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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 161, 8 July 1879, Page 4

The longest subterranean construction in the world is in the mines of Freyburg, in Saxony. A series of galleries, which were begun in the twelfth century, reached in 1835 a length of 123 miles, and had yield an immense quanuity of silver. In 1833 a new gallery was commenced, which was finished a year ago, and is eight miles long. Mr J. W. Thorpe favors the Brisbane Courier with the following interesting observations respecting the conjunction of Mars and Saturn :— " Those of your readers whose avocations call them abroad in the small hours of the morning will have already noticed the daily narrowing distance between the planets now visible in the eastern skynamely, Mars and Saturn. Those who are mere fortunate might venture the chance of a cold chill to do so without being displeased with the result of the temerity. The view on an early morning of the 15th was particularly worth seeing Mars had risen at 1.6 a.m., the moon at 1.25 a.m., and Saturn at 3.12 a.m. The spectacle waa more than brilliant—the moon shining with its cold steel-like look, Mars glaring with its ruddy glare, and Saturn sparkling with a beautiful pale sea-green glitter, the three forming a triplet set of gems in the first dawn of a crisp clear winter's morning. The gradual approach of these planets can be watched until, on the 30th of June, the apparent distance between them will be a little over one minute of arc, an amount appreciable to the naked eye. Thia conjunction will occur, as I have just stated, on the morning of the 30th of June. The planets will rise about midnight, and the nearest approach will be about thirty minutes past five."

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