The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4510, 19 June 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1883.

In a previous article wo endeavored to point oat the desirableness of crery facility being given to newspapers in disseminating intelligence regarding the various mines of the district, and we then protested against the action of a manager in not only refusing our representative an opportunity of "going'below" and seeing the mine for himself, but even declined to vouchsafe any information, whatever as to the works underground, although at this time shareholders in the Company, and intending, ones, were anxiously awaiting news of its doings; and the apparent secrecy, was causing a fall in the price of the Company's shares. We hear all sorts of rumors in connection with this self-same mine, which has now, let us hope, entered upon a new era of prosperity. We hear of the reef being struck at No. 9 level, and learn that this discovery, was made by remov* ing some timbering, which it has been asserted, was placed there by those who had a previous knowledge of the existence of the new find. This behariour in connection with a well-known and generally , trusted mine is in the highest degree to be deprecated.. Of course, if such " timbering up," is resorted to by unprincipled persons, with ulterior objects ; it behoves investors to guard their interests, and either tako stops to- prevent such practiced, or leave the stock, liable to suspicion, alone: It is clearly the duty of the Press—and every facility should be given to it to enable it to fulfil that duty —to keep its readers au courant with the occurrences of the day, more especially in a mining community where suoh news as it gives, is eagerly looked for. We regret that the discovery which we chronicle in another column was made so lately, as a large number of buyers and sellers in the company referred to have, during the past two months lost considerably by the remarkable fall in the price of its shares. The chief object of our present remarks is to csr.ee newapapers, b^iug given every facility,io keep the public, informed as to the working ot the mine(a,if tbty go io the trouble and expense of endeavoring to obtain, for ils benefit, every reliable information concerning the industry. We hope that this subject will not again be a cause of remark in the Press, but that the various managements of the local companies will remember that their welfare depends upon the people, and that the least veil of suspicion thrown over their operations is likely to work most detrimentally to their interests. .