MINING IN SIAM
A report from the royal department
of mines and geology, Bangkok,
throws an interesting light on min
* ing in Siam. The industry is under the
.control of this department, which was
created in 1890, and is under the Siam
mining act of 1891, which is along the
' lines of the mining acts of other British
provinces. It provides for prospectors
and miners’ licences, and mining leases
• somewhat after the laws of our neigh
boring province of British Columbia.
The principal minerals mined in Siam
are gold, tin and gems, the latter being
sapphires and rubies. In addition cop
per, lead, tin, coal, petroleum and salt
peter are also important items. This
report says of gold and silver in Siam:
‘Gold is very widely distributed in
Siam, and is washed out of the alluvi
um by the natives in several districts.
The chief sf these Pu Kirin, Bantapan,
Kow Suplu and Tomoh. In the latter
districts Chinese carry on lode mining
as well as alluvial. The native gold
mining industry is, however, a very un
important one, the total number of
persons regularly employed probably
not exceeding 1,000.
“Sapphires and rubies are the only
gems the working of which are of any
importance, though spinels, zircons,
garnets and topaz are also produced to
a small extent. Of the two forms of
corundum, sapphires are very much
more abundant, and more largely work- i
ed than rubies. Siamese sapphires
form a considerable proportion of the
world’s supply of this gem. Statistics,
however, are not available, as there is
' no duty on the stones, and the work is
carried on by numerous small parties of
men, and even by individuals, who dis
pose of their tinaings to a number of
^travelling traders. Siamese rubies do
not command a good price, as those of
good color are mostly very small, and
^those of good site are of poor color. It
is believed that any really good stones
which are found are sent overland to
Burmah, and sold as Burmese rubies.
“As regards statistics, the same remarks
apply as have already been made about
\ sappuues. -PoSr-INTfiLUGliNCER.
imp Colinette, mining for the past
five year on Hunter, comes in Monday.
ASSAYER
ASSAYING OF ORES AND BULLION
Milling, Concentration, Amalgamation, and Cyanide
TESTS MADE
C. H. GIBBONS. M. D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office Houn: I to 3p.m. and when not othenviee engaged
Office end RoidtsoCi Seoood Avenue
James B. Wingate
NOTARY PUBLIC
Forum Office Rampart
GEORGE A. SALISBURY
Attorney at Law
Rampart Alaska .
Masonic Association of Rampart
Meets on the last Saturday evening of each
month. All Masons invited to attend.
J. H. Hudgin, M. D. Pres. J. B. Wingate, Sec.
N. A. T. & T. Co.
May Resume Trade
:
Geo. A. Ketterer, local manager for
the N. A. T. & T. Co., when seen re
garding the reported reentering of the
company in the commercial field in Al
aska, stated that he presumed it to be
a fact. He, and also Manager Tiffany
of the Tanana station, had received a
telegram asking that requisitions for
supplies for the coming season be for
warded at once by mail. This was on
January 10th and the request was im
mediately complied with.
Mr. Ketterer stated that he had been
informed that a tumor was current in
Fairbanks that the Northwestern Com
mercial Company had purchased the
entire plant of the N. A. T. & T. Co.
in Alaska. This, however, is merely a
rumor, and so far as Mr. Ketterer is
concerned, be has had no official ad
vices on the.aiatter either way.
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