Blyth 10 pay
visit at the great mining plant OF the
| South Star Co. under the manage
ment OF Mr.. W f. Emery. this being
the deepest shaft In the district hav-
ing now reached a depth OF Z mile
Il
/ terry OF eight boilers. supplying steam
/ TO 12 engines. consisting OF winding
engines. pumping engines. electric
light plant engine. engines 20 drive
the great ventilator plant. etc. the
| combined power of this steam plant
being not less than 2.900 horse power
The stamp-mill is equipped with 10
hoppers each provided with stamps
The noise and confusion IN this build
ing is deafening from the constant
pounding OF the great stamps.
| Through this mill 5000 tons OF stone
or quarts are crushed per month
The cynide plant IS far removed nom
the surface works az the mine. and
is ingeniousiy planned and built on z
Hill side and consists Of eight large
vafs. and so arranged that the final
washing Is done By gravity reducing
| the cost Of operating 20 the minimum
The mine Is ventilated b what T.
known as the Massie system an in
vention Of An ingenious Yankee
mining engineer
The great pump that lifts 100 tons
OF its own rods together with 5000
gallons Of water per hour resembles
somewhat the walking beam o. an
East River ferry boat. and Is balanced
by a corresponding weight Of 40
tons That year readers mar form
some idea Of the cost o. mining per
ton OF stone. / give Toa n detail the
estimate Of the manager only chang
Ing the figures from English 70 United
States standard.
Mining ....-..-....-.. SI.45
Filling up and Trucking ... 81
Hauling and Snrface Labor ~ As
Stones and Fuel .-..-....-.. 20
Props, I.atks and Timber -
Milling and Fuel ....---. ~
| ChloFlnation and Cyaniding 20
sass
Il The plant has prodnesd for the year
ending 5uIy 81. 1905 Tai on. r
cwt-. % gys. Of gold. Of the valne d